The average volume of a human tear is something like 6.2 microlitres, which, scientifically speaking, is very very small. It would take the entire population of Halifax to each cry 5,794,024 tears to fill an Olympic swimming pool, never mind—as Justin Timberlake has suggested—an entire river.
Pillow Fite, the up-and-coming queer folk-pop duo of Art Ross and Aaron Green come close though, at least with the help of director Loren Baldwin and animator Shannon Long. The new video for “Alkali” has the band quickly succumbing to the depths of their own despair, finding themselves immersed in a room of Ross’s (animated) tears. Continue reading Pillow Fite Succumb to the Depths of Their Own Despair on ‘Alkali’→
Not all subjects are easy to talk about, and they’re certainly not any easier to put into song. The key to making great art, however, seems to be going straight at what scares you and Prince Edward Island alternative pop-folk artist Brielle Ansems has done that with emotional candour. “Hillsborough Bridge,” Ansems’ latest single cuts deep with themes of heartache and self-destruction; artfully bearing it all with a raw and touching intimacy. Continue reading Brielle Ansems Turns a Difficult Subject Into Something Beautiful With ‘Hillsborough Bridge’→
Award-winning songwriter and performer, Ian Sherwood is coming to terms with his own colonial roots and inviting us to do the same with his latest single. “Taking Your Land” is Sherwood opening up a conversation about our collective role in our shared past and future, particularly as a nation. Continue reading Ian Sherwood Opens Up the Conversation on Reconciliation With ‘Taking Your Land’→
