Whew! October has been a busy month — a conspicuously month. We’re not the type to go in for conspiracy theories (though just imagine the fun we’d have with a ‘rumours’ column…) but it’s not entirely out of the realm of suspicion that Atlantic Canada’s musicians were saving up their material from the last two years just for this moment. We’re still working our way through all the albums released this month.
Here’s everything we covered in October 2021.
Features
Top 10 | Mike Trask Lists the Blues Albums That Have Influenced Him
October 8, 2021 – Alex Cook
Nova Scotia’s Flamenco en Rouge Offer up a Special Tribute to Miners With ‘Tierras Oscuras’
October 25, 2021 – Steve MacIntyre
News
Music·Musique NB Shifts PRIX MNB AWARDS Show Online For Secord Year in a Row
October 6, 2021 – The East
MusicNL Announce 2021 Award Nominees — Kelly McMichael Leads With Five
October 14, 2021 – The East
Porch Light: Mo Kenney, Mama’s Broke and Dani-Rae Clark Organize Benefit Concert for Elizabeth Fry Society
October 16, 2021 – Micaela Cockburn
Les Moontunes, The Cap and Wolf Castle Share the Digital Limelight as 2021 Prix MNB Awards Winners
October 21, 2021 – The East
Cavendish Beach Music Festival Announces 2022 Return With Country Music Star Luke Combs Headlining
October 27, 2021 – The East
Music Releases
Maximilian Flint Has Chosen the Road Less Traveled with Matrix-Inspired Americana Folk Song ‘Blue’
October 1, 2021 – Alex Cook
Adyn Townes Holds Your Hand Through the Heartbreak on ‘In Frames’
October 1, 2021 – Steve MacIntyre
Kill Chicago Cover a Lot of Bases on ‘The Rest’ But It’s Their Quiet Moments That Really Shine
October 1, 2021 – Alex Cook
Senior Citizen Go for Gold in the Category of Synchronized Standing on ‘Tell Me When It’s Safe’ with Tim Walker
October 2, 2021 – Micaela Cockburn
Everything Old Feels New Again on Séan McCann’s Latest Release ‘Shantyman’
October 3, 2021 – Steve MacIntyre
Lizzie Loveless Reflects and Reinvents on Debut Album ‘You Don’t Know’
October 4, 2021 – Maggie McLean
June Body’s ‘Never Here For Long’ is an Act of Catharsis That Doesn’t Pull Any Punches
October 4, 2021 – Alex Cook
Aaron Collier Hides Disturbing Truths in Stats Rock Single ‘2014’
October 6, 2021 – Alex Cook
Hillsburn Offer a Glimmer of Hope in the Midst of Despair on ‘Slipping Away’
October 6, 2021 – Matt Hayes
Lashes Play Devil’s Advocate With Controversial Album ‘When The Internet Calls’
October 7, 2021 – Dan Chamberlain
Empathy is at the Core of Heather Armstrong’s Debut Album ‘Fearless Contribution’
October 7, 2021 – Steve MacIntyre
Kristen Martell Wants You to Grow and Rise Up and Dance With ‘Quiet Hearts’
October 7, 2021 – Alex Cook
Andru Branch & Halfway Tree Invite Resilience with ‘Weather The Storm’
October 8, 2021 – Camilo Villamizar
Dylan Menzie’s ‘A Heart That Doesn’t Want Mine’ Is a Little Bit of Heartache but a Little More Congas
October 8, 2021 – Alex Cook
Meguro’s Debut Single Is the ‘Forgotten Song’ You Wish Your Friends Would Write About You
October 8, 2021 – Alex Cook
Lee Rosevere and The Wild Strawberries Part the Veil on ‘I’m In Love with a Ghost’
October 10, 2021 – Alex Cook
Leo LaFleur’s ‘The Bonsai Tree’ Will Bring Out the Eight-Year-Old in You
October 11, 2021 – Steve MacIntyre
Swimming Grapple With the Changing of Life and Seasons on Debut ‘That’s OK’
October 14, 2021 – Maggie McLean
Behrooz Mihankhah’s ‘Lydium’ Merges Notes From Across the World
October 16, 2021 – Brandon Lorimer
Dennis Ellsworth & The Electric Stars’ ‘Endless (Nowhere Else to Go)’ is an Argument for Perspective and the Grateful Dead
