Hillsburn can only fool us for so long. Admittedly, their sophomore album, The Wilder Beyond, is full of hits – it’s packed with award-winning songwriting and goosebump inducing harmonies. But that doesn’t mean they don’t have another agenda. It’s time to call out Hillsburn’s lyricist/guitarist Paul Aarntzen for what he really is: a filmmaker and soundtrack composer. He’s just proven it again with the bands latest video, “Sun Out To Shine.” Continue reading Music Video: Hillsburn Continue Their Filmmaking-Spree With ‘Sun Ought To Shine’
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Music Video: The Town Heroes, Unicorns And Nachos All Collide On ‘Poets’
The Town Heroes have released “Poets,” their second single from their upcoming album, Everything (will be fine when we get to where we think we’re going). Of course, in the grand tradition of the internet, they’ve given it the treatment it deserves – by which we mean there’s a slow motion video of food being thrown at singer Mike Ryan. The real artistry is in WHAT is being thrown: nachos, silly string, ice cream, unicorns…. It’s a veritable deconstructed salad of a five year old’s deconstructed birthday party. But what could it all mean?! Continue reading Music Video: The Town Heroes, Unicorns And Nachos All Collide On ‘Poets’
Music Video: Matt Steele & The Corvette Sunset Find Silver Linings In ‘Handshake Deal’
Matt Steele & The Corvette Sunset are one of Halifax’s biggest up-and-coming bands. One part Elvis Costello, one part Marlon Brando, one part Nova Scotian compatriots The Trews, Matt Steele & Co. combine retro swagger with catchy bar-rock hooks. So when they write a song like “Handshake Deal” about trying to reclaim some self-confidence after going through a manipulative relationship, it still comes off as pretty fun. Continue reading Music Video: Matt Steele & The Corvette Sunset Find Silver Linings In ‘Handshake Deal’
Music Video: Strongboy’s ‘You’re Waiting’ Asks More Questions Than It Answers
For their 2017 album Steady, Halifax five-piece Strongboy hit their bedroom pop stride hard with a new music video for their single “You’re Waiting.“ True to their genre, the video delves into the subliminal and beyond as we make a dreamscape visit into the scrapyard of our souls. Or something. It’s pretty abstract. Continue reading Music Video: Strongboy’s ‘You’re Waiting’ Asks More Questions Than It Answers
Premiere: Little Cities Are Everything Great About Pop Punk With Their New Video For ‘Girl Next Door’
Charlottetown’s Little Cities are a going concern. Without having yet produced an EP, the band are about to conquer the east coast one single at a time in necessary. Their second and latest standalone video is for “Girl Next Door,” and it is absolutely bleeding all the fun and energy of pop punk. Continue reading Premiere: Little Cities Are Everything Great About Pop Punk With Their New Video For ‘Girl Next Door’