Ante up with Canadian singer-songwriter Maddisun’s latest “All or Nothing”

Inspired by the feeling of “placing your bets in life”, and ultimately seeking out the truth, Canadian singer-songwriter Maddisun linked up with Noah Monckton of Toronto-based The High Loves to blend their unique styles and east coast, west coast perspectives to create a vocally expansive, ‘70s inspired pop rock duet with a modern twist: “All or Nothing”. Catch Maddisun and Noah performing the song live … Continue reading Ante up with Canadian singer-songwriter Maddisun’s latest “All or Nothing”

Crooked ForestNovember 3, 20232 Comments

acoustic, folk

Your Folk Fix: Wide Arches – Farewell to All the Lovely Things

Your folk music fix today is brought to you by Wide Arches and their new album Farewell to All the Lovely Things that arrived on September 12th, 2023. Wide Arches is the debut singer-songwriter project of Toronto-based Juno-nominated multi-instrumentalist and composer Jacob Gorzhaltsan. The project began during the COVID-19 lockdown before Jacob realized the songs full potential utilizing the collaborative efforts of the Canadian musicians … Continue reading Your Folk Fix: Wide Arches – Farewell to All the Lovely Things

Crooked ForestSeptember 25, 2023Leave a comment

Cover Songs, The Canada Post Project

Canada Post Responds to The Postal Service with “Make Me”

Putting an end to the years long feud plaguing Canadian and American relations and rumoured to be a catalytic footnote to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent divorce from Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau (big Postie), the full length album responding to 2013’s “Give Up” is finally here and available across all streaming services as soon as the trucks are able to hit the pavement. “It ended up being … Continue reading Canada Post Responds to The Postal Service with “Make Me”

Crooked ForestAugust 11, 20232 Comments

Music, rock

Your Rock Music Fix: Stuck on Planet Earth – Semi-Stable

Your rock music fix pick today comes from Vaughan, Ontario’s Stuck on Planet Earth and their brand new EP “Semi-Stable” released on July 28th. Stuck on Planet Earth have been grinding it out longer than I can keep track – I first met and heard about them over 10 years ago and from my perspective, it’s been a slow steady climb for these guys (and … Continue reading Your Rock Music Fix: Stuck on Planet Earth – Semi-Stable

Crooked ForestJuly 29, 2023July 29, 2023Leave a comment

Music Reviews

We’re shouting, “I’m Ready” with Kris Anders

Ahead of his forthcoming album, The Threshing Room Floor, Manitoba-born songwriter Kris Anders brings us “I’m Ready,” a feverishly upbeat summer pop-rock anthem that carries with it the spirit of the Okanagan Valley from which he is based. Listen to the track on Spotify Kicking off with the chorus, an anthemic repetition of the track’s namesake, Anders’ bursts through the door and pulls us towards … Continue reading We’re shouting, “I’m Ready” with Kris Anders

Crooked ForestJune 7, 2023Leave a comment

Music, Neither Could Dylan

Happy “Acceptance” Day!

The debut album by Neither Could Dylan is officially out everywhere you stream tunes. Jump to the HearNow page to find it on Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, Amazon, Pandora or Deezer or preview the tracks. Listen on Spotify & tell your friends! If you use Bandcamp, today’s the best day to support with a purchase and you can do that right here. Finally, save a … Continue reading Happy “Acceptance” Day!

Crooked ForestApril 7, 2023April 7, 2023Leave a comment

Neither Could Dylan

Neither Could Dylan Release: Chemical Therapy

The second single from Neither Could Dylan’s debut album “Acceptance” dropped on all streaming services today. Listen now on Spotify: Or watch the visualizer I made. The track is an Earthy folk-rock track about facing difficult conversations head on despite how painful they can be. The album comes out on April 7th, 2023 and will be available for pre-order on Bandcamp soon. Follow Neither Could … Continue reading Neither Could Dylan Release: Chemical Therapy

Crooked ForestJanuary 23, 2023January 23, 2023Leave a comment

Music

New Music Release: Hot Apollo – “Baby Lord”

It could be said that we use the phrase new music release pretty liberally around here. This one’s brand new to us but it arrived on the ether on June 22nd 2022. Dubbed the shiniest rock and roll band in the galaxy, today we’re pleased to feature the latest music video by Canadian celestial darlings Hot Apollo for their pop-infused track “Baby Lord”. Vocally, lead … Continue reading New Music Release: Hot Apollo – “Baby Lord”

Crooked ForestJanuary 13, 2023January 13, 20231 Comment

Neither Could Dylan

Neither Could Dylan Release: To Be Loved

Streaming everywhere today is “To Be Loved”, the fist single off of Neither Could Dylan’s debut album “Acceptance” due out in April 2023. “To Be Loved” is a high energy indie-rock track with folk roots that has an important question weighing on its mind: Do you know what it feels like to be loved? …okay, I’ll stop writing this like a press release now. I … Continue reading Neither Could Dylan Release: To Be Loved

Crooked ForestDecember 21, 2022December 21, 2022Leave a comment

Mental Health, Neither Could Dylan

Neither Could Dylan Release: Let Go

A few months back we were invited to submit a track for Canadian record label Syrup Moose (haha) for their second compilation album, aptly titled “Compilation II” and were pleased to find a home for our song “Let Go”. This was supposed to be out officially tomorrow to mark the winter solstice and the tracks were curated to help us all get through the longest … Continue reading Neither Could Dylan Release: Let Go

Crooked ForestDecember 20, 2022December 20, 2022Leave a comment

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