Deep Digs: Mort Garson’s Lucifer - Black Mass (1971)
Black Mass stands out in composer Mort Garson’s long and idiosyncratic discography like an inky smear on an otherwise colourful and varied canvas.
Michael Rancic
Untradition - Dark Summer
This is a sharp, maximal record that cuts through the darkness in thoughtful and rewarding ways.
Le Couleur - Concorde
Looking back at the peak of air travel through the lens of loungy disco on their latest album Concorde, Montréal’s Le Couleur deftly avoid the pitfalls of nostalgia by balancing their retro longing with a healthy dose of tragedy.
Clara Engel - Hatching Under the Stars
Though this album came out in April, with the days getting shorter and as we head toward longer bouts of darkness and cold, it feels perfectly suited for fall.
Basic Instinct - Late Bloom
With this release the Vancouver-based duo do more than just adhere to genre standards or cliché - when the smoke clears, Late Bloom is one of the year’s best metal releases.
Yves Jarvis - Sundry Rock Song Stock
RIYL: Moses Sumney; Sandro Perri; MockySundry Rock Song Stock, by Yves Jarvis10 track albumYves Jarvistragicfig
Another chapter in Yves Jarvis’ colour-theory informed album series, the green Sundry Rock Song Stock, further refines the artist’s sound while artfully still nudging listeners to new places.
Jarvis’ previous records Good Will Come
Wish Lash - Chaos Choir
RIYL: Karen Gwyer; Corinthian; Laurel HaloChaos Choir, by Wish Lash5 track albumGlow CodeGlow Code
Kerry Maguire’s experimental electronic solo project Wish Lash returns with a stunning set of songs that breaks from the artist’s airy ambience for a hard-lined sound that is as engaging as it is unrelenting.