When Rich Aucoin headed out across the United States in 2018, via bicycle no-less, he captured a different side of America than we were used to seeing. It wasn’t the land of milk, honey, and liberty they’d paraded around for the last few generations, but the precursor to what has become painfully obvious as the America of 2020. Many saw it coming, but Rich Aucoin committed it to song.
Cape Breton troubadour Danny MacNeil is quickly becoming one of our favourite singer-songwriters. His confessional style of lyricism sung with a vibrato over a contrasting minimalism of banjo and piano that might be compared to legendary blues player Blind Willie Johnson, give or take a century. His newest single, “Trouble That I’m In,” is a quintessential love song and the sudden realization that you’re in deep. Continue reading Single: Cape Breton’s Danny MacNeil Nails Sweet Simplicity on ‘Trouble That I’m In’→
According to Adam Moore, at the root of his new track, “Maybe” is an attention chasing, naïve belief and fumbling confidence that has ultimately, and unfortunately, led to a tragic story of infatuation and denial. It’s a soft lesson in getting ahead of yourself, but, as they say, the heart wants what the heart wants. Continue reading Single: Adam Moore Dives Disastrously Into Infatuation on ‘Maybe’→
Beverly Glenn-Copeland has had a rollercoaster of a year- plans for a world tour fell through due to the pandemic and turned into a housing hunt for the New Brunswick artist. But it wasn’t all downsides, as a retrospective compilation, Transmissions: The Music of Beverly Glenn-Copeland, was released in September. And now the innovative new-age musician has been announced as one of this year’s Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize winners. Continue reading Beverly Glenn-Copeland Honoured with Polaris Heritage Prize→
