Quarry Island. A small chip of land not far from New Glasgow, NS. It is secluded, sedate, and cradled in nature. Quarry Island is, in short, everything that Brooklyn, NY is not. Yet it is here, in the company of friends, and with the world standing still, that Nat Osborn, a native New Yorker wrote his most reflective album to date. Continue reading Castaway in Nova Scotia: Nat Osborn Tells His Story on ‘The Quarry Island Sessions’
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Juan O’Quinn’s ‘The Regiment’ Gives a History Lesson Disguised as a Folk Rock Song
Bravery takes many forms. We see it all around us. First responders running toward danger while the rest of the world runs away; closeted people coming out into a world that may not accept them; people staying in terrible relationships to give their children some sense of normalcy, and young men and women rushing onto battlefields to fight for their country. It is the latter scenario that finds its way into Juan O’Quinn’s debut single, “The Regiment.” Continue reading Juan O’Quinn’s ‘The Regiment’ Gives a History Lesson Disguised as a Folk Rock Song
Campbell & Johnston’s ‘Black Market Band’ Ain’t Your Granddaddy’s Blues
The look. The chops. The vibe. Halifax’s Campbell and Johnston are checking all those boxes. Having formed in 2013, they’re sneaking up on a decade together with the release of their latest album Black Market Band. Continue reading Campbell & Johnston’s ‘Black Market Band’ Ain’t Your Granddaddy’s Blues