Soap Opera is back and is more psychedelic than ever with the release of their latest EP, Be Fine. The first of a two-part release, Be Fine is made of all the indie rock sounds we would expect from Soap Opera with an added dose of psychedelia and with a heavier emphasis on rock. And the EP hits on the relevant topic of overcoming uncertainty, which is now more relevant than ever.
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Single: Mike Aubé Highlights What Is Truly Important in Life With ‘Together’
The newest single by alt-folk singer-songwriter Mike Aubé came at a moment more timely than could have been predicted in its making. Focusing on the moments we spend with our loved ones, “Together” highlights the importance of companionship and emphasizes the importance of appreciating the little things: a notion more important now than ever.
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Single: Quiet Parade’s ‘Don’t Put It On Me’ A Catchy Double-Take
Halifax pop-rockers Quiet Parade will be dropping their eighth album, the appropriately-named The Will To Weather The Storm about a week from now, and most recent of its teasers is the new single “Don’t Put It On Me”. The band combines catchy, upbeat chords with timely themes that simultaneously compliment and contradict the music in all the best ways. Continue reading Single: Quiet Parade’s ‘Don’t Put It On Me’ A Catchy Double-Take
Music Video: Jon McKiel Gives Us the Star Trek Crossover We’ve Been Waiting for With ‘Object Permanence’
Jon McKiel was already headed down a strange path with his upcoming album, Bobby Joe hope. Collaborating with an unknown entity founding in the depths of a second-hand (third-hand? fourth?) Teac A-2340, a reel-to-reel tape recorder that he’d purchased in online in 2015. Pre-loaded with a treasure trove of samples, McKiel decided to embrace this mysterious gift and work with it. Bringing along Jay Crocker (JOYFULTALK) the pair extracted the materials from the tapes to create the an alien counterpart for McKiel to jam along with.
The video “Object Permanence”, for the album’s single, is appropriately just as alien.
Single: Troy Alistair Returns With a Little Wisdom on ‘Cool Down’
It’s been a couple years since we last year from Troy Alistair. They appear back in July, 2018 with their debut single “Jump the Gun”, which was then quickly followed by a handful of tracks, and a couple side projects. Now, in our time of need, Troy Alistair has returned to dispense the wisdom of those immortal words just when we need to hear them again the most: “Cool Down”.
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