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Rube & Rake and The Heavy Horses Frontrunners for 2020 MusicNL Award Nominees

MusicNL has announced the nominees for their 2020 music awards, with two bands tied for first place. St. John’s-based bluegrass duo Rube & Rake and Justin Mahoney’s murder ballad vessel, The Heavy Horses, both came away with six nominations apiece. Continue reading Rube & Rake and The Heavy Horses Frontrunners for 2020 MusicNL Award Nominees

Meg Warren Blows the Doors Off with Solo Debut ‘A Thousand Ways’

The end of a year can bring about a bit of a stupor; the holidays are imminent, things are coming to a close, and releases are winding down. Sometimes it can take something meteoric to jolt you awake, your attention completely grabbed, the frigid time of year meaningless. That time is right now with Meg Warren’s debut solo EP A Thousand Ways. An alt-pop astonishment coming eight years after the singer’s tenure with her band Repartee, A Thousand Ways is immediate proof that Warren stands strong on her own two feet. Continue reading Meg Warren Blows the Doors Off with Solo Debut ‘A Thousand Ways’

Winnie Churchill Stands Apart to Give us his Perspective on ‘Us.’

Music is a universal medium and one of the things that often helps it to find and resonate with an audience is that element of relatability. We’ve all had our heartbroken. We’ve all wanted to let go of our troubles for a night of carefree fun. A lot of the time, this is what leads artists and songs to resonate with us.

Hip hop might be unique in that regard. It is, arguably, at its best when presented from the artist’s very specific and unique perspective on the world and their life. On Us., Winnie Churchill presents himself as both subject and creator of his music and he shares this with us on his appropriately titled release. Continue reading Winnie Churchill Stands Apart to Give us his Perspective on ‘Us.’

Music Video: Ian Foster Shows the Love Between the Stars on ‘Voyager (feat. Nancy Hynes)’

Love letters to space travel have a unique affection throughout music’s history. Be it “Space Oddity” or “Rocket Man” or “First Monkey Shot Into Space”, artists have always distilled the human wonder of the great beyond into thoughtful songs. And Ian Foster has charmingly captured the longing of stargazers and one of their most important comrades in the video for his new single “Voyager.” Continue reading Music Video: Ian Foster Shows the Love Between the Stars on ‘Voyager (feat. Nancy Hynes)’

Music Video: Kim Harris’ ‘Keeper’ is a Dirge Across Time

Coming off of the release of her recent album Heirloom, Kim Harris has just given even greater depth to her wonderfully fathomless track “Keeper”. Without a doubt, there are profound emotions explored in the song, the piano ballad containing such tenderness and strength. The experience of the video, created by Harris’ partner Olivia Fader, is like watching the singer send love to herself across time and space. Continue reading Music Video: Kim Harris’ ‘Keeper’ is a Dirge Across Time