Fredericton outfit Free to Grow released their third album, Time to Rise, earlier this month. With countless creative minds and even more instruments credited in the release, Time to Rise is a grabbag album with something for everyone. Free to Grow certainly live up to their name; what better way to grow your musical interests than by listening to the melodic moshpit this album offers us? Continue reading New Music: Free To Grow Deliver On Multiple Fronts With ‘Time To Rise’
New Music: The Ennis Sisters Honour Loss, Time And Tradition With ‘Keeping Time’
There’s something special about the bond shared between sisters. The creative results can be truly magical when that bond is tapped into, and The Ennis Sisters are living proof of that. The trio craft songs with the sort of harmony that can only be achieved through a lifetime of practice together. Continue reading New Music: The Ennis Sisters Honour Loss, Time And Tradition With ‘Keeping Time’
New Music: Les Hôtesses d’Hilaire Release New Concept Album ‘Viens Avec Moi’
Recently, Moncton’s alternative Acadie-rock five-piece Les Hôtesses d’Hilaire released their third album, Viens avec moi. The 19-track, hour-and-twenty-minute-long concept album takes listeners on a journey through the many realistic struggles of life as a musician. Continue reading New Music: Les Hôtesses d’Hilaire Release New Concept Album ‘Viens Avec Moi’
New Music: Smaller Hearts Debut Self-Titled Album
Electronica husband-and-wife duo Smaller Hearts released their debut album of the same name last Friday. After Kristina Parlee and Ron Bates began the project with their “Summertime III” single, they’ve returned with a heavily experimental LP that, in a sentence, is best described as “pregnant synthwave.” Continue reading New Music: Smaller Hearts Debut Self-Titled Album
New Music: Property// Offer Downtempo Brilliance On ‘In Contentment’
On their newest outing, Property// weave a vibrating and scintillating album of melancholic dream pop. Fusing the listless and lolling downerism of post-punk vocals with simplified beats, ambient swells, and crystalline guitar and cello, In Contentment, offers a vast pallet of sonic ideas. The sound, fluid and clear, takes inspiration from various places, making nods to classic ambient spaces, neo-folk intonations and modern synthpop energies. Continue reading New Music: Property// Offer Downtempo Brilliance On ‘In Contentment’