The Deep Dark Woods The Place I Left Behind

Published Jul 23, 2011

With effortless chemistry and an affinity for vintage folk, Saskatoon band the Deep Dark Woods have always created music of the warmest, mos...

Mike Angus Hymns

Published Jul 19, 2011

As a member of brother-fronted Edmonton, AB band the Wheat Pool, Mike Angus has been pounding out gritty country rock since 2005. On his sol...

Deep Dark Woods' Ryan Boldt Plots New Solo LP

Published Jul 18, 2011

Ryan Boldt has traditional folk music running in his veins. Despite its modern stylings, the music he makes with his band the Deep Dark Wood...

The Express The Express

Published Jul 05, 2011

An idea that took years to blossom, the Express are a side-project from members of two of Canada's finest East coast bands. Fronted by cousi...

Mark Davis Talks New Album, Eclectic Side-Projects

Published Jun 08, 2011

"I don't think I've ever been bored in my life," laughs Mark Davis, "but sometimes I bite off a little more than I can chew." With his th...

100 Mile House Hollow Ponds

Published Jun 04, 2011

On their second album, Edmonton, AB's 100 Mile House spin out a dozen roots-y tunes rich in instrumentation and lyrical depth. Songs that co...

Mark Davis Eliminate the Toxins

Published May 28, 2011

Edmonton, AB's Mark Davis rips apart his country-folk pigeonhole with his third solo release, Eliminate The Toxins. Produced by adventuresom...

Romi Mayes Talks Her Live Ambitious for Lucky Tonight

Published Apr 27, 2011

The title of Romi Mayes's fifth album is an apt one. It's a dicey proposition to record an album of brand new songs in one take at a live sh...

Romi Mayes Lucky Tonight

Published Apr 23, 2011

For her fifth full-length album, Winnipeg, MB musician Romi Mayes has shaken things up. With her last two albums produced by Gurf Morlix (Lu...

The Crackling Keep Full Ambitious

Published Apr 05, 2011

Kenton Loewen takes you places. In the opening track of his first album, the Vancouver, BC songwriter responsible for the Crackling travels...

Mathieu Lavigne Little Wars

Published Mar 26, 2011

Like the high note that shatters wineglasses, some folk songs are perfectly pitched to break your heart. Mathieu Lavigne hits that note with...

Shuyler Jansen Voice From the Lake

Published Mar 26, 2011

Saskatoon's Shuyler Jansen once again toys with genre boundaries on his third solo album, hanging raw psychedelic trimmings upon a rootsy fr...

Katie Moore Montebello

Published Feb 01, 2011

The songs on Montreal singer-songwriter Katie Moore's sophomore album are luscious creations filled with quiet passion and elegance. Funded...

Spring Breakup It's Not You, It's Me

Published Feb 01, 2011

Bitter and heartbroken? Buck up, buttercup: Spring Breakup are here to help. This gloriously glum musical combo are composed of Yukon-based...

Ben Everyman Iconoplastic

Published Jan 22, 2011

Vancouver, BC's Ben Everyman thumbs his nose at songwriting conventions on Iconoplastic, a debut album as charming as it is cheeky. Witty, s...

The Olympic Symphonium The City Won't Have Time To Fight

Published Jan 22, 2011

This Fredericton, NB outfit play downtempo folk pop that nearly gets lost behind its unassuming façade. Although the arrangements on their t...

Liz Janes Say Goodbye

Published Dec 07, 2010

Liz Janes has gone all smooth and sultry, relatively speaking, that is. Compared to 2002's rough-around-the-edges, Sufjan Stevens-produced D...

Jay Sparrow In Our Time

Published Nov 09, 2010

At his finest, Jay Sparrow delivers devastatingly perfect barroom country with a ragged punk rock edge. Formerly of punk band the Murder Cit...

The Once The Once

Published Nov 09, 2010

Newfoundland trio the Once mine their province's music traditions on their debut album. There are no fiddles or jigs though. Instead, they a...

Jim Bryson Gets Backup

Published Oct 24, 2010

After years performing as faithful sideman to musicians like Kathleen Edwards, Sarah Harmer and the Tragically Hip, Jim Bryson is getting so...