New Glasgow-expats Lime Ricky have got their priorities straight. They’re giving it their all, putting the chutzpah into their hustle, and still finding time for the relationships that matter. Their new video for “Not Cool” from their 2020 album, Vodka, might have a love song at its heart, but it’s a universal fact that there’s no greater love than that which exists between a man and his kitty cat. Whatever your hustle is, you best be home on time to give them purrybois their snicklesnacks. Continue reading Lime Ricky Goes the Distance To See That Cats Get Fed on ‘Not Cool’
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The Basin Brothers Deliver Twice the Fun on Double-Album Release ‘Furthest Out’ and ‘Thinking of You’
With roughly a year since the beginning of the pandemic, quarantine albums are becoming more popular a concept than ever. The Basin Brothers have doubled down on that trend with two simultaneous releases—Furthest Out and Thinking of You. Continue reading The Basin Brothers Deliver Twice the Fun on Double-Album Release ‘Furthest Out’ and ‘Thinking of You’
Pillow Fite Debut with Excitement and Anxieties on ‘Playing The Fool’
Despite the song title, the debut single from Halifax-based alt-folk duo Pillow Fite, “Playing The Fool,” does not mess around. The pair of Art Ross and Aaron Green deal in straightforward lyrics, putting the complexities of modern dating at the forefront with an homage to a promising queer romance along with all excitement and anxieties. Continue reading Pillow Fite Debut with Excitement and Anxieties on ‘Playing The Fool’
Mitch Currie Tackles the Anxiety of Languishing on ‘Knife In My Neck’
“I’m just hoping for a little change,” sings Mitch Currie before comparing his current situation to a knife in his neck. It’s a pretty passive response to such a dire complaint but considering that Currie, like the rest of us, is suffering from an acute case of languishing, pacing has turned into a major theme. Currie’s latest single, “Knife in my Neck,” is an expression of his frustrations at having his life stalled, just at the point when it was about to take off. Continue reading Mitch Currie Tackles the Anxiety of Languishing on ‘Knife In My Neck’
COMPOSIT Find Inspiration in Fresh Romances and Old NES Chiptune Soundtracks for ‘Make It Right’
The first impression from Halifax-based electronic pop duo COMPOSIT’s latest single, “Make It Right,” is that someone decided that Mega Man should have a love interest, and thus required a romantic theme song. That impression, however, is incorrect; that’s because the inspiration for this track was not at all Mega Man but, in fact, Jurassic Park. Continue reading COMPOSIT Find Inspiration in Fresh Romances and Old NES Chiptune Soundtracks for ‘Make It Right’