Levi Manchak

Exclaim! — Either in spite of, or because of, their legendary dysfunction, Fat White Family have an ability like no other group to straddle cynicism and the perverse, yet they make it sound like existing in our time is anything other than pure, ridiculous fun.

Exclaim! — Richman remained true to humble form, free to follow his quixotic impulses.

Exclaim! — To have seen Barnett live was like watching someone limp out onto a diving board, stand there and look at herself for a second, then casually smile and pull off a trick so pure and exciting that it leaves you dazed for the rest of the day.

Exclaim! — The only thing anyone could do is let the tide rush over them until the last pulsing beat from the Halluci Nation returned them to solid ground.

beatroute.ca — If the art of 2017 is supposed to come in the form of a deal, let’s make one. If you don’t pretend that you don’t love reading any list the Internet puts in front of you, we won’t pretend that lazy writers don’t love writing them. To hold up our end of the deal, we’ve compiled a list of a few Edmonton-based bands planning on releasing new material throughout 2017.

Vice — The ethos that tied the acts appearing at Garbage Daze together was profoundly punk; it was challenging by design.

beatroute.ca — Energetic Action have a rare kind of bravado too compelling to ignore and, with an album as self-actualized as Becoming, they are well passed the formative stage, arriving with a brilliantly crafted fervour.

Exclaim! — Despite having a thematic counterpoint to 2016's Love, Yes, the new album features TEEN turning their drum machines and synths back on, opting to work through their feelings, for the most part, on the dance floor.

Exclaim! — You waited, and it's here: today (December 5), we're counting down the Best Pop & Rock Albums of 2018, from 10 to 1. We kicked things off yesterday (December 4) with our Top 20 Pop & Rock Albums, 20 through 11, and now we're wrapping it up; Over the next two weeks, Exclaim!