Dillon Ryan is no stranger to New Brunswick’s art scene, and with his trusty band The Dream Romantic backing him up, the Music New Brunswick award-winner always seems primed to let his talent fly. In the new single, “So Lovely,” he and his band do just that. A pop-rock base, charming vocals, and an upbeat tone make for a surefire hit, whether you’re driving to the beach or dancing the night away.
Continue reading Single: Dillon Ryan & The Dream Romantic’s ‘So Lovely’ Is So, So Lovely
Halifax pop-rockers Quiet Parade will be dropping their eighth album, the appropriately-named The Will To Weather The Storm about a week from now, and most recent of its teasers is the new single “Don’t Put It On Me”. The band combines catchy, upbeat chords with timely themes that simultaneously compliment and contradict the music in all the best ways. Continue reading Single: Quiet Parade’s ‘Don’t Put It On Me’ A Catchy Double-Take
Hailing from the towering metropolis of Grand Manan, New Brunswick, post-rock ambient band Floristry has sprung onto the scene with their debut album The Longing, Long After. Sometimes, you really just need an instrumental, widely interpretive backdrop to get you through the day, and this group will deliver. Continue reading New Music: Floristry’s Music Becomes Yours in ‘The Longing, Long After’
Twenty-four hours ago, in the far, far away galaxy of Halifax, Nova Scotia, the latest album from psychedelic electronica guru Elephant Skeletons was conceived in a UFO somewhere above Peggy’s Cove. The end result, Sleep, was beamed down onto our doorstep before immediately ejecting itself from its pod, after which it attempted communication with us in each of its six different languages. Given that we’re neither xenobiologists nor xenolinguists, all we know for sure is that the sounds this album makes are not of this world, but as connoisseurs of the arts, we can readily identify these sounds as a very trippy and most-excellent experience. Continue reading New Music: Elephant Skeletons Bring Us to Whole New Worlds With ‘Sleep’
Newfoundland duo The Duds have dropped their debut album into the great big sea of music. Consisting of musical veterans and nine-year performance partners Melanie O’Brien and Phil Goodridge, the chemistry in the album is spectacularly evident. Continue reading New Music: You’ll Remember The Duds’ ‘These Words I Can’t Forget’
