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Why Purity Ring should win the Polaris Prize
by Elena Gritzan Purity Ring rose quickly in their first two years of existence. First single “Ungirthed” passed from tumblr to tumblr in 2011, gathering up playcounts and attention for its swaying...
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Review –“Intro/Extra”– Gatsby’s Estate
reviewed by Elena Gritzan Gatsby Estate’s “Intro/Extra” EP serves as an introduction to the electronic solo project of Jonathan Zarola, drummer for London, ON pop band Snow Mantled Love. He describes...
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Review – West Goast –“Late Summer”
reviewed by Elena Gritzan We’ve been comparing music to the seasons a lot recently on the blog. The feeling of impending fall and the feeling of a new beginning that come with it is expressed often in...
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Review –“Eternal Husbands”– Eternal Husbands
reviewed by Eleni Armenakis Made up from the remains of City Streets, Montreal duo Rick Reid and Matt Leddy (former City Streets frontman and bassist, respectively) are back with the first release of...
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Review –“Enigma EP”– Artifiseer
reviewed by Michael Thomas The great thing about Frederiction, NB-based Artifiseer is that each of his new releases adds something new to his already complex songs. His second full EP, Enigma, adds...
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Review –“Soft to the Touch”– Jef Barbara
reviewed by Elena Gritzan Jef Barbara has emerged from the windowless dance club and into a brighter, fuller sound on his second full-length release. Soft to the Touch features a wide range of themes...
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Review –“Golden Age”– Phèdre
reviewed by Elena Gritzan Phèdre made a name for themselves with their theatrical self-titled debut record, a thread that continues into the newest entry into their mythology, Golden Age. Hooded Fang’s...
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Review –“Outside”– CFCF
reviewed by Elena Gritzan Michael Silver’s second record as CFCF was written over the course of countless bus rides between his native Montreal, Toronto, and New York. The result is a highly...
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Review –“Pull My Hair Back”– Jessy Lanza
reviewed by Elena Gritzan As the calendar creeps every closer towards December, it’s time to start thinking about what your favourite albums of the year were. A bit of a pressing concern for those of...
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Review –“Not Forever Enough”– Silkken Laumann
reviewed by Elena Gritzan If you were turning on a new record from Ottawa’s The Acorn, you would expect emotional lyrics and sweet, pretty melodies. Silkken Laumann, the new project of frontman Rolf...
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Review –“Lonely Star”– Sing Leaf
reviewed by Elena Gritzan The cover of the new Sing Leaf EP is almost exactly the same as last year’s Watery Moon album – sharing font, lines, and a spherical planetary body in the background – but the...
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Review –“Shake Your Gravity”– Underwater Landslides
reviewed by Michael Thomas Despite the plural name, Underwater Landslides is the work of only one man, Bill Bedford. Live, he sports a fairly complex technical setup and more than earns Bedford the...
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Review –“Dirty Power”– Ark Analog
reviewed by Elena Gritzan The title of Ark Analog’s debut EP comes from the inconsistent “sketchy electricity” they encountered while touring in basements and small venues, but it could just as easily...
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Review –“Mu” EP – Mu
reviewed by Elena Gritzan On their facebook page, this new synth pop band from Vancouver claim to hail from the lost continent of Mu. This EP, their debut, has just as much mystery and emotional...
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Review –“Quallunaat/Odemin”– WHOOP-Szo
by Eleni Armenakis WHOOP-Szo is no stranger to Grayowl Point, having been featured three times before. Frontman Adam Sturgeon is the mainstay of the band, leading the current incarnation of Kristen...
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Review –“Toujours Partout”– Télephone Maison
reviewed by Elena Gritzan My first step in writing an album review is usually to turn to Google to read up on the band and understand their point of view as expressed through interviews. When I typed...
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Review –“Lost Summer”– Spectroscope
reviewed by Elena Gritzan Peter McNestry is behind a lot of different-sounding projects – including The Unquiet Grave, Caddo Nanissanah, and Galactic Kaleidoscope – so it makes sense that each project...
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Review –“(it’s pronounced underscoreFace)”– _____Face
reviewed by Eleni Armenakis Enigmatic is one way to describe Toronto glitch-hop artist _____Face, whose debut LP is helpfully called (it’s pronounced underscoreFace). Although the lack of information...
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Review –“Double Seeker”– Uaxyacac
reviewed by Elena Gritzan Uaxyacac’s band name (it’s pronounced O-ha-ka) comes from a southern Mexican state. University of Moncton music grad Nick Smith first came across the word at the age of 13 in...
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Review –“Feel” EP – Mathematique
reviewed Elena Gritzan “I’m so excited, I just got your e-mail,” sings Pascale Mercier on her new EP as Mathematique. That pretty much sums up my reaction when this three-song set landed in our inbox –...
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