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Single: Sleepless Nights Get Woke With ‘Pink Popcorn’

East coast exports Sleepless Nights want to save future generations of musicians from foot-in-mouth disease with a little public service announcement in the form of a single. “Pink Popcorn” gets woke when it comes to loose language in lewd lyrics.A.A. Wallace, Sleepless Nights’ frontman, says that some rock classics are more than a little problematic in hindsight and, “Let’s not do that.”
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Single: Surf Rock Meets Ritalin on Sleepless Nights’ ‘Kids On Drugs’

Sleepless Nights made a stunning return in 2017 after a six year hiatus last year with their Keith Hamilton EP. These days Aaron Wallace is championing the Sleepless Nights moniker in Toronto, but he still gets things done back home. In their latest iteration, the band have just released a new single, “Kids On Drugs,” recorded by Joel Plaskett at his New Scotland Yard studio in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, and featuring Walrus’s Jordan Murphy on drums. Continue reading Single: Surf Rock Meets Ritalin on Sleepless Nights’ ‘Kids On Drugs’ →

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New Music: AA Wallace’s ‘In Alpha Zones’

In Alpha Zones, the new sophomore effort from AA Wallace, brings to mind a favourable, if controversial, comparison to Falco, had he been raised in rural Nova Scotia, and composed all of his music in his bedroom. It seems an unkind thing to say, but let’s remember the 80’s were some time ago. They seemed a great idea at the time. A few decades of perspective have shown they’ve actually given us much to be thankful for. Strip away the shoulder-pads of time, and reimagine what synth pop might have become had it not been engulfed in big haired theatrics. Continue reading New Music: AA Wallace’s ‘In Alpha Zones’ →