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Harley Alexander - I'm Feeling Things EP

Harley Alexander - I'm Feeling Things EP

RIYL: Brighten the Corners-era Pavement; Alex G; Haley HeynderickxI’m Feeling Things, by Harley Alexander6 track albumHarley AlexanderHarley Alexander Harley Alexander is used to roaming across Canada, but he's in no rush to get a move on on his latest EP, I’m Feeling Things. “Slacker pop” describes

Mi’ens - Future Child

Mi’ens - Future Child

RIYL: Sonic Youth; Lightning Bolt; Yonatan GatFuture Child, by Mi’ens8 track albumMi'enstofupotpie Climbing into the future on a mathy spiral of guitar and drum rushes, Vancouver based duo Mi’ens tap into their surroundings and go widescreen on their third proper release. The guitar squalls of tracks

The Switching Yard - Brent

The Switching Yard - Brent

RIYL: Spacemen 3; TV Freaks; TonstartssbandhtBrent, by The Switching Yard10 track albumThe Switching Yardwolfrivergirl Saskatoon’s Chris Laramee has been involved in a laundry list of excellent projects, from instrumental doom-rockers Shooting Guns to the organ-drenched dream-pop of the Radiation Flowers and the dubby damage of his solo outlet Wasted

New Fries - Is the Idea of Us

New Fries - Is the Idea of Us

RIYL: DNA; Palberta; rock music smashed into 1,000 pieces and taped back together againIs The Idea Of Us, by New Fries13 track albumNew Friesemmatonkss Since stripping down to a trio, the arty post-post-punk sound of Toronto’s New Fries has become even more distilled and abstract. Singer Anni Spadafora’

French Class - Tape 2

French Class - Tape 2

RIYL: Junichi Masuda; Brad Allen Fuller; more cowbellTape 2, by French Class7 track albumFrench ClassBandcamp New & Notable Mar 20, 2025 The second tape from Megumi Kimata’s French Class project often feels like a video game obsessed electronic producer trying on different genres, but each track on Tape 2

Backxwash - STIGMATA EP

Backxwash - STIGMATA EP

RIYL: JPEGMAFIA; Atrocity Exhibition-era Danny Brown; ditching Sunday School to listen to Black SabbathSTIGMATA EP, by Backxwash4 track albumBackxwashBandcamp New & Notable Oct 17, 2017 2020 has been a massive year for Backxwash. The Montreal-based, Zambia-born horrorcore rapper released her album God Has Nothing To Do With This Leave Him

Yves Jarvis - Sundry Rock Song Stock

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