Single: Synthetic Friend – Nanaimo
With a hazy wash of sound, the debut single from Winnipeg indie-rock/dreampop quintet wraps itself
Kinda Grizzly
EP: Your Friend Nirantha – Desire Path
Your Friend Nirantha is the artist nom de plume of Arizona veteran musician Nirantha Balagopal.
Album: Vincent Yelle – Apples & Honey
Beginning with what sounds like the audio from an old family video, Apples & Honey
Single: Washing Machina – Debbie Lost Her Mind
A ragged, fun, fast-paced, super-melodic rock number which touches on alt-rock, indie and grunge, Debbie
Album: BBQ Pope – UNFURL
Toronto trio BBQ Pope’s second album is not only a wonderfully realised rock n roll
Single: Kirkwood – Hush (New Distraction)
A veritable melange of noise, the new tune by Tennessee’s Kirkwood feels like wading through
Interview with BBQ Pope
Reid Millar is the bass player and joint singer in Toronto-based garage/psych/punk band BBQ Pope
Album: Club 8 – Seasonal Echoes
Seasonal Echoes by Club 8 We’ve been aware of Club 8 for the last year
Album: The Infinity Chamber – The Opposite Of Everything
The Opposite of Everything by The Infinity Chamber The new album by The Infinity Chamber
Single: Joyer – At The Movies
On the Other End of the Line… by Joyer Starting with an effective, minimal backbeat,
Single: Broke Royals – Still
Somewhere between the shimmering spectre of The Cocteau Twins and the hazy legacy of My
Single: Young Elk – Silver Bullet
Look up epic in the dictionary, and there will surely be a smouldering hole there.
Single: Stinkus – Plastic Blue
It’s not very often that we agree to review a song after the opening 2
Single: Mia Wilson – Face To Face
Mia Wilson by Mia Wilson Mia Wilson is a singer-songwriter based in Southern California. With
Single: Trauma Glow – million in one
million in one by Trauma Glow Beginning with a bombastic beat that belies the ethereal
START-TRACK AT SHOW: Fortitude Valley + adults + Lanny @ New River Studios – September 13, 2025
Tonight we’re North of the River to see Fortitude Valley at New River Studios, a
EP: Big Cry Country – Something Blue
Something Blue by Big Cry Country Opening with the fantastically energetic, neurotic and sincere To
Single: Mannequin Flowers – Six Words
Six words by Mannequin Flowers Imbued with an energy that we haven’t yet encountered across
Single: Rain House – Perfect Sense
Perfect Sense by rain house Boston quintet Rain House are back with their first single
Album: SHEBAD – SHEBAD on Audiotree Live
SHEBAD on Audiotree Live by SHEBAD In May of this year, Canadian funk-soul/jazz/indie-fusion group SHEBAD