Honestly, the last thing we wanted to do with our weekend was attend a funeral, yet there we were. But it was for the best, right? The end of Messtival forever? Continue reading Messtival: 2008 – 2018 and One Last Parting Shot to the Eardrums
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Single: Dave Gunning Announces Vinyl Release and Tour with ‘Ferris Wheel’
Dave Gunning’s latest album, Up Against The Sky, has been keeping him busy – busy enough to announce not only another round of touring with a series of dates in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Alberta and Saskatchewan, but now the album is being treated to a vinyl release. To celebrate the news he’s released “Ferris Wheel” as the album’s latest single; a nostalgia fuelled track about kinder, simpler times. Continue reading Single: Dave Gunning Announces Vinyl Release and Tour with ‘Ferris Wheel’
Music Video: Ursa Bright Warn Against Unearthly Pleasures With ‘Flesh’
Halifax’s Ursa Bright (formerly Orchards) are lost deep in fantasy with their new video for “Flesh.” Taken from their debut album, A Shining Sea of Dopamine, the track indulges in earthly desires on a cerebral plane, dropping lines like “we’re off to bed, but not to sleep”, to name one of the less explicit ones. Rather than gratuitous debauchery, the band explain that “Flesh” is actually a warning, running contrary to its sensuous lyrics. Continue reading Music Video: Ursa Bright Warn Against Unearthly Pleasures With ‘Flesh’
Single: Kim Harris Lands On Her Feet With ‘Uproar’
Kim Harris follows up her first single in five years with “Uproar,” a song which she says marks big changes in her life. Much like the phoenix-from-the-ashes anthem of “Heirloom,” the song has a lot of heft in its soul but, unlike “Heirloom,” “Uproar” takes an upbeat twist; twirling away with its meaning just out of grasp. Continue reading Single: Kim Harris Lands On Her Feet With ‘Uproar’
Single: Chris Kirby and Caveboy’s Michelle Bensimon Team Up For ‘Better Not Let Me Down’
Newfoundland’s award-winning soulful producer of pop hits, Chris Kirby, is keeping himself in the limelight these days with his new album, What Goes Around. Stepping back out from behind the console and onto the stage, Kirby’s second single from the album, “Better Not Let Me Down,” is a dark and dancy indie number which features Caveboy’s vocalist Michelle Bensimon. Continue reading Single: Chris Kirby and Caveboy’s Michelle Bensimon Team Up For ‘Better Not Let Me Down’