In the Skin of a Lion
Michael Ondaatje is a Canadian gem. He is most known for The English Patient but I was introduced to Ondaatje by way of In...
Tinie Tempah | Disc-Overy
With the resurgence of the British grime scene by artists like Skepta and Stormzy, past works from grime artists like Tinie Tempah have been...
Steve Harris | British Lions
The name Steve Harris fails to ring an immediate bell of recognition, but part of me thinks that I have heard of him in...
Revisiting: Goldfrapp | Head First
Judging from the cover art alone, Head First by Goldfrapp looks like an adventure in cotton-candy land. I figure that might be ironic. I...
Patrick Watson | Just Another Ordinary Day
Just Another Ordinary Day starts in a moody place, sounding like your average indie-rock album. Then things get weird. As you might already know,...
Alison Goldfrapp | Head First
While rummaging through The Medium’s collection of rejected albums, I found myself in awe at the album art of Alison Goldfrapp’s Head First. My...
A World Next Door | The Parlotones
They say to never judge a book by its cover or, by extension, an album by its cover art. But I think I have...
AfterpartY | The Army You Got
Ironically enough, indie rock has progressively become more and more mainstream. The growing popularity of the genre challenges upcoming artists to push the envelope...
Autocondo | 2008
After listening to Autocondo’s self-titled album, I’m not quite sure if they’re in the business of music-making or storytelling, but rest assured that they...
Brasstronaut | Mount Chimaera
Earlier this week, I asked our A&E editor if I could review a CD for the column later in the year and she agreed....
Craig Cardiff | Love Is Louder (Than All This Noise) Part...
Love Is Louder (Than All This Noise) Part 1 & 2 is an album inspired by a project that Canadian singer Craig Cardiff started...
Sick Puppies | Tri-Polar
I chose Sick Puppies’ 2009 album, Tri-Polar, expecting to hear some industrial-ish something or other. Boy, was I unpleasantly surprised when I realized that...