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Lia Kuri Synthesizes Climate Crisis and Caretaking on 'Motherland'

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PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2024

I basically haven't shut up about Afternoon Bike Ride, Lia Kuri's trio with David Tanton and Éloi Le Blanc-Ringuette, since Exclaim!'s...

Laura Marling's 'Patterns in Repeat' Unites Greenwich Village and Greenwich, London

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PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2024

It's hard to make folk music in the mould of '60s/'70s singer-songwriters without sounding like mere imitation. With Halloween coming up...

Maggie Rogers Was Proof of Concept in Toronto

Coca-Cola Coliseum, October 22

PUBLISHED Oct 23, 2024

When I interviewed Maggie Rogers in 2022, she existed at the centre of a rare Venn diagram I was also precariously occupying as someone...

Tess Parks's 'Pomegranate' Savours the Taste of Life as it Really Is

PUBLISHED Oct 23, 2024

Listening to Tess Parks's third solo album 'Pomegranate,' I couldn't stop thinking about critic Malcolm Jack's encapsulation of the...

Soccer Mommy's 'Evergreen' Offers Plenty of Comfort and Few Surprises

PUBLISHED Oct 23, 2024

Nashville's Sophie Allison has been releasing albums as Soccer Mommy at a fairly steady two-year clip since her rise as a classic...

Bruce Springsteen's 'Road Diary' Introduces the Concept of Concerts

Directed by Thom Zimny

PUBLISHED Oct 23, 2024

Before the screening of Bruce Springsteen's 'Road Diary' documentary, a TIFF programmer came out to introduce the film and made an off-hand...

Katie Gavin Is a Little Too Relaxed on 'What a Relief'

PUBLISHED Oct 22, 2024

After three successful albums with MUNA, lead singer Katie Gavin steps out solo with What a Relief. The album highlights Gavin's...

Momma Capture a Mythic Muse on "Ohio All the Time"

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PUBLISHED Oct 22, 2024

"I never got Ohio / Baby, now I do," is the lyrical anchor of Momma's first new material since 2022's 'Household Name,' the lauded third...