The debut single from Daysick, the brand new alternative rock trio out of Lunenburg County, shows that the band are no slouches in the storytelling department. Amidst hard-hammered guitars and a heavy beat, “Retry” offers a warning to carpe the diem before it’s too late. Continue reading Daysick Debuts With ‘Retry’ and a Warning to Carpe Diem Before You’re Asking to Mulligan
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Lizzie Loveless Gets Personal on a Health Crisis That Changed Her Career for New Single ‘The Joke’
It’s been two years since indie-pop group TEEN announced that after nearly a decade as a band—and much longer as sisters—they had arrived at their dissolution, stating “the music industry is not always kind and challenges our health and well being.” Now, from her New York apartment, former TEEN-member and Halifax-export Lizzie Lieberson, AKA Lizzie Loveless, has been piecing it all back together, embracing new relationships, looking back on what has passed with a sense of the bittersweet, and moving forward into the unknown.
Loveless’ latest single, “The Joke,” is a big part of moving forward or, at least, addressing those challenges to her health and well-being and how there’s no betrayal quite like the betrayal of your own body. Continue reading Lizzie Loveless Gets Personal on a Health Crisis That Changed Her Career for New Single ‘The Joke’
Blue Lobelia Reconnects to Nature Through Motherhood on New Single ‘Holding On Must Always Lead to Letting Go’
In 2019, Blue Lobelia’s Rachel Bruch was enjoying an artist residency at White Rabbit at Red Clay Art Farm in Upper Economy, Nova Scotia. She used that time to compose a songbook, while taking in the sight and sounds of the forest, experiencing motherhood for the first time, and connecting with nature.
Part of what emerged from her time of interconnectedness was the other side of that double-edged sword: a realization that, inevitably, “Holding on Must Always Lead to Letting Go,” her latest single. Continue reading Blue Lobelia Reconnects to Nature Through Motherhood on New Single ‘Holding On Must Always Lead to Letting Go’
Kiwi Jr. Releases a ‘Cooler Returns’ Comic Book and Announce Tour Dates
As part of the grand scheme of normal, and our slow but unceasing march back towards it, Kiwi Jr. have done their part, contributing in their own measure and kind with the announcement of some long-overdue tour dates. Nature is beginning to heal itself.
More excitingly, depending on your perspective, is the opportunity to pick up some especially curious and flashy new merch from the band while at said tour dates (or via their Bandcamp page if you’re feeling less patient). Continue reading Kiwi Jr. Releases a ‘Cooler Returns’ Comic Book and Announce Tour Dates
The Town Heroes Tease Their Come-of-Age Concept Album With Second Single ‘Queen’
No, it’s not Freddie Mercury come back to haunt us in the form of a Cape Breton cover band—though come to think of it, that might not be the worst—but The Town Heroes’ second installment in their upcoming concept album. Set in the midst of a Cape Breton summer, Home is the band’s fictionalized tribute to the heady days of their youth. The album’s second single, “Queen,” is the boozy rush that comes from meeting the CFA of your dreams down at dance at the Strathlorne Hall. Continue reading The Town Heroes Tease Their Come-of-Age Concept Album With Second Single ‘Queen’