The Newfoundland-based duo of Jordan Coaker and Kirsten Rodden-Clarke, better known as Quote the Raven, are doing their best impressions of a couple of magpies. They’ve teamed up with award-winning bluesman Charlie A’Court for a song about the unwitting influence of shiny objects and what can go wrong when you’re an artist on the road who is expected to juggle everything at once. Continue reading Quote the Raven Praise the People Who Divert Them from Distraction on ‘Through the Night’
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Rozalind MacPhail’s ‘Never Let Go’ Inspired by Twillingate and Award-Winning Short Film, ‘Waiting Outside’
“Never Let Go,” the new song from Newfoundland’s award-winning looping-flutologist Rozalind MacPhail, captures an uncomfortable sense of the inevitable, with just a thread of perseverance. Inspired by Joshua Jamieson’s LGBTQ short film, Waiting Outside, “Never Let Go” explores the grim possibilities of letting go of a world that you yourself are no longer at the center of, except as a steward, and the hope that it’s capable of carrying on without you—with the aid of an atmospheric omnichord, and percussive flute loops. Continue reading Rozalind MacPhail’s ‘Never Let Go’ Inspired by Twillingate and Award-Winning Short Film, ‘Waiting Outside’
‘Can’t Let Go’ Is Adam Baxter’s Vow to Never Give Up on Music in Any Capacity
Adam Baxter, like a lot of musicians, regularly wears a multitude of hats. He splits his time between the stage and the classroom. His career is divided between that of a high school band director in Central Newfoundland and a singer-songwriter who regularly criss-crosses the province. While some have said that’s one hat too many, for Baxter it’s more than a choice, it’s a passion.
“Can’t Let Go,” Adam Baxter’s latest single, is his response to anyone who has said to find success, he must first find focus. He’s not about to give up either career path. Continue reading ‘Can’t Let Go’ Is Adam Baxter’s Vow to Never Give Up on Music in Any Capacity
The Duds Release Folk-Tinged Pop Anthem Full of Optimism and Perseverance With ‘Til We Run’
The MusicNL Award-nominated duo of Melanie O’Brien and Philip Goodridge, or The Duds as you might know them have released their first single of the year. “Til We Run” is a folk-tinged pop anthem produced by award-winning producer Ian Foster that’s very much a lesson in damning the torpedoes. Continue reading The Duds Release Folk-Tinged Pop Anthem Full of Optimism and Perseverance With ‘Til We Run’
Rachel Cousins Needs You to Get On Her Level if You’re Going to Speak Her ‘Love Language’
Rachel Cousins, MusicNL’s 2020 Pop Artist Of the Year, has just released her own version of “No Scrubs.” Cousins’ new single might not be a verbatim rendition of TLC’s 1999 hit but, at its heart, “Love Language” makes it pretty clear that a scrub is a guy that can get no love from Cousins. Continue reading Rachel Cousins Needs You to Get On Her Level if You’re Going to Speak Her ‘Love Language’