Andrew Waite’s latest single comes at you with all the energy of a Bruce Springsteen sports anthem, complete with horns a’blazin’. Rather than the ‘rah rah’ of a team determined to win, “Ain’t Goin’ Out Like That” is a little more pointed. Instead, it’s a rallying cry for someone who is determined not to lose and certainly not thanks to someone who isn’t pulling their own weight. Continue reading Andrew Waite Isn’t About To Let the Team Down on ‘I Ain’t Goin’ Out Like That’
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Ian Janes Makes Repeatedly Getting Burned Sound Like a Great Time With ‘Shouldn’t Be Calling You’
The new single from Nova Scotia’s Ian Janes is not so much a cautionary tale about any misadventures that involve holding your hand to a flame as it is a commiseration. Sometimes, for the sake of our own survival, we can be expected to have more sense than a common month and yet these ill-advised dalliances of the heart seem to happen again and again.
So, we have Janes’ “Shouldn’t Be Calling You”, an inevitable track wreck that we wouldn’t turn away from even if we could. It’s for all the Rons and Tammys of the world who knew better all along and just can’t help themselves. Continue reading Ian Janes Makes Repeatedly Getting Burned Sound Like a Great Time With ‘Shouldn’t Be Calling You’
Mo Kenney Releases a Lonesome Take on Daniel Romano’s ‘Hard On You’
Mo Kenney has been going hard on the covers for the last year. Her latest, “Hard On You” comes from Daniel Romano’s 2011 album, sleep beneath the willow, which was longlisted nominee for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize. It’s the third in a series of covers that Kenney has released this year, which already includes Guided by Voices’ “Game of Pricks” and the Patsy Cline classic “You Belong To Me.” Continue reading Mo Kenney Releases a Lonesome Take on Daniel Romano’s ‘Hard On You’
The Backstays Dig Into the History of Saint John and Its Modern Counterparts on ‘No Hot Cargo’
The Backstays are quickly earning a reputation as the bards of Saint John. Their self-titled EP, released in 2018, didn’t hold back when detailing some of the history and challenges of living in the port city. Their latest single, “No Hot Cargo,” has the band heading back to the same well to brew up some hot tea for Saint John’s department of modern affairs. Continue reading The Backstays Dig Into the History of Saint John and Its Modern Counterparts on ‘No Hot Cargo’
Wolf Castle Sponsors New $3000 Prize for Indigenous Artists in New Brunswick
Mi’kmaq Hip Hop artist and two-time ECMA-nominee Tristan Grant, who performs as Wolf Castle, has launched a pilot project with Music·Musique NB in hopes of aiding Indigenous musicians within New Brunswick. The NB Indigenous Artist Development Grant, sponsored by Grant, aims to provide the tools, support and guidance that he might have benefited from when first beginning his music career. Continue reading Wolf Castle Sponsors New $3000 Prize for Indigenous Artists in New Brunswick