Among Atlantic Canadian producers and musicians, Mike Trask seems unique; with his affinity for analog and a style of music that has become increasingly idiosyncratic with each release, Trask is continually surprising us. His latest release, “Great God Almighty,” is a clear indicator that, rather than having independently manifested his own form of rock and roll, Trask has some very real influences, especially when it comes to the blues.
Songwriters have such fascinatingly varied ways of working: some write for a project or album, some write daily or weekly, and some sit on songs for years. Heather Armstrong, however, works at a frantic pace, overcome by the need to get the songs out.
Halifax duo Lashes is nothing if not complicated. Formerly known as Lvbor Cvmp, the band has made efforts to soften their image in time for the release of their new album When The Internet Calls—which leans so far into the realm of a concept album that it plays like an uncomfortable manifesto. Continue reading Lashes Play Devil’s Advocate With Controversial Album ‘When The Internet Calls’→
