Tag: Album

'Away is Mine’: Gord Downie’s final solo LP releases

Three years after Gord Downie passed away, his final solo album Away is Mine was released. The LP, released on Oct. 16, is comprised of 10 songs in both their electric and acoustic forms which were recorded at the Bathouse Studio near Kingston—these are the last 10 songs ever written and recorded...

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Downie to release new album and graphic novel, Secret Path

Just when you thought you’d seen the last of Gord Downie, he surprises us again. After wrapping up his farewell tour with The Tragically Hip, the Canadian rock icon announced last Friday the upcoming release of a new album and graphic novel entitled, Secret Path. After years of describing Canada through...

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Love is Louder shows heart

In his newest album, Love is Louder (Part 1 & 2), singer-songwriter Craig Cardiff brings us the best of both worlds. Combining both fast-paced numbers with softer counterparts, Love is Louder is an alternative folk album that provides listeners with a gradient of produced- and acoustic-style versions...

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GOB bring their newest album to Kingston

Vibrant guitar, beating drums and roaring vocal harmonies dominate most of GOB’s latest full-length album Apt. 13. The result is an edgy punk-rock tone, enforced with raw energy and fine-tuned with years of practice. GOB’s sound seems decidedly reminiscent of Green Day, with hints of The Clash and...

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The Creepshow shakes up the music scene

It’s all about passion, soul, and hard rock and roll for Burlington-band The Creepshow with their most recent full-length album They All Fall Down. Hard electric guitar, a strong bass and loud powerful vocals are what define this album. The band creates rock and roll sounds that seem like a perfect...

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Hollerado impresses with White Paint

It’s not surprising that Canadian band Hollerado has risen to fame over the last few years. The indie-rock group’s second album, White Paint, was released in early 2013. They formed in 2007. A couple of years later, they won a battle of the bands competition hosted by an Ottawa radio station and received...

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Take it slow

Brendan Canning wants us to relax. At least that’s the message of his new solo album You Gots 2 Chill, a 14-track ode to taking it slow. Canning, one of the founding members of Broken Social Scene (BSS), released the album under his own label, Draper St. Records. This new direction simply made sense...

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Best Albums of 2013

The Journal Staff compiles a list of our favourite 2013 album releases — everything from rap to electronic, and from punk to indie rock.

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Singing themselves sick

Sometimes, it’s okay to judge an album by its cover. The Walkmen’s newest album Heaven is one of those cases. The Walkmen hail from both New York City and Philadelphia and originally formed in 2000 with Paul Maroon, Walter Martin and Matt Barrick of the band Jonathan Fire*Eater. The two others, Peter...

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