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16.20 | On Moral Urgency

Why cultural institutions must take a stand as authoritarianism chips away at freedom and democracy

Altitude

Alt.itude

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INTERVIEWS — What makes the music of the Tuareg so blue?

Desert Blues

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INTERVIEW — Birth of a New Americana signals the death of the genre machine

Off the Record: Jon Batiste’s Big Money

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INTERVIEW ─ On his latest record, “Our Calling”, the British-Italian artist joins Ballaké Sissoko to create an indelible mix of Euro-African folk traditions

Off the Record: Piers Faccini

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“To have chosen to work with a female producer simply because she was a woman would have risked the integrity of the project.”

Profile: Sarah Kinsley’s Escaper

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INTERVIEW — Sam Beam’s latest release is a colourful contrapposto of gloomy joy

Iron & Wine’s "Light Verse"

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INTERVIEW — In her latest album, the Spanish songwriter finds the sound of presence mixed into the hues of the past

Off the Record: Amaia Miranda

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INTERVIEW ─ On their sixth studio album, The Head and the Heart looks back in order to move forward

“Aperture” shines through a glass brightly

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A journey into the night reveals jazz idioms beneath folk gestures

Arooj Aftab’s Night Reign

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Without being overly verbose, Kiwanuka walks the line between being a narrative storyteller and purveyor of proverbs

Profile: Michael Kiwanuka’s Small Changes

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INTERVIEW ─ “Why am I so unafraid right now?”

Off the Record: Angel Olsen

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INTERVIEW ─ At just 22, oSHAMO turns tradition into propulsion—building a diasporic legacy rooted in rhythm and resistance

Fuji for the Future

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For this installation of DECA—our inter-issue series inviting artists to curate top-ten lists—Alex Kaplan shares 10 albums she’s excited to hear on vinyl this spring.

DECA: Alex Kaplan on Vinyl Gone Viral

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Frontman Matthew Hegarty returns to the thin place that launched his indie-folk project

Matthew & the Atlas

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“If you don’t know him, try. If you don’t like him, that’s ok too.”

Phosphorescent Blues

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INTERVIEW — With her debut album, Roufaida transforms cultural inheritance into a living, flexible practice of self-expression

Coming Up for Air

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INTERVIEW ─ On La femme aux yeux de sel, the emerging singer-songwriter delivers a melange of global music with a French touch

Off the Record: Gabi Hartmann

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INTERVIEW — On her latest EP, At Least I Tried, Fell swoops into new depths of introspection

Laura Fell

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“How would my younger self feel listening to this?”

Manami Kakudo’s Contact

Arts & Letters

Arts & Letters

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No Neutral Ground

Why cultural institutions must take a stand as authoritarianism chips away at freedom and democracy

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Skank Bloc Bologna: Alternative Art Spaces

Can art spaces that eschew commercial activity truly sustain themselves without succumbing to corporatization?

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Ross Gay On Inciting Joy

The celebrated poet on his latest collection, and holding space for gratitude

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Alexi Murdoch on Moral Urgency

INTERVIEW — Why artists must confront power, take risks, and answer the call of Gaza

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There’s Always This Year

The celebrated poet and essayist on basketball, time, and the city

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Anis Mojgani’s Radical Empathy

INTERVIEW — In conversation with the Poet Laureate of Oregon

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J-L Cauvin: Yes, Art is Dead

INTERVIEW ─ As social media algorithms reward sameness and stunt discovery, one comedian’s struggle for visibility shows what’s at stake for artists everywhere

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Return to the Rat Park

Emerging research at the University of Toronto strengthens the link between social isolation and increased vulnerability to addiction

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Environmental Consciousness

Three Artists Activating Art in the Fight Against Climate Change

Homegrown

Homegrown

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DECA by Fleur Electra

For this installation of DECA, Anne Klein rolls back the sonic curtain of her “Strike the Match” EP

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JJ Wilde’s Top Ten Albums

Ahead of a busy summer of festival appearances, the Canadian alt-rocker reflects on the albums that keep her moving while on the road

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King Cruff

On his latest EP WHAT HAVE I ‘DON, Bob Marley’s grandson lays the foundation for his own reggae sound

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Andy Shauf’s Norm

The singer-songwriter finds a new creative process to match a compelling narrative

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DECA by Austra

For this installation of DECA — our running series inviting artists to curate top-ten lists — Katie Stelmanis reflects on the records that informed their newest release

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Off the Record with Lindsay Ell

The generational Canadian talent sets self love to music

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elijah woods

On "what if it was great?", the self-starting singer and producer breaks new creative ground

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Off the Record: Ada Lea

INTERVIEW — The Montreal singer-songwriter’s latest album, “when i paint my masterpiece”, places equal value on art and the artist

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Sebastian Gaskin's “LOVECHILD”

INTERVIEW — The Toronto-based multi-instrumentalist on his unique mixology of Indigenous and pop idioms

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Jenn Grant's Champaign Problems

In her latest album, the Canadian singer-songwriter delivers a deeply collaborative post-pandemic meditation

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Off the Record: Justin Orok

INTERVIEW ─ The Canadian folk artist joins “A Cannopy Salon” for a spotlight on his latest album

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Shawnee Kish’s Top 10 Influences

Our DECA series invites artists to curate a list of their top-10 influences

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Bells Larsen and Georgia Harmer

“Our friendship is embedded with a shared love of each other’s music”

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