Toronto's Tin Star Orphans release their second album, The Days of Blinding Fear, and it walks the line between predictable and surprising.

How messed up do you have to be before Katy Perry kicks you out of bed? That's about as deep as her second album Teenage Dream gets, but is that a bad thing?

This week, TORO brings you another signature music playlist, this time celebrating the end of the summer with some odd grooves and compelling melodies.

Do Land of Talk, one of Canada's most under-appreciated indie rock bands, continue their winning streak with new album Cloak and Cipher? TORO has its say.

Does Arcade Fire's huge third album live up to three years of anticipation, or does it sink under the pressure?

Check this out: TORO brings you an exclusive summer video mix, gathering together some brand new tracks from Arcade Fire, Katy Perry, Panda Bear, and the first solo video from Killers frontman Brendan Flowers.

New York electronic duo The Books reappear after five years to drop another strange, heavily sampled trip for their fans.

Toronto's Drake has become the city's breakout hip-hop star, but is Thank Me Later an instant genre classic, or weighed down by sentimental R&B influence?

World music needs more bands like Standstill. The Spanish group makes epic songs in their mother tongue that should provide easy entry points and repeat listens for North American ears.

Saskatoon hip-hop producer Factor drops his second solo album, Lawson Graham, heavy on guest vocals, dusty acoustic guitar loops, and all-around great ideas.