Halifax duo Lashes is nothing if not complicated. Formerly known as Lvbor Cvmp, the band has made efforts to soften their image in time for the release of their new album When The Internet Calls—which leans so far into the realm of a concept album that it plays like an uncomfortable manifesto. Continue reading Lashes Play Devil’s Advocate With Controversial Album ‘When The Internet Calls’
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Halifax Rock Trio Diamond City Shine Bright on Debut Album ‘Therapy’
There are really only three things to consider when talking about diamonds. Heat, pressure, and time. There is far more to consider however when talking about Halifax’s Diamond City. The year-old rock trio brings so many elements to its debut album Therapy that you might have better luck mining an actual diamond than covering it all. Continue reading Halifax Rock Trio Diamond City Shine Bright on Debut Album ‘Therapy’
Thomas Stajcer Puts the ‘Sea’ in ‘Country’ on ‘Midwestern States’
The fact that Thomas Stajcer can even entertain the idea of recording his own songs speaks volumes about his love of the game. Stajcer is up to his ears in music all day, every day. His day job is to capture the sounds at New Scotland Yard; the Joel Plaskett-owned, award-winning studio in Dartmouth. One might think that swimming in that much music all the time would make it hard to focus on your own sound. When you get a chance to get out and dry off, you don’t always feel like diving back in. Stajcer, however, just keeps gathering steam Continue reading Thomas Stajcer Puts the ‘Sea’ in ‘Country’ on ‘Midwestern States’
Blackwood’s ‘Lost and Found’ is an Instrumental Examination of Parental Paradoxes
As Blackwood, award-winning composer and pianist Peter-Anthony Togni and bass clarinetist Jeff Reilly, cover a lot of ground on their upcoming album, Lost and Found. It’s a collection of compositions, crafted both individually and collectively, over a period of two years, but the experiences contained in them draw from two lifetimes; from the power of dreams, the birth of children and grandchildren, and the natural world… all the way to medieval plainchant. More impressively, this is all done as an instrumental.
Released today, the album’s second single and titular track, “Lost and Found” is Jeff Reilly’s tribute to his twin daughters, which immediately raises the question: how does a person —let alone a set of twins—get translated into music? Continue reading Blackwood’s ‘Lost and Found’ is an Instrumental Examination of Parental Paradoxes
June Body Announce New Album With Emotionally Gutting New Single ‘Flickering’
June Body lands their return with a big impact. Their first new single since 2018, “Flickering” kicks off a slew of releases from the band and they’re leaning into it with a particularly heavy punch. It’s easy to spot a June Body single from a mile off, and “Flickering” holds true to that, but this Trojan horse is carrying some lyrics that are prepared to gut you. Continue reading June Body Announce New Album With Emotionally Gutting New Single ‘Flickering’