Last year, Air Traffic Control released a masterpiece in the form of their latest album, Great Escapes. It’s the sort of album you want to hear resonating through an arena crowd, leaving your legs weak, questioning whether you might have perhaps chosen a more exciting career path, and asking how much hearing loss you’re willing to sacrifice.
But 2019 was a different time. Now we’re lucky to see singles, like the freshly released “Messed Up Alone”, being released as videos. The arena shows are now either something of the recent past or nebulous future. The gist behind “Messed Up Alone” seems apropos in light of that: to literally have something in your grasp and no idea what to do with it.
“While you were drinking [and] unemployed, we were drinking, unemployed and filming,” note Halifax metal four-piece Turbo. And it shows; their new video for “Make Bail” off their upcoming album Fast As Fvck is a marvel of DIY tomfoolery and shenanigans, manifested by sheer willpower and an overabundance of Olands. Continue reading Music Video: Turbo Combine a DIY Approach and Olands for ‘Make Bail’→
Halifax-based award-winning singer-songwriter (and social media innovator) Dave Carroll, best known for his world-famous song, “United Breaks Guitars,” has released a new video today. His new song, “When The World Stop Ending” is a challenge to re-examine your priorities, whatever matters most, and how you want to invest the time that you have, particularly as we all imagine how to move forward in a post-COVID world. If nothing else, we’ve been given a big shake-up and a reminder to carpe diem. Continue reading Music Video: Dave Carroll Starts Planning Ahead With ‘When The World Stops Ending’→
In the six months following the release of Carry the Lost’s last single, “Battle Tested,” the whole world has changed. The Halifax band, once so confident in their status as veterans of hard rock, has had to manage expectations due to the current status of the pandemic. Their latest single, “Pick Your Poison” is a drums-first coaxing towards a more familiar level of social engagement. Continue reading Single: Carry The Lost Loudly Champion Getting Outside on ‘Pick Your Poison’→
Hauler, a contemporary roots incarnation of Slowcoaster consisting of Steven MacDougall and Mike LeLievre and joined by Canadian Folk Music Award-winning fiddler Colin Grant, are crafting some folk songs of their own. This isn’t at all surprising; the band’s Cape Breton roots practically implies some level of storytelling will find its way into their music. What is surprising is the band’s sudden foray into the medium of marionettes to tell those stories. “The Widow’s Vow” takes a page from the book of Tim Burton for a tale of creepy romance… Continue reading Music Video: Hauler Go Full Tim Burton on ‘The Widow’s Vow’→
