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

Flore Laurentienne - 8 Tableaux

Harman Burns reviews 8 Tableaux from Cups N Cakes favourite Flore Laurentienne, calling it a “monumental, mesmerizing album”.

AdminFebruary 29, 2024Canadian, Music, Album, Review, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, Canada, Indie, Flore Laurentienne, 8 Tableaux, Secret City Records

The Golden Age of Wrestling - Scorpion Deathlock

Harman Burns reviews Scorpion Deathlock from The Golden Age of Wrestling, calling it “a truly spellbinding listening experience that is one-of-a-kind.”

AdminFebruary 22, 2024Canadian, Music, Album, Review, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, Canada, Indie

Slipped Through the Cracks 2023 - The Dog Indiana & Test Card

In lieu of our usual Friday Quick Picks column, this week, we’re highlighting a couple releases that Slipped Through the Cracks in 2023. This week, Harman Burns writes about albums from The Dog Indiana and Test Card.

AdminFebruary 16, 2024Canadian, Music, Album, Review, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, Canada, Indie, Slipped Through the Cracks, The Dog Indiana, Test Card

JEEN - Gold Control

Ava Glendinning reviews Gold Control from JEEN, calling it “an album that shines with substance, emotion, and classic pop catchiness”.

AdminFebruary 14, 2024Canadian, Music, Album, Review, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, Canada, Indie, Ava Glendinning, JEEN, Gold Control

ACR (Aaron Charles Read) - Soapsud Clown

Harman Burns reviews Soapsud Clown from ACR, praising the EPs “scrappy, do-it-yourself spirit, and a rapidfire Dadaist sense of humor”.

AdminFebruary 8, 2024Canadian, Music, Album, Review, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, Canada, Indie

Pallmer - Swimming

Penelope Stevens reviews Swimming from New Brunswick duo Pallmer, saying it “stands tall as their best release by far, a cohesive and compelling album that can’t help but transport the listener through memory, imagination, and back to the present, quiet moment”.

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

Paige Drobot - THE PSYCHICS ALBUM

Ava Glendinning reviews THE PSYCHICS ALBUM from Paige Drobot, saying it is “delivered with impressive musicianship and adventurous songwriting style”.