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JOYFULTALK Releases 2nd LP with Constellation Records

March 27, 2020—Free-thinking Nova Scotia composer, musician and visual artist Jay Crocker (aka JOYFULTALK) channels Minimalism, Japanese environmental music, Maghrebian rhythmic modes and other numinous folkways to create his most focused, vibrant work to date. Listen/Order – http://cstrecords.com/products/joyfultalk-a-separation-of-being/ Based on a monumental, kaleidoscopic graphic score, A Separation Of Being is translated from two-dimensional page to trans-dimensional aural life using…

FMG Favourites of 2019

January 3, 2020—As is customary, every year we ask our artists and staff to give us a list of things that inspired them in 2019. Below is a list of their favourites, which you can listen to via this Spotify playlist. Nick SchofieldHere are three albums that offered inspiration and musically motivated me in 2019: Yves Jarvis…

Jay Crocker’s BIBELOT opens in Montreal

December 9, 2019—BIBELOT, the award-winning sound installation by Nova Scotia artist Jay Crocker, is coming to Montreal with a new piece. Combining music, space, and technology, the sound machine will perform ‘Iterations of Love’ for the next 5 weeks. – December 7 to January 12 – Montreal, QC: Phi Centre // info // fb – BIBELOT is an audio visual kinetic installation piece created by award winning free-thinking Nova Scotia composer, musician and visual…

Jennah Barry Announces Long-Awaited LP

December 6, 2019—After an eight-year wait, Jennah Barry releases her highly anticipated sophomore LP, Holiday, next year on March 27, 2020. A new glimpse at the album arrives today via The Bluegrass Situation. “Pink Grey Blue” melds the warm hum of nylon strings with Jennah Barry’s stunning rosewater voice before sharing the precious and intimate space with gracious orchestral flourishes that feel right at home on AM radios of the past. – Listen to Pink Grey Blue – The vintage-tinged…

SARAH PAGÉ Releases Dose Curves

October 21, 2019—“truly stunning and ambitious” – Tiny Mix Tapes“spellbinding” – self-titled magazine“virtuostic” – WNYC New Sounds“brilliant” – Pop Matters The mere range of sounds Sarah Pagé is able to pull out of the harp while remaining tethered to its essence is astounding. Though what really makes the record so spellbinding is its rootedness in performativity. The entire LP consists of one unaltered performance, presenting the full range of the artist and…

Paper Beat Scissors Releases Parallel Line

September 13, 2019—Parallel Line, the third LP from Paper Beat Scissors, is out in the world today and getting a lot of praise from around the world. “Soars with warm folk-pop” – Atwood Magazine“piercing voice and haunting orchestral chamber folk” – KUTX (Austin, TX)“cheeky and buoyant” – CBC Music“deeply infused with emotion, connects with his listener on such a level that he freezes time” –Folk…

Joshua Van Tassel Composes Custom Piece for Bentway Installation

September 13, 2019—Juno-nominated musician, producer, and composer Joshua Van Tassel unveils a new work this week as part of the Museum of the Moon installation at The Bentway in Toronto at 250 Fort York Boulevard. A 30-minute custom composition, created specifically for this presentation, accompanies the seven-metre touring sculptural work by UK artist Luke Jerram, which fuses lunar imagery to bring the moon’s…

Sarah Pagé Joins Backward Music

May 5, 2019—To encapsulate the career of Montreal-based harpist Sarah Pagé, one would have to draw long, constellation-like shapes across genres, borders and histories. While perhaps best known as a founding and longtime member of roots rockers The Barr Brothers, a brief consideration of her resume reveals the fact that she’s equally at home within traditions as without them. Her first solo LP, Dose…

Sleepless Nights Announce Double A-Side 7″

May 1, 2019—Taking their hits straight to vinyl, Sleepless Nights announce 7″ for their two latest singles. Featuring the fuzzed-out rocker “Kids On Drugs” on one side, and the four-on-the-floor Cars-esque “Pink Popcorn” on the other, these singles find Sleepless Nights leaning hard into a heavy dose of classic rock influences without compromising their tongue-in-cheek narratives and catchy-as-hell rippers.…

