The debut EP from Halifax “indieboi” four-piece Sleepy Kicks is packed with just as much charm as you might expect if you’re familiar with their online presence—from claiming beginnings through a blood oath to listing “jorts” as an official band component (contributed by Braden Kamermans, if you were curious). Continue reading Sleepy Kicks Are All Charm on Debut EP ‘Hard Left’
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Mike Trask Visits His Own Pepperland on ‘Yellow Sky’
Mike Trask continues barreling down the path he first set foot on in 2017 with his album, Derealization. It’s not a straight path, but it is one that takes him further and further away from this plane of existence and off into his own version of Pepperland – each subsequent video bringing him another step removed from reality and into a cornucopia of colours. His latest, “Yellow Sky,” has Trask going full Sgt. Pepper as he “rides the rainbow.” Continue reading Mike Trask Visits His Own Pepperland on ‘Yellow Sky’
Thomas Stajcer Challenges the Odds, the Universe and Bad Ideas on ‘If I Had One Bottle More’
Talk about possibilities! With his latest single, Award-winning Nova Scotian country artist Thomas Stajcer asks the most profound of questions: “If I Had One Bottle More.” The answer, if such a proposition might truly be fathomed by mere mortals and should we allow ourselves to believe in something greater than ourselves, is a resounding “absolutely almost anything within reason, but then again, maybe not.” Continue reading Thomas Stajcer Challenges the Odds, the Universe and Bad Ideas on ‘If I Had One Bottle More’
Rick Sparkes + The Enablers Paint an Impressionistic Picture on ‘Cézanne’
With so much anxiety and uncertainty in the world this year, Rick Sparkes found comfort in the beauty of 19th-century French painter Paul Cézanne’s work. Sparkes channelled that beauty into a vivid aural picture on “Cezanne”. Continue reading Rick Sparkes + The Enablers Paint an Impressionistic Picture on ‘Cézanne’
Tye Dempsey Captures All the Buzz of a Late Night Road Trip on ‘Spirit of the Street’
Having performed as a member of one band or another since the age of 15, Nova Scotia’s Tye Dempsey is undergoing a metamorphosis of sorts as he finds his footing as a solo artist. For that, he’s finding inspiration in a model that’s a clear example of “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it” and turning to some of the greats of heartland rock.
Dempsey’s latest video, “Spirit of the Street,” pays homage to the likes of Tom Petty, Bob Seger and Springsteen with a tip of the hat to the small towns they resonate with. Continue reading Tye Dempsey Captures All the Buzz of a Late Night Road Trip on ‘Spirit of the Street’