All posts by Alex Cook

Music Video: Adam Baxter’s ‘These Days’ is an Act of Self-Care in Dark Times

Adam Baxter is among the many who have been forced to take full stock of their lives, a complete inventory of their souls and their homes, and a reckoning with their mental wellbeing, as the pandemic put a kibosh on live music performances, our social plans, and life as we once knew it.

For Baxter, who thrives on performing, 2020 has been a bit bleak. His aptly titled new single “These Days”, a co-write between himself and Quote the Raven’s Jordan Coaker, was, in itself, an act of self-preservation. As Baxter puts it, he was “looking for the faintest glowing spark to guide me through the dark.” Continue reading Music Video: Adam Baxter’s ‘These Days’ is an Act of Self-Care in Dark Times

Music Video: All Mother Debut With a Heavy ‘Solemn Warning’

The first official release from All Mother, the Yarmouth-based trio consisting Jessica Churchill along with Rain Over St. Ambrose members Marc Durkee and Spencer Muise, doesn’t beat around the bush. “Solemn Warning” drops like a lead weight with the recognition that life is full of surprises, and not all of them happy ones. Continue reading Music Video: All Mother Debut With a Heavy ‘Solemn Warning’

Music Video: McKinley Morrison & Williams Showcase Saint John’s Imperial Theatre with ‘King’s Fountain Boogie’

When McKinley Morrison & Williams were presented with the opportunity to record on stage at Saint John’s Imperial Theatre, they jumped at what the trio describe as a “dream chance to perform on one of the most beautiful theatre stages in Canada.” “King’s Fountain Boogie” is the second in a series of videos MMW filmed during these sessions, all done in a single take. Continue reading Music Video: McKinley Morrison & Williams Showcase Saint John’s Imperial Theatre with ‘King’s Fountain Boogie’

Single: Fungus Get Sanguine Over the Inevitability of Change on ‘Time’

If there were ever a time to plan an existential crisis, this would be it. Halifax’s goblin-rock four-piece Fungus has returned with a reminder that time and tide wait for no one. While 2020 might have cleared your calendars for a bit, the ongoing march of time is inevitable, even if you’ve lost your ability to track the days of the week. Continue reading Single: Fungus Get Sanguine Over the Inevitability of Change on ‘Time’

Music Video: Like a Motorcycle Announce Sophomore Album with New Single ‘Swept Out’

Halifax’s Like a Motorcycle have been through a bit since their 2016 debut album, High Hopes. I mean, sure, we’ve all been through a bit in the last year, but were you about to write an album about it?

Like a Motorcycle have saved you the trouble and announced the release of their upcoming sophomore album, Dead Broke – an album that documents the hefty list of woes they’ve had to endure mentally, emotionally, professionally, and yes, financially. To mark the occasion, they’ve also released a lyric video for their fourth single from the album, “Swept Out”. Continue reading Music Video: Like a Motorcycle Announce Sophomore Album with New Single ‘Swept Out’