Music essentials

$Math Club – Sleeping in the Sun$

Sleeping in the Sun

Math Club

Math Club’s Sleeping in the Sun is gorgeous, poetic, cathartic and flawless. It’s easily one of my favourite records of 2024
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Sunny Blunts

Fast Blood

Fast Blood’s debut LP Sunny Blunts is fast and melodic indie punk rock. End-to-end, this album is an all-timer
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Honeysuckle

Lucky Break

Lucky Break is from California, and her striking voice perfectly suits the laid-back indie singer/songwriter’s musical style
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forgive too slow

Julia-Sophie

Julia-Sophie’s debut record is essential listening
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Singles

Alex Vile

Alex Vile’s long run of singles is enough for one killer alt-rock LP. Plus a new conspiracy theory
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Blinds

Bahia

Bahia’s music is low-key, addictive indie pop/EDM that sounds best late at night. I hope there’s more on the way
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Skin

kid tigrrr / Niights

Kid Tigrrr (aka polymath Jenna Fournier) makes absorbing indie pop music and a lot of other things. I think she’s about to have a very busy schedule
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No Time to Dream

Burr Oak

Burr Oak’s two latest singles are fantastic indie rock, with terrific music videos. I didn’t know of them until this week, but now I’m eager to hear more
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A EP

Sediments

The first and only single from Sediments is an instant groovy classic. There’s more on the EP and (hopefully) even more to come.
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Home Among Your Bones / I Went Swimming

Soot Sprite

Their recent single “I Went Swimming” sent me into all of Soot Sprite’s releases. There’s a lot to like, and the new stuff is perfect indie pop
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A Deaf Portrait of Peace

Sham Family

Sham Family is one of the fiercest bands on the Toronto scene right now. I can’t get enough of their debut album
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Where Did I Go? / Uncle Fred

Shelf Lives

I can’t believe I haven’t heard Shelf Lives until now. Their ferocious energy is contagious
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