In the category of lyric videos there are few exceptions that won’t garner a solid eye-roll. Just because MuchMusic doesn’t play videos anymore doesn’t mean you need to give them any more excuses. However, necessity can yield some surprisingly results.
When Fredericton’s Kill Chicago needed a new video ahead of their upcoming album, and with most of the band tied up or out of the province, they had to get clever in a hurry. That’s when they slid into your DMs with their new video for “Show Me.” Continue reading Music Video: Kill Chicago Slide Into Your DMs With ‘Show Me’→
Christina Martin really knows how to come for our hearts, and her new album is proof of that. Wonderful Lie is a passion project that incorporates covers of classics as well as a handful of Martin’s original tracks. The arrangement has been stripped down to basics for the most part. Martin’s vocals and warm guitar serve as the main pillars that support the album’s entirety. The result is all the intimacy of a concert in a small room, paired with the polish of a full-band album. Continue reading New Music: Christina Martin Makes the Familiar Shiny and New with ‘Wonderful Lie’→
Halifax’s Moonwake have briefly emerged from the studio for the first time since May, poking their heads out just long enough to splash a fresh single in our faces and give us a taste of their new sound. “Constant Variable” is the band’s nod to Bill Murray, or at least what they acknowledge is a Bill Murray-type scenario, of finding yourself in a frustratingly repetitive slump, but with synths.
