Articles by Kaelen Bell

Allegra Krieger Announces 'Fragile Plane B-Sides' EP, Shares New Song "Impasse"

PUBLISHED Oct 11, 2023

New York City-based singer-songwriter Allegra Krieger has announced Fragile Plane B-Sides, a new EP that collects outtakes from this year's...

Sam Jr. Shares Video for New Single "LETS GO SURFIN IN THE USA"

PUBLISHED Oct 11, 2023

Broken Social Scene's Sam Jr. released his debut solo album Sam Jr. last year, and today, we get another taste of the songwriter's solo mat...

gglum Sifts Through the Mess on "SPLAT!"

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PUBLISHED Oct 11, 2023

A title like "SPLAT!" conjures visions of neon goop and cartoonish slapstick, but the latest single from London-based songwriter Ella Smoke...

Watch Caroline Polachek Flex Her Voice and Drink from a Chalice on NPR'S Tiny Desk

PUBLISHED Oct 10, 2023

Caroline Polachek's Desire, I Want to Turn Into You is one of our favourite albums of the rapidly ending year, and while the songwriting an...

Mary Lattimore Is a Singular Force on the Mesmerizing 'Goodbye, Hotel Arkada'

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PUBLISHED Oct 6, 2023

I made the mistake of starting my day with Drake's For All the Dogs, so hitting play on Mary Lattimore's Goodbye, Hotel Arkada felt like re...

Hot-Take Reactions to Drake's 'For All the Dogs': "Old Drake" Is Back, but Now He's Jaded and Bitter

PUBLISHED Oct 6, 2023

After lots of teases, a poetry book and a delay of a couple weeks, Drake is back with his latest dispatch: the 84-minute, 23-track For All...

Sufjan Stevens's 20 Best Songs Ranked

PUBLISHED Oct 5, 2023

For a solo artist with such a varied catalogue that spans almost a quarter-century, Sufjan Stevens has largely flown under the radar, stayi...

CHAI Welcomed Toronto to the Bright-Pink Future

Horseshoe Tavern, October 4

PUBLISHED Oct 5, 2023

"We are CHAIIIIIIIIIII!" — it's a familiar refrain for fans of the Japanese four-piece; a rallying cry, a greeting, an act of actualization...