Ethel Cain’s Willoughby Tucker Forever Tour descended on Toronto this week, taking over the Queen Elizabeth Theatre for the first of two sold-out nights.
MUSIC
Dandelion Honey for the Ears: Löwenzahnhonig Talks Blossoms, Horizons, and Their New Album
Löwenzahnhonig, the Zurich trio whose name translates to “dandelion honey,” make music that really does feel like honey for the ears.
Cafuné Bites Back: Bite Reality Confronts the Algorithm After “Tek It”
Cafuné didn’t mean to go viral. Their sensational track Tek It off their first record Running was a bittersweet indie-pop anthem born in a Brooklyn apartment.
Wisp Isn’t Escaping Through Fantasy, She’s Using It to Step Into Her True Self
Pushing past her fears and putting her heart on the line, Wisp is witnessing her childhood fantasies come to fruition in real-time.
Public Circuit’s Modern Church Is Built on Sweat and Synths
Public Circuit treats the dance floor like a place of worship. Think of a church rebuilt from sweat and distortion: strobe lights as stained glass, the crowd as congregation.
fakemink Concert Review: Dirty Luxury Shakes Toronto’s MOD Club
Toronto has always thrived on contradictions. It’s the type of music city that, in the late 2000s, birthed the distinct nihilistic electro-punk sounds of Crystal Castles and by the mid-2010s, gave rise to Drake who turned Toronto into the global capital of moody rap.
Dancing in dystopia: Annie-Claude Deschênes new single
Annie-Claude Deschenes, a mainstay in Montreal’s independent music scene, has come out with a new single “Main de Fer,” a reflection on urban isolation with an infectious beat.
Inside Winter’s World of Wonder and Realism on Adult Romantix
Summer’s end bears a myriad of emotions. Wistfulness and longing, the anticipation of the changing of the seasons, finding calm in closure, and nostalgia for the months behind us.
FAKE:Mask vs. Persona dares you to consume differently
FAKE, an experimental New York publisher that specialises in multi-sensory media, has released its fourth edition, Mask vs Persona. Each edition of FAKE has consisted of a high-quality vinyl accompanied by a physical printed zine.
God Save Sophie Powers—She’s Out of Her Mind and Into Yours
At just 20 years old, Toronto-born, Los Angeles-based provocateur Sophie Powers is reengineering the blueprint for today’s avant-pop princess. With anthems that hit like a panic attack and read like a diary entry mid–crash out, Sophie’s world is brutal, unapologetic, and hopelessly relatable.