Articles by Ian Gormely

Blondshell Nails the Landing on Her Self-Titled Debut

PUBLISHED Apr 4, 2023

Contrary to F. Scott Fitzgerald's well worn adage, the modern American music industry was built on second (and third and fourth acts). Thes...

Softcult Were on a Mission in Toronto

Drake Underground, March 31

PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2023

A fun feature of the endless nostalgia cycle is watching a new generation reinterpret the music of another's youth to meet their own ends (...

The New Pornographers Are Far from Fading on 'Continue as a Guest'

PUBLISHED Mar 29, 2023

The New Pornographers exist in a permanent liminal state; neither of the culture nor apart from it, primary songwriter A.C. Newman has occa...

Fall Out Boy Reclaim Some Glory on 'So Much (for) Stardust'

PUBLISHED Mar 23, 2023

Fall Out Boy always commit to the bit. Throughout their 20+ year career, the band have thrown themselves into whatever they're doing whole...

July Talk Found Fresh Tension in Toronto

Massey Hall, March 10

PUBLISHED Mar 11, 2023

July Talk have reached dizzying heights in their decade plus as a band — critical respect, industry approval, radio airplay — but playing t...

​Eight Underrated Canadian Dance-Punk Bands That Are Primed for a Comeback

PUBLISHED Mar 2, 2023

It's been 18 years since Daft Punk played at Jame's Murphy's house, and dance-punk is once again having a moment.  Part of a broader inter...

Bria Plays with the Past on Fiery 'Cuntry Covers Vol. 2'

PUBLISHED Feb 23, 2023

Over the past few decades, covers records have tended towards filler; stop-gap releases that let artists signal their street cred while kee...

Dry Cleaning Showed Toronto How the Sausage Is Made

Phoenix Concert Theatre, January 11

PUBLISHED Jan 12, 2023

UK indie's current infatuation with post-punk has led to a proliferation of British men yelling over jagged guitar riffs. So the arrival of...