Summer is over, the trees have engaged in their equivalent of seasonal immolation, and we are done with festivals. We can happily work from our desks and sleep in our own beds. Anything short of throwing a festival in an apple orchard that’s willing to serve us an extra thanksgiving dinner and you can consider us out. To everything there is a season, and ’tis the season for album releases and film reviews. Here’s everything we covered in September of 2018.
Single: Matt Mays Teases ‘Twice Upon A Hell Of A Time…’ with Acoustic Version of ‘Drive On’
Matt Mays is still a few weeks away from releasing Twice Upon A Hell Of A Time…, the acoustic re-dux to his 2017 release Once Upon A Hell Of A Time…, and even though we’ve technically heard it all before, he’s not above teasing out the singles. Mays’ latest and second release from the album is the Electric Light Orchestra-inspired “Drive On,” though we assume he means more “Livin’ Thing” than “Strange Magic.” Continue reading Single: Matt Mays Teases ‘Twice Upon A Hell Of A Time…’ with Acoustic Version of ‘Drive On’
Music Video: GUEST Goes ‘All In’ with New Single
A career in music demands commitment. You can limp along for a while and justify the daily grind as the thing that allows you to do what you love, but eventually you need to jump in with both feet. Half self-help video, half music video, that’s what Tyler Guest (BROTHERS) is getting at with “All In.” Continue reading Music Video: GUEST Goes ‘All In’ with New Single
Single: Barra MacNeils Release Maritime Tour Dates Along with ‘Clouds Under My Feet’
The Barra MacNeils have announced the dates for their On The Bright Side Maritime Tour featuring the album of the same name . Released back in the summer, along “Clouds Under My Feet,” one of the tracks from the album, as its own single. Continue reading Single: Barra MacNeils Release Maritime Tour Dates Along with ‘Clouds Under My Feet’
New Music: June Body Grab the Alt-Emo Torch with ‘Life from Underneath’
The Get Up Kids are, for better or worse, easing into their roles as The Get Up Middle-Aged Men. But with their first release in seven years and having just completed a summer-long tour there’s an obvious Beach Boys-like demand for simpler, though equally angst-ridden, times. Enter Halifax-based alt-emo trio June Body with their sophomore release, Life from Underneath. Continue reading New Music: June Body Grab the Alt-Emo Torch with ‘Life from Underneath’