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Category: Arts
CD Review: Touch by July Talk
July Talk’s reputation has been built on its dichotomy between light and heavy. From Leah Fay and Peter Dreimanis’ battling vocals, to songs prone to quickly changing from soft to heavy in a heartbeat....
CD Review: Wild World by Bastille
Bastille’s new album Wild World was well worth the wait. The lyrics of each song flow together like lines of poetry, and the samples used from some of the band’s favourite films add a...
CD Review: My Woman by Angel Olsen
“I’ll let the light shine in/ It’s not gonna kill you” are lyrics off My Woman that particularly stand out in comparison to Olsen’s last album, Burn Your Fire for No Witness. Still true...
NOISE 101: Rah Rah comes to Bella Concert Hall
Regina band takes a break from working on new album
CD Review: Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight by Travis Scott
Birds isn’t going to disappoint anyone, which perhaps is its biggest flaw. The biggest surprises are the features after the first listen, and after that, nothing. It’s a massive album, perhaps overstaying its welcome...
CD Review: Blond by Frank Ocean
August saw alt-R&B enigma Frank Ocean emerge from his shroud of hype and mystery to grace the world with two new collections of music: visual album Endless, and Blond(e), the follow up to 2012’s...
CD Review: Emotion: Side B’s by Carly Ray Jepsen
Emotion by Carly Rae Jepsen is my absolute favourite pop album in recent years – probably even this decade. When I heard about Emotion Side B, I was super excited and I expected only...
