This isn’t your parents Tomato/Tomato. By now the Saint John folk duo should be familiar to most Atlantic Canadians, and after today’s release of their new album, Canary In A Coal Mine, we expect they’re going to be familiar to a lot more. The album is a massive step forward for the band, both lyrically and sonically, with the band putting on a fresh edge with a big sound. Continue reading New Music: Tomato/Tomato Make Huge Leap Forward with ‘Canary in a Coal Mine’
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Single: Partner Raise Some Questions with ‘Tell You Off’
We’ve got some concerns. Our beloved Partner, those darlings of Sackville, may have crafted the best album of 2017 and maybe even one of the best stoner rock albums of all time, but it might not be enough to escape the sophomore slump. Saturday the 14th, the band’s follow up to the very excellent In Search of Lost Time, is perhaps not all it could be. Partner’s second single, “Tell You Off” was released today and it feels like we’re heading towards something of a confrontation. Continue reading Single: Partner Raise Some Questions with ‘Tell You Off’
New Music: Andrew Spicer ‘Bi-Polar Bear’ Is Like the ’90s Took a Victory Lap
As far as one-man bands go we all have a certain stereotype in mind. We all have that image of a guy holding an accordion with a bass drum strapped to his back and juggling any number of instruments necessary to flesh out whatever it is his busking license is allowing him to subject us to.
This concept of a one-man band is about as far away as you can get from Andrew Spicer. His album Bi-Polar Bear is probably the last place you’d find a kazoo. Instead we’re treated to what sounds like a victory lap of the ’90s.
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Shivering Songs 2019: Winter, Our Common Enemy
If Shivering Songs confirmed anything for us this year it’s that Fredericton has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to homegrown talent, and January is one hell of a month to throw a music festival. The city’s solution for breaking up the winter blues was filled with highlights, and some long sought-after answers. Continue reading Shivering Songs 2019: Winter, Our Common Enemy
Music Video: Steven Lambke Marks 10 Years of You’ve Changed Records with ‘Fireworks’
Steven Lambke is marking the 10th anniversary of You’ve Changed Records, the label he co-founded in 2009 with Daniel Romano, in exactly the way you might expect: he’s releasing an album. Dark Blue will be out later next month, but today Lambke has treated us to a lyric video for “Fireworks,” the album’s first single. Continue reading Music Video: Steven Lambke Marks 10 Years of You’ve Changed Records with ‘Fireworks’