If it’s the duty of any good folk artist to tell a story with a song then Jason Anderson is a living breathing Gordian Knot. Despite its relatively compact five tracks, Canyonlands, the latest EP from the Fredericton-based singer-songwriter, is the equivalent of a novel. It is deliciously dense and layered with thoughtful and gently evocative lyrics that call to be puzzled out—but in their own time. Continue reading Jason Anderson’s Experiences of the Last Year Led to the Brilliantly Unhurried and Reflective ‘Canyonlands’
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The Duds Release Folk-Tinged Pop Anthem Full of Optimism and Perseverance With ‘Til We Run’
The MusicNL Award-nominated duo of Melanie O’Brien and Philip Goodridge, or The Duds as you might know them have released their first single of the year. “Til We Run” is a folk-tinged pop anthem produced by award-winning producer Ian Foster that’s very much a lesson in damning the torpedoes. Continue reading The Duds Release Folk-Tinged Pop Anthem Full of Optimism and Perseverance With ‘Til We Run’
Fredericton Playhouse Theatre Returns After a Missed Season With 2021-2022 Spotlight Series
Fredericton’s Playhouse is eager to properly welcome back audiences after an entire season being missed due to the pandemic. Their 2021-2022 Spotlight Series makes up for a bit of lost time with a full line-up this season, including twenty-eight performances spanning theatre, circus, comedy, dance, and music. Continue reading Fredericton Playhouse Theatre Returns After a Missed Season With 2021-2022 Spotlight Series
Cyrus R.O. Reflects on Mortality and the Inevitability of it All on ‘Defect’
You Are An Island and So Am I, the latest album from Cyrus R.O., spent a lot of time digging into the artist’s catalogue of previously unreleased music. Where included songs that were written years apart, the amount of time spanned on the release gave us a glimpse into his evolution as a musician, and in some cases, lays bare old wounds that give us a better sense of Cyrus’s personal history.
“Defect,” in particular, was inspired by a personal epiphany during a dark moment in high school, when the death of one of Cyrus’s peers brought his own mortality into sharp focus. Continue reading Cyrus R.O. Reflects on Mortality and the Inevitability of it All on ‘Defect’
The Tom Fun Orchestra Release ‘I’m Your Man’ – First Original Recording in Almost a Decade
Some things are worth the wait, and if Cape Breton’s The Tom Fun Orchestra required the last nine years to percolate their first recording of original music in all the time, then that’s exactly how long it took. It all seems to be worth it when hearing the results on “I’m Your Man.” Continue reading The Tom Fun Orchestra Release ‘I’m Your Man’ – First Original Recording in Almost a Decade