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Andrea Cormier Unlocks Pure Beauty on ‘Creatures of Illusion’

If you were to ask someone what music is, right-brained individuals may give an answer like “vibrations in the air,” while a left-brained person may give a reply akin to “sound with magic all its own.” Both would be correct, but it’s hard to deny that music is truly at its best when we first describe it as the latter.

Halifax singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Andrea Cormier takes this to its purest form on her album Creatures of Illusion, speaking absolute magic into the universe over the span of the 8-track ensemble,  with her lush instrumentals weaving her gentle dream of a sound all together. Continue reading Andrea Cormier Unlocks Pure Beauty on ‘Creatures of Illusion’ →

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Russell Louder Crafts a Stellar Debut With ‘Humor’

Charlottetown electro-pop darling Russell Louder has dropped their debut album, Humor, after several years of teaser singles. Weaving their signature soft power of their synth melodies and cadence and wrapping it all up in their ability to tell stories through song, the 9-track collection is poignant, liberating, and undoubtedly Russell Louder at their finest. Continue reading Russell Louder Crafts a Stellar Debut With ‘Humor’ →

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David Picco Weaves Mellow Western Dreams on ‘Live It Down’

One argument that can get lobbed (baselessly) at folk and country is that the sounds that come out of these genres are homogenous; they all sound the same. But if there were ever a rebuttal to present to those naysayers, it would be David Picco’s Live It Down. A departure from the alt-country and roots rock that has made up most of Picco’s career, the St. John’s artist finds himself perfectly at home on this variety-filled, mellow collection. Continue reading David Picco Weaves Mellow Western Dreams on ‘Live It Down’ →

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No, It’s Fine. Break Down ‘(It’s Nice to Pretend) We Wrote These Songs’ Cover-by-Cover

Halifax’s self-described sadsacks No, It’s Fine. might be between EPs at the moment, but that doesn’t mean they’re ignoring you. Rather than loudly crooning a collection of heart-wrought songs, painstakingly crafted for your ears, they’re filling the interim by loudly crooning a collection of heart-wrought songs, painstakingly crafted for someone else’s ears.

Their new album, (It’s Nice To Pretend) We Wrote These Songs, is a loose series of ten songs written by strangers for strangers which your ears will benefit from all the same, thanks to the band’s painstaking double heart-wrought process.

Despite the estranged sources of this material, this collection of covers has been lovingly chosen with all the intimacy of a mixtape. And so, we’ve asked No, It’s Fine.’s Cailen Pygott to spell out his choices for us.

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Rick White Completely Reproduces Sloan’s Debut ‘Peppermint’ EP

Rick White (Eric’s Trip, Elevator) has put together a song-for-song cover of the iconic Sloan debut, Peppermint EP, that is as satisfying for its similarities as it is for its differences. In true pandemic fashion, White plays and records all the instruments himself on the cover. Continue reading Rick White Completely Reproduces Sloan’s Debut ‘Peppermint’ EP →