The Hollywood North Files – [CA]se Study #006 : Half Moon Run : Salt : YUL

by Taylor Odishaw-Dyck | Jun 2, 2023 | Album Reviews

After experiencing a roller coaster of emotions during their emergence, Half Moon Run has landed where their heart was when they started this journey: with both feet down in the bottom of a dark indie river. For their fourth studio album, Vancouver’s Dylan Phillips...

The Hollywood North Files – [CA]se Study #005 : Morgen Le Fae : Sweet As

by Taylor Odishaw-Dyck | Feb 3, 2023 | Industry News/Analysis, Interviews, Reviews, Single Reviews

Morgen Le Fae Rises from the Ashes with Debut Single “Sweet As” Few know the therapeutic value of strumming a guitar by yourself the way solo songwriters do. It can be a pure sensation of taking flight above the surrounding rubble. And in a world where change is the...

The Hollywood North Files – [CA]se Study #004 : Ava Wild : Take Me Out Dancing : YYC

by Taylor Odishaw-Dyck | Aug 28, 2022 | Interviews

Ava Wild’s new single, “Take Me Out Dancing” is a passionate piece of indie poignancy in which her effortless delivery tiptoes across a velvety piano surface. I’m instantly wrapped in a calming sensation of sonder, like wandering through suburbia late at night,...

silver-tongued slenderbodies serve serenity on “simple shapes”

by Taylor Odishaw-Dyck | Jun 14, 2022 | Album Reviews

If slenderbodies was a sports car, its handling and comfort would be top tier. But it’s not a sports car; it’s a band. And their 2022 “simple shapes” LP is their creative effort to take the sharp corners of life at a safe, comfortable speed. Not to say...

Jack Harlow’s New LP Already Feels Nostalgic 

by Taylor Odishaw-Dyck | May 20, 2022 | Album Reviews

If you’re reading this, it’s too late. I’m already a converted Jack Harlow die-hard. If you’re wondering why, hit play on “I’d Do Anything To Make You Smile” off his new record. “I’mma check my schedule and then clear it all for you… Know I love them...