There are plenty of songs out that initially come off being pretty impressive, but also leave you challenging the band with: “Yeah, but let’s see you do that live.” Apparently Youngtree & The Blooms “Ten Million Ways to Decay” is more than just studio wizardry; that mile-a-minute tongue-twister reads like a George R Martin book on speed, and now they band have got the live video to prove it. Continue reading Music Video: Youngtree & The Blooms Perform a Lively ‘Ten Million Ways to Decay’
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Single: Dennis Ellsworth Wraps Up England, Holland and Gord Downie in ‘Sunflowers’
Dennis Ellsworth is about to hit his stride. He’s just on the edge of releasing a slew of new material, culminating with an album later this year, but for the moment it looks more like a whittling project. Self- produced and recorded by Adam Gallant at Hill Sound Studios in Charlottetown, the first keeper to emerge from Ellsworth’s apparent treasure-trove is “Sunflowers,” a song drenched in visual of being on tour in England and Holland, away from home. Continue reading Single: Dennis Ellsworth Wraps Up England, Holland and Gord Downie in ‘Sunflowers’
Folly Fest Launch Crowd-Funded Grand Theft Bus Limited Edition Live Album Vinyl Release
The news that an album is being conceived, the bare mention of a far-off twinkle in someone’s eye, is rarely the sort of thing to get excited about. Lots of albums have been conceived. I make a habit of conceiving three albums before breakfast. It doesn’t necessarily mean that any of them ever come to fruition, let alone guarantee they are any good. Any sense of excitement usually comes far later in the process.
That being said, I can’t imagine any more magical possible combination of words than: “Folly Fest Launch Crowd-Funded Grand Theft Bus Limited Edition Live Album Vinyl Release.” Continue reading Folly Fest Launch Crowd-Funded Grand Theft Bus Limited Edition Live Album Vinyl Release
Music Video: Miller – MacDonald – Cormier go Digging Through History with ‘Alasdair nan Stòp’
Taken from their ECMA-nominated sophomore album, South Haven, the Celtic trio of Ben Miller, Anita MacDonald, and guitarist Zakk Cormier have released a new performance video for their version traditional Gaelic song “Alasdair nan Stòp”. Coincidently, it may be the only recorded version of the tune in modern history, giving the band the opportunity to geek out over how choose to interpret it.
Single: Irish Mythen Releases ‘Deep Dark Woods’ – Announces Tour Dates
In the midst of signing with UK live music booking agency Free Trade (whose roster or artists includes such legends as Wilco, Jason Isbell, Lucinda Williams, Buffy Saint-Marie, The Milk Carton Kids), Irish Mythen has announced the release of her upcoming album, Little Bones. At the same time Mythen has dropped the album’s first single, “Deep Dark Woods”. Continue reading Single: Irish Mythen Releases ‘Deep Dark Woods’ – Announces Tour Dates