Wren Kelly’s newest single, “Irish Goodbye”, commits to song a less-than-proud tradition of simply vanishing with no farewells, no commitments, no responsibilities, whenever the moment happens to present itself. Continue reading Wren Kelly and PsycThaPrince Bring Up a Matter of Social Etiquette on ‘Irish Goodbye’
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Pretty Archie is All Coywolves and Heartache on ‘Familiar Feeling’
Pretty Archie’s latest single, “Familiar Feeling,” is a subtle reminder that no matter how in love you may be, there’s nothing that can guarantee your relationship won’t suffer from the occasional coywolf turning over your picnic. Continue reading Pretty Archie is All Coywolves and Heartache on ‘Familiar Feeling’
Ted Simmons Finds Inspiration Close at Hand for ‘Lilly Likes Leanin’ On The Piano’
The inspiration to write a song can be found in the most unlikeliest of places. On the odd occasion when it can’t be found, one must occasionally look to the more likelier places, or at least, take into consideration whatever happens to be in front of you. “Lilly Likes Leanin’ On the Piano”, the new single from Dartmouth-based musician Ted Simmons, fortunately, didn’t require him to go looking too far. Continue reading Ted Simmons Finds Inspiration Close at Hand for ‘Lilly Likes Leanin’ On The Piano’
Braden Lam Offers His Take on Joni Mitchell’s Saddest Christmas Song of All Time
Jon Mitchell’s classic “River” can barely be considered a Christmas song, but Braden Lam has done his darnedest to breathe new life into the holiday standard with his own indie-folk rendition of it, regardless. Continue reading Braden Lam Offers His Take on Joni Mitchell’s Saddest Christmas Song of All Time
Pillow Fite Succumb to the Depths of Their Own Despair on ‘Alkali’
The average volume of a human tear is something like 6.2 microlitres, which, scientifically speaking, is very very small. It would take the entire population of Halifax to each cry 5,794,024 tears to fill an Olympic swimming pool, never mind—as Justin Timberlake has suggested—an entire river.
Pillow Fite, the up-and-coming queer folk-pop duo of Art Ross and Aaron Green come close though, at least with the help of director Loren Baldwin and animator Shannon Long. The new video for “Alkali” has the band quickly succumbing to the depths of their own despair, finding themselves immersed in a room of Ross’s (animated) tears. Continue reading Pillow Fite Succumb to the Depths of Their Own Despair on ‘Alkali’