By: Amanda McMillan The Districts have maintained a kind of under the radar appeal despite having made four albums in five years. Their breakout debut A Flourish and a Spoil remains one of my personal favourites, and a baseline for the band’s overall sound. One part distortion, one part reverb, and just the right amount […]
By: Gemma Mastroianni It’s Spotify Wrapped season! Every December Spotify gives their users a reflective in-app experience that summarizes each listeners listening habits over the year showing their top music, artists, listening habits, and more recently podcasts, which had a much bigger emphasis last year as the platform evolves. It’s also a visually exciting experience […]
By: Michael Del Vecchio Welcome back to “What I’m Diggin’.” This series will feature weekly posts by contributors, guest bloggers and musicians. My name is Michael Del Vecchio. Grab your shovel and join in – this is what I’m digging: 1. Scarves. If you’re experiencing Game of Thrones withdrawal, find me walking around Toronto in […]
By: John Mendoza After a long eight-month winter, it’s finally summer! I also graduated from university so it’s definitely time to celebrate. Grab your iced drinks and sunglasses, here’s what I’ve been digging in the summer heat: Summer Playlists Seasonal playlists are how I typically start building playlists. I have a strong belief that the […]
Welcome to our new series, “What I’m Diggin.” This collection will feature posts by our contributors, guest bloggers, and musicians. Here’s the first one, by yours truly! taken by marcus mcphee In Utero- Nirvana When Winter comes and the sun goes away, my taste in music tends to go along with that. Lately I’ve been […]
By: Gemma Mastroianni This week on the Wavy podcast, we chatted with Harmless. Listen to it on Spotify or Apple Music, or click below. We talk about the tragic accident that nearly took his life and inspired his brand new EP Condiciones. We also talk about the LA music scene, dogs, and his musical journey. […]
By: All Staff The end of the decade is here, and it’s been one filled with amazing music. As for 2019, there have definitely been some fantastic album drops. In no particular order, check out the top albums of 2019 curated by The Soundtrack team. Fear Inoculum – Tool By: Ryley Chorowiec After 13 years […]
By: Amanda McMillan Nearly a decade ago, Wolf Parade announced that they would be taking an “indefinite hiatus.” This news came months after I had opted not to buy tickets to their show in Toronto as they were touring their third album Expo 86. Needless to say, I was very upset that I might have […]
Another rotation around the sun means its time for yet another great Album’s of the Year list! For the second year in a row, we here at The Soundtrack present the 100 best albums. While artists were holding off on some albums last year, nothing stopped them this year. Some touring cycles started up before […]
By: Tye Hardy 3.5/5 LA based Rock Trio Cherry Glazerr delivers their third album, Stuffed & Ready, in a pissed off manner. The music and lyrics captures lead vocalist and guitarist Clementine Creevy’s indignation for everything around her. From the opening track ‘Ohio’ to the closer ‘Distressor’, the theme is very apparent. The album keeps […]
By: Gemma Mastroianni Saint Idiot is a Slovak-Canadian musician currently based in Edmonton, Canada. If you like Flume, Björk, or Perfume Genius, then you’ll love “Warp & Weft.” The vibey track is a brand new single off of his upcoming art-pop album. I was intrigued not only by the textured synths in the song but […]
By: Gemma Mastroianni American Pop-Rock duo, RAGS AND RICHES, are back with a brand new single and video “Edge of Time.” This track is all about living your life to the fullest as we really don’t know how close we are to the end of it all. I love the message of this track! It’s […]
By: Gemma Mastroianni Lexington based Pop-Rock band, Rags and Riches, have recently released their new EP, “Arrival.” Brothers Tanner & Peyton Whitt released their debut single ‘Speed of Sound’ on Spotify which received over a million streams through Spotify and Youtube within just a few months. Now, they have released their follow-up EP. The duo […]
By: Amanda McMillan After some initial teasers for this album drop, paired beautifully with the stunning film trailers, the much-anticipated soundtrack for Queen & Slim is here- and it’s remarkable. Released on Motown Records, the vision for the soundtrack was to span the history and influence of black music, from blues to soul to hip […]
