The first noise that bubbles up on Gary Beals’s Bleed My Truth—the triumphant comeback album by the former Canadian Idol star from Cherry Brook—is the sound of slowly plucked strings. In the space between notes, there’s a palpable sense of expectation, a screwing up of courage for what’s coming next. By the time Beals sings […]
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Simmonds makes his mark
It took one night in Marko Simmonds’ home studio—a small, carpeted office with a desk, armchair and keyboard, on bus route 52 in Fairview—for the North Preston-raised R&B producer to write his new single, “She’s The Greatest”, and another year to produce and record the track. It’s a catchy, repetitive earworm with relatable lyrics and […]