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Coyote – Fossils (Single)

Posted on February 9, 2012

Coyote tip-toes out of the candescent Prince Edward Island. I had the absolute pleasure of stumbling upon these magical boys while psuedo-stranded on the Island. Putting on a face of complete love and joy, they welcomed me with arms wider … Continue reading →

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Bolivia – S/T

Posted on January 31, 2012

Bolivia comes out of the great canadiana epicenter of Mount Allison University. The Sackville based pentad recently released their self titled EP, however dating these hymns seems impossible. The ageless harmonies echo old Appalachian hymns sung over fields of wet gunpowder, mourning a … Continue reading →

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Tearjerker – Rare

Posted on January 10, 2012

So just before the anti-climactic beginning to what supposedly is the last year of all human consciousness, Toronto shoegazers Tearjerker unveiled there newest release Rare. On a walk I recently took down the trails of Glenora, I couldn’t help but let this album play repeatedly as … Continue reading →

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A Tribe Called Red

Posted on November 24, 2011

Ok, so it’s probably no mystery to Canadians who represent the largest portion of impoverished peoples in Canada: our nation has had a long tradition of concentrating Aboriginal peoples into places unseen by the dominant half of the Canadian populace. The effects … Continue reading →

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Alanna Gurr – Oh, Horsefeathers

Posted on November 16, 2011

Alanna Gurr walks that crooked line between folk and ancient country. With an earnest warmth encompassing her voice, accompanied by the most gentle of slide guitar melodies she whispers canadiana into the rolling hills of Ontario stretching ever northward. As her hand alights … Continue reading →

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