WATCH: The new video by Montreal rapper Kontos
“This song is like walking into a spinning tornado that’s coming at you,” he says of the single “Giannis.”
LISTEN: The debut LP by Montreal band LAPS
Soon Not Often In It launches with a local show on June 6, followed by an ambitious Canadian tour.
REVIEW: Lil Pump, The Harvard Dropout
If substance consumption is a topic that sparks your excitement, then Miami rapper Lil Pump’s sophomore album serves as the ultimate dissertation.
REVIEW: Homeshake, Helium
Montrealer Peter Sagar’s profile has been on a gradual rise with his Homeshake project.
REVIEW: Solange, When I Get Home
After A Seat at the Table, Solange solidifies her queendom by merging contemporary art with African-American urban culture, Southern tropes with contemporary sonic experiments.
REVIEW: Anemone, Beat My Distance
What separates Chloé Soldevila and the gang from other practitioners of cheery and trippy psychedelic pop is their ability to lock into a groove and keep the party going.
REVIEW: Little Simz, GREY Area
The U.K.’s 25-year old Simbi Ajikawo is one of the region’s most pioneering rappers.
REVIEW: Weezer, The Teal Album
Weezer surprise-released The Teal Album, a project featuring 10 incredibly safe covers of songs that have already been re-imagined to death throughout the years.
REVIEW: Radiant Baby, Restless
DIY synth-pop in this town isn’t exactly a rarity, but one song and a soaring sax outro into Restless, it becomes pretty apparent Felix Mongeon is diving head-first into the kitschy subgenre with greater sincerity than most.
REVIEW: Ben Shemie, A Skeleton
The debut solo LP by Suuns singer Ben Shemie is distinctly different from the more raucous strides of his band.