Shay Esposito – “Let Me Down” Her upcoming album Sunday dropped recently and it is something special. The Alberta artist mixes electro pop with heartfelt lyrics that are rare in contemporary music. Her music speaks of something deeper within the human experience. As …
Monthly Archives: March 2017
Artist Spotlight: Mac Ayres – New soul songwriter provides soulful “easy” listening
I’ve been waiting to write this since the week Mac Ayres won his contest. Some of you may have caught my interview with him a few weeks ago. Check that out if you want to know more about his back story, but here …
#MusicMondayMarathan – A musical grab bag for fans of rock, folk, and roots music!
What fun is it to have a playlist where every song sounds the same? That’s no darn fun at all. So let’s bring it all. Let’s have a few we can dance to, a few we can cry to, and a few that …
#MusicMondayMarathon – Album Review: Jesse Daniel Smith – Pretty Breakup Songs
Every once in a while we just let loose and cover something we want to cover. Publication cycle be damned! Seriously this album from Jesse Daniel Smith is just a wonderful collection of, as the title indicates, pretty breakup songs. It might have …
#MusicMondayMarathon – Three Acoustic Singer Songwriters
If you’re a fan of the singer songwriters we usually share here, this little post will be no exception. Prepare to be moved, friends. Lizzie Kent – “Secrets” -Call it what you will, Lizzie Kent’s intimate folk style is absolutely captivating. This is …
#MusicMondayMarathon – Quick feature on Winnipeg alt pop rock band Bullrider
If you are interested in alt rock music, Bullrider is a rising band that you need to check out. They can write some of the most infectious hooks we’ve heard in recent memory. We featured them in a NMF a little while ago. …
What’s it like to try out for The Voice? An interview with Dame Cassandra!
We’re all about learning how artists “make it” in the industry, so we asked a friend of the site Dame Cassandra about her recent experiences trying out for NBC’s hit show The Voice. We think you’ll really enjoy her insights here: 1) So …
Artist Interview: The New Respects – We catch up with the new soul darlings of destiny
There is something refreshingly different about the Nashville four known as The New Respects. While few musical narratives are the same, theirs is a story of resounding luck or providential favor – depending on how you choose to see such things. The young …
New Music Friday – Episode 40 – Vote in the poll to decide who wins a full review!
Goodness gracious the voting has been exciting for the past several contests. Thank you so much for participating. If you’re just here to pump up one of these artists, welcome! But we’d really love if you gave them all a listen. Who knows …
The 3 Most Compelling Rock Tracks We Heard This Week
Tusks – “Toronto” The project from the expressive Emily Underhill and written in the city it is named after, “Toronto” has an incredibly affecting feel to it. She is able to create a wall of sound that reverberates as much in your soul …
