With Ginseng and Honey is the debut album of norc, a Halifax’s trio “of questionable genre” but words like ambient, prog, and math suit them well. The album features complex rhythms and harmony, but the ingredients are put together with a pop sensitivity. Their sound is full and well-arranged, with instrument parts seemingly written to get the most bang out of a trio. Continue reading New Music: norc Shine on the Instrumentals ‘With Ginseng and Honey’
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New Music: Dennis Ellsworth Looks on the Bright Side with ‘Common Senseless’
Dennis Ellsworth couldn’t have chosen a better image to represent his new album, Common Senseless. Tied to the imagery of flowers, Ellsworth largely exudes corresponding feelings of positivity and warmth, continuously pushing that message throughout the album. Continue reading New Music: Dennis Ellsworth Looks on the Bright Side with ‘Common Senseless’
New Music: Paragon Cause & Danish Prod. Sune Rose Wagner Merge Ideals for ‘Lies Between Us’ EP
It’s a story as old as time itself: two people meet, sparks fly, they form an indie-electronica band, tweet their Danish noise-pop idol that he should work with them on their next project, to which he agrees and arrives post-haste. Okay, so maybe this scenario is… uncommon, but it indeed happened and the results are the new Paragon Cause EP, Lies Between Us; a dark and textured, sometimes lush and hopeful record that grabs your attention and keeps it. Continue reading New Music: Paragon Cause & Danish Prod. Sune Rose Wagner Merge Ideals for ‘Lies Between Us’ EP
New Music: Adrian House Lights the Way in ‘Lookin’ Up’
Straight out of St. John’s and into our happy eardrums comes Lookin’ Up, the latest from indie songwriter Adrian House. With cheerful little strums and positivity in spades, House’s newest album is leaving a trail of smiles. Continue reading New Music: Adrian House Lights the Way in ‘Lookin’ Up’
Thrush Hermit: Joel Plaskett Reflects on 20 Years of ‘Clayton Park’
In 1999 three things happened that would shake the foundations of my world: my own personal (and, admittedly, late) discovery of Thrush Hermit, the release of their album Clayton Park, followed almost immediately by the near-simultaneous and heartbreaking announcement of the band’s dissolution.
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