Anne T Donahue
An escapee of a small suburban hockey town, Anne has gone on to write for AUX, CHARTattack, NME and BITE, and can also be seen writing the occasional fashion piece. (She's still unsure how the last one happened.) Thanks to her family, she became a music snob quite young, and continues to blame her uncle's jukebox for a lifetime spent over-romanticizing past decades.
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Renowned for their exuberant live presence, Waterloo, Ontario's Kidstreet hit the jackpot with their poppy 2009 track 'Song.' That single literally became a commercial success for the band when it was heavily featured in Ford car commercials, thereby opening doors for the three-piece family band. With their debut EP, 'X,' now making ...
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Stephen Wilde
It's been a big year for Imaginary Cities. Having spent most it on the road in support of their 2011 debut, 'Temporary Resident,' the Winnipeg duo found certain gigs particularly memorable, namely those where they opened for the legendary Pixies. Set to play NXNE before heading back to their home in the prairies, Imaginary ...
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+1 Records
With a flair for '60s rock, the Postelles want you to shake, rattle and roll with the release of their recent full-length self-titled debut. Thanks to the co-production of the Strokes' Albert Hammond Jr., the record has earned serious attention for its hooks and melodies, leaving the New York City four-piece as confident as ever ...
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Paper Bag Records
If you're convinced that the Acorn are just another testimony to Canada's sprawling folk-rock landscape, you've got another thing coming. After working on electro project, Silken Laumann, for the better part of a year, lead singer Rolf Klausener is ready to formally introduce listeners to his experimental side.
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Dare to Care Records
Bedouin Soundclash's Jay Malinowski and Béatrice Martin enlisted the Bronx (otherwise known as Mariachi El Bronx) to give their Armistice project a unique mariachi fusion feel. So perhaps it's unsurprising then that the Toronto/Montreal duo have been showered with reviews that highlight the "un-Canadian" vibe to ...
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Secretly Canadian
Long atop the UK's list of indie darlings, Montreal's Suuns finally seem to be picking up momentum in the motherland. But their late popularity surge in Canada raises questions about whether the championing of groups by European publications is necessary for North American acts to gain ground at home.
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Rough Trade
To be likened to Neil Young and Ray LaMontagne after only one album may be enough for some artists, but according to 19-year-old Dylan LeBlanc, "comments are going to come and they're going to go," so the only thing that should shape the music is the artist themself.
"I don't really pay much attention to [comparisons] to be ...
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