When Michael Feuerstack set out to record his now 5th album under his own name, he had big things in mind. Unfortunately, like many who had plans for 2020, things changed. What was supposed to be an upbeat record with many musicians in a studio became a record that could not have strayed further from what he had planned from the beginning. Continue reading Michael Feuerstack Pens a Folksy Space Opera on ‘Harmonize the Moon’
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The Backstays are Probably Hiding History Somewhere on ‘Aquarius’
The Backstays continue to tease out their upcoming album, Tributaries, with bits of their bread and butter: moody slow burns and the history of their hometown, Saint John, New Brunswick. Their latest single, “Aquarius,” belongs squarely in the former category but is it possible that the band has broken tradition on the latter, and it might simply be a coincidence that the song shares a name with the former longstanding pub on the city’s west side? Continue reading The Backstays are Probably Hiding History Somewhere on ‘Aquarius’
Cal Johnson Named First Recipient of Music·Musique NB’s Indigenous Artist Development Program
Cal Johnson, of Tobique First Nation in New Brunswick, has been named as the first recipient of Music·Musique NB’s Indigenous Artist Development Program; an initiative created to provide an Indigenous artist with the tools, support and guidance to achieve a new musical project. Continue reading Cal Johnson Named First Recipient of Music·Musique NB’s Indigenous Artist Development Program
Keith Hallett Comes to Big Turnip for a Special Release of ‘World War 3/One Kind Favour’
Keith Hallett has long been headed down the path of becoming a folk legend. A regular performer, his music has only irregularly been committed to a physical medium. While Hallett’s Fredericton-based doom punk band, Janowskii, was featured on The Capital Project’s double-vinyl release, and his self-titled solo album went out on CD/cassette back in 2015, he’s making a vinyl debut as a solo artist on the equally curious folk label, Big Turnip Records with a 7″ single. Continue reading Keith Hallett Comes to Big Turnip for a Special Release of ‘World War 3/One Kind Favour’
Pallmer Emphasize a Multi-Layered Message in New Video for Love Song ‘Bricks’
Fredericton-base chamber pop duo Pallmer do not beat around the bush on their latest single. At just seven lines long, “Bricks” is an honest and simple love song that can barely be troubled with more than the scantest metaphor about constructing enduring some based on growth and shared experience, but for the full emotional experience they’ve wrung it out for a solid three minutes. Continue reading Pallmer Emphasize a Multi-Layered Message in New Video for Love Song ‘Bricks’