#CMJ 2014

CMJ 2014 IN REVIEWBands to Watch

Attending a weeklong music festival featuring more than 1,000 bands can be intimidating. Sometimes you’re torn between going to see artists you’re familiar with and the ones you have yet to discover. Going to a show of a band you’ve seen before is a safe bet, but venturing out to see someone new is...

Kelly Tunney

VIDEO REVIEWPet Sun "Gimme Your Soul"

Toronto-area garage rockers Pet Sun released the excellent Feel Like I'm Going Away, their debut EP for Sleepless Records, last September. Now, there's a new video for "Gimme Your Soul," equally seizure-inducing and psychedelic. The video flashes back with 90's MTV illustration-style bats, flying...

Jamila Aboushaca

TRACK REVIEWDilly Dally "Green"

Formed in Toronto in 2009 by teenage besties Katie Monks and Liz Ball, Dilly Dally debuts with noisy, fuzzy, lo-fi gem “Green,” their belated and amplified angst blasting through speakers. The duo recently brought in Benjamin Reinhartz (of Beliefs) on drums, as well as adding bassist Jimmy Billy...

Lindsey Rhoades