Kaitlin Ruether

Published Mar 25, 2020 9 Dana Gavanski's Yesterday Is Gone is finally here. Named one of Exclaim!'s Emerging Canadian Artists You Should Hear, the record brings all the buried treasures of spring in delicate vocals and plucked guitar melodies — interspersed with instrumental deviations. Gavanski moves between clean folk melodies and more jangly psych-washed tracks. Exploring ideas of longing, rootlessness and honesty, Yesterday Is Gone shines as it dips, an anchor during a time of transition.

Published Feb 19, 2020 7 Following her solo debut, 2016's Letters Never Sent, Hey Rosetta!'s Kinley Dowling is creating her own musical legacy. Brimming with pop hooks and optimistic flare, her self-titled sophomore release brings ideologies of pacifism and luminosity to the surface. KINLEY has never been afraid to dig into the parts of life that are messy, frightening, or painful — but she does so with a gentle touch. Heavy ideas are held up for examination but always handled with care.

Published Feb 18, 2020 8 Rose Cousins has been observing the juxtapositions of the world and carrying them with her. Because of this, dualities permeate her latest release, Bravado, which follows her 2017 record Natural Conclusion. Moving from upbeat celebrations of time with oneself into sombre compositions depicting loneliness, Bravado is never prescriptive and entirely candid. The richness of Cousins' voice is complemented easily by the inclusion of strings, horns and lingering piano lines.