Penelope Stevens reviews the debut album Bird Brain from Edmonton’s Sean Davis Newton, an album that “would be as well-suited on a 2008 indie film soundtrack as in a 1930s cabaret”.

AdminNovember 7, 2024Canadian, Music, Album, Review, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, Canada, Indie

Christo Graham - Music for Horses

Josiah Snell reviews the tantalizing new album from Ontario’s Christo Graham, the unreservedly brilliant Music For Horses.

AdminOctober 24, 2024Canadian, Music, Album, Review, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, Canada, Indie

Richard Laviolette - All Wild Things Are Shy

Jeff MacCallum writes about All Wilds Things Are Shy, the stunning posthumous release from songwriter Richard Laviolette.

AdminOctober 3, 2024Canadian, Music, Album, Review, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, Canada, Indie

The Secret Beach - We were born here, what's your excuse?

Josiah Snell reviews the "potent and delightful" new LP from The Secret Beach, the wonderfully titled We were born here, what's your excuse?.

AdminSeptember 5, 2024Canadian, Music, Album, Review, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, Canada, Indie, Josiah Snell, The Secret Beach

Theresa Thor - revery

Ava Glendinning reviews the new release revery from Winnipeg's Theresa Thor.

AdminAugust 29, 2024Canadian, Music, Album, Review, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, Canada, Indie, Ava Glendinning, Theresa Thor, sadfam

Aladean Kheroufi - Studies in a Dying Love

Chris Lammiman reviews the debut record from Edmonton’s Aladean Kheroufi, which offers “both a warm embrace and an invitation onto the dance floor”.

AdminAugust 15, 2024Canadian, Music, Album, Review, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, Canada, Indie

Slow Spirit - That's the Gods Talking

Ava Glendinning reviews “That’s the Gods Talking” from Winnipeg band Slow Spirit.

AdminAugust 1, 2024Canadian, Music, Album, Review, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, Canada, Indie

Hex - Jon Mckiel

Penelope Stevens review Hex from Jon Mckiel, a “focused and generous offering” from the New Brunswick songwriter out via You’ve Changed Records.

AdminJuly 4, 2024Canadian, Music, Album, Review, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, Canada, Indie

Empanadas Ilegales - Creepy Mambo: Rooftop Sessions

Chris Lammiman reviews the new live record from British Columbia’s Empanadas Ilegales, Creepy Mambo: Rooftop Sessions.

AdminJune 12, 2024Canadian, Music, Album, Review, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, Canada, Indie

Cindy Lee - Diamond Jubilee

Clay Geddert reviews Diamond Jubilee from Cindy Lee, an LP that “could land amongst the greatest indie albums of all time”.

AdminJune 6, 2024Canadian, Music, Album, Review, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, Canada, Indie, Clay Geddert, Cindy Lee, Diamond Jubilee

METZ - Up On Gravity Hill

Check out Chris Lammiman’s review of METZ new record Up On Gravity Hill, an LP that is “the result of a band that trusts itself enough to evolve”.

AdminMay 30, 2024Canadian, Music, Album, Review, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, Canada, Indie, METZ, Up On Gravity Hill, Sub Pop, Chris Lammiman

Sunglaciers - Regular Nature

Calgary scene staples Sunglaciers have released an album that synthesizes (in more than one sense) the spring-like power of mutability, liminality, and metamorphosis to create something fresh, exciting, and dynamic.

AdminMay 23, 2024Canadian, Music, Album, Review, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, Canada, Indie, Sunglaciers, Regular Nature, Mothland, Chris Lammiman

Alix Fernz - Bizou

Penelope Stevens writes about Bizou from Mothland artist Alix Fernz, calling it “music for punks to dance to”.

AdminMay 9, 2024Canadian, Music, Album, Review, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, Canada, Indie

Michael Feuerstack - Eternity Mongers

Jeff MacCallum reviews the seventh record, Eternity Mongers, from Canadian indie mainstay Michael Feuerstack.

Warming - Toil Boy

Ava Glendinning reviews Toil Boy from Winnipeg band Warming, an album that “transports listeners into a swirling nightlife alight with snapshots of triumph and mishap”.

AdminMay 1, 2024Canadian, Music, Album, Review, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, Canada, Indie, Toil Boy, Warming, Ava Glendinning, Winnipeg

HOMESHAKE - CD WALLET

Sophie Noel reviews the latest “warm and candid” record from Ontario’s Homeshake, the 9-track CD Wallet.

AdminApril 25, 2024Canadian, Music, Album, Review, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, Canada, Indie, Sophie Noel, Homeshake

Scenic Route to Alaska - Lasts Forever

Josiah Snell writes about Scenic Route to Alaska’s new record Lasts Forever, a record that “balances its melancholy and hope with an easy confidence”.

Hot Mud - Rehab Rock

Chris Lammiman writes about the debut record from Ottawa’s Hot Mud, singing the praises of “a very honest and human record that is both witty and cathartic”.

AdminApril 11, 2024Canadian, Music, Album, Review, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, Canada, Indie, Chris Lammiman, Hot Mud, Rehab Rock

Daniel Romano's Outfit - Too Hot to Sleep

Clay Geddert reviews Too Hot to Sleep from Daniel Romano’s Outfit, calling it a “collection of ferocious, driving tunes that are guaranteed to increase your average speed by at least 10km/h”.

AdminApril 4, 2024Canadian, Music, Album, Review, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, Canada, Indie

Royal Tusk - Altruistic

Alex Brassard reviews Altruistic from Edmonton’s own Royal Tusk, admiring the album’s “heavy riffs and colossal drums that necessitate headbanging”.

AdminMarch 7, 2024Canadian, Music, Album, Review, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, Canada, Indie

Get In Touch

Instagram

Friends of the Network