Laura Niquay - Waska Matisiwin
"Across Waska Matisiwin, Laura Niquay—who sings in Atikamekw—meditates on family, love, loss, and nature. There is grief present on the record, but there’s also hope and so much strength."
Reviews
La Bise - Stagnant Motion
"Motion-spinning heart sickness. Your body regaining balance after wavering down Dunbrack Street on the outskirts of Halifax at 4 in the morning. Freezing rain shimmering like broken glass as it ricochets off a car's windshield. That is the sound of La Bise’s Stagnant Motion."
Keeper E. - The Sparrows All Find Food
Keeper E. taps into her wants, needs, and regrets on The Sparrows All Find Food. Her anxiety is palpable and, at times, incredibly heavy as she navigates personal turmoil and climate grief.
Kae Sun - Midnight and Other Endings EP
"Maneuvering the timeless, formless, ever-reaching future of the hive mind, for Kae Sun, it's impossible to be sure where whatever's next starts and where it ends, but it's here, it’s now, and it still has things to show you."
Julian Yi-Zhong Hou - Grass Drama | Selected Works
"Julian Yi-Zhong Hou's Grass Drama—a collection of works whose original forms were largely multi-media art exhibits shown across Canada—is as entrancing as long grass dancing in the wind."
Gene Tellem - Mind Reader
"Though it'll be a while still before we can hear all the songs on Gene Tellem's Mind Reader properly in a club, this cerebral mix of four great tunes gives listeners plenty to get lost in."
De.Ville - ATLANTIQUE
"While mellow funk hooks, soothing sax solos, and velvety vocals are transplanted from the duo’s previous works, Montréal/Moroccan Ziad Qoulaii and Simon Pierre hit a deeper nerve on their latest offering."