Maybe it’s just the isolation taking hold, but CHIPS’ new video for “Mystery Love” is about the most fun we can have without speaking moistly within a moose rack of our friends. Continue reading Music Video: CHIPS Turn to Their Friends for ‘Mystery Love’
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Single: Rachel Beck Pens an Ode to Forests on ‘Stronger Than You Know’
Rachel Beck is working her way towards her sophomore album, and amongst the singles that trickled out we find a particular theme emerging: a message of strength, and beauty, and resilience. In the case of “Stronger Than You Know,” the album’s title track, Beck finds inspiration in the enduring, malleable nature of forests, offering “a hopeful reflection on inner strength and perseverance through challenging times” from our carbon-sequestering companions. And, hopefully, they will outlast us all. Continue reading Single: Rachel Beck Pens an Ode to Forests on ‘Stronger Than You Know’
Music Video: Justin Fancy’s ‘Think About You’ Is the Canadian Idol/Big Brother Canada Cross-Over We Weren’t Expecting
Justin Fancy continues to explore the new direction his music career has taken as the former Canadian Idol performer delves back into his roots. His latest single, “Think About You” heads further down that country road, but with it comes a link to his past. The video includes a performance from a childhood friend, and the Canadian Idol/Big Brother Canada cross-over we didn’t expect.
Music Video: Rich Aucoin Prepares for What Comes Next With ‘How It Breaks’
Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it, and in an unfortunate number of cases they seem determined to drag the rest of us along with them. That seems to be lesson in that latest single from Rich Aucoin, “How it Breaks,” but that’s just half of it. Optimistically, Aucoin offers the single up as a protest song, stating: “it’s over when we say so and it’s already time.” Continue reading Music Video: Rich Aucoin Prepares for What Comes Next With ‘How It Breaks’
Single: Aquakultre’s ‘Wife Tonight’ — The Jam That Almost Didn’t Make The Cut
There have been plenty of stories about artists who refuse to play their biggest hits, either thanks to decades of artistic growth, or just plain growing sick of them. But Aquakultre’s Lance Sampson got a head start on disliking “Wife Tonight” before it was even released. The song almost didn’t make the album. We’re glad he changed his mind. Continue reading Single: Aquakultre’s ‘Wife Tonight’ — The Jam That Almost Didn’t Make The Cut