Orchestrated Neighbours is something of a Nova Scotian supergroup, a project aimed at improving the outreach, collaborative partnerships and representation of the provinces African Nova Scotian and Indigenous music communities. It’s like an exercise in name-dropping, a challenge to see how many cooks could be fit into that kitchen. Now, one year after the release of the Orchestrated Neighbours album, Music Nova Scotia and Leaf Music are marking the occasion with a new lyric video for the lead track, “Together We Can”.
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New Music: Keats Conlon Cranks the Cuteness Out on ‘Pastel Portraits’
Ontario-born Keats Conlon has called Halifax home for the past five years and brings forth what she calls “a mature, full, and current representation of the artist I’ve become in my travels across Canada.” For those familiar with Conlon, Pastel Portraits presents as a pleasant progression, while new listeners will no doubt become enamoured with the singer’s delightful and delicate vocals and witty wordplay. Continue reading New Music: Keats Conlon Cranks the Cuteness Out on ‘Pastel Portraits’
Single: Reeny Smith Talks Timely Priorities on ‘Love Trumps Money’
Reeny Smith describes the message of her newest single as a timely one and if we were to do a quick googling, even without the anagrammatic nature of “Love Trumps Money,” there’s an overwhelming amount of evidence available to confirm that. But since the American presidential election is a week away, let’s assume that’s where we’re going with this. Continue reading Single: Reeny Smith Talks Timely Priorities on ‘Love Trumps Money’
Single: Hillsburn’s ‘Waking Up’ is a Driving Delight
With his material for the band soon to end, Hillsburn’s outgoing songwriter Paul Aarntzen has a shining neon soul coming through on the band’s newest single “Waking Up.” The latest look at the material for Hillsburn’s forthcoming album recorded with acclaimed producer Howard Redekopp (Mother Mother, The New Pornographers), it’s an invigorating taste that has you wanting more. But there’s a whole mess of sorrow underlying the pop of this track. Continue reading Single: Hillsburn’s ‘Waking Up’ is a Driving Delight
New Music: Keonté Beals’ ‘King’ is Powerful, Complex and Honest
Few would expect an album entitled King coming out of North Preston, Nova Scotia to be as heartfelt, vulnerable, and sensitive as Keonté Beals’ debut is. The R’n’B star in waiting does not reinvent the wheel but mixes a much more modern mentality in with his influences to provide us with an album encapsulating his experiences thus far. Continue reading New Music: Keonté Beals’ ‘King’ is Powerful, Complex and Honest