Madrid back with First Message

If you’ve never come across Madrid while searching for electronic bands in the vein of Boards of Canada or Air, then here’s your introduction. Meet Duncan Christie and Adam Perry, the main songwriters behind the Toronto based group. Its been a couple years since their last release (Warm Waters), the band has now readied a […]


Fjord Rowboat

I had to look up the meaning of Fjord to refresh my memory. Was I ever taught this word in school? To quote the band from their New Music Canada site, Fjord Rowboat has been trying to ‘save the world with Reverb since 2004’. Does saving the world mean recording and performing lush atmospheric shoegazer […]

Canadian Music Week Picks

Here are my picks for the festival. Make sure you check out www.cmw.net for more details or pick up an eye mag. Wednesday, March 1st: The Indies @ The Docks with STARS, MAGNET, and others including K’NAAN, ELLIOT BROOD and the FIGURINES. 8pm > KT TUNSTALL @ The Mod Club. No denying she is amazing […]