Tabassum Siddiqui
The AV Club
Toronto, ON, Canada
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Past articles by Tabassum:
The Weather Station’s quiet new album of piano ballads speaks volumes
Singer-songwriter Tamara Lindeman’s surprise release sounds nothing like her recent breakthrough album—but it’s just as impactful → Read More
Basia Bulat’s old songs bloom anew through orchestral arrangements of The Garden
With help from old friends, the Canadian singer-songwriter reworks music from throughout her career to wondrous effect → Read More
Review: Metric stripped their sound down at "art maze" the Funhouse
Playing as an acoustic duo for 200 fans, Emily Haines and Jimmy Shaw hearkened back to their origins and reminded us of the rock-solid bones beneath their stadium-sized songs → Read More
Danforth Music Hall turns 100
To celebrate the century-old concert hall, six Canadian musicians share their favourite show memories → Read More
Ariel Engle steps out solo as La Force
The otherworldly singer of Broken Social Scene and AroarA has been given the confidence to raise her voice in a new way. → Read More
Spiritualized’s grand goodbye, Joey Purp’s live-wire mixtape, and more new music reviews
Spiritualized leaves us (maybe, but probably not) with the essential And Nothing Hurt, while Chilly Gonzales’ Solo Piano trilogy ends on a contemplative note, and Chicago MC Joey Purp sounds better than ever on his third mixtape. Plus, we take a look at the latest from Mothers and Ava Luna. → Read More
Local Hero: Tao-Ming Lau launches agency for women, LGBT and POC artists
Tau-Ming Lau launched an agency to represent and create safe spaces for women, LGBT and POC artists. It's called Blue Crane and it's putting on a showcase at Manifesto. → Read More
Glen Hansard showed impressive versatility at Danforth Music Hall
Concert review: Glen Hansard played a show at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto on March 21. Backed by an 11-piece band, the charming Irish singer/songwriter displayed the many facets of his long and storied career. → Read More
Tune-Yards work out political tension on the dance floor
On I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life, Merrill Garbus and Nate Brenner confront climate change and white privilege over complex electro rhythms → Read More
Emily Haines's return to Toronto inspires a solo revival
The Metric singer has returned to her Soft Skeleton project after more than a decade, and now she has some advice to the next generation of female musicians → Read More
Stars' secrets for surviving the music industry
Torquil Campbell and Amy Millan reveal their keys to longevity in a field that resists it. Plus, watch the new mini-doc, An Evening With Stars → Read More
The Weather Station's fourth album is the Toronto musician's most compelling yet
Tamara Lindeman cuts loose from Americana and moves towards a sound that’s fully her own → Read More
Field Trip 2017 was all about the return of hometown heroes
Broken Social Scene and Feist ruled the fest, and Phoenix and A Tribe Called Red held their own → Read More
Toronto's Sarah Slean is still standing
“What I’m not okay with is getting on the hamster wheel and trying to churn out an album every two years and do the whole rigamarole. I’d rather put a fork in my eye." → Read More
Land of Talk's hopeful Life After Youth heralds Elizabeth Powell's long-awaited return
First album in seven years finds the Montreal-based musician renewed rather than defeated or regretful → Read More
Feist found Pleasure by leaving the past behind
Nearly 20 years ago, a quick perusal of Toronto’s live music listings would have shown the name Feist popping up repeatedly. If the budding solo performer’s work ethic had been matched by audience size, she’d have been a household name long before landing a song in an iPhone commercial. Had you stum → Read More
Feist brings big-time production values to intimate Pleasure release show
The Toronto-based musician flooded Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church with pink neon lights to debut songs from her fifth full-length → Read More
Lou Canon goes dark and downtempo on Suspicious
A compelling live performer, the Toronto-based electronic musician's second album is bogged down by effects and atmospherics → Read More
Snowblink shape-shifted through new songs at the Burdock
And there were guests aplenty, including local choir Grex, Brodie West and Doug Tielli → Read More
Mocky Stays Fly, He Just Does It Under the Radar
He worked with Feist, Peaches, Chilly Gonzales, and more. But he's happy staying away from the limelight. → Read More