Artist: Brad Fillatre EP: For Your Weakness Toronto-by-way-of-Newfoundland artist Brad Fillatre released his first solo EP, For Your Weakness, last month via Sparks. You may already be familiar with this Corner Brook native, as he was previously releasing music with The Evelyn Room. However, Fillatre departs from his previous rock sound and delves into a […]

Artist: Andy Shauf Album: The Bearer of Bad News Written by: Chiara DiAngelo It’s not often that a voice like Andy Shauf’s shows up unexpectedly in your inbox. I’ve somehow remained in the dark to the magnificence that is this Prairie boy, but I immediately allowed him to take me by the hand and eagerly […]

Band: Lambs Become Lions EP: Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can’t Lose Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Chasing your dreams takes guts. And sometimes it takes a Coach Taylor-like pep talk to have the courage to do so. Borrowing the title from the Dillon Panthers’ (Friday Night Lights) now famous motto, St Catharines-based band Lambs Become Lions’ […]

Band: English Words Album: Red Potion Written by: Chiara DiAngelo From Charlottetown, PEI, English Words are brothers Ryan Crane (vocals), and Aaron Crane (synths, sampler, drum machine), plus Andrew Murray (guitar), Thayne Campbell (bass), and Todd MacLean (synths). Formerly known as Smothered in Hugs, Red Potion is the band’s debut album under their new moniker […]

Band: Souls EP: A Dark Horse Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Based out of Niagara/Toronto, Souls are a band you may not yet be familiar with, but they are no stranger to the Southern Ontario music scene. Comprised of Dave Fontaine (vocals), Andrew Brandes (guitar), Trevor Speechly (bass, guitar), Shanika Lewis-Waddell (keys, vocals), Gregory Goertzen (cello, […]

Band: Convoys EP: GOGO/BANG Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Toronto band Convoys is comprised of Jason Jang (guitar, vocals), Sebastian Lesch (bass, vocals) and Greg Muhlbock (drums). They released their three song EP GOGO/BANG at the end of August and it’s one that is keeping the summer heat alive and well as the chill of Fall […]

Artist: Tim Chaisson Album: The Other Side Charming east-coast crooner, Tim Chaisson is back with his fifth studio album, The Other Side. While his last release Broken Hearted Beat (2009) was backed by his band Morning Fold and had a fuller, more upbeat sound, The Other Side is stripped down, intimate and personal. There is […]

Band: The Maladies of Adam Stokes EP: Wood Water War Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Released at the end of July, Toronto-based The Maladies of Adam Stokes’ new EP Wood Water War is a 3-song sampling of the band’s first full length record City of Trees, which is due out later this year. The 6-piece is […]

Band: The Canadian Shield EP: Songs for the Dead in Love Written by: Chiara DiAngelo The Canadian Shield is Doug Gorrie (guitar, vocals) and Mike Bone (drums, vocals), two Northern Ontario natives now residing in Toronto. True to their name, The Canadian Shield play unpretentious, rugged and anthemic Canadian rock and roll. Similar in vein […]

Band: Evening Hymns Album: Spectral Dusk Written by: Chiara DiAngelo I had the unique opportunity to listen to Spectral Dusk for the first time at a listening picnic hosted by the good folks at Webster Media Consulting. While the event was originally set to be held in Trinity Bellwoods, the drizzly weather interfered, thus relocating […]