Ahead of the awards ceremonies being held on July 10th and 11th, the East Coast Music Association has announced the first wave of recipients of the 2020 Honorary East Coast Music Awards. Continue reading ECMA Unveils First Round of 2020 Honorary Award Recipients
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Music Video: Kestrels Pile on the Vintage Noise on ‘Vanishing Point’
Halifax “fuzz aficionados” Kestrels have released “Vanishing Point,” the second single from their upcoming album and a decades-removed descendant of Dinosaur Jr. Looking like something that came off of some late-night Much Music programming circa 1994, the track’s accompanying video has no shortage of colourful, blurred images and, best of all, cats. Continue reading Music Video: Kestrels Pile on the Vintage Noise on ‘Vanishing Point’
New Music: Meorkat Proves You Can Do Anything With the Right Sounds on ‘Instrumentals’
With the lyric-heavy tunes we tend to see and hear on the radio or Hot 100 lists, it can be easy to forget how instrumentals have the ability to weave emotional evocations that can sometimes, ironically enough, transcend language. This makes Meorkat’s appropriately titled album, Instrumentals, all the more appealing, jam-packed with a winding array of heart-tuggers, eerie atmospheres, and motivational backdrops. Continue reading New Music: Meorkat Proves You Can Do Anything With the Right Sounds on ‘Instrumentals’
Music Video: Braden Lam Films His Own Wedding for ‘Habit of My Heart’
No doubt there are more than a few common breaking points for a relationship with a musician, but if there was ever a true acid test for establishing the one, it’s probably the moment you’re asked to turn your wedding into a music video. Braden Lam is probably feeling very confident at the moment, having just recently been married and subsequently releasing a video for his new single, “Habit of My Heart.” Continue reading Music Video: Braden Lam Films His Own Wedding for ‘Habit of My Heart’
New Music: Sleepy Driver Brings Us Back Together With ‘Northeastern Chorus’
Northeastern Chorus is the latest release by not Sleepy Driver. As explained by the longstanding Fredericton band: ‘Northeastern Chorus is not a Sleepy Driver album. It’s a collaboration. It’s like-minded musical spirits celebrating community and creativity.’ Continue reading New Music: Sleepy Driver Brings Us Back Together With ‘Northeastern Chorus’