Snappy Singles: Fantastic February Treats To Feast Upon
We’re only into the second month of the year and the GDW inbox is overflowing again with so much amazing new music. From Americana…
folk/roots
Review: Bet Smith, “Downer”
From the clarion beauty of its opening track to the intimate vulnerability of its last, Bet Smith’s new album, “Downer,” is a luminant collection…
Single & Video Release: Northern Quarter, “Rocky Mountain Song”
Released today, “Rocky Mountain Song” is the latest single from Canmore, AB quartet Northern Quarter; their first since “Trainhopper” back in May 2020. Composed…
Single Release: Justin Rutledge, “Jellybean”
“Don’t, you be so mean / My Jellybean / My Boston crème / Don’t, you be so mean / My beauty queen / My…
Video Premiere: Melanie Peterson, “Damaged Goods”
November, 2020, was a pretty busy month for Toronto, ON singer-songwriter/actress Melanie Peterson. After sharing the single and accompanying music video for “Back to…
Single Release: Ariel Posen, “What Are We Doing Here”
Following the popularity of his 2020 radio hit, “Coming Back,” Winnipeg’s Ariel Posen (The Bros. Landreth) returns with this smooth, soulful new single. A…
Review: Kandle & Kendel, “Birds”
Unless you’ve lived under a rock for the last six months or so, it has been impossible to not hear some of the revelations…
Snappy Singles: New Month, New Year, New Tunes To Be Enjoyed
It’s January, it’s 2021 – we’re finally free from 2020 – and no matter how good or bad your weather may be outside right…
Single Release: The Strange Valentines, “Burning House Waltz”
Contemporary folk-roots duo, The Strange Valentines, kick off the new GDW year with this latest single, one that they purposely released on New Years’…
Martin’s Top Four Canadian Albums Of 2020
Following up from my list last week that chronicled what I consider to be twenty of the best album releases from Canada through 2020,…