Albums Of The Week: James McMurtry | The Black Dog And The Wandering Boy
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “When his father died in 2021, James McMurtry went through his effects and discovered a rough pencil sketch of himself as a child. He thought...
Albums Of The Week: Knub | Crub
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “After several years of perfecting their low-end heavy rock with a demo EP and a split LP with Ohio's Brain Cave, Baltimore's Knub return with...
Albums Of The Week: Thee Headcoats Sect | Got SECT If You Want It!...
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Got SECT If You Want It stars the true highbreds of punk and rhythm and beat: Thee Headcoats Sect.
It features thee original Headcoat boys: Bruce...
Albums Of The Week: D.K. Harrell | Talkin Heavy
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Singer-guitarist and songwriter D.K. Harrell, one of the most formidable new artists in the current blues resurgence, sounds like no one else on the scene....
Albums Of The Week: Haim | I Quit
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Haim are back in business with I Quit, the fourth album from the California sibling trio. The 15-track LP was produced by Rostam Batmanglij and...
Albums Of The Week: Sex Beat | Crack
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Crack is radical reduction — for this second album, Berlin band Sex Beat stripped away all differences and embellishments, recording in their rehearsal space to...
Albums Of The Week: U.S. Girls | Scratch It
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “When Meg Remy, the visionary behind U.S. Girls, got an offer to play at a festival in Hot Springs, Arkansas in early 2024 — over...
Albums Of The Week: It’s All Meat | It’s All Meat Reissue
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Formed in Toronto in the late ’60s, It’s All Meat (the name was taken from a dog food commercial!) soon caught the attention of influential...
Brett Abrahamsen Has 9 Questions For Howard Bilerman
Howard Bilerman first rose to prominence as the drummer for Canadian indie-rock stalwarts Arcade Fire. He played on their classic debut album Funeral before leaving to devote his time...
RUSHfest Announces Two-Day Celebration In Toronto
RUSHfest Canada lands in Toronto this summer for a once-in-a-generation celebration of one of Canada’s most iconic bands. Taking place Friday, Aug. 1 at Massey Hall and Saturday, Aug....
Jon Stancer | I Don’t Mind The White Noise: Exclusive Video Premiere
Jon Stancer can't escape the digital din in his new single and video I Don't Mind The White Noise — premiering exclusively on Tinnitist.
The first preview of the Toronto...
Steve Schmolaris’s Album Review: Midbrain Surfers | Edge Of The Earth
Midbrain Surfers told me to jump, and I said how high are you. Midbrain Surfers pushed me toward the edge of the Earth, and so I plummeted down.
Down. Down....
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Step Into The Light
I love it when bands have multiple vocalists, or at least throw in a few instrumentals. For me it gets tiresome listening to the same singer over and over...
Steve Schmolaris’s EP Review: Confuschia | When You Coming Home
Confuschia’s Darling Miss is missing. Where has she gone? When will she come home? Does she still consider home her home? Has she a new home elsewhere? What can...
Steve Schmolaris’s Single Review: Eagle Owl | Godless
There is little, if any, justification for believing in god. And so when Eagle Owl’s unnamed female vocalist sings that she feels like she's godless on Godless, I cannot...
