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...

alt-J’s Ten Year Waking Dream

by Taylor Odishaw-Dyck | Feb 11, 2022 | Album Reviews

Does anyone remember, as a kid, dreaming of a breath-taking location and then waking up trying to convince yourself that the place really does exist? Listening to alt-J’s new record “The Dream”, I get the sense that lyricist Joe Newman can relate to this type of...

The Hollywood North Files – [CA]se Study #003 _ Sktches : Half Full : YYC

by Taylor Odishaw-Dyck | Jan 12, 2022 | Single Reviews

To many, Canada is considered the land of the frozen north, and for people who did not grow up here, adjusting to our country’s cold landscape can be very challenging. Producer and multi-instrumentalist J Tilley moved to Canada when he was thirteen, after spending his...