Artist: Laura Peek Album: Key Halifax singer-songwriter Laura Peek is set to release a follow-up to her 2007 release From the Photographs, which marks a solo venture minus backing band The Winning Hearts. She is not without help, though, as her sophomore full-length showcases beautifully layered arrangements alongside her skillful piano work. Peek’s lovely vocals […]

Band: Ruby Coast Album: Whatever This Is Shot of choice: jager There is something so refreshing about Ruby Coast’s debut full-length Whatever This Is. Perhaps it is their youthful exuberance, which the album certainly captures. Or perhaps it is the overall energetic indie pop sound, melodic and just so damn catchy. Or perhaps it is […]

Band: Cursed Arrows Single: “Death Rattle Blues” Shot of choice: Jager Cursed Arrows, made up of musical/life partners Ryan (Ry N) Stanley and Jackie (Jack E) Stanley, released their single “Death Rattle Blues” and it’s one hell of a tease following their 2009 release, Telepathic High Five. Immediately upon listening to “Death Rattle Blues”, I […]

Band: Harlan Pepper Album: Young and Old Hamilton’s Harlan Pepper is made up of Jimmy Hayes (guitar, pedal steel, harmonica), Dan Edmonds (banjo, keys, vocals), Thompson Wilson (bass, vocals), and Marlon Nicolle (drums, vocals). Their debut album is titled Young and Old, reflecting both their youth (they’re barely out of high school) and their ability […]

Artist: Rebekah Higgs EP: Little Voice Rebekah Higgs’ 4-song Little Voice EP is not her first recording effort; her first was a self-titled debut album in 2007. However, Higgs did take a break from solo work to front Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees, and electro dance band based out of Halifax. Since then Higgs […]

Band: No Joy Album: Ghost Blonde No Joy is lo-fi/shoegaze band based out of Montreal, relatively new to the scene but you wouldn’t think so upon hearing Ghost Blonde. The duo that makes up the core of this sonic guitar-fuelled sound is Jasamine White-Gluz and Laura Lloyd and together they really set themselves apart. Their […]

Band: The Fires Of Album: The Fires Of Shot of choice: An amusing quote from Graeme Donnelly – “Like all democratically run operations, we were unable to come to a consensus. The band seems to be evenly split between tequila and Jagermeister (with one vote for absinthe).” The Fires Of, an indie pop band based […]

Band: Old World Vulture EP: Old World Vulture Shot of choice: tequila Old World Vulture is a instrumental post-rock band based out of Toronto. The band is comprised of Mike Costanzo (guitar, loops, sampling), Devin Hughes (synths), Jamie Hunter (drums), and Anthony Perri (bass). Released earlier this year, their debut EP is quite impressive. The […]

Band: Birthday Girls EP: Birthday Girls Shot of choice: jagerbombs Birthday Girls quickly had our attention based on name alone. Both Rachel and I were under the impression this would be the female version of Birthday Boys, but we were quickly proven wrong. Birthday Girls is a post-punk/dance-punk band operating out of Ottawa. This 3-piece […]

Band: Cut Throat Britva EP: Cut Throat Britva Shot of choice: Because this quote is the best, I’m just going to go ahead and quote Zaddi Pesino. “We usually like doing shots of Jameson and Jager but if those aren’t available we like doing swedish berries and porn stars.” Cut Throat Britva is a 4-piece […]