Eye Contact E.S.L E.S.L’s debut album Eye Contact is a fantastical, muscial-theatrical type hybrid that seems to bridge together the innocence of black and white films with modern day anxieties. The album opens with a rhythmically-driven track which is backed up by...
albums
a proof of love?
Proof of Love Old Man Luedecke Black Hen Music A follow-up from the critically acclaimed album Hinterland, Old Man Luedecke’s new album captures the ad lib words and feelings of the tender hearted. Recorded in two days flat, Old Man sums up the spirit of the ages and...
best musical religious-satire of 2008… so far
Plunder, Beg and Curse Colour Revolt Fat Possum Records Plunder, Beg and Curse is fantastic. Based out of Mississippi, the quintet's new album rocks out softly and sadly with a satirical, seven deadly sins theme, complete with messy, blemished illustrations on the...
the pickups are sweet
Country Houses, City Street The Pickups Beautifully Misguided Records Finally! A band so incredibly emo, but not a single pretentious member with that awful, downward bent head gesture and shaggy hair covering one eye. Described as “flaneur-pop,” The Pickups are...
house of doc
East of West House of Doc Pacific Music Hailing from Winnipeg, House of Doc’s third album East of West celebrates love, life, and Canadian sensibilities in a light, amusing way. Upbeat, folksy, and altogether jovial, this album provokes the lighter side of everything...
cool disco, but lyrical no-go
mood swings small sins boompa records The Small Sins recently released their second album, Mood Swings as a follow-up from their debut eponymous work from 2006. Based out of Toronto, the quintet rocks out with groovy, contemplative electro-typical songs not unlike a...




