Silver Wolf Band are from Labrador, and through the profoundly stunning lyrics on their latest offering, they want to make sure you know it. Storms & Prayers is punctuated by classic odes to Labrador and overall feels like a love letter to the place the band calls home. Continue reading New Music: Silver Wolf Band Celebrate Labrador on ‘Storms & Prayers’
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New Music: Mike T. Kerr’s ‘Spring Garden Bandstand’ is a Living Tribute to his Grandfather
In a time of uncertain futures and a troubling present, Mike T. Kerr has taken the opportunity to honour a storied past with Spring Garden Bandstand. Continue reading New Music: Mike T. Kerr’s ‘Spring Garden Bandstand’ is a Living Tribute to his Grandfather
New Music: Brandon Voyeur’s ‘Not Dead Yet’ Sets a Dark, Alluring Example for Art Rock
Halifax’s Brandon Voyeur is a living, breathing example of why art rock as a genre deserves more prominence. For all the glorious headbangers and road-trip anthems in the world of rock, there’s nothing quite like painting rock music with your own, heavily-saturated creative flair, and that’ just what Voyeur has done in his latest album, Not Dead Yet. This 7-track collection concocts its own, eerily fascinating world, dipping in and out of familiarity without ever forgetting what it is, and is, without a shadow of a doubt, a damn good album. Continue reading New Music: Brandon Voyeur’s ‘Not Dead Yet’ Sets a Dark, Alluring Example for Art Rock
New Music: Hunter J. Wilson Releases Atmospheric EP ‘If Nothing Happens at All, I’m Leaving’
If Nothing Happens at All, I’m Leaving is the atmospheric newest release from Saint John native Hunter J. Wilson. At just over 14 minutes, the EP is almost shorter than its title. Still, there’s much to be said for how much heart is woven into such little time. Continue reading New Music: Hunter J. Wilson Releases Atmospheric EP ‘If Nothing Happens at All, I’m Leaving’
New Music: A.J.H. Gillis & The Delusions of Grandeur Are Rootless on ‘Positively Jaded’
Positively Jaded is an apt title for the album from A.J.H Gillis & the Delusions of Grandeur – the namesake of which has some decidedly mixed feelings about living a rootless existence. Continue reading New Music: A.J.H. Gillis & The Delusions of Grandeur Are Rootless on ‘Positively Jaded’