Dillon Ryan is no stranger to New Brunswick’s art scene, and with his trusty band The Dream Romantic backing him up, the Music New Brunswick award-winner always seems primed to let his talent fly. In the new single, “So Lovely,” he and his band do just that. A pop-rock base, charming vocals, and an upbeat tone make for a surefire hit, whether you’re driving to the beach or dancing the night away.
Continue reading Single: Dillon Ryan & The Dream Romantic’s ‘So Lovely’ Is So, So Lovely
Christine Melanson has branched off in a direction that feels pretty far from the jigs of her past releases. The Acadian singer-songwriter’s second full-length album, Cent millions d’années, is decidedly contemporary. Gone are the fiddle-filled instrumentals, and in their place are Melanson’s heartfelt lyrics and, for the first time, vocals to match. Continue reading New Music: Christine Melanson Changes Pace with ‘Cent millions d’années’
Hailing from the towering metropolis of Grand Manan, New Brunswick, post-rock ambient band Floristry has sprung onto the scene with their debut album The Longing, Long After. Sometimes, you really just need an instrumental, widely interpretive backdrop to get you through the day, and this group will deliver. Continue reading New Music: Floristry’s Music Becomes Yours in ‘The Longing, Long After’
Twenty-four hours ago, in the far, far away galaxy of Halifax, Nova Scotia, the latest album from psychedelic electronica guru Elephant Skeletons was conceived in a UFO somewhere above Peggy’s Cove. The end result, Sleep, was beamed down onto our doorstep before immediately ejecting itself from its pod, after which it attempted communication with us in each of its six different languages. Given that we’re neither xenobiologists nor xenolinguists, all we know for sure is that the sounds this album makes are not of this world, but as connoisseurs of the arts, we can readily identify these sounds as a very trippy and most-excellent experience. Continue reading New Music: Elephant Skeletons Bring Us to Whole New Worlds With ‘Sleep’
If you start Brent Mason’s newest album and think you know what to expect, you’d be wrong. Fireflies is an eccentric mix of tracks that somehow all fit nicely together- all written from the relative comfort of a converted chicken coop in Mason’s backyard.
Continue reading New Music: Brent Mason Counts his Blessings with ‘Fireflies’
