Category Archives: 2012
Justin’s 5 Albums To Listen To In 2012
Yeah, I kinda get the feeling that I'm a little late for posting a "top albums of 2012". It is late January, and every reviewer on the web usually submits one by mid-December, just before vacation. So I'm not just alittle late, I'm very late. But thats ok. I'll tell you (more…)Read More
Trevor’s Top 12 of 2012
Well, the book is just about closed on 2012 and it was a certainly a year that offered us a lot in the way of Boy Band Fodder, and one hit wonders (I'm looking at you Psy). It was also a year that saw Ben Harper, Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp and (more…)Read More
Jeff’s Favourites of 2012
Another year has come and gone and so has the music with it. It was an interesting year filled with big promise and big whiffers (DMB, Springsteen &Dylan). It will also go down as the year which we can find the most overplayed songs, of possibly all time (Call Me Maybe, (more…)Read More
Sampson, Ill-Mannered, Indie
Somewhere between Rich Terfy and Marshall Mathers lies Hafilax rapper Sampson. Elements of both aforementioned artists abound throughout the solo debut Ill-Mannered. Tracks such as “3 the Hard Way”, “Greatest Story Ever Denied” and “Venomous” just go to prove that this talented emcee is no joke, he’s here to stake his (more…)Read More
Savoury, Those Words Just Seem to Explain, Indie
Those Words Just Seem to Explain is the latest effort from Halifax four-piece Savoury (no relation), who at times bear a striking audible resemblance to the Northern Pikes on tracks such as “Come Undone”, and “Wait for It” and also invoke the Gin Blossoms in the way that front man Mark (more…)Read More
Matt Mays, Coyote, Warner, Sonic
It has been 4 years since the release of Terminal Romance and Uncle Travellin’ Matt (Mays) has returned with his 4th studio release Coyote. From the bite of the opening track “Indio” it is instantly discernable that you’re listening to a Matt Mays record. The grit of his voice, the (more…)Read More
Club Stoic, Sticky EP, Indie
Club Stoic, Sticky EP, Indie Clocking in at under 24 minutes, Club Stoic’s Sticky EP is a brain melting affair. It’s a trippy electronic adventure through this hazy neon dreamworld which is infused with notes of Jazz and Ambient Electronica. “Light Pollution” feels like the dawn after a long twisted night, but (more…)Read More
Brite Vu, Restarted, Indie, Local
Fans of the Halifax Mooseheads will already be familiar with Brite Vu’s material, as “Electric Avenue” and “One Foot” have beenfeatured in Eastlink’s promos during their recent playoff run. Both tracks appear on Restarted (the second full-length release from Halifax based Brite Vu). Fans of bands such as (more…)Read More
Coldplay, Mylo Xyloto, EMI
Coldplay is a band that manages to draw the ire of their critics no matter what direction they go. Chris Martin andCo.have always been saddled by the idea that Coldplay is merely following in the footsteps of U2 and while Mylo Xyloto won’t do much to dissuade that notion, it (more…)Read More