January 11, 2023—Elly Hannon In my ears: Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You (Big Thief), Big Time (Angel Olsen), And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow (Weyes Blood), Pre Pleasure (Julia Jacklin) + revisiting: High in the Minuses (Charlotte Cornfield), Case/Lang/Viers, Wednesday Morning 3A.M. (Simon/Garfunkel). Live Music: I was lucky to catch these four intimate shows at Sourwood (my place of work) — JOYFULTALK & Cousins (December), Michael Feuerstack in the…
April 20, 2022—“uplifting, reflective, and spiritual” – Bandcamp“an alchemist of sound” – Backseat Mafia Composer/producer Jay Crocker turns to exuberant noise-tinged polychrome electronic avant-jazz on his third JOYFULTALK album for Constellation Records, Familiar Science. The first single, Take It To The Grave, is “powered from a foundry of scorching locomotive beats that wrestle with Crocker’s lithesome harmolodic guitar” (Backseat Mafia). – watch ‘Ballad in 9’ video // listen // pre-order Familair Science on…
April 19, 2022—“The Maritimes’ most promising young MC” – Complex“one of this country’s most promising young rappers.” – CBC Music It’s all coming up Wolf Castle. After releasing his latest album in August, the rapper and producer from Pabineau First Nation has been getting a steady stream of well-deserved praise and has now dropped an incredible new video for the first track on the record. – watch video // read the Complex feature // read the CBC feature – “I grew up…