Favourite 5 Singles and Delicious Noise|December 2024
The actual written reviews might be mini, but these mighty fine releases are more than worthy of your time, attention, and support. Before we post our...
Are you listening? | November 2024
The actual written reviews might be mini, but these mighty fine releases are more than worthy of your time, attention, and support. Abraxas Reflux, Rotten ♫...
Against the Grain | October 2024
The actual written reviews might be mini, but these mighty fine releases are more than worthy of your time, attention, and support. Julianna Riolino and...
Charismatic Motivation | September 2024
THE DOMINIONATED NEWSLETTER · September 3, 2024 The actual written reviews might be mini, but these mighty fine releases are more than worthy of your time,...
True Sound | August 2024
Learn more about HEAR HERE on Eventbrite. The actual written reviews might be mini, but these mighty fine releases are more than worthy of your time,...
Pulling No Punches | July 2024
CORRECTION: In the May 2024 edition of our newsletter, we incorrectly identified the release date for Future Star’s album, It’s About Time!. The album was...
This is the Part that’s Too Hard to Explain | May 2024
I know, I know: it’s almost mid-month, and the May newsletter is only just coming out now, but it’s with good reason. There’s been a lot of activity behind...
Follow the Call | April 2024
The actual written reviews might be mini, but these mighty fine releases are more than worthy of your time, attention, and support. Bad Egg, Century Egg ♫...
Back to My Memories | March 2024
The actual written reviews might be mini, but these mighty fine releases deserve your time, attention, and support. Farser, “Back to My Memories” ♫ Listen...
Bon Appetit! | February 2024
You know that Shakespeare line, “If music be the food of love, play on”? Well, this edition of our newsletter is full of music our team of writers has been...
Our Favourite Fives from 2023 | January 2024
Hey Dominionation, To kick off 2024, we figured why not dwell in the past a tiny bit? If you've seen this post here then you already know our collective...
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Happy 2024 to all our newsletter subscribers! Here's wishing you a bright and prosperous new year! DOMINIONATED is hoping for an excellent 2024 as well, and...
Just a Taste | December 2023
Holy Void, "Fear In Your Mind" ♫ Listen Holy Void is filling a vacuum that I didn’t know existed for me. “Fear In Your Mind” is a reverb-soaked, melodic...
Feeling Nostalgic | November 2023
girl with dream, around u ♫ Listen There’s a entrancing quality to the wobbly guitar riff that winds throughout “around u,” a new poppy-rock song from...
Wildly Euphoric | October 2023
Towanda, Ruins ♫ Listen On their new album Ruins, Towanda truly come to life. Over the course of eight tracks, they dive into topics such as the patriarchy,...
Just About | September 2023
Ora Cogan, Formless ♫ Listen It’s not surprising that for an artist as exacting and precise as Ora Cogan, the title of her ninth album is something of a...
Good Point(s) | August 2023
Avem, Nerdin' About Birdin' ♫ Listen Southern Ontario-based punk band Avem nerd out about birds on their aptly named EP Nerdin’ About Birdin’. The band kick...
Untamed Talent | July 2023
Tough Age, Waiting Here ♫ Listen Being predictable isn’t a negative, especially when you consistently create catchy pop hooks and delicate melodies the way...
Sentimental Sounds | June 2023
Zoe Ackah, This Hen ♫ Listen Singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Zoe Ackah says that every song on her sophomore album, This Hen, has a story to...
Patient Gardener | May 2023
Alexandra Streliski, Néo-Romance ♫ Listen Composer and pianist Alexandra Stréliski never ceases to leave me awed by her work. Néo-Romance is another...
Buzzsaw Fog | April 2023
joemadden - “rather play alone” ♫ Listen joemadden is a Winnipeg-based singer-songwriter whose presence on the internet, besides a Bandcamp page, is minimal....
Weird Frequencies | March 2023
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Come Back Through | DOMINIONATED December 2022
A Message from DOMINIONATED It seems like the more we anticipate the start of a new year, the more it feels like we hardly had enough time with the one...
Just Who We Are | November 2022
DAVID, The Magic of DAVID: Levitating Ferrari Dave Norris (aka DAVID) recorded the entirety of The Magic of DAVID: Levitating Ferrari in his Toronto...
Are you listening? | October 2022
Alvvays, Blue Rev I will always find the fervent and abiding love of Alvvays fans a bit of a headscratcher. It seems if you love Alvvays, you really love...
Recalibrate | September 2022
Wes Allen, “Garden” (Toronto ON) Wes Allen’s “Garden” is bountiful. Its effervescent folky/jazzy melody (featuring a real leaf as a shaker!) and backing...
