Articles by Ian Gormely

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  Uniform

  Wake in Fright

  PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2017

  Though it emerged out of singer Michael Berdan's personal struggles, it's hard not to draw a line from the current socio-political climate...

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  Heat

  Overnight

  PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2017

  The sound of Montreal's Heat is a melange of guitar rock influences — '90s lo-fi, shoegaze, NYC punk, UK indie — but following a three-trac...

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  Mr. Tophat and Robyn

  Trust Me

  PUBLISHED Jan 11, 2017

  After remixing two Robyn tracks, Stockholm producer Mr. Tophat decided to go direct to the source for this trio of nu-disco house floor-fil...

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  Nine Inch Nails

  Not the Actual Events

  PUBLISHED Dec 28, 2016

  While his post-millennial output with Nine Inch Nails has demonstrated the more muscular side of Trent Reznor's musical personality, his fi...

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  Spawn of American Football: The Hotelier, Modern Baseball and Into It. Over It Take Over Emo's Legacy

  2016 in Lists

  PUBLISHED Dec 15, 2016

  For years, Mike Kinsella's one-and-done trio, American Football, were an afterthought to his other legendary group Cap'n Jazz. After 17 yea...

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  The Rolling Stones

  Blue and Lonesome

  PUBLISHED Dec 2, 2016

  The self-proclaimed World's Greatest Rock'n'Roll Band have spent the past quarter century trying to recapture their glory years with a seri...

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  Cold Specks

  I Predict a Graceful Expulsion

  PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

  After a long lead-up, during which former Etobicoke, ON resident Al Spx's has seen her rather humble origin story championed, dissected and...

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  ​Korn

  It's (Still) On!

  PUBLISHED Nov 15, 2016

  Korn are equally celebrated and derided as nu-metal originators. Born out of a love of both metal and hip-hop, combining the former's aggre...