Music Video: Maybe Babs is Haunting and Haunted on ‘Simple Life’

With the leaves on the ground and the cold sweeping through, Maybe Babs gives us a solemn snapshot of this Autumnal mood with their new video for their single, “Simple Life.” Self-described as “Appalachian emo” and a former half of electronic group Vogue Dots, songwriter Babette Hayward weaves unique layers into folk sensibilities here. Emerging from Maybe Babs’ residency at the Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity, “Simple Life” paints a vivid picture: of loneliness, of longing, and of loss. Continue reading Music Video: Maybe Babs is Haunting and Haunted on ‘Simple Life’

New Music: Clare Follett Takes Us Along for the Heartbreak on ‘Reclamation’

Clare Follett chronicles the anticipation, agony and, ultimately, acceptance of the end of her first love in her new album, Reclamation. Follett lays herself bare as she lyrically navigates through the stages of grief, at times revealing her youth but displaying a self-awareness and musical ability beyond her years. Continue reading New Music: Clare Follett Takes Us Along for the Heartbreak on ‘Reclamation’

Single: Tomato/Tomato Make a Folksy Nostalgic Nod to the Innocence of The Beatles and The Beach Boys on ‘Chasing Rainbows’

From their upcoming and fifth album, It’ll Come Around, the new single from Tomato/Tomato lays out an ever so slight shift in tone for the duo. Yes, it is inexhaustibly cheerful, but as 2020 would have it, they’ve had to set aside the rambling ways of a band on the run, for a bit of nostalgic woolgathering and a gleeful pursuit of the inane on “Chasing Rainbows.” Continue reading Single: Tomato/Tomato Make a Folksy Nostalgic Nod to the Innocence of The Beatles and The Beach Boys on ‘Chasing Rainbows’

Nova Scotian Musicians Offer Free Releases and More in Show of Support for Mi’kmaq Fishers

Over the past few weeks, the conflict arising in Nova Scotia between Mi’kmaq and settler fishers has stayed at a high boil. Developing from disputes on Indigenous fishing rights and lobster fishing, the situation quickly devolved into acts of destruction and violence towards Indigenous fishers and their defenders. With headlines downplaying the crimes against the Mi’kmaq and coverage avoiding the racism that fuels many of these actions, some artists are doing what they can to decrease their own presence and aid Indigenous voices in this trying time. Continue reading Nova Scotian Musicians Offer Free Releases and More in Show of Support for Mi’kmaq Fishers