All Eyes and Smiles | August 2022
You know who is all eyes and smiles this month? Timothy from Kingston, that’s who. His name was drawn in our giveaway last month and he is now the proud...
The Last Normal Day | DOMINIONATED July 2022
How’s your July going so far? We hope it’s been as prosperous a month for you as June was for fellow subscriber Corbin from Edmonton, who scored a vinyl copy...
No Filter | June 2022
The DOMINIONATED newsletter is a gift that keeps on giving, so thanks once again to Idée Fixe Records who gifted subscriber Drew from Courtland, ON with...
Hot in a Cool Way | May 2022
Spring has sprung, especially for Mason in Edmonton, last month's lucky subscriber who picked up the vinyl copy of Basia Bulat’s The Garden we were giving...
Coolest Fucking Bitch in Town | April 2022
This month's edition of the DOMINIONATED newsletter comes with a special treat for one lucky subscriber: we're giving away a vinyl copy of Basia Bulat's The...
Here We Come Gallopin' | DOMINIONATED March 2022
DijahSB, 2022 the EP (Toronto ON) Life lately has been very good to DijahSB but didn’t come without a shit-ton of hard work and determination. In a recent...
A Four-Way in the Heart of the West End | DOMINIONATED February 2022
William Chernoff, “A Four-Way in the Heart of the West End” (New Westminster BC) William Chernoff’s jazz trio from New Westminster, BC, offers up a smooth...
Feels Like | DOMINIONATED January 2022
Bart, “Once Was” (Toronto ON) I fancy myself an optimistic fellow, but not at the level of Nathan Vanderwielen from Toronto-based band Bart. Of their new...
Good to See You | DOMINIONATED December 2021
A Message from DOMINIONATED Thank you for your continued support this year. It means the world to us to know that you're out there on the other end of this...
Encouraging Words for a Long Winter | DOMINIONATED November 2021
Dear DOMINIONATED Newsletter subscribers:It has just come to our attention that, through a scheduling error, the November edition of our newsletter never...
Beautiful things happen | October 2021
Astral Swans, Astral Swans (Calgary AB) For a pandemic lockdown album, Matthew Swann sure did gather a gaggle of friends and collaborators for his self-...
Fruit Cocktail In Heavy Syrup | September 2021
adult recreation centre, artifacts (Kitchener ON) There’s something pleasantly refreshing about Kitchener sextet adult recreation centre’s debut release,...
On a flaming line | DOMINIONATED August 2021
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Ask and Ye Shall Receive | DOMINIONATED July 2021
2021 • 07 • 20 Hello! Did you miss us? Someone out there did, as we surmised from a recent anonymous communication we got through the DOMINIONATED contact...
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Hello newsletter people! Yes, we have been quiet lately, but fear not, a new edition of the newsletter will be coming your way in the next few weeks. In the...
Look what you started. | DOMINIONATED May 2021
2021 • 05 • 18 Glutenhead, “Spinal Cord” (Toronto ON) Of the song “Spinal Cord,” this month's free MP3 download for DOMINIONATED's Patreon subscribers,...
Pause Edit Filter Play | DOMINIONATED April 2021
2021 • 04 • 20 Ducks Ltd., “As Big As All Outside” (Toronto ON) Toronto's Ducks Ltd. (formerly known as Ducks Unlimited) released a wicked EP at the start of...
Words and Music | DOMINIONATED March 2021
2021 • 03 • 15 If there’s been any silver lining to a years-long pandemic and enforced isolation, it’s been extra time for pastimes that bring us comfort and...
Cover me, I'm going in. | DOMINIONATED February 2021
2021 • 02 • 11 2020 was a really bad year full of really great cover songs. Maybe it was a coincidence or maybe the tumultuous times led artists to lean on...
The same but by different means | DOMINIONATED December 2020
2020 • 12 • 29 There's no poetic — or polite — way to summarize our 2020 experience. There's no point in us trying to sound profound about it, either. You...
Here On In | DOminiONATED October 2020
2020 • 10 • 07 🔥Nick Zubeck, Venusian Blues (Guelph ON) At the core of Venusian Blues is Nick Zubeck’s signature songwriting style: straight-forward...
Your Winters Are Like Summers Here | DOminiONATED September 2020
2020 • 09 • 03 🔥Ora Corgan, Bells in the Ruins (Victoria BC) Listening to Ora Cogan's Bells in the Ruins feels like walking through fog. The ten electro-...