Song of the Day: November 10, 2019 - "Lightworkers" by KINLEY

Singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist (and former Hey Rosetta! member) KINLEY recently released a brand new song called “Lightworkers”.

The soft and gorgeous song is said to be a “call to action” about preserving a great love between two of the songwriter’s dear friends. KINLEY explains “I wrote this love song for my best friend Chrissy and her amazing fiancé Ryan. It's the story of them meeting and falling in love and becoming engaged, but also a call to all the Lightworkers (A lightworker is a special person that some people believe has an almost psychic ability to intuit what other people are thinking, feeling or need, in order to heal.) to help Ryan heal quickly from his cancer diagnosis. After a 14-hour surgery and many good vibes being sent to him, he has made an incredible recovery and they will be getting married in PEI at a later date!”

Have a listen below!

Song of the Day: November 8, 2019 - "Around Here" by Hawksley Workman

A new track from Hawksley Workman, right before he’s about to kick off the Canadian leg of his tour this November, to support his latest album Median Age Wasteland.

“Around Here” isn’t on that release, and while it’s not a typical song you think you’d hear from Hawksley song-style-wise, his description of it definitely is: “It is a meditation on belonging and the dark, slippery moments when love challenges…when it slips from a feeling into work, into a mission statement of mutual truths.”

Hawksley will perform at the Imperial in Vancouver in a few weeks on November 17th!

Song of the Day: November 7, 2019 - "Peachy Keen" by Golden Cinema

If you (like me) are still not over the demise of Two Hours Traffic, might I offer you a Golden Cinema in this trying time? The PEI band has some familiar faces/voices/drumming, including Andy MacDonald and Derek Ellis, who are joined by Chris Robison on guitar.

Their latest single is a moody, groovy jam that will instantly lodge itself in your head, and the band says the lyrics are abstract, allowing “you, the listener, to develop your own personal meaning.”

Take a listen below!

Song of the Day: November 6, 2019 - "Spirit" by Riches

When Young Galaxy announced their hiatus last year, I was bummed out for a number of reasons, chief among them being where/how/if I would ever hear the impactful vocals of Catherine McCandless again.

Luckily, we didn’t have long to wait, as last month McCandless announced her new solo project, Riches.

The first single, “Spirit” is darker than what you may be used to from YG, and Catherine said about writing the song: “I had been feeling like my career as a recording musician was threatened and unsustainable, and stepping into our home studio to lay down the vocal felt like it had this fear still fresh in me. Beginning to really sing it made me feel like I could run it off, fly away from it, and be totally washed over by my love of singing – completely possessed.
I wanted to create an antidote to combat that feeling of being helplessly swept away by the tides of commercialism, among other things. I had to create the thing that would drive me to unfamiliar, challenging and exciting places.”

Take a look at the video below!

Song of the Day: November 5, 2019 - "The Real Moon" by Jennah Barry

It’s been almost a year since we’ve had new music from Jennah Barry, the last song, “Roller Disco”, coming out last November.
At this rate, I’m not sure when we’re going to get the actual album, but the new track “The Real Mood” is sweet and moody, and has a great sax solo.

Give it a listen below and we’ll let you know when we know about a full release!

Song of the Day: November 4, 2019 - "Things I Do" by Andy Shauf

My Facebook and Twitter timelines blew up the other day with the release of this new track, “Things I Do”, and album announcement by Andy Shauf.

You can look forward to hearing the new LP, The Neon Skyline, in full on January 22nd, and following that the next month Andy embarks on MASSIVE tour (almost 4 straight months), including a stop at the Commodore Ballroom on January 26th.

Much like the idea of his previous album The Party, Andy has a plot line for the interconnecting songs of the new effort: “the narrator goes to his neighbourhood dive, finds out his ex is back in town, and she eventually shows up”. And according to the press release, Andy ended up with over 50 songs about the same night at the bar, and whittled it down to a tight 11 song album.

I honestly can’t wait to hear more, and am so excited for this new work!

Song of the Day: November 3, 2019 - "Favourite Boy" by Half Moon Run

I’ve been waiting for so long for Half Moon Run’s return, and after seeing them at the Constellation Festival this summer, I was even more jazzed.

We'll their new album, A Blemish in the Great Light, was just released on November 1st, and they’ve got an extensive winter tour lined up. They’re currently in the UK and are back there in March, but on January 15, they’ll grace the stage at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre˙in Vancouver!

Check out the single and video for “Favourite Boy” (happy for that ‘u’ in there) below and get your tickets for the show!

Song of the Day: November 2, 2019 - "The Kids Are Having None Of It" by Frazey Ford

At the beginning of October, Frazey Ford released her first new song in five years! “The Kids Are Having None Of It” is a protest song, urging activism (sorry we didn’t get it out before the election!) and comes with a brand new video as well.

There’s nothing in the press release about a new album but tucked away at the bottom it says “Stay tuned for more exciting news coming soon.” - so we’ll keep an eye out!.