Anyone remotely interested in Vancouver’s arts and culture scene has noticed how jam-packed this September, what with dozens of exhibitions, festivals and several hundred concerts going on. It’s easy to miss out on some great stuff with so much going on. This year’s New Forms Festival is one of this month’s gems that cannot be […]
“Huh, these guys sound kind of like Beach House, only less self-indulgent and abusing less heroine.” That’s my first thought when I chuck on Seapony‘s September LP release, Falling. I don’t know if Beach House is comprised of junkies. Probably not. They don’t have the balls. (Don’t you love it when people romanticize drug abuse?) […]
Slinky, sexy numbers are roaring from my headphones right now. Infused with the sounds of shouting crowds erupting from behind the songs, this is the audio equivalent of curry and cinnamon. With crashing cymbals and red hot horn sections, this makes you want to move and run around and skank about and go a little […]
Behind a wall of static fog lurks Mount Eerie’s album Ocean Roar. Ocean Roar, released September 4th, is the audio equivalent of the blanket of the gloomy clouds and ocean fog that often hover over the Pacific Northwest (something that makes sense seeing as Mount Eerie hail from Washington). This is an album of atmosphere. […]
Anyone remotely interested in Vancouver’s arts and culture scene has noticed how jam-packed this September, what with dozens of exhibitions, festivals and several hundred concerts going on. It’s easy to miss out on some great stuff with so much going on. This year’s New Forms Festival is one of this month’s gems that cannot be […] 