Tag Archives: canadian

Album review: Chad VanGaalen – “Diaper Island”

Posted on October 5, 2011 by quartertonality

As a musician, and as someone that listens to a ridiculous amount of music, sometimes I am listening just for sounds. Sometimes the melodies and whether or not they are catchy take a backseat to the atmosphere that an album … Continue reading →

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Joel Plaskett – “Lying on a Beach”

Posted on July 12, 2011 by quartertonality

Joel Plaskett is easily one of the best songwriters working today, but truly under (almost un-) appreciated in the United States. He’s a lanky Haligonian formerly of  Thrush Hermit that releases a fairly steady stream of albums under his name, … Continue reading →

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Album review: Sloan – “The Double Cross”

Posted on April 20, 2011 by quartertonality

Halifax natives Sloan are celebrating their 20th year as a band with an album full of hook laden power pop perfection. As usual the album title serves as a double meaning. Double cross meaning 2 xs, the Roman numeral for … Continue reading →

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Album review: The Two Koreas – “Science Island”

Posted on March 10, 2011 by quartertonality

Sometimes a straight forward rock album is exactly what the doctor ordered. Noisy, sloppy, balls to the wall rock has the power to erase any traces of trend-mongering buzzbands that exist only to grab a quick piece of the action. … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Police Club – “Champ”

Posted on July 9, 2010 by quartertonality

Updated July 28, 2010 with exclusive content from BaebleMusic.com. Scroll to bottom! June 8, 2010 saw the release of the 2nd full-length album by Toronto area band Tokyo Police Club. “Champ” is a big step forward in terms of songwriting … Continue reading →

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The Burning Hell at Lee’s Palace, Toronto (May 28, 2009)

Posted on June 4, 2009 by quartertonality

The Burning Hell are Canadian Indie Rock’s best kept secret. Mathias Kom and his clan of musicians (over 10 at last count) from Peterborough, Ontario have been creating quirky, dark and self-depricating pop tunes for a few years now. I … Continue reading →

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