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New Music: See Through 4 Unveil ‘False Ghosts, Minor Fears’

False Ghosts, Minor Fears is the new release by See Through 4, the newest project from Windsor, Nova Scotia jazz bassist Pete Johnston. Johnston — better known for his work with the Juno awarded Johnny Favourite Swing Orchestra — acts as composer, band director, and bassist for the record. The quartet features Karen Ng on saxophone, Marilyn Lerner on piano, and Nick Fraser on drums. Continue reading New Music: See Through 4 Unveil ‘False Ghosts, Minor Fears’

New Music: Halifax’s Quiet Parade Skew Pop-Rock With ‘The Will to Weather the Storm’

Halifax’s pop-rockers Quiet Parade have not been staying quiet with the release of their new album The Will to Weather The Storm. Some changes have come along with this record which have shifted the band from their former folk-rocker portrayal to what we now hear as their new pop-rock identity – and it’s good! Continue reading New Music: Halifax’s Quiet Parade Skew Pop-Rock With ‘The Will to Weather the Storm’

New Music: Jon McKiel’s ‘Bobby Joe Hope’ Provides Hope for East Coast Art-Pop

Jon McKiel has given us greater cause to revoke his status as Atlantic Canada’s best-kept secret with his latest album, Bobby Joe Hope. An ambitious psychedelic record, Bobby Joe Hope, steps well beyond hand-holding, or even aligning itself all that closely to genre or style, instead, McKiel masterfully manipulates wild elements into producing a projection of mode and mood. Continue reading New Music: Jon McKiel’s ‘Bobby Joe Hope’ Provides Hope for East Coast Art-Pop