November 13, 2018—We are thrilled to announce that Jennah Barry is joining our team. You’ll be hearing new music from her very soon but until then, if you aren’t familiar, check our her earlier stuff and you’ll begin to understand why she’s so special. She’s also curated a Spotify playlist below that she describes as “music for when there’s…
October 14, 2018—Crossworlds, the fourth record from Toronto producer/percussionist Joshua Van Tassel, is a novella and concept album featuring nine pieces written to accompany the tale of an elder woman who is left to defend her small island from a force not of this world. Joshua Van Tassel – Crossworlds Listen // Order Hardcover Book // Order Poster // Order Digital // Video “expertly arranged with a…
October 6, 2018—We don’t like to toot our own horn, or stroke our own mane, but we’re delighted to be recognized by a number of organizations for awards this fall and wanted to share the news with you. Music New Brunswick has nominated The Olympic Symphonium for several awards for their fifth studio album, Beauty In The Tension. Vote now. – Album…
October 2, 2018—We are extremely pleased to be bringing one of our favourite artists to Atlantic Canada. Azniv Korkejian, who makes music under the moniker Bedouine, draws on folk and 70s country – compelling influences, but not necessarily the music that surrounded her early on in life. Born in Aleppo, Syria, to Armenian parents, Korkejian spent her…
October 2, 2018—Earlier this month, Motherhood released their new single ‘Pick of the Pugs’ and now Bandsintown is premiering the new video for the song. – Watch the video // Order tour tape – Paying homage to both Captain Beefheart and Queen, the video is a visual delight with green (blue) screen galore. The single, meanwhile, is getting airplay throughout North America and, in typical Motherhood fashion, drawing some interesting genre comparaisons.…
October 2, 2018—Songs of the City is an event that brings courageous individuals, compelling stories and talented songwriters together like never before. Through moving performance of stories and songs, Reeny Smith, Jennah Barry, members of Century Egg, Chudi Harris, MAJE, and The Olympic Symphonium will shine a light on the critical issues, diversity, possibility and talent that can be found in the Halifax community. Read more here and don’t miss this…
September 10, 2018—New Brunswick avant-rock trio Motherhood returns with a new single, ‘Pick Of The Pugs.’ The track, which leans heavily into the band’s self-made circus punk wheelhouse, tells the passive-aggressive story of a painter who turns to drinking obsessively in the wake of a breakup. – Info/Download // Stream – On the heels of the single’s release, Motherhood tours across North America throughout the fall. The dates,…
September 10, 2018—Joshua Van Tassel returns with his most ambitious project yet, a 40-page hardcover book to accompany nine pieces of new music. Crossworlds is a concept album to serve as a score for the tale of an old woman who is left to defend her small island from a force not of this world. – Watch the teaser trailer // Pre-order book/album – Each piece was carefully composed to be the score to…
September 10, 2018—Last month we released the Joel Plaskett-produced new single from Sleepless Nights and now there’s an insane green screen video set in space to accompany the song. – Watch via Pop Matters – “Canada’s Sleepless Nights offer a new single, “Kids on Drugs”, that could be the easy-to-sing hit of the late summer.” – Pop Matters The band will perform one lone show this fall: October 13…
September 3, 2018—Plurality Trip, the sophomore LP from Nova Scotia’s JOYFULTALK, is now out via Constellation Records and has been getting a VERY warm reception. “The richness of ideas, and the unique sounds that Joyfultalk awaken with their music displays the extensive capabilities of Crocker and Dicey. Through Plurality Trip the duo manages to create an album that stretches between genres, creating connective tissue to build its own distinct…
August 27, 2018—Celebrated radio host Laurie Brown will bring her Pondercast podcast to Nova Scotia for three live tapings this fall. After 10 years of hosting the much-loved late night radio show The Signal on CBC Radio 2, Laurie embarked into the podcast. Still telling stories of the night, of our secret hopes and fears, Laurie ponders what it means to stay human…
August 24, 2018—JOYFULTALK is excited to share a new video for the track “Kill Scene” via The Quietus. Crafted by visual artist Paul Henderson, it explores themes of memory, violence, and social authority through a hazy array of lo-res footage sourced from the depths of the open source internet archives. Henderson’s video collage proves to be an ideal match for the track’s woozy synths…
August 1, 2018—Goddamit. The more things change, the more they stay the same. For nearly fifteen years A.A. Wallace has been releasing music with an outfit called Sleepless Nights. Approaching the ten-year anniversary of their breakout EP, Hang Up, Sleepless Nights reconvened for the release of Keith Hamilton in 2017 – a brand new recording that captured a set of songs from the…
July 27, 2018—This summer Paper Beat Scissors has been back and forth across Canada performing at festivals, in cemeteries, and as Freddie Mercury. It was while touring around Europe this spring that Tim Crabtree got into the habit of playing an old Annie Lennox song, and while in Utrecht he caught up with the folks at Here on…
June 26, 2018—The second single from JOYFULTALK‘s new album Plurality Trip, ‘Kill Scene’ combines layers of modded synths and homemade electronics into a gem of a track that’s equal parts new age bliss and forward-thinking experimentation. Starting with a subtle, pulsating beat that builds into a rich landscape of drifting rhythms and insistent melodies, it’s a deeply immersive and…
June 26, 2018—It’s been over 5 years since The Olympic Symphonium performed proper shows in Newfoundland, then as part of the Lawnya Vawnya festival, and we’re very pleased to announce their return in late July. The quartet will perform three shows on the East Coast of the island – in Mount Pearl as part of a free…
May 25, 2018—There is a clichéd way to say anything worth saying, so Michael Feuerstack simply looks for the scenic route and tries to enjoy the journey at the same time. On his latest full-length album, Natural Weather, the songwriter wanted to make something gentle and complex: a recording that celebrates music as a refuge from binary…
May 17, 2018—The sonic landscapes conjured by JOYFULTALK reflect a curiosity; a tinkered lightfield of forward motion, a maniac’s grove. The brainchild of composer and instrument builder Jay Crocker, JOYFULTALK is without a doubt the most forward-thinking musical act to emerge from the rural outpost of Crousetown, Nova Scotia. Along with fellow Calgary transplant and multi-instrumentalist Shawn Dicey (Ox, Lab Coast), JOYFULTALK…
May 17, 2018—The third single from Michael Feuerstack‘s upcoming fourth LP Natural Weather (out May 25) comes to us with an absolutely stunning animation by artist Jon Claytor. CBC Music premiered the video earlier this week and had this to say about the song: “Michael Feuerstack’s songwriting has a horoscope-like quality, crafting minute observations on love, death and living that are opaque…