Jon McKiel has just released his latest album, ‘Memorial Ten Count’. Taking its name from the ten-count toll rung in honour of a champion boxer’s passing, the album was recorded in ‘the nether regions of Nova Scotia’ with Aaron Mingle of Cousins and Joyfultalk alumni Jay Crocker and Shawn Dicey. ‘Memorial Ten Count’ skillfully mixes grand ideas with raw sound, using fuzzy audio, echoed acoustics and thought-provoking lyricism to create an album that’s hard to forget. Continue reading New Music: Jon McKiel Releases ‘Memorial Ten Count’
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Music Video: Jon McKiel Releases ‘Brothers’
Jon McKiel’s new video for ‘Brothers’ the second single off of his upcoming album Memorial Ten Count hits close to home. Filmed in McKiel’s hometown of Amherst, Nova Scotia and his current home of Sackville, New Brunswick in the midst of winter it’s a familiar landscape you might mistake for anywhere right now. It’s the sprigs of colour that make life standout: the field of windmills, the curious wayside attractions, and naturally, Grandma Josephine the River Queen. Continue reading Music Video: Jon McKiel Releases ‘Brothers’