All posts by Erin Muir

New Music: Walrus’ ‘Goodbye Something’

Defining Walrus simply as ‘Psychedelic Pop’ seems an embarrassing understatement.  With ‘Goodbye Something’, the band has shown that they cannot be pinned down or categorized inside the general umbrella of psychedelia. The EP boasts an impressive range of sounds that draw from hard driving classic rock solos, hazy surf rock infused lyrics: an effortless trance-like repetition blended with the chaos of drug-induced frenzy.  ‘Pop’ doesn’t quite capture the eclectic blend of sound that the four piece Halifax gems have created, but then again, is there any combination of words that could? Continue reading New Music: Walrus’ ‘Goodbye Something’

New Music: Elephant Skeletons’ ‘The Traveller Pt. 1’

Admittedly, I’ve long equated electronic music to nothing more than the muffled hip hop beats pulsating out of rusted Sunfires in a high school parking lot. But Elephant Skeletons’ latest EP ‘The Traveller Pt. 1’ has proven to me that this notion was ill informed and limited. My own inexperienced musical palette and blatant disregard for a whole genre of music left me with the taste of embarrassment, but with the forgiving overtones of fresh discovery. Continue reading New Music: Elephant Skeletons’ ‘The Traveller Pt. 1’