Music Essentials


  • Ciao Malz — Safe Then Sorry EP

    Safe Then Sorry

    CIAO MALZ sounds loose and casual on her new EP Safe Then Sorry. The songs are charismatic, funny and charmingly nerdy.

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  • onlydigitally – Track Star EP

    Track Star EP

    onlydigitally’s debut EP Track Star sounds comfortable and lived-in, like the duo have been playing these songs for a long time together.

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  • Dominique Way — Sprig

    Sprig

    Sprig, the debut EP from Toronto’s Dominique Way is personal and intimate. Her stellar voice and songwriting are enhanced by subtle, warm and surprising production.

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  • Drook — The Pure Joy of Jumping

    The Pure Joy of Jumping

    Drook’s debut LP is a culmination of years worth of experimenting with their sound. The result is exhilarating and surprising, and one of my favourite new records.

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  • Apacalda — Dead Weight / She’s Not Coming

    Dead Weight / She’s Not Coming

    As Apacalda, Montreal’s Cassandra Angheluta uses music to address and process dark and difficult subjects. The outstanding music videos complement the moody and intense arrangements

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  • Walter the Producer — Little Lies / Bad Bad Man

    Little Lies / Bad Bad Man

    Walter the Producer’s music is eclectic and charming indie pop. It took me a while to connect with it, but now I’m all in.

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  • PALES — Piece of Meat / 1518

    Piece of Meat / 1518

    PALES has released one of the most intense performance videos I’ve seen, and the two singles teasing the upcoming EP are absolute fire.

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  • Loupe – Flaws of a Circle EP

    Flaws of a Circle

    Loupe’s serene, melodic indie pop feels ephemeral at first but drew me back again and again. Flaws of a Circle is warm, lovely and severely addictive

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  • Mädchen, Frau etc. (Soundtrack zur Hörspiel Serie)

    Mädchen, Frau etc.

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    Mädchen, Frau etc. is the soundtrack to the German audio adaptation of the brilliant novel Girl, Woman, Other. It’s an incredible and eclectic collection (or two) of music

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  • Becky and the Birds – Only music makes me cry now

    Only music makes me cry now

    Only music can make me cry now is the debut album from Sweden’s Becky and the Birds. It’s complicated, intimate hyperpop that’s packed with ideas and experiments, yet still feels restrained.

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  • Jagged Baptist Club — Physical Surveillance

    Physical Surveillance

    Physical Surveillance is the third album from Jagged Baptist Club. It’s high-energy, hooky rock and roll built for the live show.

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  • Goldie Boutilier – The Actress EP

    The Actress EP

    I didn’t know Goldie Boutilier until very recently. Her story is shocking and stranger than fiction. The Actress is great, but when you know the backstory it’s breathtaking.

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