Snow flutters about, strings of lights illuminate the night sky and one mitten stretches forth in search of another. The music then swells and Jon Mullane encapsulates the moment as his rasping vocals expel the joys of this season for one and all. The soundtrack to the season is cliché but has never been more fitting. Continue reading Jon Mullane Puts a New Edge on the Holidays with ‘Feels Like Christmas’
FM Berlin Finally Have Their Answer to the Fireplace Channel with a New Holiday EP
Christmas songs aren’t made—they’re earned. Or so we’ve been led to believe from the struggle that Moncton’s FM Berlin has had in bringing one to the light of day. After three years of trying on and off, the band have readied a Holiday EP for this season, complete with their own festive version of the Fireplace Channel. Continue reading FM Berlin Finally Have Their Answer to the Fireplace Channel with a New Holiday EP
Hilary Adams Captures the Loneliness of a Christmas Away From Family With ‘Sending Love’
We’re seeing a trend in Christmas songs being released this year. There’s a strong theme of “oh, gosh, what we can’t be together for the holidays?” Given the requirement for lockdowns and circuit breakers, protocols and social distancing guidelines we’ve experienced over the last couple of years, it’s not surprising that “Sending Love,” the new holiday single from Dartmouth-based and singer-songwriter Hilary Adams, is about longing to be together with loved ones.
Matt Mays Throws his Hat into the Christmas Canon with ‘Christmas Eve Day’
I’m likely the only oddball on the planet that plays the mental game of ‘What Would an Original Christmas Song By X Sound Like?’. In the unlikely event that this very niche gameshow is ever greenlit, I don’t think we’d ever struggle too hard during the Matt Mays round and that is by no means a bad thing. His new holiday single, “Christmas Eve Day”, is unquestionably 100% Mays. Continue reading Matt Mays Throws his Hat into the Christmas Canon with ‘Christmas Eve Day’
Brielle Ansems Continues to Shine Amidst the Darkness on ’25 (Still Awake)’
They say the best thing you can write about is what scares you the most and to write the heck out of it. For Prince Edward Island alternative pop-folk artist Brielle Ansems, it seems that the scariest of possibilities is adulthood. Her new single, “25 (Still Awake)”, is a cautionary tale for anyone entering their third decade. Continue reading Brielle Ansems Continues to Shine Amidst the Darkness on ’25 (Still Awake)’