Cape Breton confessional folk artist Danny MacNeil revisits “Ten Hour Day,” a song about burning the candle at both ends while making sure we find time for important people in our lives. With a version previously released in 2018 (which featured The Stanfields’s Dillan Tate on guitar), MacNeil leapfrogs from lyric to lyric as he describes the now-forgotten challenges of an over-full social calendar. Continue reading Single: Danny MacNeil Revisits a Lurching Anthem of Comradery on ‘Ten Hour Day’
Music Video: Sleepless Nights Capture Isolation and Anxiety in a 4:3 Frame for ‘Greatest Hits’
Music videos aren’t the sort of thing you’d expect to see a sequel from. Those little bubbles of music tend to exist in their own little space and time. Given that we’ve spent most of this year isolating inside of our own bubbles, “Greatist Hits” the latest music video from Sleepless Nights, feels like we’re all that much more connected to it. Or we desperately want to be connected to it. And if we can’t live vicariously through this character embarking for an extrabubble activity, we may have to resort to fan-fiction. Continue reading Music Video: Sleepless Nights Capture Isolation and Anxiety in a 4:3 Frame for ‘Greatest Hits’
Music Video: Rob Murphy Revisits the Recent History of Cape Breton on ‘Ghosts’
Ahead of his upcoming album, Rob Murphy has released his “Ghosts,” a new single and video that pays homage to his hometown of New Waterford, Cape Breton, its once-busy community, the beauty of the nearby landscapes and its rugged coastlines. But it’s also a reminder that this way of life is disappearing; small towns are getting smaller, the industries that they once thrived on are changing, and Cape Breton, in particular, has faced more than its share of challenges. Continue reading Music Video: Rob Murphy Revisits the Recent History of Cape Breton on ‘Ghosts’
New Music: Chase Ross is a One Man Show on ‘Better Days’
Better Days, the newest solo offering from Chase Ross of The Basin Brothers, had Ross flexing his well-honed songwriting muscles during its quarantine inception. Written and recorded completely by Ross himself, the album showcases his chops as both a songwriter and performer. Continue reading New Music: Chase Ross is a One Man Show on ‘Better Days’
Single: Wolf Castle Makes the Best of Quarantine Season With ‘Cha Cha’
Turns out the Konami Code was a dance move just waiting to happen all along. Tristan Grant, AKA Wolf Castle bridges the gap between video games, quarantine, and dance crazes your grandma was into with his new single, “Cha Cha.” Continue reading Single: Wolf Castle Makes the Best of Quarantine Season With ‘Cha Cha’