In the midst of signing with UK live music booking agency Free Trade (whose roster or artists includes such legends as Wilco, Jason Isbell, Lucinda Williams, Buffy Saint-Marie, The Milk Carton Kids), Irish Mythen has announced the release of her upcoming album, Little Bones. At the same time Mythen has dropped the album’s first single, “Deep Dark Woods”. Continue reading Single: Irish Mythen Releases ‘Deep Dark Woods’ – Announces Tour Dates
New Music: Tom Rich Band Have the Makings of a Favourite With ‘Lovesick Insomniacs’
There’s something sweet and earnest about Lovesick Insomniacs, the newest album from Tom Rich Band. Maybe it’s how pleasing to the ear the constant harmonies are, or maybe it’s the homey charm woven into every track. Either way, the album has immeasurable warmth to it. Continue reading New Music: Tom Rich Band Have the Makings of a Favourite With ‘Lovesick Insomniacs’
Music Video: Stewart Legere Explores the Deep Themes of ‘Carry The River’
Any number of tracks from Stewart Legere’s 2017 album, Quiet The Station, might have stood out as singles. The entire album was full of hits. From its gentler swaying tracks that showed off Legere’s prowess as a songwriter to the infectious low-key dance-inducer “Please Say,” there were no shortage of highlights that made it one of our favourite albums of the year. “Carry the River,” however, grew from a story that Legere felt needed to be told, and he did it his way: with a self-produced music video and a big black cape. Continue reading Music Video: Stewart Legere Explores the Deep Themes of ‘Carry The River’
After Five Years The Barrowdowns Call It Quits
Nearly five years to the day since they first played, The Barrowdowns have made the decision to embark on an indefinite hiatus.
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Single: Nick Earle Branches out on His Own With ‘Breaking New Ground’
Nick Earle is best known as one half of Newfoundland’s award-winning blues duo, Earle & Coffin. Together they’ve won a Canadian Folk Music Award, two MusicNL awards, received several ECMA nominations, and they’ve been doing it since before they were legally old enough to play in most venues. But what duo doesn’t eventually need a little space to grow? With the release of his latest single, Nick Earle is literally “Breaking New Ground” as he branches off on his own. Continue reading Single: Nick Earle Branches out on His Own With ‘Breaking New Ground’