October 16, 2021 – Alex Cook
Squintin’ Tarantino Goes Cold Turkey and Pushes the Boundaries of Folk on ‘Sandtrails’
October 17, 2021 – Alex Cook
Tony Ronalds Opens His Diary for Us on His Latest Single, ‘Gone’
October 18, 2021 – Steve MacIntyre
Dazor Learn Their ‘Lessons’ at the School of ’90s Grunge
October 18, 2021 – Dan Chamberlain
Ben Caplan Takes Time to Look Back on ‘Recollection (Reimagined)’
October 20, 2021 – Matt Hayes
Alli Walker’s New Single is an Upbeat Introduction to the Whole Genre of ‘Country Music’
October 20, 2021 – Alex Cook
JTK Asks for a Little Recognition and Healthy Bank Balance on ‘Bands (Money)’
October 20, 2021 – Matt Hayes
Lawrence Maxwell Offers Advice for a Broken Heart on ‘Better You’
October 22, 2021 – Alex Cook
Justin Fancy Sings About Never Looking Back, No Matter How Pretty Their Blue Jeans Are, on ‘Beauty Queen’
October 22, 2021 – Alex Cook
Like A Motorcycle Double Down on the Season’s Greetings With a Cover of The Screamers’ ‘122 Hours of Fear’
October 22, 2021 – Alex Cook
Sasha’s Ambulance’s ‘Aquarius Moon’ Means Belonging But Not Together
October 23, 2021 – Micaela Cockburn
Blackwood Carves a Path Through Enchanting Vistas on ‘Lost and Found’
October 26, 2021 – Brandon Lorimer
Rose Cousins Revisits ‘The Lullaby (My Oldest Love)’ With Tim Baker and Announces Tour Dates
October 27, 2021 – Alex Cook
Electric Spoonful Drop ‘Johnny Drunken Drawers’ – The Spooky New Single That Will Haunt Gus’ Pub Forever
October 28, 2021 – Alex Cook
Big Space Makes A Big Impression With ‘In Relation To’
October 29, 2021 – Camilo Villamizar
Wicked Vices’ ‘Athlone St.’ is About the Struggle of ‘Being Married to Four Other People’
October 29, 2021 – Alex Cook
Terra Spencer Revisits Windsor’s Beloved Cotton Mill on ‘Brick and Mortar’ Duet Featuring Stewart Legere
October 29, 2021 – Alex Cook
Clare Siobhan Releases ‘Twice A Day’ After Finding Success on TikTok
October 29, 2021 – Alex Cook
Dylan Devoe’s Latest Single ‘The Battle of Louisbourg’ Comes With a History Lesson
October 29, 2021 – Alex Cook
Elephant Skeletons Treats Us to a Tasty Halloween EP with ‘Ghost Stories’
October 30, 2021 – Dan Chamberlain
DenMother’s ‘Frantic Ram’ is a Beautiful and Haunting Journey
October 31, 2021 – Charlotte Simmons
Music Videos
PINEO & LOEB Go For a ‘Good Vibe Feeling’ on the Streets of Los Angeles
October 1, 2021 – Alex Cook
Melonvine Take to the Seas for ‘Sail Away’
October 1, 2021 – Alex Cook
Papal Visit Goes for the Punch with a Quick and Slick ‘The Opposite Heart’
October 1, 2021 – Dan Chamberlain
Air Traffic Control Take Aim At the Billionaires With ‘The Rocketeer’
October 12, 2021 – Alex Cook
Something Feels Off About All the Cake and Piñatas on Keeper E.’s ‘Fourteen’
October 13, 2021 – Alex Cook
Loviet Damns the Internet With ‘Picture’
October 14, 2021 – Alex Cook
Horsebath Break Out a Murder Ballad With a Double Bill on ‘Nightfall’
October 14, 2021 – Alex Cook
The Trews’ ‘Permission’ is a Promise to Never Compromise Artistic Freedom Featuring Rich Robinson on Guitar
October 25, 2021 – Alex Cook
Christina Martin Gets a Visit From Cthulhu in New Brendan Henry-Directed Video for ‘Stay With Me’
October 25, 2021 – Alex Cook
New Video for Kristen Martell’s ‘Quiet Hearts’ Relates Overcoming Her Inner Critic to an Impossible Struggle
October 28, 2021 – Alex Cook
Premiere: The Library Steps Revisit Glory Days of Halifax Hip Hop With ‘Home Team’
October 29, 2021 – Matt Hayes
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