Music Essentials

  • catfish jr — rats on wheels

    rats on wheels EP

    rats on wheels is the debut EP from catfish jr. It’s flawless indie-americana, and there’s a lot more to know here than I expected.

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  • Witch Post – Rust / Chill Out

    Rust / Chill Out

    Dylan Fraser and Alaska Reid are each accomplished artists on their own, but as Witch Post, they might be onto something stunning.

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  • Purient – MWAH EP

    MWAH

    Purient’s gritty, glitchy sound is hypnotic, memorable and highly addictive.

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  • Total Wife – still life / 0 EP

    still life / 0

    You can’t categorize Total Wife without hyphens. Newest collab “still life” and recent EP 0 are a solid set of weird-ass bangers.

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  • 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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