Rooted in Saint John, Hammond River Collective give us blues with some added funk, all nicely wrapped together in a rock ‘n’ roll package. They’ve just released their debut self titled album, providing us with fourteen tracks that are reminiscent of an era of classic rock. Continue reading New Music: Hammond River Collective Release Debut Self-Titled Album
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Single: Mo Kenney Returns With the Freedom to Make Bad Decisions in ‘Ahead of Myself’
A year and a half following the release of her latest album, The Details, Nova Scotia’s Mo Kenney has dropped a new standalone single, “Ahead of Myself.” Upbeat yet packed with realness, the track serves up reckless abandon in a polished presentation.
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Music Video: Youngtree & The Blooms Perform a Lively ‘Ten Million Ways to Decay’
There are plenty of songs out that initially come off being pretty impressive, but also leave you challenging the band with: “Yeah, but let’s see you do that live.” Apparently Youngtree & The Blooms “Ten Million Ways to Decay” is more than just studio wizardry; that mile-a-minute tongue-twister reads like a George R Martin book on speed, and now they band have got the live video to prove it. Continue reading Music Video: Youngtree & The Blooms Perform a Lively ‘Ten Million Ways to Decay’
Single: Dennis Ellsworth Wraps Up England, Holland and Gord Downie in ‘Sunflowers’
Dennis Ellsworth is about to hit his stride. He’s just on the edge of releasing a slew of new material, culminating with an album later this year, but for the moment it looks more like a whittling project. Self- produced and recorded by Adam Gallant at Hill Sound Studios in Charlottetown, the first keeper to emerge from Ellsworth’s apparent treasure-trove is “Sunflowers,” a song drenched in visual of being on tour in England and Holland, away from home. Continue reading Single: Dennis Ellsworth Wraps Up England, Holland and Gord Downie in ‘Sunflowers’
Folly Fest Launch Crowd-Funded Grand Theft Bus Limited Edition Live Album Vinyl Release
The news that an album is being conceived, the bare mention of a far-off twinkle in someone’s eye, is rarely the sort of thing to get excited about. Lots of albums have been conceived. I make a habit of conceiving three albums before breakfast. It doesn’t necessarily mean that any of them ever come to fruition, let alone guarantee they are any good. Any sense of excitement usually comes far later in the process.
That being said, I can’t imagine any more magical possible combination of words than: “Folly Fest Launch Crowd-Funded Grand Theft Bus Limited Edition Live Album Vinyl Release.” Continue reading Folly Fest Launch Crowd-Funded Grand Theft Bus Limited Edition Live Album Vinyl Release