always listening
Welland-based Dealbreaker popped onto the scene a couple years ago with a pair of EPs (later compiled onto a cassette called King Size). For their debut full-length they enlisted producer M.C. Cunningham (The Dreaded Laramie) and the resulting tracks areRead more…
First off, kudos to these guys for properly representing their hometown of Mississauga instead of pretending to be from Toronto like every other band surrounding the GTA. Self-Titled 2 is Vacant Space‘s first full-length (following their 2020 EP, also self-titled)Read more…
Fakers is the fourth release from Kingston trio Forty Seven Teeth. Warm, intimate, emo-lite. It’s an immediately likeable melody-driven album that brings the listener in close. Fronted by the sweet n salty twin-vocal attack of Anna Robertson (guitar) and DeeRead more…
Issue #10 features write-ups about Uugghh, Sega Saturn The Console and Ultra Raptor as well as many other new releases. A playlist* is enclosed for your convenience. *Uugghh and Sago aren’t on Spotify and thus are missing from the playlist.Read more…
There’s something to be said for sticking with a good gimmick. Ultra Raptor leans hard into being Quebec City’s premiere dinosaur-themed speed metal band. Fossilized picks up where 2021’s Tyrants left off with a relentless turbo-charged attack and a distinctRead more…
Expansion Pak is the fast drivin’, hard charging debut from London/Kitchener punk trio Sega Saturn The Console. It’s an aggressive mix of SoCal hardcore and surf-punk that stews in its own darkness. “Recipe For Extinction” is all about fatalism, “WasteRead more…
Toronto two-piece Uugghh dropped their debut Freakosystem this past December and it’s a little bit of everything. The eight gooey tracks bounce fiendishly between noise-punk, grindcore and avant-garde black metal. As a collaboration between Katelyn Molgard (Bad Waitress) and MollyRead more…
Honourable Mentions Pyres – YUN and Cold Slither – Self-Titled A pair of metal bands. I like to say there are two ends of the metal spectrum – hair metal and beard metal. Pyres’s full-length is definitely the beard variety.Read more…
Honorable Mentions The Bare Minimum – Doomed City and Shiv and the Carvers – Tell Me You Love Me Again Doomed City sees punk/metal outfit The Bare Minimum taking aim at their hometown of Toronto. The title track paints aRead more…
Honorable Mentions Mip Power Trio – “Press Rewind” and Sixteen Scandals – “C.R.O.C.H.E.T.” As a rule I don’t include releases from my label Cartridge Heart in these lists. But as a music fan, I have to acknowledge the excellence thatRead more…