ISSUE 4: REVIEWS

Afternoon Bike Ride
Skipping Stones
RIYL: Teen Daze; Khotin; bike rides
Reviewed by Laura Stanley

Air Creature
Every Emotion
RIYL: engine failure; broken propellers; electrical storms
Reviewed by Leslie Ken Chu

Bleu Kérosène
L’artifice de l’aube
RIYL: Patrick Watson; Daniel Bélanger; Half Moon Run
Reviewed by Michael Rancic

DACEY
SATIN PLAYGROUND
RIYL: SZA; Homeshake; Reverie Sound Revue
Reviewed by Leslie Ken Chu

De.Ville
ATLANTIQUE
RIYL: North and West African music; sunsets; genre fluidity
Reviewed by Katerina Stamadianos

Gene Tellem
Mind Reader
RIYL: D. Tiffany; DJ Dial-On; Gabriel Rei
Reviewed by Michael Rancic

Julian Yi-Zhong Hou
Grass Drama
RIYL: Joseph Shabason; Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith; cloud gazing
Reviewed by Laura Stanley

Kai Sun
Midnight and Other Endings EP
RIYL: Pierre Kwenders; Debby Friday; theoretical physics
Reviewed by Tom Beedham

Keeper E.
The Sparrows All Find Food
RIYL: Sylvan Esso; the Postal Service; being seen
Reviewed by Laura Stanley

La Bise
Stagnant Motion
RIYL: Perfect Pussy; Priests; making snow angels in a studded jacket
Reviewed by Alec Martin

Laura Niquay
Waska Matisiwin
RIYL: Lisa Leblanc; Jeremie Albino; Julian Taylor
Reviewed by Laura Stanley

Minimal Violence
Phase Two
RIYL: Listening to techno at home; music on the cusp of scary; the ’90s
Reviewed by Katerina Stamadianos

Mustafa Rafiq
If I Were A Dance
RIYL: Lichen; Blume; Brandon Wint
Reviewed by Michael Rancic

OBUXUM
Bravery Network Online Soundtrack
RIYL: J Dilla; Flying Lotus; RPGs
Reviewed by Jesse Locke

Simon Provencher
Mesures EP
RIYL: Flaming Tunes; Golden Retriever; “jazz“
Reviewed by Jesse Locke

special delivery
人生的配樂 vol. 1
RIYL: sitting outside a recital hall during practice; stumbling through language lessons; home appliances
Reviewed by Leslie Ken Chu

Thierry Larose
Cantalou
RIYL: Gab Bouchard; Joel Plaskett Emergency; the smell of popcorn
Reviewed by Laura Stanley

Three Headed Elephant
Queer Magic
RIYL: Elevium/Doiron/Squire; Isaac Vallentin; Cedric Noel
Reviewed by Michael Rancic

Tunic
Exhaling
RIYL: METZ; KEN mode; White Lung
Reviewed by Laura Stanley

Various Artists
Big Bonky Tones
RIYL: radical covers; CanCon nostalgia; watching MuchMusic when they used to play videos
Reviewed by Jesse Locke

Vince the Messenger
Trustfall
RIYL: LXVNDR; Chong Wizard; Da Grassroots
Reviewed by Michael Rancic

Warsh
E.P. II
RIYL: spuds; screaming; sweaty basement shows
Reviewed by Katerina Stamadianos