David Archibald- the titular Dave of Daveband- is reflecting on some of the toughest times of his life with the group’s debut full-length This Was Your Dad At 28. Billed as “looking back at a time that passed too quickly, before you knew it was happening”, TWYD seems on the surface to be a never-ending grin of nostalgia. But as is often the case of the brightest smiles, there’s a lot to unpack behind it. Continue reading New Music: Daveband is Glowing on ‘This Was Your Dad At 28’
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Single: Nova Scotia’s Tony Ronalds Finds Fresh Success in Australia with ‘Go’
“None of us get out of here alive” is an ominous way to open a song in 2020, but rather than a dire Thelma and Louise cliff-side scenario, Tony Ronalds is singing about the rest of his life. Originally from Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, the singer-songwriter’s new track, “Go” is inspired by his own life-changing moment in which he made the decision to move to Sydney, Australia. The single has already hit #5 on the AMRAP chart, just behind Australian legends The Hoodoo Gurus. Continue reading Single: Nova Scotia’s Tony Ronalds Finds Fresh Success in Australia with ‘Go’
New Music: Owen Meany’s Batting Stance Delivers Emotional Suplex with ‘Feather Weights’
Pulling out alternative folk that still maintains a voice of its own can be tough. But Halifax folksters Owen Meany’s Batting Stance do just that with their latest, Feather Weights. A cleanly split balancing act, the eight-track album draws you in with four bouncing and feathered songs, then brings you into the weight of things with four pieces of solid rumination. And while the album sports track titles that would give Sloshy a run for their money, Feather Weights is as heartfelt as it is cerebral. Continue reading New Music: Owen Meany’s Batting Stance Delivers Emotional Suplex with ‘Feather Weights’
New Music: Rich Aucoin Examines America at a Crossroad on ‘United States’
In 2018, Rich Aucoin set out from Los Angeles to bike across America, and by the time he left California, he knew he’d be writing an album about the United States. When he reached New York, Aucoin had twelve songs written; one for each state he had peddled through. Those songs now feature on Rich’s latest release United States, a synth-heavy pop-rock record that is as flashy, assertive, and complex as its subject matter. Continue reading New Music: Rich Aucoin Examines America at a Crossroad on ‘United States’
Single: Cyrus R.O. Begins Dusting Off a Series of Demos with ‘Walked In’
Cyrus R.O. has been picking away at his backlog of material. Like every artist, he’s got more than a few songs tucked away in the attic – old demos that weren’t quite ready to see the light of day for whatever reason. And since only Prince can be Prince, Cyrus has chosen to deal with that particular problem long before his own passing, rather than letting them collect dust in a secret vault. Continue reading Single: Cyrus R.O. Begins Dusting Off a Series of Demos with ‘Walked In’