Every weekend, I post my radio program to Mixcloud. None of their categories really work for The Moderns. So I’ve experimented with different ones. After ranking on the Indie chart for a couple of weeks, I started to receive indie rock album submissions for review. I’ve been a fan of the genre for years, but … Continue reading L’Épée – Diabolique
Category: Indie Rock
Tess Parks & Anton Newcombe – Tess Parks & Anton Newcombe
“Good-bye, I’m leaving now.” So begins one of this year’s finest vocal performances. Tess Parks’ smoky barroom vocals aren’t all swagger. Her performance on this self-titled effort is too accomplished to be described with that kind of shorthand. She is a new Hope Sandoval, more soulful and less abstruse. When paired with Anton Newcombe, front … Continue reading Tess Parks & Anton Newcombe – Tess Parks & Anton Newcombe
The Duke Spirit and Common Holly
I don’t write a lot about rock music. Early in my career, I covered the indie scene for exclaim!*@#, Chart and a number of other magazines, and I hosted a radio program on the subject for Toronto’s ckln-fm. I met some great people and heard a ton of incredible alt-rock. But it’s not an overstatement … Continue reading The Duke Spirit and Common Holly
Love in the Sixth Soundtrack
In the finely crafted words of director/co-writer/co-star Jude Klassen, Love in the Sixth is “a feminist film although I suppose somebody’s being objectified somewhere. It’s so hard to keep up, baby.” There is no better way to introduce the impressive soundrack to this self-described “unromantic musical comedy about extinction.” Klassen’s sharp wit and ability to … Continue reading Love in the Sixth Soundtrack
Basement Revolver – Agatha
It will surprise no one north of Buffalo that the latest punk rock angel to find her way into a recording studio hails from Hamilton, Ontario. Lead singer Chrisy Hurn is a pure talent with a bright future. Happily, she's already found a band more than capable of sharing her stage. Basement Revolver, also featuring … Continue reading Basement Revolver – Agatha
