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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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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

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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

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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

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        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

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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

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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

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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

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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