Few would expect an album entitled King coming out of North Preston, Nova Scotia to be as heartfelt, vulnerable, and sensitive as Keonté Beals’ debut is. The R’n’B star in waiting does not reinvent the wheel but mixes a much more modern mentality in with his influences to provide us with an album encapsulating his experiences thus far. Continue reading New Music: Keonté Beals’ ‘King’ is Powerful, Complex and Honest
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New Music: Sarah Slean & Symphony Nova Scotia Astound with Christos Hatzis’ ‘Lamento & Ecstasy’
Spanning the better part of a decade, the collaborations of Sarah Slean, Christos Hatzis, and Symphony Nova Scotia have just been released together. The announcement of Lamento & Ecstasy‘s release is sure to excite any orchestra fans who have been missing that musical experience, but it may excite the uninitiated as well. This immaculately captured, genre-defying work is hard not to get caught up in. Continue reading New Music: Sarah Slean & Symphony Nova Scotia Astound with Christos Hatzis’ ‘Lamento & Ecstasy’
New Music: Hauler’s Self-Titled Debut Album is Slowcoaster in Another Hat
Contemporary roots group Hauler exists as a reincarnation of something still very much alive. Slowcoaster members Steven MacDougall and Mike LeLievre bring award-winning fiddler Colin Grant into the fold, resulting in a contemporary roots album that’s a surprising change of pace from Slowcoaster’s usual festival fuel. Continue reading New Music: Hauler’s Self-Titled Debut Album is Slowcoaster in Another Hat
New Music: Daveband is Glowing on ‘This Was Your Dad At 28’
David Archibald- the titular Dave of Daveband- is reflecting on some of the toughest times of his life with the group’s debut full-length This Was Your Dad At 28. Billed as “looking back at a time that passed too quickly, before you knew it was happening”, TWYD seems on the surface to be a never-ending grin of nostalgia. But as is often the case of the brightest smiles, there’s a lot to unpack behind it. Continue reading New Music: Daveband is Glowing on ‘This Was Your Dad At 28’
New Music: Owen Meany’s Batting Stance Delivers Emotional Suplex with ‘Feather Weights’
Pulling out alternative folk that still maintains a voice of its own can be tough. But Halifax folksters Owen Meany’s Batting Stance do just that with their latest, Feather Weights. A cleanly split balancing act, the eight-track album draws you in with four bouncing and feathered songs, then brings you into the weight of things with four pieces of solid rumination. And while the album sports track titles that would give Sloshy a run for their money, Feather Weights is as heartfelt as it is cerebral. Continue reading New Music: Owen Meany’s Batting Stance Delivers Emotional Suplex with ‘Feather Weights’