Ease into the week with Sarah Denim‘s audio equivalent of an iced mango green tea, brand new single “We Are Always.” Cool, calm and organic-sounding, the track is a preview of Denim’s upcoming album, due for release in September, following up 2016’s gorgeous Left Side Trilogy EP. Produced by Sarah Denim, engineered by Evan Cox, […]
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Premiere: Municipality’s “Miles Away”
Basically un-Googleable band Municipality premieres a shining new track from upcoming debut album Any Word, out September 1 on Atlanta, Georgia’s Human Sounds Records. “It’s pretty poppy. We have a lot of our friends involved in some way or other, so to me it has a communal feel,” says Peter Fordham, who along with twin brother […]
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Review: David R. Elliott, Strawberry Grass
If a Jeff Tweedy-type fronted White Fence, you’d have a good opener for David R. Elliott. Controversial opinion: On Strawberry Grass, I also hear everything I like about Steve Miller Band. Fight me, I don’t care. The psych-rock Ty Segall-ish guitar on songs like “Due Time”, “Letter To My Son” and “I’m Not Him” (note: […]
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High 5: DJ Fadzwa’s party starters
DJ Fadzwa, who’s been rocking dance floors since 2013, knows a great party song. The local DJ selects a diverse collection of Afro-house, dance, moohmbaton, dancehall and more that transcends borders and just provide a good time for those who just want to sweat it out. Performing at Halifax Pride’s outdoor DJ dance spectacle The […]
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Review: Shadow of Everest, Idle Hands
For a contemporary progressive metal band—Halifax’s Shadow of Everest list Tool, Black Sabbath, Queens of the Stone Age as bands they’ve been compared to—this debut full length has a surprisingly classic sound. The guitar tone—especially on title track “Idle Hands” and “Holding On”—could fit right in with Maiden or Metallica. But the song structures prove […]
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Watch: Jenn Grant’s “Sorry Doesn’t Know”
Jenn Grant channels a disco goddess/Earth, Wind and Fire fever dream in her latest video, “Sorry Doesn’t Know,” directed by producer Daniel Ledwell in Lake Echo. From the 2017 album Paradise, three Grants really aren’t nearly enough in my opinion, but I suppose I will live. You probably have heard this glittery track on CBC Radio 2 […]
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Kirsten Olivia goes her own way
Kirsten Olivia Thursday, July 13, 11:15pm, $15 The Carleton Music Bar & Grill 1685 Argyle Street Kirsten Olivia is forging her own path, focusing on living her truth and being honest and creative. The powerful R&B force is embarking on a year: Festival showcases, like this weekend’s double set at the Carleton; an opening slot […]
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Watch: Century Egg’s “Ki Swi Kya”
Premiered yesterday on The Fader and brightening up everyone’s lives thereafter, Century Egg‘s delightful video for “Ki Swi Kya” is a fake food lover’s dream. Directed by Chris and Susie Shapones with the inimitable production design of Emily Lawrence and a host of other local talents, this video will have you learning the synchronized moves […]
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Review: Wake Rider, Wake Rider
Indie pop mellow melody makers Wake Rider’s recently released its first eponymous full length EP, and the chillness is extremely real. The technical prowess of music students is evident here, but Eric Skinner’s icy, disaffected vocals coat it evenly, blending well with the songs, as some Diamond Dave-type (lol can you imagine) would push this […]
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Premiere: Strongboy’s “Then Again”
Strongboy‘s upcoming album, Steady, is some sweet summer riffage. Mellow, twinkly, a little bit sad with a sheen of optimism, it’s a tight half hour that will take you from home to the beach this summer. Guitarist and vocalist Brett Jerrett describes the album as inspired by “a ton of love, and a touch of loneliness.” […]
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Afraaz Mulji: Piano prodigy
Worlds Apart: Afraaz Mulji Saturday, June 17 at 7pm Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts, 6199 Chebucto Road $25 ceciliaconcerts.ca If it makes noise, chances are Afraaz Mulji can play it. Now 18, the Tanzanian-born musician took up the tabla (a type of Indian drum) at age three. These days, he focuses on percussion as well […]
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Walrus levels up with Family Hangover
Family Hangover Friday, June 9 walrustheband.bandcamp.com The rock band Walrus, which makes woozy, trippy throwback music, has been building its recorded output steadily for the past five years. The quartet started small, song by song, with split tapes, expanded to the EP format with Glam Returns in 2014, followed by another four songs a year […]