Christmas songs aren’t made—they’re earned. Or so we’ve been led to believe from the struggle that Moncton’s FM Berlin has had in bringing one to the light of day. After three years of trying on and off, the band have readied a Holiday EP for this season, complete with their own festive version of the Fireplace Channel. Continue reading FM Berlin Finally Have Their Answer to the Fireplace Channel with a New Holiday EP
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Hilary Adams Captures the Loneliness of a Christmas Away From Family With ‘Sending Love’
We’re seeing a trend in Christmas songs being released this year. There’s a strong theme of “oh, gosh, what we can’t be together for the holidays?” Given the requirement for lockdowns and circuit breakers, protocols and social distancing guidelines we’ve experienced over the last couple of years, it’s not surprising that “Sending Love,” the new holiday single from Dartmouth-based and singer-songwriter Hilary Adams, is about longing to be together with loved ones.
Brielle Ansems Continues to Shine Amidst the Darkness on ’25 (Still Awake)’
They say the best thing you can write about is what scares you the most and to write the heck out of it. For Prince Edward Island alternative pop-folk artist Brielle Ansems, it seems that the scariest of possibilities is adulthood. Her new single, “25 (Still Awake)”, is a cautionary tale for anyone entering their third decade. Continue reading Brielle Ansems Continues to Shine Amidst the Darkness on ’25 (Still Awake)’
North of Nowhere Ask You to Pick Up the Phone With Deeply Personal New Single ‘Oh Brother’
They say it’s never too late to say you’re sorry, but there are certain limitations—like, mortality, for instance—that do make apologizing more challenging. “Oh Brother,” the new single from North of Nowhere is an apology, delivered as a straight-ahead rock song, from one brother to another for the things they didn’t get quite right during their lifetime. Continue reading North of Nowhere Ask You to Pick Up the Phone With Deeply Personal New Single ‘Oh Brother’
Dennis Ellsworth-Fronted and Joel Plaskett-Produced Band The Moneygoround Debut With ‘Very Cherry’
You are probably already familiar with Prince Edward Island’s Dennis Ellsworth. He’s wracked up fourteen Music PEI Awards and collaborated with the likes of Gord Downie, Donovan Woods, Kinley Dowling and Drive-By-Truckers producer David Barbe. He has successfully navigated his way through the music industry for years but hasn’t quite felt at home in it. The Moneygoround, Ellsworth’s new band, takes its inspiration from The Kinks song of the same name and a general disdain for the mechanisms of the industry. Continue reading Dennis Ellsworth-Fronted and Joel Plaskett-Produced Band The Moneygoround Debut With ‘Very Cherry’