Joce Reyome’s debut single comes across as a real stunner. “Cross My Heart” makes heavy nods to classic R&B and Blues, with tales of heartbreak and woe, drinking and gambling t’boot, but following in the more modern footsteps of Alabama Shakes, Reyome has breathed some excitingly fresh life into these genres. Considering Joce’s musical background, that shouldn’t come as a surprise. Continue reading Joce Reyome Breathes Fresh Life Into the Blues With ‘Cross My Heart’
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Moira & Claire Pen an Ode to High School Crushes With ‘You Look Good in Yellow’
The latest single from Moira & Claire captures the microcosm of runaway thoughts and insecurities forged in the raging fires of the teenage brain. “You Look Good in Yellow” is a nice reminder that you once cared how people looked, or how you look, or what you thought of each other and it was both exciting and terrifying. Continue reading Moira & Claire Pen an Ode to High School Crushes With ‘You Look Good in Yellow’
Hillsburn Lament the Loss of the Familiar With Eerily Prescient New Single ‘Husha’
Back in the Before Times, Hillsburn bravely ventured across the country to record at Vancouver, BC’s Soundhouse Studios, Monarch Studios and Menagerie Studios with Grammy-nominated producer Howard Redekopp (Tegan and Sara, The New Pornographers, Mother Mother). It would prove to be their final album as a quintet. In July, Hillsburn’s chief songwriter, Paul Aarntzen announced that he would be departing from the band.
Since that news broke, we’ve been eager to hear what was recorded on the West Coast. The second single to be released, “Husha” hits a tone that’s spot on for these troubling times and maybe more as the band reflects on “the disintegration of places that once defined us.” Continue reading Hillsburn Lament the Loss of the Familiar With Eerily Prescient New Single ‘Husha’
Book Buddies Debut with Love Ballad to an Old Dodge ‘Neon’
Old cars are curious things. Over time, like a good partner, we come to appreciate their little eccentricities, the things that give them character, define their personalities. Those warning lights? That’s just their way of saying they love you. But every car has its day and they all eventually head off into the sunset. The debut single from Dartmouth’s Book Buddies, “Neon,” is an ode to one car in particular, but it stands in for all the first cars we’ve all had. Continue reading Book Buddies Debut with Love Ballad to an Old Dodge ‘Neon’
Justyn Thyme Carves Out a Folk Portrait of Himself on New Single ‘Return Me’
The latest single from Prince Edward Island’s Justyn Thyme is a delightfully uncomplicated folk song that—in the way that seems to pervade PEI folk songs on some level—wistfully evokes life on the island. “Return Me” may be Justyn’s contemplation on what it means to be human and the winding journey toward authentic self-expression, but it all seems to inevitably circle back home. Continue reading Justyn Thyme Carves Out a Folk Portrait of Himself on New Single ‘Return Me’