A music nerd is just a nerd with earbuds. Having been fans and boosters of Toronto's Iris since their first single "Fix Me" landed hard in our consciousness, we've been Iris nerds. Sure, there's been a bump or two along the road for the Iris squad, but they were always about the songs. And you could count on them to create and polish compelling new tunes, and press them into your […]
We've been following Toronto's Soft Wounds since their first demo EP release, and were lined up in anticipation of the first proper long-player. It's no cookie-cutter shoegaze or dream pop release, as it features some solid songwriting, using genre identifiers only to draw curious listeners into their sonic world. The reverb is warm and generous, the feels are real. [bandcamp width=100% height=42 album=1107649843 size=small bgcol=ffffff linkcol=0687f5 track=3805504733] "Baby Blue", the […]
Not a lot you can learn from the Facebook page of Lust, save that they're "A band from Toronto", and their preferred genre is "Fuzz". Peel back a layer or two, and you'll find that one of the prime movers behind Lust is Scott Downes, one of the primary members of Iris, who blew the doors off last year with "Fix Me" and "Ragdoll". But this isn't that. What is […]
We first played Toronto's Iris late last year with the instrumental grinder "Antoinette". We caught up with them when the single "Ragdoll" premiered via Sounds Better With Reverb, and it was a breath of fresh air. We then heard the single "Fix Me" and fell over. Like the debut from Whirl (now Whirr) and Pity Sex before them, it was less of a band, or a sound, and more of […]
Three new Decades tracks in rotation, this is surely one of our favorites. We expect it to get all sorts of crossover love, as it has that kind of appeal. Catchy hooks laid over droning guitar, topped with breathy vox. Catch them on DKFM, with full LP release on April 30th from White Girl Records. Catch up with Toronto's Decades on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/decadesWGR Twitter: http://twitter.com/decadesdecades At their website: http://decadesdecades.com And […]
