Caithlin De Marrais’ dearly loved emo rock band Rainer Maria returned in 2017 after a long hiatus with a new album, S/T, which was loud, but polished and refin...
If you’re a fan of art rock/post-punk band Crack Cloud, then you likely know Daniel Robertson’s name. Their 2020 album Pain Olympics featured tight rhythms, st...
In this episode, we get to meet singer, songwriter, and pianist Lia Ices.
In this chat, Lia and I discuss many things, including her beautiful new album Fa...
There’s something almost comical about the fact that Family Album, the fourth album from singer-songwriter Lia Ices, begins with a simple, forward piano melody...
In this episode, we get to meet Jace Lasek and Olga Goreas of The Besnard Lakes.
In this chat, we discuss some of the backstory and the aesthetic of their ...
Rhye’s music, while bountiful with beauty, texture, sensuality, and grace, is also pretty nondescript much of the time. If not for Milosh’s velvety coo of a voice the songs here would mostly fade into the background – and they almost do anyway....
Despite the music box-delicacy of their sound, Azure Ray was full of barely-submerged emotion. They didn’t have to overexert themselves to betray the heartache and longing in their work: the music, their voices, and their moving lyrics all combined to tell us exactly what we needed to know, and nothing more...
In this episode, we get to meet Nika Danilova, aka Zola Jesus.
Nika and I discuss each of her studio albums, from her debut up to a highly collaborative al...
A new year, a whole new batch of music to get excited about. Will the pandemic have a delayed effect on this year's releases? Only time will tell, but – as you...
In this episode we get to meet Charles Spearin, multi-instrumentalist and part of two legendary Canadian bands: Do Make Say Think and Broken Social Scene.
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Jeremy is a writer living in Connecticut. He is also a music lover, music maker, editor, filmmaker, teacher, and host of Meet Our Makers podcast. He wears a lot of hats, and enjoys doing so, even though his head is small.