In almost every sense of the word, Cape Breton’s Aaron MacDonald has survived the storm. Having spent years crisscrossing Canada with a five-piece band, he’s seen it all and lived to tell, or more accurately, sing about it.
Aaron MacDonald has been the life of the party. He’s been the face on the poster, and the leader of the band. He’s traveled and he’s lived a life that many would, and have, died for, and he’s made his share of mistakes along the way, but it’s this big bag of life lessons that gives such credibility to his latest record, It’s Been Too Long. Continue reading Aaron MacDonald’s New EP ‘It’s Been Too Long’ Is a Statement That We Wholeheartedly Agree With→
The Cape Breton-rooted, Ottawa-based electro-rock duo of Jay Bonaparte and Michelle Opthof, AKA Paragon Cause, continue their work with producer Sune Rose Wagner (The Raveonettes) but, in the context of our new reality, they’ve shifted away from their traditional melancholic sound in favour of something more optimistic. “Making Up For Lost Time,” their latest single, sounds like a backhanded compliment; it’s optimistic, but the last year has brought the bar so low that accomplishing anything at all sounds like a win. Continue reading Paragon Cause Optimistically Long for Any Future on New Single ‘Making up for Lost Time’→
Look, maybe it’s the fact that we are all now rounding out a full year of life under a pandemic, but the new single from Cape Breton-based singer/songwriter Aaron MacDonald, hits home and it hits hard. “Gonna Get There” is a wonderfully uncomplicated tune about a very sweet and touching sense of solidarity. Continue reading Aaron MacDonald Crafts the Impossible Feel-Good Song of 2021 With ‘Gonna Get There’→
Slowcoaster, those giants of rivalry, haven’t slowed during the time in isolation. With gigs being cancelled left and right, rather than wallow the band have changed course and taken off at a sprint. Apparently, when left to their own devices in isolation, Slowcoaster have an abundance of energies to pursue weird creative outlets, and more than enough friends to encourage them.
