Tag: indie rock

Canadian, indie, pop

Fill Up on Serotonin With Alanna Matty’s Latest

Canadian musician Alanna Matty knocks another one out of the park with her latest release Serotonin. The Halifax-based songwriter has a particular ear for matching the tone of her productions with the feelings evoked by the stories described in her lyricism and Serotonin is a perfect example of that.  It’s a slow burning ballad that leans heavily on delicate piano but the real treat comes … Continue reading Fill Up on Serotonin With Alanna Matty’s Latest

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Neither Could Dylan

Neither Could Dylan Release: Girls Like Me

It’s the first single off of Neither Could Dylan’s upcoming album Foxchase and it’s officially streaming everywhere today. We asked NCD what it’s all about and here’s what she had to say: Falling in love has the ability to completely alter your entire world. It can make your heart race, it can make you lose focus, it can even make you forget how to speak … Continue reading Neither Could Dylan Release: Girls Like Me

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Canadian, Music Reviews

Hesitantly Ranked: Treble Charger

Welcome back to our semi-regular series Hesitantly Ranked where we take you through all the studio releases by some of our favourite artists and pin their own records against each other in a battle royale where only one reigns superior to the rest. Today we’re revisting the short but sweet 5-album discography by Canadian pop-punk superheros Treble Charger. Is it weird that Treble Charger’s legacy … Continue reading Hesitantly Ranked: Treble Charger

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Interviews, Spotlight On

Spotlight On: Alex Southey

We learned about Alex Southey in late 2022 with the release of their Common Fantasies EP and we’ve been keeping a pretty keen ear to them ever since. Since then Alex has released a bunch of new music, done a series of mini-tours across Southern Ontario, hosts an open mic in Toronto and most recently started their own PR company Oh Marlene! With so much … Continue reading Spotlight On: Alex Southey

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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”

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acoustic, folk, Interviews

Spotlight On: Najas

Hailing from Powers, Oregon, folk-duo Najas is made up of Myco Stassens (guitars, lead vocals) and his niece Meadow Stassens (banjos, vocals). After initially releasing a bare cut of their new single in early 2023, on July 7th a revamped and more polished version of Gift Horse was released across streaming services. We were pleased to be able to push a couple questions over to … Continue reading Spotlight On: Najas

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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

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Music

Alex Southey says we Never Listen… Well who’s eating their words now, Alex?

Released today is a brand new music video by Toronto based indie artist Alex Southey. “Never Listen” comes off Alex’s 2022 EP Common Fantasies that we told you about back in January and we’ve BEEN listening, Alex and we’ll KEEP listening, thank you very much. Honestly ever since I heard this track I’ve been having a little trouble placing it. It’s holds a really relaxed … Continue reading Alex Southey says we Never Listen… Well who’s eating their words now, Alex?

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