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’
Music Video: Christina Martin Covers ABBA’s ‘The Winner Takes It All’
Who enjoys long rain-sodden walks on the beach and singing along to ABBA? Christina Martina does, apparently. From her new album, Wonderful Lie, comes this new video for “The Winner Takes It All,” one of four covers on the album. Continue reading Music Video: Christina Martin Covers ABBA’s ‘The Winner Takes It All’
Single: Moonwake Break Out New Sound On ‘Constant Variable’
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.
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Music Video: Matt Mays Releases Live Performance Video of ‘Station Out of Range’ Plus More Tour Dates
We hope you enjoyed Matt Mays’ last album – the one he liked so liked so much that he recorded it twice – because he’s bringing it to you as a dichotomic live show. After a succesfful little jaunt off to AmericanaFest in Nashville, TN and Iceberg Alley in St. John’s, NL, Mays has added a bunch of tour dates, and released a live performance video of “Station Out of Range” to entice you. Continue reading Music Video: Matt Mays Releases Live Performance Video of ‘Station Out of Range’ Plus More Tour Dates
New Music: Gabrielle Papillon’s ‘Shout’ Is A Big Mood
It takes a village to make an album; that was the mentality that Halifax singer/songwriter Gabrielle Papillon had when conceptualizing Shout. Her latest album brought in artists and engineers from across the globe, working with the likes of Sarah DeCourcy (Armin Van Buuren), Kyan Kuatois (K’Naan), Corey LeRue (Neon Dreams), among others. Having already been teased us with “Shout It Out,” we thought we knew what we were in for; a poppy, upbeat collection about self-expression. Continue reading New Music: Gabrielle Papillon’s ‘Shout’ Is A Big Mood