Award-winning Newfoundland folk singer Sherman Downey has been busy. Mid-tour and with a new album on the way, it looks like Downey is going to be on the road for the foreseeable future. It’s the sort of stuff a lot of albums are inevitably crafted from; the life of the touring musician and Downey’s latest, New Beautiful, offers a glimpse at “what it’s like to wander from home and long for return.” His new single, “Front Porch” focuses more on the longing side of that equation and the realization that the relative quiet of a small town can be better than any adventure. Continue reading Single: Sherman Downey Longs for the Quiet of Small Towns on ‘Front Porch’
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New Music: Kill Chicago Solidify Their Sound and Break out the Fireworks on ‘The Fix’
Four years after the release of their album The Grey, The Fix is the mature release of Fredericton’s Kill Chicago. More than simply a sophomore effort, the album has the band dishing out their usual brand of protest song, now through the lens of parenthood. They may be rallying against a system that’s thrown a few hard lessons their way, but rather than the piss and vinegar of angry young men we’re seeing the tempered response of someone who now has something more to protect. Continue reading New Music: Kill Chicago Solidify Their Sound and Break out the Fireworks on ‘The Fix’
East Coast Music Association Announces Mary Walsh as 2020 Awards Show Host
This morning the East Coast Music Association announced the host of their 2020 Music Awards Show and Conference in St. John’s, NL. Continuing in their tradition of handing over the MC duties to a comedian – one that has included The Trailer Park Boys, Jonny Harris, James Mullinger and Jonathan Torrens – this year the ECMAs will be hosted by none other than Newfoundlander Mary Walsh. Continue reading East Coast Music Association Announces Mary Walsh as 2020 Awards Show Host
Music Video: Loviet Releases a Stripped Down Version of ‘Symbol of Love’
There’s more than one way to break a heart. That’s the message of Loviet’s new song “Symbol of Love,” but rather than the typical, run of the mill, everyday flavours that generally start and end with romantic partners, Loviet gets into those gutting experiences that come from the directions you might least expect. Continue reading Music Video: Loviet Releases a Stripped Down Version of ‘Symbol of Love’
Music Video: Scientists of Sound Take the Demons of Mental Health Head on With ‘Dark Side of the Room’
Scientists of Sound are releasing their album new album, The Beginning (of the beginning of the end), this Friday. Naturally, the hype surrounding it nearly tangible and has only been heightened by their new video for “Dark Side of the Room” – a new single that takes on the demons of mental health head on. Continue reading Music Video: Scientists of Sound Take the Demons of Mental Health Head on With ‘Dark Side of the Room’