Will Wiesenfeld’s latest album as Baths is a breath of fresh air: a sweet slice of electropop that soars through the skies on rainbow wings. Following up his dark and often challenging 2013 album Obsidian, Romaplasm is a heel face turn, a joyous romp inspired by Wiesenfeld’s love for video games and comic books. Minutes before his Reddit AMA, we …
I’ve known Andrew Lee for years, but as I take the train to his studio in an empty industrial park near Main Street station, I realise we haven’t had a real conversation since I last interviewed him for Discorder in 2015. Andrew is a friend, but we’ve never been close — I get nervous around people I …
“This isn’t protest music, it’s process music.” Moses Sumney’s debut full-length was preceded by a prose poem posted on his social media accounts explaining just what his album title Aromanticism meant. To him, it’s music about a lack of romantic love, or experiencing it to a lesser degree than most people do. The album is meant as a sonic …
Spoon is nothing if not consistent. Coming up on their 25th anniversary as a band, the Austin quartet have the distinction of having been named Metacritic’s Artist of the Decade for their excellent four-album streak between 2000–2009. Hot Thoughts is their latest record, a dancey, synth-heavy, and remarkably weird record that lead singer Britt Daniel describes as “futuristic.” Already one …
In 2008, Freeman Young was suspended from high school. The reason, according to him, is “neither here nor there.” Armed with a pen, a pad of paper, and the Bible, he took his lengthy in-school suspension as an opportunity to write his first song. “I was like, give me the notebook and the pen, and let me …
For Broken Social Scene’s Andrew Whiteman, the political is personal. The multi-instrumentalist is one of the only band members to appear in every one of the band’s tours, and he’s been one of the key players in the band’s return from a seven year hiatus to release their new album Hug of Thunder. The LP is …
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If you’re looking to explore unique food destinations north of the border, chef Mandel Hitzer has one recommendation for you: Winnipeg, Manitoba. Ask him and he might even invite you to his restaurant, deer + almond, so he can convince you himself. Chances are you’ll walk away enlightened. Hitzer is one of a group of young …
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On Night Terrors, Holiday Friends are taking control. The Oregonian four-piece built their own studio in Portland to record their newest album, and the blood, sweat, and tears involved are easy to hear. Their music is infectious power pop with a dash of 1980s keyboard flair, perfect for late night bedroom dance parties and beach beers …
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Lorde has always been ageless. On some of her songs, she expresses wisdom well beyond her years — on others, she has the giddiness and joie de vivre of a bubbly tween. She’s a cipher, unwilling to be pinned down, flitting between posh and poptimistic. It’s a strength and a weakness: she’s versatile, but seems …