The Simcoe Scene

To describe all that  Planet Silencio  offers would pose the same  difficulties as accurately describing a dream as soon as you wake up - the feeling is vivid, and the affects are fresh, but words just don't seem to do it justice.  The second full-length LP from Barrie-based modern rock band Club Silencio  is a vibrant and expansive dreamscape built upon smoothly layered vocal melodies and distorted guitars. The juxtaposition between the dreamy instrumentation and the lyrical content holds the  listener in uneasy suspension, wondering if or when a sudden drop is coming.  A collection of 11 songs, the first half of Planet Silencio is sunshine pop for a modern, more informed audience and is rich with atmospheric textures. The second half boasts the band's own brand of power pop, filled with driving drum patterns, anthemic choruses and bridges, and soaring guitars.  Club Silencio do not limit themselves to any established criteria for how to make mus...

Abraxas Reflux and their recently released  Rotten EP reeks of wisdom that only comes from being unjustly fucked with for far too long, and are screaming for some much deserved accountability. The Toronto hardcore outfit are a smart, and dangerously relevant force that exemplify what great musicians do best - give a voice to the voiceless, and be beacons for the disenfranchised.   Combining 4 new tracks with their previously released self-titled debut EP (released in 2022), Rotten fearlessly confronts issues that unfortunately plague each day, including right-wing extremism, attacks against body autonomy, the housing crisis, religious hypocrisy, and villainizing the vulnerable.   Preceded by singles "Constant" and "Rope Bunny", the band sets the tone for their new material that leaves no room for repose. Every track is a bullet point of rectifiable issues, and delivers each one with the passion of someone who has been on the receiving end of trauma. With no time to ...