All posts by Josh Hunter

New Music: Gun Jr. Get Noisy On ‘The Shakes’

What began years ago as a solo effort for Jordan Doucet evolved from a few guitar and piano tracks into one of the heaviest punk albums of the 2017. That’s exactly what Halifax’s Gun Jr. did on their new album The Shakes, which came out Friday, October 13th, and to do that, they needed to get messy. Continue reading New Music: Gun Jr. Get Noisy On ‘The Shakes’

New Music: Mauno Create An Auditory Kaleidoscope With Their Latest Album, ‘Tuning’

Tuning, the latest album by Halifax band Mauno, explores the emotional connections we form through music, relationships, and everyday experiences. Inspired by “The Soundscape”, a book written by musicologist R. Murray Schafer about our sonic environments and listening to the little things in our everyday lives, Tuning takes the theories discussed in the book and applies them to the bands’ own personal experiences and relationships. Theories on sonic environments and their effects on the human psyche not your thing? Fear not, Tuning takes a light-hearted approach while delivering a pop-rock album full of catchy riffs, solid melodies, and light-hearted lyrics. Continue reading New Music: Mauno Create An Auditory Kaleidoscope With Their Latest Album, ‘Tuning’