That’s right, people. Jenn Grant is one of Halifax’s most prized possessions – ranking order varies, but should also include Donairs, Propeller beer, Joel Plaskett, Ghettosocks’ glasses and the surprising amount of dude that wear jorts to work – so any talk of new music is cause for a Festivus. Grant’s new record, The Beautiful(…)
I never thought the unstoppable force that is Wax Mannequin would ever conjure moments of Kings of Convenience, but twenty seconds into “Black Bells” – the opening track from Wax’s new record, No Safe Home – that’s the exact sonic touch point I was hearing. Obviously, Wax’s baritone vocals are far more masculine than Erlend(…)
After seeing the promo picture for Brian Borcherdt’s latest release, it was easy to assume he replaced his stripped down, death obsessed intensity for washed out sounds and a softer focus. Dusted – a collaboration with Leon Taheny – may showcase blown out sounds forced through broken amps, but instead of sun-kissed warmth, you are(…)
God bless well crafted, power pop. Ben Cook continues his hot streak with the release of the A Love Too Strong, a six-song slab of melodic, pop nuggets. Even though the release of David’s Come to Life answered any question about how technically strong Fucked Up really is, the synergy and smooth lines Young Guv(…)
Over the last couple of days, the internet has lit torches and picked up pitchforks as they hunt for the young NPR intern that admits she will never buy records. I’d love to dismiss this as typical Internet over reaction, but as a life long collector, the whole change in culture is sad to me.(…)
“This record fucking slays.” If you scan the comments of the Exclaim stream of the new White Lung LP, the world seems to finally be in consensus. We live in a time where no one agrees on anything, so realization that even anonymous Internet haters won’t hate on the songs is a testament to the(…)
Somewhere along the way, life stopped being about embracing the simple things without judgment. Pop songs used to be built on melody and choruses; did the song make you want to dance or sing along? Yes? Well, that was enough. Now, it’s more about how many strings and horns you can shoe horn into the(…)
The last time we talked about Cape Breton band, Mardeen, it was to celebrate the release of a much delayed album. The band was a scrappy combination of anthems and bar rock, but kind of like Keyser Söze, they just disappeared into the sunset (or, at least from a regular slot at The Seahorse). In(…)
It’s no secret that having kids, a full time job and being older than most of the re-issues that today’s passionate music fans haven’t even heard of makes for infrequent excursions to see live music. Jesus, The Heavy Blinkers have played more shows than I’ve seen in the last two months! In an ideal world,(…)
Technical proficiency usually comes with a hefty price tag attached. For every artist like Yngwie Johann Malmsteen or Jaco Pastorius that can drop jaws with digit dexterity forged into their work, there is a slew of skilled players that can’t find the balance between engaging the listener and showing off technique. For Brasstonaut – a(…)
