Gabrielle Papillon might not be the folk artist you remember. Her new album Keep The Fire has traded in banjo and snare for whatever it is that John Williams eats for breakfast. Where her previous album The Tempest of Old might have been a ship tossed about on the ocean—a collection of graceful songs anchored in something profound, Keep The Fire has turned Papillon into the ocean. Continue reading New Music: Gabrielle Papillon’s Massive New Album ‘Keep The Fire’
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New Music: Jessie Brown’s ‘Keeping Appearances’ Delivers a Healthy Dose of Soul
Halifax’s Jessie Brown released her newest full-length studio album September 29 and it’s packed to the brim with soul. In Keeping Appearances, Brown’s three-piece group mix rock, fuzz, funk, contemporary and doom together and envelop it in a thick layer of soulful energy that holds steady throughout. Continue reading New Music: Jessie Brown’s ‘Keeping Appearances’ Delivers a Healthy Dose of Soul
New Music: The Burning Hell’s ‘Revival Beach’ Or ‘Songs Of The Coming Apocalypse’
We’re all going to die sometime. My condolences, but it’s something of an inevitability. It’s likely to be some sort of horribly introspective event, or we’ll be otherwise too busy to properly reflect on it in the moment. The Burning Hell have pre-empted just such a possibility by providing us with their newest album, ‘Revival Beach’, or as we like to think of it, ‘Songs of the Coming Apocalypse’. At least they make it sound fun. Continue reading New Music: The Burning Hell’s ‘Revival Beach’ Or ‘Songs Of The Coming Apocalypse’
New Music: FM Berlin Stick The Landing On ‘At Least You’re Having Fun’
FM Berlin launched into the new album ‘At Least You’re Having Fun’ last month with the release of ‘Yer Honour,’ the first video single. The result was an immediate and spontaneous office dance party. Now we’ve had a chance to hear what the rest of the album sounds like. Continue reading New Music: FM Berlin Stick The Landing On ‘At Least You’re Having Fun’
New Music: Alert The Medic Release ‘Let Them Have Their Fun’
Let Them Have Their Fun is an unexpected rejuvenation of Alert The Medic’s sound that no one saw coming. The first climb of the opening track ‘What Are The Odds’ propels the band to the top of a mountain, of which they refuse to come down from for an elating 42 minutes. The band has an extra jump in their step that will suck you into following their rhythm, with vocalist Ryan MacDonald’s infectious voice making it mandatory to sing along from the first chorus onward. Continue reading New Music: Alert The Medic Release ‘Let Them Have Their Fun’