Working with Juno-Award winning producer and musician Joel Plaskett, Bend The River knew they wanted to push their sound with their new EP, Through the Long Night, but it wasn’t until they got into the studio that they discovered they’d be hitting the 70s in a big way. Over the course of four tracks, the band blaze through classic Americana, folk, pop and soul. Continue reading New Music: Bend The River Stand on the Shoulders of Giants for ‘Through the Long Night’
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New Album: DenMother’s ‘Past Life’ A Lucid Dream Machine
Fredericton electronica guru DenMother (aka Sabarah Pilon) has returned with a brand new mystical adventure in the form of Past Life, an 8-track album that blurs the lines between nature, machines, and mankind itself. Pilon pulls all the stops as she experiments with bells, whistles, and computers to evolve her sound into what can only be our best hope of communicating with the Martians. Continue reading New Album: DenMother’s ‘Past Life’ A Lucid Dream Machine
New Music: Patrick Boyle Celebrates Third Album ‘After Forgetting’
Newfoundland native composer, improviser, and educator Patrick Boyle presents After Forgetting, his latest jazz recording. Boyle has an extensive career, which includes appearing on over 50 commercial releases, performing in premiere jazz stages across Canada, and scoring for stage and film. CBC radio has called him “one of Canada’s top jazz musicians.”
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New Music: Youngtree & the Blooms Explore Mortality with Debut Album ‘Musical Chairs’
The debut album from Youngtree & the Blooms, Musical Chairs, is a practice in subverting expectations. You might listen to the opening song, “Hilltops of Blowing Heather,” and think you know what to expect from the rest of the album. It’s a peaceful, reminiscent track that settles somewhere neatly between folk and country. It hits many of the ticks you’d expect. Continue reading New Music: Youngtree & the Blooms Explore Mortality with Debut Album ‘Musical Chairs’
New Music: Keith Mullins Releases A Double Threat With ‘Onward’ And ‘Upward’
Award-winning songwriter Keith Mullins has dropped a double release with his two latest albums, Onward and Upward. With two East Coast Music awards and six awards from Music Nova Scotia since his musical debut at 15 years old, the Cape Breton singer-songwriter is no stranger to good tunes, and proves it once, or maybe twice, again. Continue reading New Music: Keith Mullins Releases A Double Threat With ‘Onward’ And ‘Upward’