THE HOLLYWOOD NORTH FILES—[CA]SE STUDY #007 : CLOSE TALKER : THE SPRAWL : YXE

by Taylor Odishaw-Dyck | Mar 23, 2024 | Hollywood North Files

It has been just over four years since Saskatoon’s indie trio Close Talker quit their record deal and began their hiatus from the project that they started twelve years prior. There was no specific timeline for their return, but one thing Will Quiring, Matt Kopperud...

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

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

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 | Hollywood North Files, 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 | Hollywood North Files, 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...