Snowing Interview
It’s officially December, which means its officially snowing season. So what better way to welcome in the cold than an interview with cult classic band, Snowing. We sat down with Willow Brazuk and JR back when the sun was still around at New Friends Fest in Toronto—their first time ever playing in Canada. Also joined by our friends Paul and Zac from Farron Keep, we talked about the wonder that was their debut/last record: I Could Do Whatever I Wanted If I Wanted.
Soft Blue Shimmer Interview
Char and Meredith of Soft Blue Shimmer, along with producer Corey Coffman, join Weajue for a conversation about “They Will Leave Us With Nothing.” It’s a record about capitalism, bodily grief, and what we pass between us when the system leaves us with nothing. This three-sided emotional triangle made it one of the hardest albums Corey has ever produced. Recorded at Taylor Creek Park in Toronto.
Allegra Krieger Interview
Allegra Krieger joins Weajue for a conversation about her album Art of the Unseen Infinity Machine—a record that grapples with impermanence, and the liminal spaces of existence.
John Roseboro Interview
On this episode of Absent Sounds, Weajue caught John Roseboro to talk through his album Fools — track by track meditation on love, faith, and the strange arithmetic of becoming. Together, this quiet, searching conversation with John helps frame the album as a doorway into memory. We drift throug what does it mean to be known? To surrender? To make art that is an offering.
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Bloom Effect Interview
These days my brain feels like it’s tied up in a billion threads, but music has a way of loosening the knots. Bloom Effect’s oscilón has been part of that unwinding: a record that carries you out of the tangled noise and into something expansive, cosmic, and bright. The embodiment of love even. I caught up with the band (Jula Lafit, Craig Weighman, and Tom Rappa) at Sneaky Dee’s before they took to the stage.
The Holy Gasp Interview
In this episode of Absent Sounds, we head to Kensington Market (Toronto) to rediscover the 2018 record The Love Songs of Oedipus Rex by The Holy Gasp along with the re-release of the documentary that captured its creation.
Swimming Interview
Artist Interview Photo by Weajue Today’s episode is the second installment of our New Friends Fest 2025 coverage, featuring an interview with Newfoundland-based band Swimming. From late-night basement hours to three-day marathons of writing and recording, Swimming’s music is built on both discipline and openness. Earlier this year, Weajue sat down with Jacob Cherwick to […]
Gingerbee Interview
From August 1–3, New Friends Fest took over Toronto’s west end. The annual DIY punk, emo, and hardcore gathering brings bands from across the world together for three days of loud, unfiltered communion. Today’s episode is the first of our 2025 NFF festival coverage.
Memory Pearl Interview
Artist Interview Photo by Weadee On today’s episode of Absent Sounds, we’re featuring an interview with Toronto-based artist Moshe Fisher-Rozenberg the mind behind Memory Pearl. In his soothing and imaginative soundscapes, Moshe transforms everyday instruments into a captivating metropolises of sound. His opening set for Youth Lagoon in Toronto really set the mood for the […]
Avery Friedman Interview
On this episode, Weajue is joined by singer-songwriter Avery Friedman to walk through the tender terrain of her debut album, New Thing. What began as a private act of survival- writing songs alone in her room, quickly transformed into a full-bodied practice of vulnerability, expression, and queer joy.