If you were to ask someone what music is, right-brained individuals may give an answer like “vibrations in the air,” while a left-brained person may give a reply akin to “sound with magic all its own.” Both would be correct, but it’s hard to deny that music is truly at its best when we first describe it as the latter.
Halifax singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Andrea Cormier takes this to its purest form on her album Creatures of Illusion, speaking absolute magic into the universe over the span of the 8-track ensemble, with her lush instrumentals weaving her gentle dream of a sound all together. Continue reading Andrea Cormier Unlocks Pure Beauty on ‘Creatures of Illusion’→
Charlottetown electro-pop darling Russell Louder has dropped their debut album, Humor, after several years of teaser singles. Weaving their signature soft power of their synth melodies and cadence and wrapping it all up in their ability to tell stories through song, the 9-track collection is poignant, liberating, and undoubtedly Russell Louder at their finest. Continue reading Russell Louder Crafts a Stellar Debut With ‘Humor’→
Artists are truly some of Earth’s most beautiful creatures. Visual and textile artists decorate space, musicians and singers decorate time, and some others, such as filmmakers and actors, can combine to decorate both at once.
It’s equally remarkable when an artist can so seamlessly move between mediums, and indie-pop newcomer Brandon Howard Roy, who boasts a background in drama, does just that in his debut album, Tough Stuff. Overloaded with personality and backed up by a dexterous ensemble of some of the East Coast’s finest musicians, the Charlottetown singer-songwriter has struck artistic gold. Continue reading Brandon Howard Roy Hits a Home-Run on Debut Album ‘Tough Stuff’→
It’s truly remarkable what one person is able to do when immersed in the field of music. The plight of the solo musician is as intimate a setting as the field gets; no creative discord, not too many moving parts, just us and the decorative soul of the artist.
It’s like that old saying; give a man a guitar, he’ll play a rough Brown Eyed Girl at a campfire. Teach a man to play guitar, he’ll become a one-man Smashing Pumpkins. We’re not quite sure how Fredericton’s Joel Strauss was taught in the ways of the six-string, but his latest EP, Cross The Desert, is five steps in the right direction towards becoming the Atlantic Canadian Billy Corgan. Homely, precise, and engaging, Strauss’s latest five-track EP is the latest in a line of works that has seen him gain acclaim from many outlets and fellow artists. Continue reading Joel Strauss Manifests Channels Rock Greats on ‘Cross The Desert’→
