Noah23 can safely count himself amongst the myriad of folks I’ve meant to cover on the hill, but haven’t got to yet for some reason. I’d heard some good things about the conspiracy obsessed Guelph MC, so I was rather pleased when Modulok and the fine folks at Takaba Records sent me his latest release: [...]
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Reviews:: Matthew De Zoete Bottom of the World
myspace When you hear the soothing guitar, piano and vocals from Matthew De Zoete, you can almost feel a weight being lifted off your shoulders. His voice is smooth, and the melodies effortless and as you start to hearing traces of artists from decades long since past, it’s easy sink into the Hamilton native’s sophomore [...]
Contest:: Win In-Flight Safety’s New Album, Halifax Show Tickets
In-Flight Safety hold the distinction of being the first Halifax band the Ack wrote about here on the hill (that post also remains notable for being the lone recorded usage of the Keith Sweat crush, which is rather famous in it’s own right, but I digress) whilst he was still living away from our beloved [...]
IDOW preview:: Ryan MacGrath In My Own Company
In an effort to get people excited about the second annual In the Dead of Winter (IDOW) festival, we are trying to give a preview of as many of the artists that we can, starting with Nova Scotian artist, Ryan MacGrath. It seems that Ryan MacGrath is destined to walk along the same path carved [...]
Review:: The Deep Dark Woods Winter Hours
myspace To be honest, this review could have bern as simple as rewriting my initial reaction when I heard the first song from The Deep Dark Woods new record. As soon as the harmonies on All the Money I Had Is Gone started, I stopped what I was doing and wrote to my friend that [...]
The Great Canadian Mixtape Project:: Manitoba
Wow. This one took forever and a day to finish, but the end results are pretty stellar. We had some delays on songs, a redesign of the cover art (who knew that Winnipeg was lousy with ‘Keeping it Riel‘ shirts and our idea wasn’t original) and general half assedness on our side. Luckily, by waiting [...]
Woodpigeon repackaged, rereleased & revisited
myspace We already reviewed the fantastic Treasury Library Canada last year, and it hovered near the top of my playlist for months. Mark and his ever evolving band of musical misfits write songs that could only be described as beautiful, heartfelt, and surprisingly intimate for a band that seems to have mastered lush, orchestral folk. [...]
Reviews:: Foundation Chimborazo
web site || myspace Sometimes the Internet is a great, great thing. Back in 2001, I grabbed a sampler from Fueled By Ramen – my friend’s band was on the label and I was all about pop-punk at the time – and even with all the catchy three cord riffs, the song that burned into [...]
Quick hitters:: The Darcys
myspace While debating how much I want to dive into the new Bruce Peninsula – I mean, it’s over a month before the “physical” release date – I noticed that the Halifax/Toronto band The Darcys is opening up for the collective in Toronto on January 31st. Now, I’m not one to get filled up with [...]
Reviews:: Timber Timbre
myspace || label Right now, almost everyone in the blog world is freaking out over the new Animal Collective record leaking and Bruce Peninsula‘s decision to offer up the download of their debut months earlier than expected. Normally, I’d be marching right in stride (well, for the Bruce Peninsula LP at least), but a couple [...]