Michelle Morrison is hardly a stranger to New Brunswick’s music scene. Morrison has been a constant presence and has been performing on and off since 2013, beginning with the group Sawmill Creek. If it seems a bit past due for her to be releasing any recorded music, she’s making up for lost time with two folky new singles: “Quarter After Midnight” and “A Silver Lining.” Continue reading Michelle Morrison Debuts with a Pair of Folky Singles – ‘Quarter After Midnight’ and ‘A Silver Lining’
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Rich Aucoin Catches the Serpent’s Tail While Seizing the Day with ‘Eulogy of Regret’
Rich Aucoin’s “Eulogy of Regret” is practically a manifestation of the circle of life; not exactly what Sir Elton was getting at, but a song commissioned for an autobiographical short film which would, in turn, be re-cut and upcycled as Aucoin’s music video for a song about seizing the day. Continue reading Rich Aucoin Catches the Serpent’s Tail While Seizing the Day with ‘Eulogy of Regret’
Chamber Pop Duo Pallmer Go for Big Moods Through Minimalism on ‘Quiet Clapping’
Quiet Clapping, the latest EP from Fredericton-based chamber pop duo Pallmer, is a great slumbering beast. You can hear the organic rhythm of its heartbeat, the slow rise and fall of its breathing and even its thoughts flittering about. It’s a spectacular example of what Pallmer do best: well-appointed minimalism with classical roots and modern applications. Continue reading Chamber Pop Duo Pallmer Go for Big Moods Through Minimalism on ‘Quiet Clapping’
Williston Irvine Creates a Self-Titled Album That is Deeply Personal From Top to Bottom
Williston Irvine sets out in earnest to capture his most directly personal work to date. The Halifax-based musician works through some seriously low-key Americana on his new self-titled full-length. By controlling every detail with self-production on this short and sweet release, the album is purely Irving, allowing him to emphasize poignancy, style, and story-telling as he opens up about this most recent chapter in his life. Continue reading Williston Irvine Creates a Self-Titled Album That is Deeply Personal From Top to Bottom
April Wine’s Myles Goodwyn Releases First-Ever Spiritual Song, ‘Will the Last Voice I Hear be an Angel’
For five decades, Myles Goodwyn has been known as the frontman of award-winning, platinum-selling, Canadian Music Hall of Fame hard rockers April Wine and, more recently, as a collaborative bluesman. With his second solo album, Myles Goodwyn & Friends of the Blues, released in 2008, Goodwyn announced a shift into the blues category that came was a slew of legendary guest performers, and doubled down on it a decade later for the release of the Myles Goodwyn and Friends of the Blues 2. Both albums won the East Coast Music Award for Blues Album of the Year.
Now, at the age of 72, years and year into a career of rocking and rolling, he has just gotten around to laying out his first-ever spiritual song, “Will the Last Voice I Hear Be an Angel.” Continue reading April Wine’s Myles Goodwyn Releases First-Ever Spiritual Song, ‘Will the Last Voice I Hear be an Angel’