Mandy Savoie

The first release from Jon Foreman of Switchfoot and Sean Watkins of Nickel Creek proves that two singing heads are better than one. The album takes the folk instruments of Nickel Creek, including a ukulele on the lovable, almost vaudevillian “Look for me Baby,” and adds Switchfoot’s up-tempo beats and gusto. “Throw it Away” is […]

Pointless screaming? Over-pronouncing vowels in a nasally emo fashion? Check. Cheesy songs about war/the earth’s plight? Synths to make the album sound trendy? Check. In short, the band’s second album has everything you’d expect from a 2009 screamo album. While it sounds contrived at times, that’s not to say these conventions don’t work. “Godspeed,” an […]

Woodpigeon’s second album is finally widely available. Formerly sold at the Calgary band’s live shows, it’s now been re-issued with a bonus 10-track CD. After releasing Songbook in 2006 about living overseas, Treasury is supposed to chronicle singer/guitarist Mark Andrew’s return to Canada, but the album sounds more like America—the 1970s folk-rock band that is, […]