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Music Video: Terra Spencer Makes the Case for Hitting the Snooze Button With ‘Raining On A Saturday’

Terra Spencer’s latest single, “Raining On A Saturday” advocates for making the best of slow, rainy, weekends. Since most days of the week have become nearly indistinguishable from one another, and staying inside has practically been government-mandated, you don’t have to go out of your way to lean into this sleepy lifestyle. Continue reading Music Video: Terra Spencer Makes the Case for Hitting the Snooze Button With ‘Raining On A Saturday’

Single: Nathaniel Cole Pits Vices Against Creativity on ‘Give It Up’

Nathaniel Cole describes the concept behind his latest single with a rather dire “we live and die by our vices.” Despite the single’s artwork, which makes it look like the single might have been cobbled together from the spare parts of the next 007 film (yes, we’d absolutely watch that), instead Cole addresses some very real and immediate issues when it comes to de-railing a creative career. Continue reading Single: Nathaniel Cole Pits Vices Against Creativity on ‘Give It Up’

New Music: Norma MacDonald Balances Nostalgia and Hope on ‘Old Future’

During a year where so much is happening so fast, opening an album with a track called “Temperamental Year” seems comically fitting. Norma MacDonald’s newest album Old Future does just that, but rather than focusing on our tumultuous present, MacDonald instead both reminisces the past and ponders the future. Continue reading New Music: Norma MacDonald Balances Nostalgia and Hope on ‘Old Future’

Music Video: Air Traffic Control Saunter to the Edge on ‘End of the Road’

Air Traffic Control has rolled out a new video for “End of the Road” and it’s a little too ominous for something that was released well before the pandemic. Taken from their fifth album, Great Escapes which was released in October of last year, the song is a bittersweet and cavalier approach to the inevitable moment we all get off the merry-go-round. Continue reading Music Video: Air Traffic Control Saunter to the Edge on ‘End of the Road’

New Music: Botfly Show Us a Softer Side With New Ep ‘At Home With Alex’

Halifax hardcore trio Botfly has decided to go… well, a little less hardcore for their newest EP At Home With Alex. This is not a permanent change in direction for the band, only a stripped-down view into their minds in the current state of the world. Continue reading New Music: Botfly Show Us a Softer Side With New Ep ‘At Home With Alex’