Folks, we are tired, and sweaty, and lightly covered in glitter. Festival season is relentless. There are no days off, and no nights off either. Weekends are a gruelling seven-day grind, full of the unnatural sounds of whooping crowds and sirens. You’d imagine the final days of the apocalypse were upon us if not for all the dayglo decor. But that is the sort of sacrifice we endure for you, dear readers. In the words of the great Ricky Valentine, “We do it for the people.” Continue reading Monthly Roundup: July 2018
Single: Lennie Gallant Channels Celtic Legend and the Blood Moon in ‘Selkie’
Lennie Gallant has released a new single from his upcoming album Time Travel. The track, “Selkie,” is a fusion of the mythological Celtic legend and the chilling beauty of the Blood Moon, and the result is something magical. Continue reading Single: Lennie Gallant Channels Celtic Legend and the Blood Moon in ‘Selkie’
Single: Surf Rock Meets Ritalin on Sleepless Nights’ ‘Kids On Drugs’
Sleepless Nights made a stunning return in 2017 after a six year hiatus last year with their Keith Hamilton EP. These days Aaron Wallace is championing the Sleepless Nights moniker in Toronto, but he still gets things done back home. In their latest iteration, the band have just released a new single, “Kids On Drugs,” recorded by Joel Plaskett at his New Scotland Yard studio in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, and featuring Walrus’s Jordan Murphy on drums. Continue reading Single: Surf Rock Meets Ritalin on Sleepless Nights’ ‘Kids On Drugs’
Music Video: Halifax’s Troy Alistair Introduce Themselves With ‘Jump The Gun’
Freshly minted Halifax band Troy Alistair are setting out to have as much fun as they can while playing songs about life and love and all things relatable. They are hitting the scene with their debut single “Jump the Gun” and epitomizing the dating world of the 21st century. Continue reading Music Video: Halifax’s Troy Alistair Introduce Themselves With ‘Jump The Gun’
New Music: Harley Alexander’s ‘Woof’ is Whimsical and Delicate
Woof, the latest effort by Harley Alexander, operates with a laid-back ease that ebbs, jerks and flows through itself with all the breeze and innate topicality of a summer evening. It swings from oddball psychedelia to opaque lo-fi and stirring bedroom pop, jangling with occasional bursts of vocal exuberance and electric flourish. Continue reading New Music: Harley Alexander’s ‘Woof’ is Whimsical and Delicate