With his material for the band soon to end, Hillsburn’s outgoing songwriter Paul Aarntzen has a shining neon soul coming through on the band’s newest single “Waking Up.” The latest look at the material for Hillsburn’s forthcoming album recorded with acclaimed producer Howard Redekopp (Mother Mother, The New Pornographers), it’s an invigorating taste that has you wanting more. But there’s a whole mess of sorrow underlying the pop of this track. Continue reading Single: Hillsburn’s ‘Waking Up’ is a Driving Delight
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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’
New Music: Clare Follett Takes Us Along for the Heartbreak on ‘Reclamation’
Clare Follett chronicles the anticipation, agony and, ultimately, acceptance of the end of her first love in her new album, Reclamation. Follett lays herself bare as she lyrically navigates through the stages of grief, at times revealing her youth but displaying a self-awareness and musical ability beyond her years. Continue reading New Music: Clare Follett Takes Us Along for the Heartbreak on ‘Reclamation’
Single: Tomato/Tomato Make a Folksy Nostalgic Nod to the Innocence of The Beatles and The Beach Boys on ‘Chasing Rainbows’
From their upcoming and fifth album, It’ll Come Around, the new single from Tomato/Tomato lays out an ever so slight shift in tone for the duo. Yes, it is inexhaustibly cheerful, but as 2020 would have it, they’ve had to set aside the rambling ways of a band on the run, for a bit of nostalgic woolgathering and a gleeful pursuit of the inane on “Chasing Rainbows.” Continue reading Single: Tomato/Tomato Make a Folksy Nostalgic Nod to the Innocence of The Beatles and The Beach Boys on ‘Chasing Rainbows’
Music Nova Scotia Pulls the Plug on 2020 Awards Show
As a result of the past eight months being some of the hardest that local music industries have ever seen, Nova Scotia Music Week has made the tough decision of foregoing their 2020 Music Nova Scotia Awards, which was scheduled to take place from November 5th to 8th in Syndey on Cape Breton Island. Continue reading Music Nova Scotia Pulls the Plug on 2020 Awards Show