By Will McGuirk
Saint Etienne took on the heartache aware no doubt Uncle Neil’s lullaby can spin off into maudlin chaos in the wrong voice however here the Satellite and the Harpoon both get it done.
The track is on the EP ‘Satellite’ available for download on Sept 4.
“. . ..so this is our run at this classic, not planned, definitely not rehearsed, just childhood dreams being chased,”
The latest release by Yves Jarvis, ‘Sundry Rock Song Stock’ will be available on vinyl Nov 13.
“When you better yourself, you better the world. Even if you only interact with one person in your life, the effect of trying to see things for what they are is vast. Change can feel like a fantasy, but I’m not fatalistic about it. I make music because I get results that way. It’s why I promote creativity, whatever that means for anyone.” - Yves Jarvis
Jeremy Drury of The Strumbellas has released his debut solo album, ‘Company Store’
“Reflecting on world events and global movements over the past few months has been a very enlightening, challenging, and inspirational experience for me. Recognizing the opportunities provided to me through good people being selfless, my benefit from the generosity, charity, support, and encouragement from my communities have shaped who I am as a person. A person who now finds themselves in a unique position, a person interested in helping provide some of the opportunities I've been afforded, to others.
Inspired both by those who came before me and those currently redefining what "business as usual" means, I've decided to donate 100% of proceeds from the first month's sales and streaming revenues from my first album "Company Store", to the following charities:
MusiCounts, Nia Centre for the Arts, The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund, and Canadian Music Therapy Fund.
I believe music and the arts have the power to heal. To inspire. To bring us closer together. I believe these organizations represent a broad cross-section of that kind of positivity being fostered in our communities. “ - Jeremy Drury
The Elwins, from Newmarket ON, will release their fourth Long Player, titled IV, out October 23, 2020.
‘the swimming feeling of getting lost thinking about the complexities of life’. - press release
Austra’s new album HiRUDiN is now available as is a remix of “I Am Not Waiting” by Shura.
"Shura has dreamed up a lush, hazy rework of my track, a sonic palette that's so pleasing to listen to, I want to melt away every time I hear it." - Austra
Hen Ogledd will release their new album ‘Free Humans’ on Sept 25 via Weird World.
“‘Crimson Star’ is a gentle, pungent pop song about a retired entertainer looking back on their adventures during the heyday of space tourism.” - Richard Dawson
"Get It Back" is “a song that touches on seeking constant self-validation and the attempt to channel these emotions through fantasy,” - Heaps