Looking for new, local music? Check out reviews of new releases from Vancouver punk, metal and rock bands.
Release date: June 2, 2017 Following hot on the heels of Dopey’s Robe’s self-titled album (released just months ago), Rock Steady, New Mexico displays all the things I loved about the previous record. It’s a tight surf/psych rock EP with plenty to enjoy. Like its predecessor, Rock Read More
Hypocrite is a jarring, jangling record — and I love it. By adding a Korg synthesiser to guitars and drums, the band has added depth to its sound. Read More
Release date: July 11, 2017 Vancouver’s answer to Frank Turner, Jesse LeBourdais’ latest album is a stormer. LeBourdais himself calls it “vastly sonically superior to all [his] other albums.” Grief Intensity Friendship is stylistically close to his previous releases, but it benefits from the time LeBourdais Read More
The upcoming album from Needles//Pins delivers top-notch, feel-good punk rock. These energetic, raucous tracks will keep you engaged from start to finish. Read More
‘Your Brain on MTV’ is a promising track from the band that left me wondering if there’d be more. Read More
Worse’s Demo generated a fair amount of interest in the metal world, coming as it does from three former members of 3 Inches of Blood. Despite that, this three-track release does not sound like 3IOB. Read More
BISON came home to Vancouver to record their upcoming LP, doing so at Rain City Recorders with the help of the prolific Jesse Gander. That’s fitting for a record that was influenced by the city itself. Read More
While Low Levels may have only been around for a couple of years, its members are veterans of the Vancouver scene. That experience is evident on this very tight record. Read More
Corner Boys’ Demo has a lo-fi, rambunctious sound. These are three fun, energetic songs just begging for you to jump up and down. Read More
Like their post-punk forebears, Vancouver’s Sissy Heathens move between quiet introspective spells and seething orgies of noise. Read More