The Tragically Hip

On their tenth album, Ontario's Tragically Hip continue to make basic, emotionally-charged anthemic rock with passion and an attention to smart lyricism. Although the band has yet to truly reap the rewards it deserves outside of many diehard fans, this album's hard-hitting introspection ought to win a few more converts.

One thing that's remained the same in the Tragically Hip's twenty-plus years together is
their power to ask questions without repeating themselves. Frontman Gordon Downie's
role as a working class poet has only gotten better with age and the double-guitar attack of
Rob Baker and Paul Langlois continues to complement the band's boundless ambition in
making honest rock & roll. The Hip's eleventh album, In Between Evolution, stays... More >