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’
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Rose Cousins Takes on Whitney Houston’s Hit ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)’
2021 is turning out to be the year of the cover song. We’re currently awaiting the release of albums from both Mo Kenney and No, It’s Fine. that will be nothing but covers. And we totally get it. This is the time for it and Rose Cousins has just jumped on that train with her version of Whitney Houston’s 1987 Grammy Award-winning single, “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me).” Continue reading Rose Cousins Takes on Whitney Houston’s Hit ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)’
Premiere – Kelly McMichael Says to Ditch the Crappy Jobs and Boyfriends on ‘Out the Window’
It’s a scenario as old as time; you’re sitting in the driver’s seat of an idling car in the driveway of an all-too-familiar home. The clock reads a little after 8:30, and the coffee is just hitting you as the car begins to warm up. You think to yourself, “What if I just drove away? What if I just skipped work today, drove off, and began a new life?”
In the creative mind of St. John’s’ Kelly McMichael, the multi-talented artist not only dares to imagine such a feat but does so with a friend by her side. Indeed, in McMichael’s brand new, music video-accompanied single “Out The Window,” life-sucking jobs and mediocre boyfriends are given the boot for a fun, poppy, girls-vacation tune. Continue reading Premiere – Kelly McMichael Says to Ditch the Crappy Jobs and Boyfriends on ‘Out the Window’
DenMother Captures the Darker Side of Isolation and Unorthodox New Friends on ‘Don’t Really Know’
Deep isolation is all fun and games – until you form an emotional dependency with a mannequin you’ve discovered in the woods. At the best of times this sounds like the plot of some B-grade horror film but, under the current circumstances, it’s the fine line between sanity and a new level of uncomfortable that our newfound hobbies toy with each and every day.
Coincidentally that’s the general idea behind the latest video from Fredericton, New Brunswick-based ambient electronic artist, DenMother. “Don’t Really Know” captures the pitfalls of befriending haunted inanimate objects and/or cursed seamstresses found in the wild, no matter how lonely you get. Continue reading DenMother Captures the Darker Side of Isolation and Unorthodox New Friends on ‘Don’t Really Know’
Jont Advocates for the Short and Long Term Benefits of Dancing with ‘Step Into the Fear’
The music of Halifax-based singer and songwriter Jont has always typically come with a nurturing aspect to it. His latest album, Thank You for the Medicine, spells it out for us right in the title. These songs are designed to uplift and heal, either through a positive message or simply advocating for both the long and short-term benefits of dancing away your worries.
Jont’s latest video, “Step Into the Fear,” featuring dancer-choreographer Natalie Morin, is a rally cry to “step into your power.” Amidst the playfulness of Morin’s dancing, however, there’s a sense of sorrow giving the song a greater gravitas. Continue reading Jont Advocates for the Short and Long Term Benefits of Dancing with ‘Step Into the Fear’