While glam tends to be on the fringiest of fringes in the musical world nowadays, it’s still alive and evolving along with the march of trends. There are still plenty who channel its glittering, swaggered influence both visually and sonically. Saint John artist Ava Strange is one of those aforementioned torch-bearers, and he has cranked up the freaky-deaky hypnotic vibes to 11 with his latest EP Expecting. Continue reading Ava Strange Generates Psyched Up Glam on ‘Expecting’
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Nathan Wiley Blends Past and Present With EP ‘Modern Magic’
There’s a sort of irony to be found on Nathan Wiley’s 6-song EP, Modern Magic. Despite the name, much of the album’s sound has a nostalgic gleam to it—Wiley’s own spin on a tried and true sound. Continue reading Nathan Wiley Blends Past and Present With EP ‘Modern Magic’
Rock Johnson’s ‘The Bridge’ Has Arrived to Guide You Over Troubled Water
It’s been a surreal time for musicians. We’re starting to see some light filter back in now, but for long-time professionals like Rock Johnson, it meant one of two things: throw in the towel and focus on your day job, or use the downtime to explore different creative options. As you will hear on his fourth studio effort, The Bridge, there really was only one option all along. Continue reading Rock Johnson’s ‘The Bridge’ Has Arrived to Guide You Over Troubled Water
‘The Shiftwork EP’ by Fredericton’s Run the River Lets You Know That Everything Is Going to Be OK
Run the River is a band that truly is the sum of its parts. The fact that it took the planet going on an extended hiatus for them to realize it is surprising—most of all to them. Continue reading ‘The Shiftwork EP’ by Fredericton’s Run the River Lets You Know That Everything Is Going to Be OK
Robbie Tucker Reaches Absurdly Fun New Heights With ‘Blue Candy’
Robbie Tucker’s music thrives at its most absurd. He has a knack for seamlessly blending eclectic characters and stories with elaborate and well-crafted soundscapes.
It makes sense, then, that his goal is to push boundaries—of his genre, of his established sound, and even his own physical limits. There is no hill too tall for him to climb, and no horizon too far off to chase. Tucker chases just such horizons on his latest album, Blue Candy. Continue reading Robbie Tucker Reaches Absurdly Fun New Heights With ‘Blue Candy’