The return of The Summer Rabbit just before Halloween is not coincidental. “Howl into the Night” is the Halifax-based trio’s first new track in two years, and in the fine tradition of getting the hairs on the back of our necks trussed up for the season, the song was inspired by eerie dreams and “the ever-approaching fear of the unknown.” Continue reading Single: The Summer Rabbit Prepare for Halloween with ‘Howl into the Night’
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Single: Orchestrated Neighbours Mark One-Year Anniversary of Release with ‘Together We Can’
Orchestrated Neighbours is something of a Nova Scotian supergroup, a project aimed at improving the outreach, collaborative partnerships and representation of the provinces African Nova Scotian and Indigenous music communities. It’s like an exercise in name-dropping, a challenge to see how many cooks could be fit into that kitchen. Now, one year after the release of the Orchestrated Neighbours album, Music Nova Scotia and Leaf Music are marking the occasion with a new lyric video for the lead track, “Together We Can”.
Single: Reeny Smith Talks Timely Priorities on ‘Love Trumps Money’
Reeny Smith describes the message of her newest single as a timely one and if we were to do a quick googling, even without the anagrammatic nature of “Love Trumps Money,” there’s an overwhelming amount of evidence available to confirm that. But since the American presidential election is a week away, let’s assume that’s where we’re going with this. Continue reading Single: Reeny Smith Talks Timely Priorities on ‘Love Trumps Money’
Single: Tomato/Tomato Make a Folksy Nostalgic Nod to the Innocence of The Beatles and The Beach Boys on ‘Chasing Rainbows’
From their upcoming and fifth album, It’ll Come Around, the new single from Tomato/Tomato lays out an ever so slight shift in tone for the duo. Yes, it is inexhaustibly cheerful, but as 2020 would have it, they’ve had to set aside the rambling ways of a band on the run, for a bit of nostalgic woolgathering and a gleeful pursuit of the inane on “Chasing Rainbows.” Continue reading Single: Tomato/Tomato Make a Folksy Nostalgic Nod to the Innocence of The Beatles and The Beach Boys on ‘Chasing Rainbows’
Les Hay Babies and Jamie Comeau & The Crooked Teeth Top List of 2020 Prix MNB Award Winners
This year’s digital four-day celebration of Music•Musique NB’s Festival (506) kicked off tonight with a live-streaming of the Prix 2020 MNB Awards Show. Nineteen different awards were presented, celebrating the artists and industry professionals who have made an impact on New Brunswick’s music scene. Continue reading Les Hay Babies and Jamie Comeau & The Crooked Teeth Top List of 2020 Prix MNB Award Winners