Born from a prominence in the latter end of New York’s anti-folk movement, Regina Spektor has accomplished quite a lot over her storied seven-album career. Her latest release Remember Us to Life blends Spektor’s...
The Divine Feminine is definitely Mac Miller’s best (not to mention how amazing the album art is), and surprised many listeners because of how soft and unique it is. By juxtaposing brilliant piano melodies...
Cold World is Of Mice & Men’s second album since the departure of guitarist and vocalist Shayley Bourget. Unlike Restoring Force – the band’s previous album – Cold World is an evolution, rather than...
Five years of myriad side projects, multiple collabs with Kanye, and a tentative break-up have left listeners wondering if Justin Vernon and Bon Iver would ever re-enter their cabin in the woods and return...
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....
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...
“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...
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...
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...
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...
