I was ready for The Animal Years. I first heard “Girl in the War” when it was posted on Canadian songwriter Matthew Good’s blog. Most who are even a little familiar with Matt Good know that he is a pretty straight up individual who writes dark, thoughtful music, and so when he posted that he’d … Continue Reading
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Record Player: The Animal Years
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Tags: Girl in the War, Josh Ritter, Record Player, […]
4 31 DEC
Tags: Girl in the War, Josh Ritter, Record Player, […]
4 31 DEC
Record Player: Plans
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Tags: Brothers on a Hotel Bed, Death Cab for Cutie, Lover Fighter, […]
0 26 DEC
Tags: Brothers on a Hotel Bed, Death Cab for Cutie, Lover Fighter, […]
0 26 DEC
Music and place are strongly connected for me. For example, whenever I hear Hawksley Workman’s Lover/Fighter (even if it’s just the single “We Will Still Need a Song,” which was played a lot and thus maybe should have lost some of its spacial significance), it immediately takes me back to Montreal in the Fall of … Continue Reading
Record Player: Lost Songs 95-98
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Tags: David Gray, Flame Turns Blue, Lost Songs 95-98, […]
0 11 DEC
Tags: David Gray, Flame Turns Blue, Lost Songs 95-98, […]
0 11 DEC
I think everyone wants to feel like the music belongs to them. It’s something I felt (and said) about Achtung Baby, and it’s a sentiment I’ll repeat here. It’s not to be confused with the idea that the songs are somehow about you. Rather, it’s like stumbling across a bag of money hidden in the … Continue Reading
Record Player: Devils and Dust
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Tags: Devils and Dust, Record Player
0 08 DEC
Tags: Devils and Dust, Record Player
0 08 DEC
I have gotten into arguments with people about Devils and Dust. And I mean arguments. The sort of arguments where those people may not be so sure of me now… It’s because Springsteen fans are a certain breed, and I’ve quickly realized I am not of their blood. The typical Springsteen fan that I’ve met … Continue Reading
Record Player: Civilians
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Tags: Blood From Stars, Civil War, Civilians, […]
0 18 NOV
Tags: Blood From Stars, Civil War, Civilians, […]
0 18 NOV
Record Player: Civilians This edition of Record Player features Joe Henry’s Civilians album. I have a confession to make. I often judge a book by its cover. Yep. And I’m the worst kind of hypocrite. I know there’s a broader meaning to that cliche, but I mean I literally judge books … Continue Reading
Record Player: Achtung Baby
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Tags: Achtung Baby, Even Better Than the Real Thing, One, […]
0 16 NOV
Tags: Achtung Baby, Even Better Than the Real Thing, One, […]
0 16 NOV
As 2011′s grande finale comes into sight, I find myself getting introspective about the music I truly love, or have loved for a long time. Thus, I’ve decided to write about it in a little web mini series called “Record Player”, where I’ll talk about why certain albums mean a lot to me. These are … Continue Reading
As I type this from my home in St. John’s, my father is giving a speech about his own father at the Kingston Legion in the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia. The beginning of that story started with a few local cadets from that area asking about Alvin H Foster, the man whom that legion is … Continue Reading
It was announced yesterday that The Evening Light was long-listed for The Scope’s Atlantis Music Prize – a Newfoundland-based award modeled on the Polaris Music Prize. That model means, according to The Scope’s own words: The Atlantis Prize awards $1,000 cash to the band that released the best album of the past year, as … Continue Reading
In the November 5th, 2011 edition of his weekly column, journalist Bob Wakeham wrote about the history of stereotyping that Newfoundlanders have endured. “An Open Letter From the Island” was the subject and impetus for this column. You can read the column below (copied and pasted from The Telegram) Please note that some corrections … Continue Reading
It’s hard to remember where something like this starts. In the end, you’re looking a physical mix of plastic and paper, and it never gets less surreal. This is the way with these things. At the end of this initial tour to support “The Evening Light,” I’ve had the urge to articulate – at least … Continue Reading
