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June 3 2021 // Alex Viger-Collins // Magazine // Features Photo credit: Melissa Gamache As the classic thought experiment goes, “If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? With the COVID-19 pandemic laying waste to album releases and tours, artists had to start asking themselves a similar question; “If we release new music and no fans are around to hear it, did it really exist?” Smack dab in the middle of that metaphorical forest was Braids, unlucky enough to be releasing their five-years-in-the-making comeback album, Shadow Offering, during the height of COVID-19’s first wave. With the follow-up to 2015’s ....
April 3rd, 2015 April Fool s day is one of the scariest days of the year. Not because of the terrible jokes , but because almost every year it marks the moment when you find yourself coasting along, still feeling that the year is just getting started. Then along comes April, and your inner monologue yells WTF!!!!! Where did the past three months go?! or swearier words to that affect. However, Jan, Feb and March are always a bonanza for alternative music lovers. This is partly because the last few months of the year get clogged up with big releases and year-end victory laps, making it harder for cult concerns and newer acts to get shelf space or rustle up significant media attention. Then there s the small matter of getting enough buzz around the time festivals are booking, so plenty of acts wait for the year to return or drop their debut. We re not complaining, as this has made for an annual season of joy. We ve once again had three months filled with great records, and ....