Jah’Mila’s “Chant Their Names” is a weapon. Its purpose is to dismantle, disrupt and destroy systemic oppression that has preyed on North American Black communities with increasing insidiousness in its violence. With its beauty, its groove and its powerful message, it gives no place to hide to those who would prop up status quo politics and perpetuate violence in thought and action against the black community. Continue reading Music Video: Jah’Mila’s ‘Chant Their Names’ is a Weapon
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New Music: The Scales of Self-Flight Weigh In with Self-titled Debut
Floral Music Group is delivering the content that we all need in the time of COVID-19. Collaboration is good for the soul and while we are all preparing to leave our isolation it is encouraging to see artists we enjoy already releasing music together. Continue reading New Music: The Scales of Self-Flight Weigh In with Self-titled Debut
Corey Isenor Doesn’t Care What You Think
Corey Isenor doesn’t care what you think. The Halifax-based musician doesn’t care about professional musicianship or the music industry. He doesn’t care if you read this article and he doesn’t care if you have heard his record Absinthe & Smoke before. We at The East care because we think Corey Isenor is one of the best songwriters in Atlantic Canada. Continue reading Corey Isenor Doesn’t Care What You Think
A Word with His Holiness — A Q&A with Papal Visit’s Adam Mowery on ‘Where Do They Swim?’
Adam Mowery has lived in Halifax ever since I’ve known him, but I’ve always considered him the Monarch of Saint John. He doesn’t know that, nor can I confirm that Saint John’s order of succession makes him the rightful ruler of his hometown. Mowery’s latest EP, Papal Visit’s Where Do They Swim?, however, would be worthy of the church’s blessing at his coronation. Continue reading A Word with His Holiness — A Q&A with Papal Visit’s Adam Mowery on ‘Where Do They Swim?’
New Music: Jon McKiel’s ‘Bobby Joe Hope’ Provides Hope for East Coast Art-Pop
Jon McKiel has given us greater cause to revoke his status as Atlantic Canada’s best-kept secret with his latest album, Bobby Joe Hope. An ambitious psychedelic record, Bobby Joe Hope, steps well beyond hand-holding, or even aligning itself all that closely to genre or style, instead, McKiel masterfully manipulates wild elements into producing a projection of mode and mood. Continue reading New Music: Jon McKiel’s ‘Bobby Joe Hope’ Provides Hope for East Coast Art-Pop