Positively Jaded is an apt title for the album from A.J.H Gillis & the Delusions of Grandeur – the namesake of which has some decidedly mixed feelings about living a rootless existence. Continue reading New Music: A.J.H. Gillis & The Delusions of Grandeur Are Rootless on ‘Positively Jaded’
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Single: Nurture Nurture Create a Community With ‘Lonely Habits’
The newest single from Saint John, New Brunswick’s Nurture Nurture was born of three things: lyricist and frontman Jeff Cook’s journey of sobriety and readjusting to that in a social context, a curious Newfoundland tradition and, presumably, math. The math-rock duo expertly pairs Cook’s guitar noodling to Scott Dincorn’s precision percussion on “Lonely Habits” as they lament the idea of another drink. Continue reading Single: Nurture Nurture Create a Community With ‘Lonely Habits’
Single: Halifax’s Burry Compares LGBTQ2A+ Music Industry Struggles to the Life of Van Gogh With ‘Yellow Paint’
Working in the arts is often like playing a game of chicken with poverty and obscurity. There’s no guarantee for any artist that they’re going to be successful within their own lifetime. There is, however, always the off chance that you might make it big posthumously.
The latest single from Burry, “Yellow Paint” explores just that, alluding to the struggles of Dutch post-impressionist painter Vincent Van Gogh, who committed suicide at the age of 37, after having long suffered from mental health issues, and failing to achieve commercial success during his lifetime. Continue reading Single: Halifax’s Burry Compares LGBTQ2A+ Music Industry Struggles to the Life of Van Gogh With ‘Yellow Paint’
Single: Elevate The Virus Debut New Vocalist on ‘Ramshackle’
Over the weekend, Saint John local metal legends Elevate The Virus released a new single and lyric video for their track “Ramshackle.” This track brings a deadly arsenal of fine-tuned talent and truly heavy riffs together in perfect harmony. The precision use of arpeggiated melodies and pinpoint drumming in this track brings back memories of early Lamb of God work with a new and refreshing take on the classic heavy metal genre. Continue reading Single: Elevate The Virus Debut New Vocalist on ‘Ramshackle’
Single: Tyler Hache Flexes Hard on Historical Fiction with ‘Let the Colours Run’
In the five years since Tyler Hache’s 2015 debut album, Silence, for which he received Music/Musique NB’s award for Solo Recording of the Year, he was also named CBC Searchlight Regional Champion, had his music featured in the film Love Alaska (2019), and four more of his songs were featured in the television drama The Wedding Planners (2020). So, he’s been busy, and all the more busy completing an MA in English in the Field of Creative Writing at the University of Toronto – a fact that becomes all the more apparent when you realize his new single, “Let the Colours Run”, is really a deep dive in historical fiction. Continue reading Single: Tyler Hache Flexes Hard on Historical Fiction with ‘Let the Colours Run’