The latest single from Moira & Claire captures the microcosm of runaway thoughts and insecurities forged in the raging fires of the teenage brain. “You Look Good in Yellow” is a nice reminder that you once cared how people looked, or how you look, or what you thought of each other and it was both exciting and terrifying. Continue reading Moira & Claire Pen an Ode to High School Crushes With ‘You Look Good in Yellow’
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Hillsburn Lament the Loss of the Familiar With Eerily Prescient New Single ‘Husha’
Back in the Before Times, Hillsburn bravely ventured across the country to record at Vancouver, BC’s Soundhouse Studios, Monarch Studios and Menagerie Studios with Grammy-nominated producer Howard Redekopp (Tegan and Sara, The New Pornographers, Mother Mother). It would prove to be their final album as a quintet. In July, Hillsburn’s chief songwriter, Paul Aarntzen announced that he would be departing from the band.
Since that news broke, we’ve been eager to hear what was recorded on the West Coast. The second single to be released, “Husha” hits a tone that’s spot on for these troubling times and maybe more as the band reflects on “the disintegration of places that once defined us.” Continue reading Hillsburn Lament the Loss of the Familiar With Eerily Prescient New Single ‘Husha’
Book Buddies Debut with Love Ballad to an Old Dodge ‘Neon’
Old cars are curious things. Over time, like a good partner, we come to appreciate their little eccentricities, the things that give them character, define their personalities. Those warning lights? That’s just their way of saying they love you. But every car has its day and they all eventually head off into the sunset. The debut single from Dartmouth’s Book Buddies, “Neon,” is an ode to one car in particular, but it stands in for all the first cars we’ve all had. Continue reading Book Buddies Debut with Love Ballad to an Old Dodge ‘Neon’
Rose Cousins Takes on Whitney Houston’s Hit ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)’
2021 is turning out to be the year of the cover song. We’re currently awaiting the release of albums from both Mo Kenney and No, It’s Fine. that will be nothing but covers. And we totally get it. This is the time for it and Rose Cousins has just jumped on that train with her version of Whitney Houston’s 1987 Grammy Award-winning single, “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me).” Continue reading Rose Cousins Takes on Whitney Houston’s Hit ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)’
PINEO & LOEB and Glass Tiger’s Alan Frew’s Version of ‘Hey Jude’ Gets Nod From Julian Lennon
PINEO & LOEB have never shied away from tackling the greats; their 2019 album, Elevation, had the duo taking on the hits of Led Zeppelin, U2, Arcade Fire, Michael Jackson and giving them their own spin. Now, with a little help from their friend Alan Frew of the legendary Canadian Grammy-nominated band Glass Tiger, they’ve taken on their biggest song to date, one of the greatest songs ever written by the biggest band of all time, The Beatles’ monstrous 1968 hit, “Hey Jude.” Continue reading PINEO & LOEB and Glass Tiger’s Alan Frew’s Version of ‘Hey Jude’ Gets Nod From Julian Lennon