As one-quarter of Canadian rock juggernaut Sloan for 30 years now, many fans will immediately recognize Patrick Pentland, one of most prolific voices in Canadian rock and roll, on his new solo project, Fuzzed Out. Pentland has just released two new tracks, “My Own Worst Enemy,” and “Sitting With My Back to the Wall,” both of which feature Pentland performing all of the instruments, save drums which are played by Dean Bentley. Continue reading Sloan’s Patrick Pentland Launches Solo Project – Fuzzed Out
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Pallmer Emphasize a Multi-Layered Message in New Video for Love Song ‘Bricks’
Fredericton-base chamber pop duo Pallmer do not beat around the bush on their latest single. At just seven lines long, “Bricks” is an honest and simple love song that can barely be troubled with more than the scantest metaphor about constructing enduring some based on growth and shared experience, but for the full emotional experience they’ve wrung it out for a solid three minutes. Continue reading Pallmer Emphasize a Multi-Layered Message in New Video for Love Song ‘Bricks’
No, It’s Fine. Break Down ‘(It’s Nice to Pretend) We Wrote These Songs’ Cover-by-Cover
Halifax’s self-described sadsacks No, It’s Fine. might be between EPs at the moment, but that doesn’t mean they’re ignoring you. Rather than loudly crooning a collection of heart-wrought songs, painstakingly crafted for your ears, they’re filling the interim by loudly crooning a collection of heart-wrought songs, painstakingly crafted for someone else’s ears.
Their new album, (It’s Nice To Pretend) We Wrote These Songs, is a loose series of ten songs written by strangers for strangers which your ears will benefit from all the same, thanks to the band’s painstaking double heart-wrought process.
Despite the estranged sources of this material, this collection of covers has been lovingly chosen with all the intimacy of a mixtape. And so, we’ve asked No, It’s Fine.’s Cailen Pygott to spell out his choices for us.
Rick White Completely Reproduces Sloan’s Debut ‘Peppermint’ EP
Rick White (Eric’s Trip, Elevator) has put together a song-for-song cover of the iconic Sloan debut, Peppermint EP, that is as satisfying for its similarities as it is for its differences. In true pandemic fashion, White plays and records all the instruments himself on the cover. Continue reading Rick White Completely Reproduces Sloan’s Debut ‘Peppermint’ EP
Brandon Howard Roy Hits a Home-Run on Debut Album ‘Tough Stuff’
Artists are truly some of Earth’s most beautiful creatures. Visual and textile artists decorate space, musicians and singers decorate time, and some others, such as filmmakers and actors, can combine to decorate both at once.
It’s equally remarkable when an artist can so seamlessly move between mediums, and indie-pop newcomer Brandon Howard Roy, who boasts a background in drama, does just that in his debut album, Tough Stuff. Overloaded with personality and backed up by a dexterous ensemble of some of the East Coast’s finest musicians, the Charlottetown singer-songwriter has struck artistic gold. Continue reading Brandon Howard Roy Hits a Home-Run on Debut Album ‘Tough Stuff’