It’s come down to the end of the year when we can safely assume the majority of music that is going to be released has already done so. Before we get down to our list of our favourite songs from 2019, we like to give a chance to the experts to have their say on who produced the best tunes this year. We asked musicians from across Atlantic Canada what their favourite tracks for 2019 were and here’s what we heard back. Continue reading Peer Review: The Best Music of 2019
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The East Coast Christmas Playlist 2019
Usually around this time of year we are dealing with more Christmas music than we know what to do with and while we certainly got an earful in 2019, it wasn’t quite the usual deluge. More than that, what we did hear might only be described as “polarizing” – splitting the holiday season between songs that are a little unconventional and some so traditional that even the Catholic church probably hasn’t bothered to dust them off this century. Hopefully, it all still puts your in the spirit of the season. Merry Christmas! Continue reading The East Coast Christmas Playlist 2019
Single: Nathaniel Cole Wants You to Take Time This Christmas to ‘Spend It Right’
Despite already teasing a fresh single for the new year, Halifax’s Nathaniel Cole didn’t waste the opportunity to surprise us with a little Christmas magic this morning. While “Spend It Right” sounds like the sort of tune you’d listen to while celebrating the holidays aboard a G8, the message is decidedly one of an anti-capitalist nature, with Cole reminding us that the best gift we can give over the holidays is our time. Continue reading Single: Nathaniel Cole Wants You to Take Time This Christmas to ‘Spend It Right’
New Music: Golden Cinema Bring Sunshine to a Cold Day With ‘Peachy Keen’
With only three tracks, power-pop trio Golden Cinema doesn’t have a lot of time to make an impression on their latest EP. That certainly doesn’t stop them. Peachy Keen brings a blast of warmth to the otherwise cold and dreary conclusion to the decade. The tracks are coated in a haze of sunlight, with bright hooks and melodies that leave spirits high. Continue reading New Music: Golden Cinema Bring Sunshine to a Cold Day With ‘Peachy Keen’
New Music: Juicebox Debuts With Gloriously Stupid ‘Wasted Youth’
You could say that the debut album from Juicebox is about twenty-five years too late, but if you’re already determined never to grow up then Wasted Youth is always on time. Despite the 2019 release date, the album feels like it walked out of the pinnacle of the power pop era – able to hold their own against the likes of Wheatus, Weezer, Ween, and presumably other such bands of a similarly alliterative nature. Continue reading New Music: Juicebox Debuts With Gloriously Stupid ‘Wasted Youth’