Music Essentials


  • Mysterines – Afraid of Tomorrows

    Afraid of Tomorrows

    The Mysterines are a little more well-known than the artists I usually cover. Whatever, I love this record

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  • Cosmorat – Evil Adjacent EP

    Evil Adjacent

    “Life is hard! Let’s dance and scream.” Cosmorat’s EP is of the most eclectic things I’ve heard this year

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  • Cemento Atlantico – Dromomania

    Dromomania

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    Each listen of Dromomania leaves you craving more — just like the adventures that inspire these tracks

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  • Been Stellar – Scream from New York, NY

    Scream from New York, NY

    Been Stellar is one of my favourite discoveries of 2024. The debut record lives up to the hype

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  • Yasha 96 – If I Were A Girl / FILIP / The Boy Who Came Here From The Dust

    If I was a girl

    I can’t seem to find out much about Yasha 96. Can’t get enough of his music though

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  • Miss Mae – Transit Jungle

    Transit Jungle

    Miss Mae is a band in mid-season form. I can’t believe this is their first album

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  • Sunnsetter

    Try Again

    File Sunnsetter’s latest under ‘beautiful, sad and cathartic’. We’re lucky to have these songs

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  • Rêverie – End of the World / One Heart

    end of the world

    Rêverie has released two great singles so far this year and teased two more. Hard to categorize, but easy to like

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  • Skye Wallace – Momentum / What Is Real / Tough Kid

    Momentum

    Another artist I’m mildly embarrassed to not have known of until now

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  • Wax Jaw – Attitude/ Between the Teeth EP

    Attitude

    I missed them recently in Toronto, won’t make that mistake again. This band was built for the live show

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  • Silks – Pressure Waves

    Pressure Waves

    This album took 6 years to make! Give it 40 minutes of your time and thank me later

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  • Root Cause – Chuck it Out! EP

    Chuck it Out! EP

    Earnest, self-deprecating lyrics, catchy melodies and big-time nostalgia. It’s contagious and relatable

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