Mat Hannah has been veering hard towards the pop genre for the last couple of years. Known best as part of the award-winning Charlottetown-based band Little Cities—who we’ve also watched make their quick shift from punk rock, to pop punk, to power pop—Hannah has really stuck the landing with his new single as a solo artist, “Unlucky.” Continue reading Mat Hannah is Turning Bad Luck Into Pop Singles With ‘Unlucky’
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Festival by the Marsh, Sackville Summer Festival Returns for the First Time Since 2017
After a hiatus that has lasted several years, a longstanding theatre festival is returning to Sackville, New Brunswick with hopes that some culturally starved attendees will be eager for another chance to, once again, take in some Shakespeare. Festival by the Marsh is back for the first time since 2017 and, among other things, will be hosting their production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream with the dramatic and historical backdrop of Fort Beauséjour. Continue reading Festival by the Marsh, Sackville Summer Festival Returns for the First Time Since 2017
Levi Rowan’s ‘Self Loathing Narcissist’ Proves That, if Anything, He’s a Very Likeable Narcissist
Belleisle’s soon-to-be favourite son, Levi Rowan introduces himself with style and substance on his first proper full-length album, Self Loathing Narcissist. Levi explains that the title is more contradictory or ironic than any manner of glorification of what he acknowledges is a psychotic trait in narcissism. Continue reading Levi Rowan’s ‘Self Loathing Narcissist’ Proves That, if Anything, He’s a Very Likeable Narcissist
Kids Losing Sleep Go Big, Not Bright, on New Single ‘Smile Anyway’
In 2003, Las Vegas rock juggernauts The Killers released their monumentally successful single “Mr. Brightside” along with its B-side counterpart, “Smile Like You Mean It.” Of course, 2003 was a very different time and while Halifax emo-pop band Kids Losing Sleep namedrop The Killers as a major inspiration, KLS’ latest single, “Smile Anyway,” is a little more suited to 2021. Continue reading Kids Losing Sleep Go Big, Not Bright, on New Single ‘Smile Anyway’
Monthly Roundup: July 2021
Welcome to the end of July! Maybe it’s just because we’ve completely lost our perception of time over the last year and a half, but this month and this summer feel like they’ve flown past faster than they have any right to. It’s hard to believe that just thirty days ago we were releasing our staff picks for The Best Music of 2021 (So Far) and we’re already staring down the barrel of back-to-school supplies.
We managed to fit in a very full month’s worth of work, especially thanks to the help of a couple of new contributors: Dan Chamberlain and Steve MacIntyre. Hopefully, you’ll be hearing a lot more from them.
Here is everything we covered in July of 2021.