Paper Beat Scissors Premieres New Song via Atwood Magazine

April 10, 2019—Fresh off two lovely church shows in Atlantic Canada supporting Jean-Michel Blais, Montreal’s Paper Beat Scissors is pleased to share new music with you today. “Catchy, tender, and upbeat, Paper Beat Scissors’ impassioned “Don’t Mind” soars with warm folk-pop and a tongue-in-cheek smile at hypocrisy and privilege.” – Atwood Magazine – Read the piece and…

Motherhood Release Dear Bongo,

March 1, 2019—Motherhood is one of the hardest-working bands in Canada. Their focus on community building is admirable and sincere, their boundary pushing music is completely unpredictable, their live show is intense and soothing, and they are now ready to share their new album Dear Bongo, (comma inclusive). Motherhood themselves will be the first to admit they are a little hard…

Joshua Van Tassel JUNO Nomination

February 16, 2019—Crossworlds, Joshua Van Tassel‘s latest album and illustrated novella, has been nominated for a JUNO Award in the category of ‘Album Artwork of the Year.’ – view nomination // listen // order Crossworlds // read an excerpt of Crossworlds – The man behind the lovely illustrations that accompany the story of a woman defending her small island from an otherworldly force is Dartmouth-based artist Geordan Moore. His work can…

FMG 2009 Tour Retrospective

February 13, 2019—Ten years ago we embarked on our first tour overseas with three different groups. To say this was a daunting task is an extreme understatement and to say it went smoothly would be a huge exaggeration. We took nine musicians that made up The Olympic Symphonium, Share, and Grand Theft Bus to London for a week of shows…

Motherhood Premiers Video with PopMatters Feature

January 18, 2019—Motherhood have announced details for their third full-length record, Dear Bongo,, with the release of “Bird Chirp”, the playful Mekons-meets-Deerhoof new single, and album opener. “art rock with a mischief-spiked sensibility” – read the feature and see the video on PopMatters – The stunning visuals that accompany this song show the beauty of New Brunswick as drone footage…

Team FMG Favourites of 2018

January 2, 2019—At the end of every year, we reflect on things that inspired us over the previous 12 months and compile a list from our contributing artists. You can listen to a selection of songs via playlists on either Spotify or Apple Music. Behold, our annual list of music (mostly) that inspired us in 2018: Joshua…

Jennah Barry Releases ‘Roller Disco’ Single

November 30, 2018—Immersed in a gentle haze, Jennah Barry‘s “Roller Disco” spins like the intrinsic soundtrack to a sentimental memory. Finding its musical footing somewhere along the paths carved out by Harry Nilsson, Burt Bacharach, and Emmylou Harris, the song sways with a softly strummed nylon guitar guided by perfect restraint. Be it a brief and breathy flute run, the…

JOYFULTALK Go Deep Into Their Plurality Trip With KEXP and Kreative Kontrol

November 30, 2018—JOYFULTALK create music that isn’t immediately recognizable or even categorizable. The process is unique, the instruments are homemade or modified, and the sounds are distinct. You know this from listening to either of their albums but might still be curious about how it all comes together for Jay Crocker and Shawn Dicey. Fortunately, through an in-depth interview with Seattle’s renowned KEXP,…

Shivering Songs Expands 2019 Lineup

November 23, 2018—A midwinter celebration of songwriting and storytelling, Shivering Songs hosts internationally renowned artists in historic and intimate spaces throughout downtown Fredericton, New Brunswick on the unceded territory of the Wolastoqiyik people. The festival is pleased to add to its 2019 line-up, announcing The Good Lovelies, Beverly Glenn Copeland, Garrett Mason, Jennah Barry, festival founders The Olympic Symphonium, and more. These additions come…

Michael Feuerstack Joins The Barr Brothers Through The Maritimes and Announces Montreal Show

November 13, 2018—On the heels of the vinyl release of his fourth solo record, Natural Weather, Michael Feuerstack is heading East for a run of shows later this month, and has also announced a Montreal band performance. He’ll be performing with, and as part of, The Barr Brothers though New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island as they continue to tour…

Sleepless Nights Take Classic Rock Hypermasculinity To Task On New Single

November 13, 2018—“The male gaze of the old days isn’t gonna come back.” Calling up punchy guitar stabs, a four-on-the-floor drive, ripping solos, and dirty staccato organs, Pink Popcorn finds Sleepless Nights drawing heavily on a pop-rock template curated by The Cars. And much like their previous single, Kids On Drugs, the retro throwback influence blends seamlessly with contemporary themes. Beneath the fun-loving riffs…

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