Album Reviews
Murder Ford Monument – Self Titled
Who was it that said music is most meaningful when it arouses some of your deepest emotions? I think that might have been me, but either way, Montreal collective Murder Ford Monument’s debut, self-titled LP is one of those albums that is best enjoyed when you invest yourself in it, rather than having it as casual background music.
Review : Gaëtan Roussel-Ginger
Gaëtan Roussel, the talented leader of Louise Attaque and TaRMaC, brings us his first solo effort called Ginger. This album gives us a blend of rock, trip-hop and electro pop, reminiscent of Beck’s work. Read more…
The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night
Montreal’s own The Besnard Lakes have come out with their follow up to their 2007 Polaris Music Prize nominated album, The Besnard Lakes are the Dark Horse. This time around The Besnard Lakes are The Roaring Night tells the story of spies and double agents as they fight against one another in a potentially false war. It is a dreamy, fuzzy yet romantic trip to a surreal world worth all of the repeated listens that it will get.
Review: Various Artists – Espace Emergence
On the site espace-emergence.com, you can download a compilation of 24 different emerging bands from Quebec for free. This album is just a joy to listen to, skillfully blending genres from pop to electro, rock to country. Despite the musical diversity, it all comes together smoothly. The album begins with a song from the ever talented Ève Cournoyer. It’s with a reggae beat that she gives us “Hanna”, a song about consumerism with typical Quebecois lyrics that only she knows how to write. Charming us with a compelling prose and a lively tempo, this one is certainly a summer song. Read more…
The Wind Up Radio Sessions – Red Brick House
The Wind Up Radio Sessions started their musical journey in Dundas, Ontario, where brothers Dan and Marc Kiely began to write songs together as The Ewok Folk Sessions. After moving to our fair city of Montreal and meeting Matthew Lazenby, an Ex-Pat from the UK, the three like-minded musicians began composing songs together under a new moniker. And thus, The Wind Up Radio Sessions were born. After releasing an introductory debut EP, the band is now set to unleash upon the world their first full length, entitled Red Brick House (out later this month).
Gigi French – Cannelle
I’ve always admired Giselle C. Webber’s work, either as a pop-rock performer with the Hot Springs or as the hip-hop singer “Giselle Numba One”. She reinvents herself once again, this time as Gigi French with her album “Cannelle”. This is a far cry from her previous work, giving us a gypsy jazz album, all interpreted in French. Read more…











