My Favourite Vancouver Records of 2018
The rules are simple: the band is based in Vancouver, it came out this year, and I liked it a lot. Check out my favourite records & cassettes from 2018. Read More
Reviews
Looking for new, local music? Check out reviews of new releases from Vancouver punk, metal and rock bands.
REVIEW: We Hunt Buffalo – Head Smashed In
We Hunt Buffalo cranks it to 11 on Head Smashed In, living up to the record’s name with a heavy, fuzzy onslaught on the band’s “heaviest album to date.” Read More
REVIEW: Freak Dream – Into the Sun
Into the Sun, the new LP from Freak Dream, is a journey which careers from syrupy synth-pop to all-out noise rock to spooky electronica and more. Read More
REVIEW: Autogramm – What R U Waiting 4?
Autogramm is clearly having a good time, and they are happy to share on What R U Waiting 4?, with its upbeat new wave/power-pop sound. Read More
REVIEW: Getaway Van – Broke Down EP
Continuing in the same vein of Truckfighters-esque stoner rock as on the Burnouts EP, we are treated to a much fuller sound on Getaway Van’s latest release. Read More
REVIEW: La Chinga – Beyond The Sky
Time-travelling in directly from the 1970s, La Chinga channel Zeppelin, GNR and more as they noodle their way through Beyond the Sky’s 11 tracks. Read More
REVIEW: Nutrition – S/T
Building on a snotty punk core, Nutrition plays with elements of power pop, surf, glam and garage as it charges through the record’s 8 songs. Read More
REVIEW: Starvation – 5 Track Demo
Track names like ‘Humanity’s Last Breath’ let you know this isn’t going to be a cheery record, and the band doesn’t blink on this heavy, visceral release. Read More
REVIEW: Heron – A Low Winter’s Sun
A Low Winter’s Sun, the first full-length from Heron, sees the band continue to build on the blend of doom and sludge influences heard on previous releases. Read More
REVIEW: Lié – Hounds
Hounds by Lié is a visceral record which sees the band rail against traditional social structures in the form of tight, jarring punk music. Read More