Records
Pink Moth: The Wild
Like a bastard offspring of Will Sheff’s rock throwback Okkervil River and Roommate’s lyrical walkabouts, the Torontonian Pink Moth seem...
Dec 12, 2009
Records
Julianna Barwick: Florine EP
In describing Florine, Julianna Barwick’s second EP, it’s easy to jump to words like “otherworldly” and “pretty.” She builds her...
Dec 09, 2009
Records
Bedroom Eyes: Embrace in Stereo / Valentine Vacancy EP
Pop songs are small things. A bit of harmony, a bit of rhythm. A little snatch of melody. The very...
Dec 01, 2009
Records
Grass Widow: Grass Widow (LP) / Grass Widow (EP)
There is a way of pinpointing, with almost mathematical precision, the saturation point of a trend: it’s the moment at...
Nov 28, 2009
NBHcasts
VII
Enjoy the decade’s last NBHurrah to the sounds of: Grass Widow, Julianna Barwick, Surfer Blood, Jordaan Mason, Touching Earth Made of Steel…
Nov 27, 2009
Tracks
The Mantles: "Bad Design / Rachel"
The Mantles, San Francisco rockers headquartered steadfastly from the garage, released an eponymous album this year with a few intriguing...
Nov 25, 2009
Tracks
Molnbär av John: "I Wish I Could Draw Her Nose (1)"
Tona Serenad’s pursuit of fatigued vinyl hots up with this picture disc from Molnbär an John. Molnbär’s an impostor, though—he’s...
Nov 07, 2009
Records
Touching Earth Made of Steel: The Carl Wilson Lake Mystery
Of tourism David Foster Wallace writes, in a point that is not as evident as one might think, that it...
Oct 17, 2009
Records
The Balconies: The Balconies
It’s been belabored on these pages before, but that Ottawa’s HILOTRONS continue to exist largely unnoticed by the general...
Oct 05, 2009