“The Things We Do To Each Other” by Cowboy Junkies
by Jim Di Gioia
Fear and Hate and Love and Compassion battle it out in Cowboy Junkies’ latest, “The Things We Do To Each Other”.
Categories: Songs • Tags: Cowboy Junkies, Ontario
Songs
Your new favourite song. Your old favourite song. The songs they’re singing from Saskatoon to Sackville.
“Bathed in Light” by The Dirty Nil
by Geoff Parent
“Bathed in Light” is infectious, efficient and is The Dirty Nil at their very best.
Categories: Songs • Tags: Ontario, The Dirty Nil
“What I Don’t Need” by Understudy
by Jim Di Gioia
Understudy’s “What I Don’t Need” is music in its own lane, with attitude and groove embedded in its electronic arrangements.
Categories: Songs • Tags: Ontario, Understudy
“Be You” by Moscow Apartment
by Jim Di Gioia
“Be You”, the latest single from Moscow Apartment, is a textbook-perfect combination of pop charms and street smarts.
Categories: Songs • Tags: Moscow Apartment, Ontario
“Est-ce qu’on s’aimera” by À La Mode
by Jim Di Gioia
Winnipeg duo À La Mode blend frosty synth chords and sugar-spun harmonies to heavenly effect.
Categories: Songs • Tags: À La Mode, Manitoba
“Wonder” by Meiwa
by Geoff Parent
Meiwa clearly understands how music can be a tool of healing in other people’s lives, as evidenced by her track, “Wonder”.
Categories: Songs • Tags: British Columbia, Meiwa
“(Theme for a) Blue Rider” by The Pinc Lincolns
by Jim Di Gioia
It’s always a joyful day when there’s new Pinc Lincolns music in the world.
Categories: Songs • Tags: Manitoba, The Pinc Lincolns
“Always On My Mind” by Rose-Erin Stokes
by Jim Di Gioia
Singer-songwriter Rose-Erin Stokes captures daydreams in jars with her song, “Always On My Mind”.
Categories: Songs • Tags: Ontario, Rose-Erin Stokes
“Battles On” by The Ghost is Dancing / “Sleeping Patterns” by Powers
by Jim Di Gioia
Playing Next: a pair of long forgotten, much loved power pop gems from the not-too-distant past.
Categories: Songs • Tags: Ontario, Powers, The Ghost Is Dancing
“Summertime III” by Smaller Hearts
by Jim Di Gioia
“Summertime III” by Dartmouth’s Smaller Hearts is a refreshing palate cleanser beckoning brighter days.
Categories: Songs • Tags: Nova Scotia, Smaller Hearts