Saint John-based Kylie Fox is going to be debuting with her first album BalconyEP (pronounced balcon-yep) on November 1st. In the meantime, she’s put out an introductory teaser of two singles: ‘Alberta’ and ‘Stephen’. Continue reading Single: Kylie Fox Double-Header ‘Alberta’ & ‘Stephen’
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New Music: Mo Kenney’s Future Award Winning Album ‘The Details’
Talk about hooks. Mo Kenney’s third album, The Details, grabs us with the tragic tale of woe and heartbreak and the impending doom of a cat. “I know you’ll try/ to take the bigger side/ but a cat’s not a cake.” Inside the first 35 seconds of the album we’re taken through this whirlwind of emotion, across what is essentially a sweet song, subjected to atrocities, and left in tears by our own tragic appreciation of dark humour. Just like that, we are hooked for whatever Mo Kenney wants us to hear for the next half hour. Continue reading New Music: Mo Kenney’s Future Award Winning Album ‘The Details’
New Music: Julie & The Wrong Guys Release Self-Titled Album
Julie & The Wrong Guys is east coast legend Julie Doiron’s most recent project. The Eric’s Trip alumna has teamed up with indie folk rocker Eamon McGrath, and Mike Peters and Jaye Schwarzer of Toronto-based hardcore band, Cancerbats, to form Julie & The Wrong Guys. On September 9th, they released their first full album: the self-titled Julie & The Wrong Guys. Continue reading New Music: Julie & The Wrong Guys Release Self-Titled Album
New Music: Scott Royle Releases ‘Tennis Elbow’
It’s been two years since Scott Royle’s first two releases, Sweet Shop Crop Top and How To Break The Horse. Both releases came out within two months of each other in the first half of 2015, the former a beefy EP, and the latter something of a coda. How To Break The Horse feels like an afterthought, a post script on just a few more things worth mentioning by-the-way. Comparitively, Royle’s new full-length album, Tennis Elbow, shows the difference two years can make. Continue reading New Music: Scott Royle Releases ‘Tennis Elbow’
Atlantic Provinces Punch Above Their Weight In 2017 Canadian Folk Music Awards
Canada’s Atlantic provinces sometimes get accused of being a little bit folksy, and that might be true. But if life gives you lemons, the best thing you can do is make a big pitcher of gin sours. When the Canadian Folk Music Awards announced their list of 2017 nominees, it was clear some people decided to work with their strengths. East coast artists garnered seventeen nominations across the CFMA’s nineteen categories this year. Continue reading Atlantic Provinces Punch Above Their Weight In 2017 Canadian Folk Music Awards