Articles by Stephen Carlick

​Charli XCX Is No Angel (And She Won't Learn)

PUBLISHED Aug 23, 2018

On stage at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Charli XCX is absolutely captivating the 50,000-plus crowd — but it isn't hers. It'll be another...

Meet Hubert Lenoir, the Iconoclastic Young Quebecois Songwriter Behind the Polaris Music Prize-Nominated 'Darlène'

PUBLISHED Jul 10, 2018

When the Polaris Music Prize long list was announced on June 14, most of English-speaking Canada probably didn't even notice the inclusion...

Jon Hopkins Found Inspiration for 'Singularity' in Desert Solitude

PUBLISHED May 9, 2018

Fans have waited five breathless years for Singularity, UK producer Jon Hopkins' fifth full-length, but no one is more excited for its rele...

Jon Hopkins

Singularity

PUBLISHED May 1, 2018

In contrast to its title, Jon Hopkins' fifth full-length is actually comprised of two distinct sides: from the titular opening track throug...

Jon Hopkins' 'Singularity' Is the Culmination of Self-Care, L.A. and, Yes, Our Very Conception of the Universe

PUBLISHED Apr 30, 2018

"Overall," Jon Hopkins tells Exclaim! of his forthcoming LP, "Singularity has a certain lightness to it compared to Immunity. It's less clo...

U.S. Girls Achieve Balance Between Pissed Off and Buoyant on 'In a Poem Unlimited'

PUBLISHED Feb 14, 2018

On her last album as U.S. Girls, 2015's Polaris Music Prize-shortlisted Half Free, Meg Remy's sample-based songwriting reached storytelling...

U.S. Girls

In a Poem Unlimited

PUBLISHED Feb 9, 2018

In interviews since Meg Remy's last album as U.S. Girls, 2015's Half Free, she indicated that her next batch of songs would be more direct,...

U.S. Girls Embraces Righteous Rage on 'In a Poem Unlimited'

PUBLISHED Feb 8, 2018

On February 16, Meg Remy will release new album In a Poem Unlimited, her sixth under the U.S. Girls moniker and first since 2015's Polaris...