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- ↑ Alex Hudson, "Casey MQ Announces 'babycasey: ultra' Remix Album". Exclaim! , September 29, 2021.
- ↑ Coral Andrews, "Spoons continue fun-loving journey". Waterloo Region Record , February 10, 2017.
- ↑ Jenny Feniak, "Cadence Weapon's Parallel World wins 2021 Polaris Music Prize as best Canadian album". Edmonton Journal , October 1, 2021.