All posts by Alex Cook

Dennis Ellsworth & The Electric Stars’ ‘Endless (Nowhere Else to Go)’ is an Argument for Perspective and the Grateful Dead

Dennis Ellsworth is a master of perspective. The award-winning songwriter has a habit of looking backward and forward all at the same time; a regular denim-clad Janus, armed with a six-string. His songs often seem to have us either peering into the future from the context of golden-hued childhood or back in retrospect with the burden of hindsight.

His new single with backing band The Electric Stars — Dan Currie (guitar), Mike Montigny (bass), Roger Carter (organ), Mike Carver (drums), and Adam Gallant (percussion) — questions that perspective and whether we’re getting a clear picture of where we are at all. Continue reading Dennis Ellsworth & The Electric Stars’ ‘Endless (Nowhere Else to Go)’ is an Argument for Perspective and the Grateful Dead

Horsebath Break Out a Murder Ballad With a Double Bill on ‘Nightfall’

Horsebath has returned with “Nightfall,” a murder ballad inspired by tales heard on the road. Filmed in Halifax’s St. Andrew’s Church, the live performance is a taste of what Horsebath are capable of and offering up an eerie new track on the near side of Hallowe’en. Continue reading Horsebath Break Out a Murder Ballad With a Double Bill on ‘Nightfall’

Something Feels Off About All the Cake and Piñatas on Keeper E.’s ‘Fourteen’

Keeper E.’s new video for her standalone single, “Fourteen,” is a reminder that youth is wasted on the youth, that all things come to an end, and the people we were a decade ago aren’t the people we are now. It’s an atmospheric synth-driven track about the failings of our limited forms that invariably march along with time to their bitter end. And yet, somehow, we still mark every birthday with a celebration. Continue reading Something Feels Off About All the Cake and Piñatas on Keeper E.’s ‘Fourteen’

Air Traffic Control Take Aim At the Billionaires With ‘The Rocketeer’

Nova Scotia’s Air Traffic Control are taking their business of policing the skies seriously. If it flies, Kirk Comstock & Co. are going to question its heading, speed, and motive, and nothing has raised their eyebrows quite like this recent batch of billionaires with extraterrestrial aspirations.

“The Rocketeer,” the first video to be released from Air Traffic Control’s upcoming album No Horse Kids, questions the value of a select few blasting off into space while the rest of us stand planted firmly on planet earth. Continue reading Air Traffic Control Take Aim At the Billionaires With ‘The Rocketeer’