Album Reviews

Album Review: O. Children

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August 18, 2010
O. Children album artwork

Title: O. Children Artist: O. Children Label:  Deadly People Recordings Released: 12 July 2010 In one word: Gloomtastic A short while back I reviewed the recent William Control album, and concluded that while it showed some definite promise, it...
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Album Review Radio Radio – Belmundo Regal (Polaris Prize nominee)

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August 16, 2010
Radio Radio - Belmundo Regal album artwork

This review is part of our series of reviews of the shortlisted 2010 Polaris Prize albums. The Polaris Prize is a Canadian music prize picked on a basis of artistic merit alone, and...
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Album Review: Samsara – Instinct Over Influence

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August 9, 2010
Samsare - Instinct Over Influence

Title: Instinct Over Influence Artist: Samsara Label: Trial & Error Records / Stomp Released: 9 July 2010 In one word: Pissed! One sincerely hopes that the title of this album wasn’t meant to be some statement...
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Album Review: Factor – Lawson Graham (w/ song clip and a Toronto G20 slideshow)

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July 30, 2010
Factor - Lawson Graham

Title: Lawson Graham Artist: Factor Label: Fake Four Inc. Released: 27 April 2010 In one word: Exceptional I took my time with this one. After receiving a copy of...
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Album Review: The Sadies – Darker Circles (Polaris Prize nominee)

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July 30, 2010
The Sadies - Darker Circles

In this first installation of reviews of the shortlisted 2010 Polaris Prize albums, I’m going to be looking at Darker Circles by The Sadies. The Polaris Prize is a Canadian music prize picked...
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Album Review: The Sun Harmonic – Chemistry

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July 29, 2010
The Sun Harmonic - Chemistry

Title: Chemistry Artist: The Sun Harmonic Label: Truth In Records Released: 11 May 2010 In one word: Chilled I’ll come straight out and say this isn’t necessarily my kind of “thing”, but if you like your...
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Album Review: Krome – Kronic Rock

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July 29, 2010
Krome - Kronic Rock

Title: Kronic Rock Artist: Krome Label: Cordova Bay Records/Fontana Released: 10 August 2010 In one word: Banal The packaging for this CD by Vancouver, BC band Krome is rather uninspiring, being a mocked-up picture of an amplifier...
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Album Review: Ben Prytherch – Songs to Make Love to Your Boyfriend By (featuring streaming track!)

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July 29, 2010
Ben Prytherch – Songs to Make Love to Your Boyfriend By

Title: Songs to Make Love to Your Boyfriend By Artist: Ben Prytherch Label: None Released: 19 June 2010 In one word: Goofy The introduction to this debut...
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Album Review: The Demon Parade – God Said It’s Legal EP

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July 28, 2010
The Demon Parade - God Said It's Legal

Title: God Said It’s Legal EP Artist: The Demon Parade Label: Jaya Jaya Records Released: 17 July 2010 In one word: Groovy Okay, this review’s gonna be short but sweet.  My hard-workin’...
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Album Review: Sister Sin – True Sound Of The Underground

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July 1, 2010
Album Review: Sister Sin – True Sound Of The Underground

Title: True Sound Of The Underground Artist: Sister Sin Label: Victory Records/Stomp Released: 25 June 2010 In one word: Familiar This is a bit of a no-brainer, really, this one.  Basically, if you...
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