In September of 1988, Bobby McFerrin released his hit single, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.” Ronald Reagan was president. The United States was experiencing one of the hottest heatwaves on record. The Soviet Union was marching steadily towards its collapse. Donald Trump was a real estate mogul and wrestling promoter. Somehow knit fedoras were a thing.
Fast-forward to July of 2020. Mear have released “Perfect Mess”, their debut single as a duo. The song’s mantra-like chorus of “Don’t worry, don’t worry, don’t worry” speaks a world of difference with the omission of just two words.
This year has come with a lot of unintended consequences for people. The impacts of COVID-19 have been far-reaching and the lasting effects, both health-wise and the reverberations the pandemic will have on our collective societal psyche, have yet to be fully understood. One thing we might have anticipated, however, was the red-eyed, no-limits-but-your-own lifestyle of hardcore Netflix binge-watching that a quarantine might induce.
Halifax “fuzz aficionados” Kestrels have released “Vanishing Point,” the second single from their upcoming album and a decades-removed descendant of Dinosaur Jr. Looking like something that came off of some late-night Much Music programming circa 1994, the track’s accompanying video has no shortage of colourful, blurred images and, best of all, cats. Continue reading Music Video: Kestrels Pile on the Vintage Noise on ‘Vanishing Point’→
Izra Fitch introduces herself in one fluid motion; a stellar pop track so polished and sleek it boldly declares she has arrived fully-formed as an artist. Her debut single, “The Hollywood Kids”, provides an instantaneous snapshot of Fitch also looking backwards. We’re able to see where she’s headed from the perspective of where she’s been through a glimpse of an idealized youth, a romanticized sense of Hollywood glamour, and the rose-coloured glasses of time. Continue reading Single: Izra Fitch Arrives With Sleek Debut ‘The Hollywood Kids’→
It’s been more than ten months since norc released their second single, “Arizona” from their 2019 EP with ginseng and honey—the single that we had all assumed would bring the band a wealth of riches and the refreshing, thirst-quenching taste of an Arizona Ice Tea sponsorship. Now, with the release of a new video, we’re left wondering might have gone wrong. Continue reading Music Video: norc Collaborate With NSCC to Produce ‘Arizona’→
