ISLANDS – Too Darn Easy Everything seems too easy for the talented musicians that form Islands. In 2016, Nicholas Thorburn, Evan and Geordie Gordon and Adam Halferty...
METHYL ETHEL – Perfect Balance It is tough to find the balance between catchy music and solid artistic direction. Some fall into the more pop side of things (e.g. LaRoux) while...
LAURA SAUVAGE – Extraordinormal Indeed! There has been a trend in the last few years of strong-minded heavy-guitar female musicians that have gathered respect for both their playing and...
GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR – What is Art? What is art? What is a great performance? What is an opus? What should you feel during an artistic performance? What should you feel after? You...
NAP EYES’ Lazy Rock I got at the Casa just in time to catch the last two songs of the second band playing tonight, Cian Nugent and his two musicians. The place was...
GIRLS IN HAWAII – The Missed One There aren't many albums that are focused on the death of a loved one that are fun to listen to. Belgian indie rock band Girls in Hawaii have...
CROSS RECORD – Not Every Musician is an Artist… …and not all artists are musicians. Every musician is an artist, but not necessarily at the same level. The ones that target the charts as a goal...
TY SEGALL – The Strange Animal Indie art-rock freak Ty Segall could have been the persona Gowan was referring to when he sang "You're a Strange Animal, I've got to follow" in 1985...
OUR BOOK AND THE AUTHORS – Many Pens, One Style The Montreal-based band serves great music on its 2015 EP. Electro jazzy songs like Bus Ride are somehow a mix of very different types of ambiances....
Not one but two albums for ISLANDS coming up! News Release from Redeye Distribution - January 28, 2016 - Islands will return this spring with not one, but TWO new albums on May 13. Don’t get it...
CASS MC COMBS is all about contrasts Cass McCombs is an indie-rock artist that combines garage art rock with strong Velvet Underground influence. You can hear the VU through his chord...
CALEXICO – Welcome to Broken Heart Country In the late 90s and early years of this century, the Tucson, Arizona-based band Calexico was one of the most interesting ones of the indie rock...
DUSTED: Far away, dirty and beautiful Brian Borcherdt is a genius. He has all the skills. This guy can get pure melodic gems out of lo-fi garage rock. Like Cobain could. Like Corgan...
The 147 BEST SONGS of 2015 2015 was a great year in music! If you feel lost with the endless list of albums and singles that come out every week, this playlist is for you!...
THUS OWLS – A deep dive into a new landscape At RREVERB, we think quality music lasts. That it can be listened to for years. This series of interviews with musicians takes the time to focus on...
MOON DUO – Hypnosis under the Stars Have you ever been hypnotized by music? Had the feeling where your brain cannot get out of a musical loop that almost makes you dizzy? That's exactly...
MARROW: Exciting New Year! This year, Marrow released their debut album, The Gold Standard, and went on tour for the first time. To celebrate, the band is sharing their new...
CROSS RECORD: Awkward body contortions Cross Record, also known as Emily Cross, has shared a video for “High Rise,” the latest track taken from her forthcoming album Wabi-Sabi, out...
FEIST’s Silver Metal Shining Canadian singer songwriter Leslie Feist is the perfect example of a musicians who find success as she digs deeper in her personal feelings, while...
BELLE & SEBASTIAN The Golden Era Scottish band Belle & Sebastian are the quintessential indie pop band. Throughout their 19 year career, they've always stayed outside the...
LOU DOILLON – A Name of Her Own I am always suspicious of albums made by "son / daughter of" celebrities. You kind of feel that this person got a free ticket to the media's ears...
BALTHAZAR and the mystery of Belgian water Balthazar is another of these great Belgian bands that emerge, singing in English. I don't know what's in the water* in Liège, Brussels, Antwerp,...
LOW – Stunned by Magnificent Beauty The beautiful songs, minimalist execution, sonic explosion of Low left me speechless last night. I knew this concert, at the Ritz PDB on Jean-Talon...
The grey, brown and passé atmosphere of LOU DOILLON Produced by Etienne Daho (80's French pop music icon), Lou Doillon's first album came out on September 3rd, 2012. Daughter to Jane Birkin and Jacques...
LA LUZ and more at Ritz PDB. Cute and hearts and brains. Three sets that evening. The first set was cute. The second set played with its heart and the last set played with its brain. The first set:...
FINE POINTS : Finesse in a Rugged World For all those who love spleen in their music, in the likes of Travis, early Coldplay or Real Estate, the soft indie pop rock of San Francisco band...
DRESSY BESSY back after 7 year break, on Yep Roc Records (News Release from Yep Roc Records) - Yep Roc Records is proud to announce the signing of Denver-based indie rock band Dressy Bessy. Comprised of...
JOHN JACOB MAGISTERY Just in Time for Osheaga (News release from the band) - The Montreal band John Jacob Magistery has had an exciting debut year. After forming in 2014, the group immediately...
SPOON – We Want More Of Their Soul On this 22nd June, Spoon made their first appearance in Montreal since opening for Arcade Fire last August at Parc Jean-Drapeau. Being the main act...
Here is the 2015 POLARIS Music Prize Long List (from an article by Aaron Brophy - PolarisMusicPrize.com) The 2015 Polaris Music Prize Long List has been published on June 16, 2015. Here is the...
ZOLA JESUS The Savior of Art Rock The art rock band Zola Jesus, fronted by Russian singer (and probably dancer) Nika Roza Danilova gave quite a performance at the Sala Rossa yesterday...
JAAKKO EINO KALEVI: Rainy Days Sleepless Nights The new album from Finnish musician Jaakko Eino Kalevi is perfect for rainy days, sleepless nights with its atmospheric mood and heavy...
PATRICK WATSON live in Brooklyn: A genre all his own On 5/28/2015 Thursday night I was given the privilege to attend a concert in my birthplace and longtime home of Brooklyn, New York. It was...
CAT POWER reaches for the Sun In 2012, indie lo-fi folk artist Cat Power stunned her fans with an album that was more upbeat than anything she had ever done - by far! Nowhere in...
BRONCHO – Just Enough Hip To Play Divan Orange This 10th May, the cool kids in town stayed home with their mums it seems. BRONCHO, the Oklahoma indie songsters who wrote one of last year's...
FATHER JOHN MISTY’s Heart-Shaped World Father John Misty presents a lovely, alternate version of the title track of his latest album, I Love You, Honeybear, along with a new, exclusive...
The invasion of SUUNS + JERUSALEM IN MY HEART Three years ago, Montreal band Suuns (Ben Shemie, Liam O'Neill, Max Henry and Joseph Yarmush) and musician Radwan Ghazi Moumneh that goes by the name...
SARAH BETHE NELSON’s Impossible Love Singer-songwriter Sarah Bethe Nelson explores the dark 60s garage folk rock style with her debut album, published on Burger Records. Alike Kandle,...
THE HELIO SEQUENCE is shifting The eponymous album by the Portland, Oregon band The Helio Sequence is one of my favorites of the first three months of 2015. Their perfect blend of...
WILL BUTLER. Good and Sweaty. I did something people shouldn’t do before going to a concert. I envisioned a great show, maybe even as good as the 2005 White Stripes’ one. Will...
