Met a little girl,Her name was June,A little bit southOf Saskatoon Some songs fit so perfectly into a time and place that even something you normally wouldn’t enjoy becomes, well, definitive. I’m not a fan of country, regardless of the time period. I’m not throwing shade here, it’s just not my jam. But when […]
Month: November 2023
Curta’n Wall – “Siege Ubsessed!” (2023)
What happens when you take black metal, add some dungeon synth, then drop it into an industrial mixer with an accordion? You get Siege Ubsessed!, the new album by Curta’n Wall. Growled black metal vocals? Check. Blast beats? Got ‘em. Bells and chimes for mood? Yup, they’re here. Accordion? Um, well, yeah, we uh, we […]
ex.girls – “Verk” (2023)
ex.girls (formerly russian.girls) were our number one must-see act going into Iceland Airwaves 2023, and they did not disappoint. Their set at the IA Center on the festival’s final night sizzled with restrained energy, Tatjana Dis’ intense gaze and crackling delivery creating a sense of barely-controlled emotion. I wondered how this would translate to their […]
Sk-Ar – “Jöfn” (2023)
Should you find yourself in Reykjavik, wandering up Skólavörðustígur toward Hallgrimskirkja, past the part of the street painted in rainbow flag colors, you could be forgiven for not noticing Space Odyssey on the right side of the street. The space doesn’t scream “record shop”, which is good, because it’s actually much more than that. It’s […]
Gusgus – “DanceOrama” (2023)
Over the last few years there has been a lot of online discussion about music listening habits. We live in a time with an embarrassment of musical riches – not only have streaming services given us instant (and cheap) access to an insanely massive library of songs, something teenage me couldn’t have even dreamed of […]