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Pat LePoidevin Revisits an Older Sense of Isolation on ‘November’

At this point, it probably doesn’t need to be stated that a lot can change in a year. The latest single from Pat LePoidevin, the appropriately titled “November,” was written a year ago, well before anyone was isolating during a pandemic. LePoidevin, however, was already experiencing an isolation of his own at the time. Continue reading Pat LePoidevin Revisits an Older Sense of Isolation on ‘November’

Music Video: Rich Aucoin Goes Robot Chicken on America with ‘Kayfabe’

When Rich Aucoin headed out across the United States in 2018, via bicycle no-less, he captured a different side of America than we were used to seeing. It wasn’t the land of milk, honey, and liberty they’d paraded around for the last few generations, but the precursor to what has become painfully obvious as the America of 2020. Many saw it coming, but Rich Aucoin committed it to song.

“Kayfabe,” the album’s latest video, and opening track, teaches us a new word and how the lens of reality has been distorted in America, taking on all the theatrics of a staged wrestling match. Continue reading Music Video: Rich Aucoin Goes Robot Chicken on America with ‘Kayfabe’

Music Video: Ian Foster Shows the Love Between the Stars on ‘Voyager (feat. Nancy Hynes)’

Love letters to space travel have a unique affection throughout music’s history. Be it “Space Oddity” or “Rocket Man” or “First Monkey Shot Into Space”, artists have always distilled the human wonder of the great beyond into thoughtful songs. And Ian Foster has charmingly captured the longing of stargazers and one of their most important comrades in the video for his new single “Voyager.” Continue reading Music Video: Ian Foster Shows the Love Between the Stars on ‘Voyager (feat. Nancy Hynes)’

Jenn Grant Takes on the Christmas Canon with ‘Forever on Christmas Eve’

The holidays are a time to spend with family and fortunately for fans of Nova Scotian songstress Jenn Grant, hers is seemingly predisposed to sharing their seasonal spirit. Right about this time last year, Jenn and partner Daniel Ledwell teamed up to record what would become Forever on Christmas Eve. An album steeped in nostalgia that sweeps us back to a simpler time. Continue reading Jenn Grant Takes on the Christmas Canon with ‘Forever on Christmas Eve’

Music Video: Kiwi Jr. Work Through the Existential Dread of 2020 and Then Some on ‘Cooler Returns’

This might be a good time to check in with Kiwi Jr., just to see if they’re okay. This year they’ve launched their own sub-Sub Pop imprint, the band’s own Kiwi Club, and announced their upcoming sophomore album alongside the release of a video for the album’s titular track, “Cooler Returns,” but 2020 has been a year for wearing on the gears. For anyone who is used to being on stage — crowds, dirt bikes, pyrotechnics and all — there’s an unnerving absence of everything, and it welcomes dust to collect among the gathering cobwebs. Continue reading Music Video: Kiwi Jr. Work Through the Existential Dread of 2020 and Then Some on ‘Cooler Returns’