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The five sexiest albums of the decade so far
July 18, 2016Finding the right music for a night in the sack can be a challenge. You don’t want something distracting, but you also don’t want elevator music or something cheesy like Enya. Luckily for you, the 2010s have already given us more than our fair share of sexy records perfect for smooching your sweetie. Here are five of my personal favourites. Beyoncé – Beyoncé (2013) Were you really expecting anything else? While Lemonade is proof that hell hath no fury, Bey’s self-titled is the calm before the storm: a sexy, confident, and courageous platform on which Beyoncé owns her sexuality, her…
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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY
July 15, 2016By: Courtney Miller and Jessica Pickering Follow The Peak on Spotify to stay up to date on New Music Friday. https://play.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/0hYv4U3Nle5T982n3nZ2Fl “Go Off” – M.I.A. Courtney Miller: Intro is too cacophonous and disconnected, and vocals are too autotuned. It’s dynamic enough…
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Album Reveiws
July 11, 2016By: Courtney Miller and Nathan Ross Nick Jonas – Last Year Was Complicated It’s hard to believe that Last Year Was Complicated is Nick Jonas’ third solo album — I feel like I don’t hear much about the guy aside…
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Yes We Mystic will be your Forgiver
July 11, 2016After touring through Germany and the UK, Winnipeg band Yes We Mystic are excited to return home. “Touring Western Canada is our favorite because that’s what’s familiar to us. It’s where we started,” Adam Fuhr, lead vocalist and guitarist, said.…
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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY
July 8, 2016By: Courtney Miller, Jessica Pickering, and Jessica Whitesel Follow The Peak on Spotify to stay up to date on New Music Friday. https://play.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/1aR4clLFBJsJ5kecezb2CW “Friends” – Francis and the Lights feat. Bon Iver Jessica Whitesel: I’m really loving this. The mix of…
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Our 2016 Polaris Music Prize short list
July 4, 2016How does the Polaris Music Prize work? “The Polaris Music Prize is a not-for-profit organization that annually honours and rewards artists who produce Canadian music albums of distinction. A select panel of music critics judge and award the Prize without…
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Albums to match every stage of your summer road trip
July 4, 2016Summer’s here, and with it comes plenty of reasons to be hitting the road. Music festivals, weddings, cabin getaways, trips back to your hometown — through any combination of the above, you’ll be spending plenty of time on the road,…
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Pale Dīan has more in common with university students than you know
July 4, 2016Formerly known as Blackstone Rngrs, Pale Dīan is a band from Austin, Texas specializing in dark pop/dream pop. Consisting of vocalist/keyboardist Ruth Ellen Smith, guitarist Derek Kutzer, and drummer Nicholas Volpe, Pale Dīan is a group that strives to make…
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The Pacific rocked the stage at Studio Records
July 4, 2016The band previously known as Room 202 have reinvented themselves as the Pacific. A move lead singer and acoustic guitarist Zishan Abdullah said stemmed from the fact that “we’re all west coast boys and love the city we live in.…
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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY
July 3, 2016By: Sarah Finley, Max James Hill, and Courtney Miller Follow The Peak on Spotify to stay up to date on New Music Friday. https://play.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/2QJYif2Aw5KsNkWhVWCX7e “Augustine” – Blood Orange Courtney Miller: I get an ‘80s vibe from this, particularly from the whispery…
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