Review: Rick Sparkes + The Enablers, “There Is Nothing To Be Won but Distance”
Great artists don’t need to reinvent the wheel to connect with their audience. Often, listeners rely on a certain degree of familiarity to form…
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First Spin, First Impressions: Laurence Nerbonne, “Le ciel est beau regarde les nuages”
We have had the good fortune of visiting Québec on a few occasions throughout 2024 – with high hopes for one more brief sojourn…
Review: My Black Ram, “Mirror Machine”
There’s something enigmatic about My Black Ram. While three of its members – frontman Peter Hicks, bassist Mike Hatheway, and keyboardist John Heinstein –…
Review: Brooks & Bowskill, “Blissful State Of Mind”
When Cobourg, ON wife and husband duo Brittany Brooks and Jimmy Bowskill unleashed their debut “Too Many Roads” album upon the world back in…
Review: Zachary Lucky, “The Wind”
Certain songwriters have a way of getting a song locked firmly in your thoughts and feelings as if they were singing straight into your…
Review: Sadie Campbell, “Metamorphosis”
Before May of this year, the music of British Columbia born, and Nashville based roots rocker Sadie Campbell was completely unfamiliar to me. Indeed,…
Review: Terra Spencer, “Sunset”
For many, the sunset symbolizes an ending or the closing of a chapter. However, artists often view it as a beginning. While daytime is…
Review: SHEAL, “Golden Hours” EP
Nova Scotia-born, and current Toronto-based musician Sheilagh McNab – recording under the stage name SHEAL (a mash up of ‘SHE’ and ‘HEAL’) – follows…
Essential New Releases: Rapid Roundup
Having reserved this slot on our posting calendar for a dedicated new album feature, once September rolled into October, selecting just one record from…
Review: Kylie Fox, “Sequoia”
Some albums are like Swiss army knives – they pair well with almost any situation, whether you’re driving, cooking, or reading. Others require your…