Music Essentials

  • Kaeto – HERO/Don’t Ask/Little Me

    INTRO

    Kaeto’s music is eclectic and unpredictable neo-trip-hop. Dig in before her mixtape hits next month.

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  • Math Club – Sleeping in the Sun

    Sleeping in the Sun

    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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  • Fast Blood – Sunny Blunts

    Sunny Blunts

    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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  • Lucky Break

    Honeysuckle

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

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  • Julia-Sophie – forgive too slow

    forgive too slow

    Julia-Sophie’s debut record is essential listening

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  • Alex Vile — various singles

    Singles

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

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  • Bahia – Blinds/Stills EP

    Blinds

    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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  • Kid Tigrrr / Niights

    Skin

    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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  • Burr Oak – No Time To Dream

    No Time to Dream

    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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  • Sediments – A EP

    A EP

    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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  • Soot Sprite – Home Among Your Bones / I Went Swimming

    Home Among Your Bones / I Went Swimming

    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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  • Sham Family – A Deaf Portrait of Peace

    A Deaf Portrait of Peace

    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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