Ben Lock
The Band finds a way to incorporate more pop sensibilities into their noisy and angular punk sound pushing the songs further away from traditional noisy post punk and blending it more with influences such as the Buzzcocks and the Jam.
1y
This LP is one of the deepest and densest albums I’ve come across in a long time and is honestly a very overstimulating listening experience which the content deserves.
1y
On the new record Equus Caballas, the band is lusher than ever with the very 80s production and Emma Proulx’s effortlessly cool and stunning vocal delivery.
1y
The guitar tone in the intro of Carousel is pure jankiness in the best way and really sets a interesting tone for the song to follow. Definitely not my favourite tune on the record but I absolutely adore the synths that come in on this one. Coyote Call is another ripping riff fest right at the end before the epic finale track Toecurler which is definitely the sleaziest song on this record but says goodbye to the listener in a impactful way.
1y
The Atmosphere of the record has a defiant emotional undertone that seeps its way into every arrangement, transition, and tongue-in-cheek line that is so specifically heartbreaking that it’s hard to pinpoint, but you just recognize the genuine emotion throughout the whole listen.
1y
Although this album isn’t boundary-pushing by any means, it is filled with very joyful and light-hearted songs that will definitely brighten your day and make you smile, and I have to say that it is pretty nice.
1y
Squid’s tertiary album Cowards is a transformative masterpiece that is as expressive and instrumentally dense as it is dark and poetic, with Ollie Judges’s crawling lyrics written from the perspectives of all sorts of Terrible People.
1y
The vibe Angel curated on this record is the perfect mixed-bag playlist for a wine bar or coffee shop. It is also a perfect Christmas gift for Vinyl for the average indie rock nerd. Angel lets her collaborators shine on this album while performing excellent cover versions of her favourite songs from her collaborators.
1y
There is nothing like hearing a record that reminds you of something you can’t put your finger on. Geese frontman Cameron Winters’s debut solo record, Heavy Metal, made me feel nostalgic and yet totally memorized by the originality and frenetic looseness of Cameron’s performances.
1y
Juanita Stein is poetically drifting forward into her own creative world on every song off her wittingly Beautiful new album, The Weightless Hour.
1y
Fate And Alcohol is a refreshing take on a band’s final album, and it feels like some of the band’s strongest material yet.
1y
Overall, this album is incredibly complex, and listening to it with an analytical ear is necessary; while I appreciated the instrumentation, the lyrics and themes of the record are interesting yet, at times, come across as a little lacklustre and confusing thematically.
1y
Always Happy To Explode is a really interesting and creative album by one of Canada’s most inventive and creative bands.
1y
During this album’s half-decade process, the band has evolved their songwriting into a much more mature and experimental realm.
1y
In my eyes, this is their Best Album yet. Listen to it twice. Listen to it three times. Either way, I hope you can enjoy this wonderfully chaotic and sensational record as much as I do.
1y
This album perfectly blends poppy and uplifting songs with acoustic and melancholic songs fitting together on this wonderful new album.
1y
I do respect the band’s ability to not really give a shit about what people think and have a good time writing music with their friends, and that attitude is apparent on this album.
1y
A subtle yet wittingly dense batch of songs that make for a comforting and uplifting listen all the way through.
1y
It’s without a doubt one of the band's most exciting and impressive albums yet. It still remains its beer fueled looseness but with a more well arranged batch of songs and an endlessly fun track order.
1y
This album sounds like Nate was having a lot of fun while making it, not sticking to any rules or letting it become too serious.
1y
A series of thoughtful surprises that feel like an in-depth dream that you can remember every word of.
2y
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