MUSIC REVIEWS

In “The Statement is the Answer,” the opening salvo of guitar-driven sonic devilry forced out of the speakers by Parker Longbough essentially sets the tone for all of the violent melodies that will soon follow its four minute introduction to Green and Gold/Drink the Hemlock, Longbough’s latest release. A kaleidoscopic new …

Alone at first, a piano stumbles into the opening of “When You Think No One Loves You” like a lonesome drunkard looking to find some solace in the loving arms of a local pub, but only a few seconds into this new track from David Leask, Leask himself enters the …

“I Love Christmas” by Cassandra, is a smoking hot holiday tune and that’s only the first thing to notice among the music of this artist from Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ontario. Behind the tune is more than meets the ear, but the artist herself is one to watch for, and that’s the second …

The late 2010s have produced some really strong content from bluegrass artists around the United States, but back in the motherland of Kentucky, Jeff Parker & Company recorded what amounts to being one of their best records yet in Time Has Made a Change. Built on the back of oaky vocals …

The Gary Douglas Band’s “Deep in the Water (Redeux)” communicates its subject with sharp and muscular lines embracing imagery above all else. The percussive quality of the individual lines gives Douglas’ vocal a lot to work with and he doesn’t disappoint. He twists the lines and language to his uses …

“She Wants What” is the first single from the Lily Vakili Band’s soon to be released EP Set of Seven, her second release in two years, and sets the table well for this new studio outing to make a big impact. Born in Honduras during a coup to an Iranian father …

As essential as the lyrics that Mattia Pironti sings with such heartfelt emotion, the blistering beats that come firing at us from all directions at the midway point of the new single “Don’t Stand a Chance” are some of the more physically imposing of any you’ll hear in a Canadian …

On the back of a graceful beat, Suzanne’s Band lay into the instrumental intro to “One More Night of Christmas,” and although this part of the song is remarkably short, it makes an impact that lingers over the remaining three and a half minutes of the track just the same. …

And The Black Feathers are a group that spin a retro web of eclectic power pop laden songs on the four track EP – Sociallusions. But that doesn’t mean they’re just an old-fashioned band, because they also scale modernly in the process. In fact, they’re even dark and moody when …

Forgotten Door has a large lineup, six performers in all, and brings a varied vocal approach to their songs. This approach recalls the band’s obvious influences from acts like Buckingham/Nicks era Fleetwood Mac, among others, but Forgotten Door are successful carving out their own niche in this tradition rather than indulging in mere …