The newest album from Nap Eyes comes at a perfect time. Many people are currently sitting at home in quarantine, left alone with their own thoughts, and very likely on the cusp of an existential crisis. Snapshot of a Beginner provides an unlikely soundtrack to such moments, though in a way that’s closer to meditative breathing than it is to “end of the world” panic. Continue reading New Music: Nap Eyes Practice Self-Reflection on ‘Snapshot of a Beginner’
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Single: Electric Spoonful Release ‘Chain Gang’, Their First Single in Three Years
The best laid plans of mice and men don’t count for much these days. With shows, tours, and festivals being cancelled left and right, most bands are questioning the point of even releasing an album right now. But they’ve got nothing on Halifax’s Electric Spoonful. They’ve just released “Chain Gang,” their first single in three years, and five years in the works.
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Music Video: The Trews Release an Isolation Video for ‘God Speed Rebel’
The Trews might be in isolation like the rest of us, but that’s not enough to keep them from releasing new music. Well ahead of the curve for live-streaming, with the bandmates each having performed their own solo streams, the next step was obviously an isolation-collaboration on their new single “God Speed Rebel.” Continue reading Music Video: The Trews Release an Isolation Video for ‘God Speed Rebel’
The Nova Scotia Kitchen Party That Took Over Facebook
The world is a very different place from what it was just a month ago. COVID-19 has run amok with our social calendars, and the first casualty of the virus was just about every concert and festival planned for the foreseeable future. Not everyone was prepared to take to their isolation in silence. A group of Nova Scotians were determined to have their party, kitchen or no kitchen, and the result has turned into one of the largest celebrations of East Coast music to be found anywhere. Continue reading The Nova Scotia Kitchen Party That Took Over Facebook
Single: Michael S. Ryan Heads Deep Into Melancholy on ‘Lightning’
Eight months into his “Song a Month” series, Michael S. Ryan, aka approximately one half of The Town Heroes, has released “Lightning,” a song so sad that it advocates for Russian novels as romantic guides. Continue reading Single: Michael S. Ryan Heads Deep Into Melancholy on ‘Lightning’