Gabrielle Papillon has been a pillar of pride and individuality for many moons now. Whether arts is engrained in your lifestyle or not, Papillon’s music is a surefire way to instill surety into oneself, and the award-winning Halifax artist – hailed as one of Canada’s finest songwriters – has done so again with her new music video for “New Age Faces,” from her latest album Shout. Continue reading Gabrielle Papillon Celebrates the Sense of Self on ‘New Age Faces’
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Saint John String Quartet Highlight New Brunswick’s Natural Beauty with ‘Northwest Passage’
After almost a year of spending a lot of time shut away in our homes, there is a heightened appreciation of the natural beauties that surround us. And with the Saint John String Quartet’s latest release, they are putting Canadian beauty and legacy together in a wondrous display. The video features their arrangement of Stan Rogers’ “Northwest Passage” from last year’s album Canadian Hits: Unplugged, and also features some of the heart-stirring landscapes of New Brunswick. Continue reading Saint John String Quartet Highlight New Brunswick’s Natural Beauty with ‘Northwest Passage’
POSTDATA Announce New Album – Prepare to Weather the Storm on ‘Twin Flames’
2021 has now given us two things to look forward to, the second being the release of POSTDATA’s new full album, Twin Flames. Taking not just its name from the album’s first single but also building its major themes from it, “Twin Flames” is, without directly coming out and saying it, a quarantine-inspired track. Continue reading POSTDATA Announce New Album – Prepare to Weather the Storm on ‘Twin Flames’
waants’ ‘I Won’t Be Sad’ Will Make Your Ears Happy
Not enough credit is given to the abstracts of the old “inside us are two wolves” saying. For every joyful piece of the world that beckons to us, there’s an equally powerful pull of sorrow from elsewhere; to acknowledge either without the other creates a brand new problem as well.
Halifax’s Adam Warren (waants) dodges this trap and emerges in the best way possible with “I Won’t Be Sad,” a track with characterization in spades; from its quirky use of autotune to the expertly-juxtaposed piano. Continue reading waants’ ‘I Won’t Be Sad’ Will Make Your Ears Happy
Pat LePoidevin Revisits an Older Sense of Isolation on ‘November’
At this point, it probably doesn’t need to be stated that a lot can change in a year. The latest single from Pat LePoidevin, the appropriately titled “November,” was written a year ago, well before anyone was isolating during a pandemic. LePoidevin, however, was already experiencing an isolation of his own at the time. Continue reading Pat LePoidevin Revisits an Older Sense of Isolation on ‘November’