Month: October 2020
Virginia to Vegas, don’t wake me, I’m dreaming Review, Interview & 5 Quick Questions
October 30th, 2020 by Joshua MurrayVirginia to Vegas wasn’t planning to release a second EP in 2020, but if COVID-19 is the lemon, don’t wake me, I’m dreaming is the lemonade he came up with through it all. In his own words, “Obviously it’s been an interesting year, so I had more time at home and more time to create […]
Andrew Hyatt, Neverland EP Review
October 30th, 2020 by Joshua Murray and 📸 Trish CasslingAndrew Hyatt‘s new EP, Neverland has landed with six tracks from the Canadian country artist, and new favourites for his fans. The 2018 SiriusXM Top of the Country and Country Music Association of Ontario Rising Star winner follows up his twin EPs Cain and Abel and continues to move forward in his country music career. […]
Five Irish Indie Artists You Should Be Listening To – Sinead McConville, Graham O’Hara, Dunluvly, LightNife, and Honas
October 30th, 2020 by Trish CasslingI’m back without another round of Irish indie artists! Thanks to our friends over at Fluttertone for their recommendations. They’ve sent us a lovely mix of genres! Artist: Sinead McConville Song: Running from You Notes: Running from You is an anthem of self-love. It’s about making it through the final process of heartbreak, grief. Everyone around […]
USS Top 10 – By The Numbers
October 26th, 2020 by Joshua Murrayand 📸 Trish Cassling and 📸 Sydney ButtersUSS (Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker) have been making music, making people dance, and making people happy for more than a decade, and now they’ve announced that their time together making records has come to an end. The Toronto-based duo’s final studio project, Einsteins of Consciousness will be released on January 8, 2021, and will include recent […]
Shania Twain Lyric Quiz
October 25th, 2020 by Joshua Murrayand 📸 Trish Cassling and 📸 Sydney ButtersShania Twain is a legend. Not just in Canada. Not just in country music. She’s a legend that can go by one name, travel the world, sing her songs, and be celebrated for the star she is. But, how well do you really know the songs from Shania?! To test you on your Shania songbook […]
The Cadillac Three, Tabasco & Sweet Tea Album Review
October 23rd, 2020 by Joshua MurrayThe Cadillac Three have made good use of their time lately, putting together and releasing a new album, Tabasco & Sweet Tea quickly on the heels of the release of Country Fuzz earlier in 2020. Related: The Cadillac Three, Country Fuzz Album Review The southern country rockers dove headfirst into new sounds, newly-tapped influences, and […]
New Music Spotlight with Justin Fancy, Victoria Anthony, The Western Swing Authority, Shayne Cook, and FAIRGALE
October 23rd, 2020 by Trish CasslingWe’re bringing you a Friday New Music Spotlight to start the weekend off right. It includes music from Canadian artists Justin Fancy, Victoria Anthony, The Western Swing Authority, FAIRGALE, and we’ve thrown in a taste of Aussie singer-songwriter, Shayne Cook. You can expect some country, some pop, a little bit of western swing, some singer-songwriter, […]
Dose Me Up, Introducing Vox Rea + 5 Quick Questions
October 21st, 2020 by Joshua MurrayEvolution is constant. Whether we’re talking about species and survival, or personal growth and tastes – it’s all evolution. And Vox Rea is a product of evolution in taste, growth, circumstance, and opportunity, and we should all be ready for them. The Vancouver quartet of Kate Kurdyak, Lauren Kurdyak, Kaitlyn Hansen-Boucher and the newly added […]
Sam Roberts Band, All Of Us Album Review
October 18th, 2020 by Joshua MurraySam Roberts Band released All Of Us this week, the seventh full-length album from Roberts and Co., and a new chapter in the Canadian rocker’s catalogue of music. With nine songs clocking in at 38 minutes, the album is a reminder of how much we love the man and the band and that they aren’t […]
Why Is Music in Games So Important?
October 17th, 2020 by thereviewsareinMusic is more than just one form of creative entertainment. It is a type of entertainment that makes other entertainment better. There is a reason why the soundtrack of a movie gets so much attention between film critics. The background sounds can change our emotions when watching motion pictures and really add to scenes and […]
Sturgill Simpson, Cuttin’ Grass Vol. 1 Album Review
October 17th, 2020 by Joshua MurraySturgill Simpson Goes Bluegrass In The Butcher Shoppe Sessions Sturgill Simpson, the oft-unheralded, overlooked, under-appreciated, GRAMMY award-winning country artist from Jackson, Kentucky has gone back to his Appalachian roots with a massive 20-track bluegrass album, Cuttin’ Grass Vol. 1. The album didn’t get a long lead-up or time for hype. It didn’t come with a […]
Some Of The Best Online Activities To Do While You’re Lost In The Music
October 17th, 2020 by thereviewsareinMusic can make you forget about all those negative thoughts and help you get lost in another world entirely. So why not try to find a way to incorporate it into your everyday life as much as possible? By finding activities to do while listening to music, you’ll find your mood and general state of […]
The Reklaws, Sophomore Slump Album Review
October 16th, 2020 by Joshua Murray and 📸 Trish CasslingThe Reklaws continue to be one of the hottest acts in Canadian country music, and the Ontario sibling duo is keeping the momentum up with the release of their second full-length album, Sophomore Slump. The album shares 11 songs and the adorable Gramps’ Intro off the top. Not all of the songs will be new […]
Jamie O’Neal, Sometimes Album Review
October 16th, 2020 by Joshua MurrayThe first thing I did when I found out that Jamie O’Neal’s new album Sometimes was coming out was listen to When I Think About Angels and There Is No Arizona from her debut album, Shiver (2000). The memories came flooding back, the words were all in my head just waiting for me to sing […]
U2 Top 10 – by the Numbers
October 15th, 2020 by Joshua MurrayU2 has built the kind of career that rock bands don’t plan for or dream of, it’s been too big to be a realistic goal. It’s the ‘close your eyes and imagine that you’re the biggest band in the world’ dream. The legendary status, legendary library, and legendary legacy dream that they’ve earned and owned […]
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