Coming off of the release of her recent album Heirloom, Kim Harris has just given even greater depth to her wonderfully fathomless track “Keeper”. Without a doubt, there are profound emotions explored in the song, the piano ballad containing such tenderness and strength. The experience of the video, created by Harris’ partner Olivia Fader, is like watching the singer send love to herself across time and space. Continue reading Music Video: Kim Harris’ ‘Keeper’ is a Dirge Across Time
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Christina Martin Takes Us on a Wholesome Trip Down Memory Lane on ‘Kisses for Christmas’
This time of year means so many things to so many people but one thing is seemingly inevitable, and that’s tradition. The safety and security that serves as a seasonal certainty can create a warm and welcoming culmination of the year. And right on schedule is ECMA award-winner Christina Martin with what is hopefully becoming her own Christmas tradition. Continue reading Christina Martin Takes Us on a Wholesome Trip Down Memory Lane on ‘Kisses for Christmas’
Music Video: Mear Pioneer the Burgeoning Genre of Halloween Carols with ‘Soft Chains’
Music videos seem to have gone the way of the dodo, or at least swing dancing, but every once-in-a-while someone drops something that is so beautifully composed, shot and written that you have a suspicion the art form may make a comeback. The Toronto-based duo Mear has just created such a moment with their video for “Soft Chains”. In support of their upcoming release of the same name, this team, made up of Greg Harrison and Frances Miller, have with their crew of fellow dreamers, constructed a piece of work that feels like it’s pulled straight from the memory banks of everything you ever loved about music and music videos. Continue reading Music Video: Mear Pioneer the Burgeoning Genre of Halloween Carols with ‘Soft Chains’
Music Video: Maybe Babs is Haunting and Haunted on ‘Simple Life’
With the leaves on the ground and the cold sweeping through, Maybe Babs gives us a solemn snapshot of this Autumnal mood with their new video for their single, “Simple Life.” Self-described as “Appalachian emo” and a former half of electronic group Vogue Dots, songwriter Babette Hayward weaves unique layers into folk sensibilities here. Emerging from Maybe Babs’ residency at the Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity, “Simple Life” paints a vivid picture: of loneliness, of longing, and of loss. Continue reading Music Video: Maybe Babs is Haunting and Haunted on ‘Simple Life’
Music Video: Short for Arthur Get a Little Surreal on ‘Hanging Paintings’
Short For Arthur have been dabbling in surrealism. The Moncton-based four-piece are spelling out their namesakes with a nod to the heavyweights of art with “Hanging Painting” as they take a deeper look at the world around us – showing that art is in everything we see and do. Continue reading Music Video: Short for Arthur Get a Little Surreal on ‘Hanging Paintings’