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maggie’s 13 favourite albums of 2023

Ranking my favourite albums of the year is always a tricky task, but it’s one I insist on assigning to myself every December. This is, ostensibly, an exercise I undertake because it’s “fun.” But is it? Am I having fun right now, or am I simply acting out of habit? Does it make any sense…

The Polaris Project – July 4, 2023

after taking a week-and-a-half to work through the third batch of albums, i decided to fire off the last ten all in the same day. i am so fucking good at music criticism!! Colder Streams by The Sadies i’ve seen these guys at Folk Fest a few times and thought they were simply “OK” each…

The Polaris Project – June 22 – July 3, 2023

it’s been a while. back to the grind! Once Upon a Time in Montréal by Murray A. Lightburn this album was a great choice for my June 22, 2023 walk to work! Lightburn’s softly sung-spoken vocals and the warmth of the orchestral jazz-rock instrumentation (of which the strings were especially pleasant!) combined quite nicely with…

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