The title of “Things Feel Different” might refer to the rough go we’ve had over the last couple of years, but it might as well refer to the guitar solo Randy Colwell rips across the song. “Things Feel Different” stands out as a highlight on their upcoming self-titled album. Continue reading Cut, Split & Delivered Turn Things around in the Span of a Solo on ‘Things Feel Different’
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Daysick Venture into the Territory of Dante’s Inferno for ‘Good Riddance’
Lunenburg Country Alternative Rock trio Daysick have released a follow-up to their debut single “Retry” in a way that suggests we might ultimately be looking at a concept. Where “Retry” describes a character reaching a rather disappointing and unexpected end of their life, Daysicks’ new single, “Good Riddance” goes even further over the cusp of death. Continue reading Daysick Venture into the Territory of Dante’s Inferno for ‘Good Riddance’
No, It’s Fine. Return with Pair of Fun-at-All-Costs Singles ‘YaYaYas’ and ‘Pisces•Gemini•Libra’
“It’s thanks to this self-possessed, obsessive, overthinking ego that’s constantly craving validation and sympathy I started writing all these songs in the first place and that’s how I know I’m a Pisces” sings No, It’s Fine.’s Cailen Pygott on “Pisces•Gemini•Libra.” The song is an absolutely barrage of self-flagellation that somehow still very clearly a ridiculous amount of fun.
“Pisces•Gemini•Libra” gets released as a video today, along with a second helping of its b-side, “YaYaYas.”
The Town Heroes Nail ’90s Nostalgia of a Bittersweet Cape Breton Summer on ‘Home’
For a couple of increasingly middling in age men, Michael S Ryan and Bruce Gillis sure seem in tune with their inner teen. Following their last release, Again, where they showcased the more expansive acoustic sound on past favourites; the Town Heroes return home in more ways than one. Continue reading The Town Heroes Nail ’90s Nostalgia of a Bittersweet Cape Breton Summer on ‘Home’
What’s in a Name? The New Scotland Yard Emporium and Recording Studio Rebrands
Joel Plaskett has almost single-handedly educated me and many others on some of the locales of the Halifax Regional Municipality. Names like Clayton Park and the Mic Mac Mall might have remained completely foreign to me, had they not first been introduced by Plaskett through his lyrics.
Now, the only other Dartmouth landmark I can name, again thanks to Plaskett, is about to forever be known as “the former New Scotland Yard Emporium and Recording Studio.” Continue reading What’s in a Name? The New Scotland Yard Emporium and Recording Studio Rebrands