Heavy, droning and seeded with aggressive, gravelly growls, Botfly has a deceptively metal flavour. Hailing from Halifax, the noise-rock trio consisting of Keegan Goodspeed (vocals/guitar), Sean McInnis (bass) and Dewayne Shanks (drums) started out in 2013 and released a series of singles/EPs before unleashing their self-titled, debut LP. A cliche headbanger/mosh pit-inducing anti-melody, this album is not. More akin — on an emotional level — to shoegaze, this is an atmospheric soundscape that requests an investment of time from its listeners. Continue reading New Music: Botfly Releases Self-Titled Album
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New Music: Murder Murder Rack Up A Body Count On ‘Wicked Lines & Veins’
It can be immensely rewarding to watch as a band grows and develops. Not as human beings—especially in the case of Murder Murder, who are incurable monsters through-and-through—but as artists, as we see in their third album, Wicked Lines & Veins, which showcases how much they’ve honed their craft as musicians.
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Music Video: The Hypochondriacs Release ‘Just Like Before’
Fredericton outlaws The Hypochondriacs have had one hell of a summer. You’ve probably already seen them playing shows, festivals, and that massive album-release patio party they had at The Capital Complex. There’s a good chance you’ve already experienced the real-life version of their new video for ‘Just Like Before’, but now we have a digital keepsake of the memory. Continue reading Music Video: The Hypochondriacs Release ‘Just Like Before’
Single: Gabrielle Papillion Debuts ‘Keep The Fire’ From Upcoming Album
Gabrielle Papillon released the bold new title track from her upcoming album Keep The Fire this week. We already know exactly where we’d like to see the song turn up next. Continue reading Single: Gabrielle Papillion Debuts ‘Keep The Fire’ From Upcoming Album
New Music: Jerry-Faye Embodies Sincerity On Debut Album ‘In Sum’
Any songwriter preparing to release an album will tell you, it’s damn hard work. First you have to write the songs, then edit them, fine tune every detail and then set them in arrangements that are appropriate to the lyrical content and mood of the piece. Then, of course, you have to labour over recording them, making sure every note is perfectly placed, every line perfectly sung and every last penny of your savings spent. This is all before even thinking about track listings, artwork, duplication, promotion, airplay, etc, etc, etc. . . It’s exhausting.
But maybe it doesn’t have to be. Continue reading New Music: Jerry-Faye Embodies Sincerity On Debut Album ‘In Sum’