The newest album from Nap Eyes comes at a perfect time. Many people are currently sitting at home in quarantine, left alone with their own thoughts, and very likely on the cusp of an existential crisis. Snapshot of a Beginner provides an unlikely soundtrack to such moments, though in a way that’s closer to meditative breathing than it is to “end of the world” panic. Continue reading New Music: Nap Eyes Practice Self-Reflection on ‘Snapshot of a Beginner’
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New Music: Floristry’s Music Becomes Yours in ‘The Longing, Long After’
Hailing from the towering metropolis of Grand Manan, New Brunswick, post-rock ambient band Floristry has sprung onto the scene with their debut album The Longing, Long After. Sometimes, you really just need an instrumental, widely interpretive backdrop to get you through the day, and this group will deliver. Continue reading New Music: Floristry’s Music Becomes Yours in ‘The Longing, Long After’
New Music: Elephant Skeletons Bring Us to Whole New Worlds With ‘Sleep’
Twenty-four hours ago, in the far, far away galaxy of Halifax, Nova Scotia, the latest album from psychedelic electronica guru Elephant Skeletons was conceived in a UFO somewhere above Peggy’s Cove. The end result, Sleep, was beamed down onto our doorstep before immediately ejecting itself from its pod, after which it attempted communication with us in each of its six different languages. Given that we’re neither xenobiologists nor xenolinguists, all we know for sure is that the sounds this album makes are not of this world, but as connoisseurs of the arts, we can readily identify these sounds as a very trippy and most-excellent experience. Continue reading New Music: Elephant Skeletons Bring Us to Whole New Worlds With ‘Sleep’
New Music: Brent Mason Counts his Blessings with ‘Fireflies’
If you start Brent Mason’s newest album and think you know what to expect, you’d be wrong. Fireflies is an eccentric mix of tracks that somehow all fit nicely together- all written from the relative comfort of a converted chicken coop in Mason’s backyard.
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New Music: You’ll Remember The Duds’ ‘These Words I Can’t Forget’
Newfoundland duo The Duds have dropped their debut album into the great big sea of music. Consisting of musical veterans and nine-year performance partners Melanie O’Brien and Phil Goodridge, the chemistry in the album is spectacularly evident. Continue reading New Music: You’ll Remember The Duds’ ‘These Words I Can’t Forget’