Looking out over the banks of the Saint John/Wolastoq River it’s easy to see where Keeper E. is coming from on her latest single, “Telling the Truth.” It’s early spring and the river has swollen its banks, leaving the usual flotsam and jetsam of litter along the shores. The perennial question is tossed around as casually as someone might consider a rain cloud: “will it flood this year?” Continue reading Keeper E. Prioritizes Honesty at the Center of the Climate Crisis with ‘Telling the Truth’ →

Smaller Hearts channel big Postal Service vibes on their latest single, “Double Space.” If anything, the Dartmouth-based electro-pop duo have found themselves in a time when bunny suits are all the more necessary for a music video. And yet, Smaller Hearts finds it in themselves to channel something a little more optimistic for “Double Space.” Continue reading Smaller Hearts Dance Through Their Troubles on ‘Double Space’ →

Proud Dads offer a modern bedroom pop take on the words of Ozymandias, king of king, “Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!” and the idea that all our effort might be in vain as we waste away in a pandemic-induced limbo. Born of the idles of quarantine, “Leap Year,” the band’s debut single, summarizes just that — a year that effectively might have skipped over. Continue reading Proud Dads Goes for Live Vibes Amid Limbo on ‘Leap Year’ →

AA Wallace is a man of many hats. Or possibly a chameleon of many hats or even a mercurial shapeshifter. In which case, the hat is entirely superfluous. It’s impossible to pin him down to one genre, or even a single project. Just when we think he’s settled into something, he’s pulled the rug out from under us and launched something new or, in this case, doubled back on himself.

Wallace’s latest single, “Makes Me Wanna Die” has him reviving his Cheval moniker for the first time in nearly two decades. Continue reading After 18 Year Hiatus AA Wallace Revives Cheval Moniker for ‘Makes Me Wanna Die’ →