We’re ready to put the final nails in this year with our annual tradition of very scientifically and democratically sorting through
each and every song sent our way and assembling them into our list of The Best Music of 2021.
We understand that no one will be entirely happy with any of these decisions, but the staff have only just barely escaped the process with their lives still intact, which is still more than we can hope for in 2022. Please, go easy on them and enjoy this list with the spirit in which it was intended. Continue reading The Best Music of 2021→
Not even during the darkest moments of 2020 did we ever throw our hands up and exclaim “Damnit, get me some puppets! It’s the only way we can report the news without inflicting further trauma.” This year came a little closer. 2021 meant more cancellations, re-schedulings, and re-cancellations — all while regularly putting more stuff up our noses than some nostrils will ever see during peak festival season.
2021 was not for the faint of heart, but it wasn’t without its shining moments. Here are all of our top stories from this past year.
Theresa MacKnight has always had a healthy respect for nature. Her connection to it—and more specifically, to her home in New Brunswick’s Charlotte County—stems back to her time as a little girl, to spending time in the woods with her grandmother and learning to respect animals. Continue reading Theresa MacKnight Is the Artist Who Comes Out at Night→
PAPAL VISIT’s impending album, Five Fathom Hole, is, as they describe, “a messily ambitious twenty-five song tomb.” The Saint John, New Brunswick-based quintet gloriously revel in their affinity for lo-fi rock’n’roll on the new album, punching up from a sea of well-textured fuzz. Loaded with that many tracks means that Five Fathom Hole inevitably covers a lot of ground, showcasing the band’s vast and eclectic song catalogue, and drawing from an abundance of influences. Continue reading Top 10 | PAPAL VISIT Name the Songs Found in Their East Coast Music Shrine→
Among Atlantic Canadian producers and musicians, Mike Trask seems unique; with his affinity for analog and a style of music that has become increasingly idiosyncratic with each release, Trask is continually surprising us. His latest release, “Great God Almighty,” is a clear indicator that, rather than having independently manifested his own form of rock and roll, Trask has some very real influences, especially when it comes to the blues.
