Harman Burns reviews Dan’s Boogie from Vancouver indie stalwart and unofficial musician laureate Dan Bejar, of Destroyer.

Some Nights is a fresh, interesting, and satisfying listen; so says Chris Lammiman in his review of Brock Geiger’s debut record.

Tia Julien reviews salt from Maya Cook, an LP that demonstrates the versatility and range of a seasoned artist, with a distinct sense of identity and connection to their craft already firmly in place.

Clay Geddert reviews the sophomore record from Calgary’s Jairus Sharif, an emotional and spiritual journey that is meant to be felt, not pondered.

“Something like a tapestry or a mosaic - weaving together a seemingly million different styles and threads to reveal a picture that’s greater than the sum of its parts.”

Artemis Peaslee reviews Old from Newfoundland band Swimming, a nine-track LP that exceeds the high expectations set on their 2021 record That’s Okay.

Ava Glendinning writes about The Burning Hell’s Ghost Palace, a mischievous and defiant celebration of hope and humanity in the face of armageddon.

Julie Maier reviews Because You Love Everything from Marlaena Moore, a dreamlike jangle-pop meditation on self-reflection, vulnerability, and the relentless need for creativity.

Harman Burns reviews Humanhood from The Weather Station, an essential album brimming with the pure force of human spirit in the face of existential threats.

Chris Lammiman reviews Out From Underneath by Montreal band Prism Shores, a breath of cathartic fresh air that simultaneously pulls you both inward and up and out of yourself. 

Ava Glendinning reviews Thunder Perfect Mind from New Brunswick’s Motherhood, an album notable for both its comic-book momentum and its value as a work of fantastical sci-fi poetry.

Chris Lammiman reviews the debut LP from Calgary’s Stucco, the aptly named LP1, “a gem of an album well worth a spin on your way through the streets”.

Artemis Peaslee reviews the appropriately ethereal new album Think of Mist from Dorothea Paas.

Longtime Cups N Cakes writer JD Ormond returns with his first review in years, a negative odyssey on the subject of the new Holy Void record, All Will Be Revealed In Time.

Clay Geddert reviews Yoo Doo Right’s album From the Heights of Our Pastureland, a record that “encapsulates all the fervor and tenacity that defines Yoo Doo Right”.

Cups N Cakes is back from our holiday break with Ava Glendinning’s review of Hildegard’s October 2024 album Jour 1596.

Chris Lammiman writes about the new record Shame from OMBIIGIZI, a record that creates a “sense of expansive welcome that does offer invitation into catharsis and beauty”.

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”.

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

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