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!!!: Thr!!!er

2013-05-15T21:28:34+00:00

I've never listened to !!!, (pronounced Chk Chk Chk) but literally three seconds into this record I was sold.

Jadea Kelly: Clover

2013-05-15T21:27:39+00:00

Jadea Kelly built a name for herself singing backing vocals for bands like Canadian metalcore outfit Protest the Hero, but her sophomore album is all Kelly, pure and simple.

Arrowz: Demos

2013-05-15T21:26:31+00:00

OK, this isn't so much a proper release as it is a small batch of demos that happen to be available on the Internet right now, but with this rawkus trio of songs, newly formed local duo Arrowz offers an impressive, near-bullseye introduction to itself.

Lights: Siberia Acoustic

2013-05-01T21:39:35+00:00

Without a synth or electronic beat to be found, Lights offers up a sonically juxtaposing incarnation of her 2011 release Siberia.

Woodkid: The Golden Age

2013-05-01T21:38:24+00:00

Yoann Lemoine, who has directed music videos by the likes of Katy Perry ("Teenage Dream"), Taylor Swift ("Back to December) and Lana Del Rey ("Born To Die"), couldn't be farther away from the first two of those artists' sounds as Woodkid.

Moon King: Obsession II EP

2013-05-01T21:36:12+00:00

Moon King's Obsession II EP is a pleasantly raucous bit of noise-pop.

Lightning Swords of Death: Baphometic Chaosium

2013-05-01T21:35:00+00:00

Why wouldn't you want to listen to a band named Lightning� Swords of Death? The name suggests something totally fucking rad, like naming your band The Fucking Champs.

Wilfred N & the Grown Men: I�m in Love with the City

2013-05-01T21:31:21+00:00

For a set of three songs, the latest record from Wilfred N & the Grown Men sure covers a lot of territory.

Marnie Stern: The Chronicles of Marnia

2013-04-18T15:06:24+00:00

Marnie Stern makes epic, bombastic and slightly spazzy guitar rock in a way that's wholly her own.

Steve Earle: The Low Highway

2013-04-18T15:05:23+00:00

Steve Earle's been a bit of a musical wanderer the last few years, moving from the loudest band he's ever had in the early to mid 2000s, through some solo acoustic work, collaborations with DJs and a slick record with producer T-Bone Burnett at the helm.

Anthrax: Anthems

2013-03-27T21:21:09+00:00

Anthrax has always had fun in the downtime.

The Matin�e: We Swore We�d See the Sunrise

2013-03-27T21:20:12+00:00

This is an album that's been a long time coming for Canadian roots-rockers The Matin�e, who has been logging serious miles across the country since its beginnings in 2007, playing for audiences in local bars, air force bases and prisons.

Homeshake: The Homeshake Tape

2013-03-27T21:19:06+00:00

Long ago�or maybe it was only a few years ago but growing up on Much Music and transitioning to the Internet has given me a warped sense of the passage of time�Peter Sagar perfected his "thing.

Hollerado: White Paint

2013-03-07T15:35:37+00:00

White Paint displays a sense of maturity and polish from Hollerado, despite its often lo-fi sensibilities.

Matt Costa: Matt Costa

2013-03-07T15:34:13+00:00

It's hard not to get into Matt Costa's third full-length and self-titled album right from the first track, "Loving You.

Eamon McGrath : Pegasus

2013-03-07T15:33:26+00:00

`Started the day Jack Layton died, recorded in a week in 2011 then summarily shelved and forgotten about, Eamon McGrath's now unearthed Pegasus gives us a Nebraska-like peek into the expat rocker's more stripped-down moments.