After the first single release of “Charm & Circumstance”, we knew that Dance Movie was bringing a wealth of buzzing, lovelorn energy to their latest album Containment. But the Haligonian indie-rockers elevate this infectiously introspective mood to new heights with the full album. At the core of this release is a clear, yearning heart, but the pieces that orbit around it swing between reckless abandon and a deep malaise. Continue reading Dance Movie’s ‘Containment’ is a Dynamic and Pensive Drive
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Premiere: Andre Pettipas and The Giants Capture the Fun and Energy of Live Music on ‘Sympathy Card’
The message behind Andre Pettipas and The Giants’ single “Sympathy Card” has always been clear: the best-laid schemes o’ mice an’ men gang aft agley—and over the course of the past year, things have been agley more aft than na—making it all the more necessary to have plans upon plans upon plans. That goes doubly so when it comes to the music industry.
Andre Pettipas & Co. have put some action behind their words by taking advantage of a lull in the storm to create a music video that captures all the energy of a live performance. Continue reading Premiere: Andre Pettipas and The Giants Capture the Fun and Energy of Live Music on ‘Sympathy Card’
Andrea Cormier Unlocks Pure Beauty on ‘Creatures of Illusion’
If you were to ask someone what music is, right-brained individuals may give an answer like “vibrations in the air,” while a left-brained person may give a reply akin to “sound with magic all its own.” Both would be correct, but it’s hard to deny that music is truly at its best when we first describe it as the latter.
Halifax singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Andrea Cormier takes this to its purest form on her album Creatures of Illusion, speaking absolute magic into the universe over the span of the 8-track ensemble, with her lush instrumentals weaving her gentle dream of a sound all together. Continue reading Andrea Cormier Unlocks Pure Beauty on ‘Creatures of Illusion’
Wren Kelly Confronts the Demons of Abuse on ‘Wounds’ (feat. Ray Reaves)
Abuse is as heavy a topic as it is nuanced. Familial, romantic, physical, emotional, the root of many traumas and destructive coping habits, and a frequent companion of uneven power dynamics; abuse is truly a villain of many faces. Continue reading Wren Kelly Confronts the Demons of Abuse on ‘Wounds’ (feat. Ray Reaves)
POSTDATA Take a Turn for the Joyful on ‘Inside Out’
“I didn’t really know what to do with this song at first,” admits Paul Murphy—usually of Wintersleep—about his new single, “Inside Out,” from his solo music project, POSTDATA. It’s the third to be released from the upcoming POSTDATA album, Twin Flames, and it is perhaps that indecision that has caused Murphy to veer away from his usual path. Continue reading POSTDATA Take a Turn for the Joyful on ‘Inside Out’