O Canada! Why is your music scene so damn unpredictable? Now, whenever I hear a new Canadian artist, I have no clue what I am about to get. Country-folk from Kent McAlister & The Iron Choir ? Synthy post-punk from Feu Therese ? Or how about throwback Brit-pop revivalism from Spiral Beach ? Whichever genre it is that you fancy, Canada has been certainly supplying it over the past few months. Unlike several locations in the United States, there remains no part of Canada where one musical stereotype reigns over all the others. No country music [...]
On the surface, Corb Lund is not going to be an artist you'd gravitate towards. I mean, country-fused songs with complex narratives about war, the cavalry and a strange obsession with horses is not most people's cup o' tea and to be honest, I hit eject the first time I listened to I Wanna Be In the Cavalry . Luckily, I decided to give the record the proper effort before giving up on it and I'm glad I did. As I wasted hours in San Francisco traffic yesterday I had only one CD in the [...]
Canadian Corb Lund is getting ready to release his fifth album, Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier! , on November 13th. In case the above picture or the album title didn't give it away, the album is of a story-telling type that revolves around the cavalry. And although Corb doesn't have any direct experience as a horse mounted warrior, he instead draws on his Albertan local tradition and familial history to paint a convincing picture for the listener to imagine. "I believe that if you write honestly and authentically about your own culture, no [...]
When I first stared this blog I used to average about 1 promo disk a month.....Now I feel like I get a few CD`s every week. Which is totally awesome, I`m not complaining at all. But its starting to get a lil outta hand...Which brings me to the N.L. Mailbox (N.L. = Neiles Life) I`m thinking about starting a weekly/bi-weekly feature showcasing the best music that has hit my mailbox! [...]
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