Sylvie Hill

If you’re a musical artist looking for writing support for your album, reach out! Prepared bios, meaningful song reviews, and other press bits assist your PR team greatly by providing them the right stuff they need to talk accurately about the art and craft of your work. *** Special music inspires me. So, in 2017, […]

Read about the sweet & sexy SONIC STYLINGS of Blockhouse Bay in my upcoming feature in Vader Evader, a new-music on-line magazine for electronic music. **** excerpt // STYLE When the most boring criticism may be against the simple beats, Blockhouse Bay recovers quickly through Hughes’ artistic arrangements and the magic pulsating from the way […]

ISSUE #9 of Four Culture Magazine // October 29 | Catch my ‘interesting’ feature Interview here with London, UK’s Rhys John Hughes of indie-electro new group Blockhouse Bay. Music lovers today are inundated with new tunes through the convenience of quick digital access where bands shoot to fame with a solitary single; to hell with […]

Like great music? Don’t miss my article, THE ADORABLE (R)EVOLUTION OF LOVE SONGS about Pete Fij (Adorable / Polak) & Terry Bickers (House of Love / Levitation) Oct 15 in Four Culture Magazine.

Cam Jones amps up the folk, and strips down the rock in his raw and powerful musical project, “Streetcar Curtsy.” Vocals, guttural like Vedder (Pearl Jam), throwback like Kurt Marschke (Deadstring Brothers) and sounding like a cleaner Brock Zeman, Jones styles his songs in pure folk-rock guitar. A worldbeat-meets-rock sound echoing Ani DiFranco, Streetcar Curtsy […]

LONDON, UK-based edgy electro-indie, retro-tinged British disco/dance pop with a cinematic feel. Sonic gems that pulsate hard, high-tempo club beats going back in time to new-wave vintage 80s synth with 21st-century twists. Catchy-chorus lyrics carried through evocative verse & vocals varied perfect, grounded in melodic hooks and unforgettable harmonies. Infectious as hell — Blockhouse Bay […]

In fine company with the likes of St-Vincent & Byrne collaborations, Montreal’s Yellow Jacket Avenger (Geoffrey Pye) features vocals by Hydrothermal Vents’ Tessa Kautzman, adding sensational flair to an organic, Byrne-esque, artful sound. Gravity by Yellow Jacket Avenger

THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013 | Sound of Confusion Magazine – UK Graingerboy – Silent Universe EP Standing at the edge of his world: Guest blogger and Canadian music writer, Sylvie Hill, reviews the new EP from Simon Grainger (Graingerboy). PASSIONATE PASSAGE THROUGH GRAINGER UNIVERSE Hailing from Leeds, UK, electronic-music veteran Simon Grainger (AKA Graingerboy) expands […]

True to their namesake, the Hydrothermal Vents from Montreal explode a unique collection of peculiar aural treasures from a cultured depth and solid-rock base of combined musical force and ingenuity. The magical Tielli pedigree of John’s astounding voice pairs perfectly and matches melodiously to Tessa Kautzman’s distinctive vox, igniting danceable delights with the frenetic energy […]

Check out Sylvie’s cover story feature in The Ottawa XPress on Ottawa’s folk scene and the upcoming Canadian Folk Music Awards Gala. 2009 Awards Gala in Ottawa, Ontario The fifth annual Canadian Folk Music awards gala will take place on Saturday, November 21, 2009 at Dominion Chalmers Church, 355 Cooper Street, Ottawa, Ontario (corner of […]