As if 2020 wasn’t throwing enough troubles around, Dylan Menzie rounded out his no-good, terrible time of year by finding himself blindsided by a break-up. But every cloud has a silver lining, and in this case, it’s his latest single, “A Heart That Doesn’t Want Mine.” Continue reading Dylan Menzie’s ‘A Heart That Doesn’t Want Mine’ Is a Little Bit of Heartache but a Little More Congas
Top 10 | Mike Trask Lists the Blues Albums That Have Influenced Him
Among Atlantic Canadian producers and musicians, Mike Trask seems unique; with his affinity for analog and a style of music that has become increasingly idiosyncratic with each release, Trask is continually surprising us. His latest release, “Great God Almighty,” is a clear indicator that, rather than having independently manifested his own form of rock and roll, Trask has some very real influences, especially when it comes to the blues.
So, we asked him for the Top 10 blues albums that have influenced him the most. Continue reading Top 10 | Mike Trask Lists the Blues Albums That Have Influenced Him
Andru Branch & Halfway Tree Invite Resilience with ‘Weather The Storm’
Andru Branch is the real deal, the genuine article, an authentic. Nothing else can be said of a reggae outfit that, in the words of The Sunday Herald of Kingston, Jamaica, “sounds like the Marley-inspired tunes all The World has come to know and love.” Continue reading Andru Branch & Halfway Tree Invite Resilience with ‘Weather The Storm’
Kristen Martell Wants You to Grow and Rise Up and Dance With ‘Quiet Hearts’
Kristen Martell is keeping up her collaboration with award-winning artist Gabrielle Papillon and award-winning Producer Dan Ledwell (Jenn Grant, The Fortunate Ones, Rachel Beck). Following up the trios previous effort, “Photograph of Secrets,”, is “Quiet Hearts,” a dreamy new single about resilience when the world is a little less and sunshine and rainbows. Continue reading Kristen Martell Wants You to Grow and Rise Up and Dance With ‘Quiet Hearts’
Empathy is at the Core of Heather Armstrong’s Debut Album ‘Fearless Contribution’
Songwriters have such fascinatingly varied ways of working: some write for a project or album, some write daily or weekly, and some sit on songs for years. Heather Armstrong, however, works at a frantic pace, overcome by the need to get the songs out.
Writers sometimes call it lightning in a bottle. Armstrong’s debut album, Fearless Contribution sits squarely within this description. Written in the span of a few months, the record touches on themes that are timeless and does so with a positivity that’s contagious. Continue reading Empathy is at the Core of Heather Armstrong’s Debut Album ‘Fearless Contribution’