Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith and former SikTh frontman Mikee Goodman have come together to form the supergroup Primal Rock Rebellion, with their debut album Awoken Broken. The album itself can be loosely described as melodic metal mixed with a bit of hard rock — it combines elements of Smith’s beautiful guitar riffs with the… Continue reading Spun: Primal Rock Rebellion
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Spun: Miike Snow
Swedish band Miike Snow broke onto the indie scene in 2009. With their self-titled debut album, they unleashed the single “Animal” into the world and watched as dozens of TV shows, movies and video games snatched up their catchy synth-pop songs to use in their soundtracks. The band’s members have written for the likes of… Continue reading Spun: Miike Snow
Spun: Odd Future
The OF Tape, Vol. 2 might require prior knowledge of the Odd Future collective in order to properly enjoy it. For first-time listeners, the opening track, “Hi,” will probably be met with confusion or disgust — all it contains is L-Boy spewing insults at the various collective members. Once you get into the meat of… Continue reading Spun: Odd Future
Spun: Caracol
I promised myself I wouldn’t call this album quirky. That is, beyond a doubt, how most people would describe Québécois artist Carole Facal, who performs under the stage name Caracol. She left her home in Sherbrooke, Quebec for snowboarding on the slopes of British Columbia. Somewhere along the way she picked up a guitar, and… Continue reading Spun: Caracol
Spun: Yukon Blonde
With Yukon Blonde’s second full-length album, Tiger Talk, the Vancouver-based band has created a fun, fast and uplifting set of tracks that are reminicent of ‘70s-era vintage rock with a modern 21st-century touch. Perfect for listening to on a warm spring day, this is the kind of album that will get you moving. The stylistic… Continue reading Spun: Yukon Blonde
Spun: Jordan Klassen
Following a four-year stay in Calgary, Jordan Klassen returned to his hometown of Vancouver in 2010, where he began work on Kindness. A four-track EP, it is a stellar example of how Klassen has grown into an identifiable artist with a strong grasp of his own sound.This EP is a meld between his 2009 release… Continue reading Spun: Jordan Klassen
Spun: Twin Atlantic
Batten down the hatches — Twin Atlantic have put out their third studio album. The Glaswegian pop-punk band has been touring together since 2007, and this is their third album release since 2009. Prolific, powerful, and incredibly inventive, this four-piece rock outfit just released Free. The band follows the path to punk-rock success — powerful… Continue reading Spun: Twin Atlantic
Spun: Cedar Park
Combine the tender lyrics of an indie album, the catchiness of a pop album and the sheer fun of a rock album and you’ve got Cedar Park’s Way Back Home. Canadian songwriter Dylan White founded this one-man band, but despite his lack of bandmates he rarely finds himself alone in this album. White likes to… Continue reading Spun: Cedar Park
Spun: Kreesha Turner
There are a couple of things you should know about Kreesha Turner. The 26 year old is half-Canadian, half-Jamaican and she lives right next door in Edmonton. With her follow-up to 2009’s Passion, Turner decides to place emphasis on her Jamaican heritage, both musically and artistically — partly shown in how Tropic Electric’s cover has… Continue reading Spun: Kreesha Turner
Spun: Lake Forest
Lake Forest is the solo project of Will Whitwham, singer and songwriter for Canadian chamber-folk band The Wilderness of Manitoba. The debut album Silver Skies was written last winter while Whitwham was challenging himself to write a new song every day, in an attempt to capture the feeling of the season through his songwriting.Though his… Continue reading Spun: Lake Forest