Tag: Canadian

Hello Pet! We Speak With Kit Vale About Her New Single, Life As A Solo Artist, The Toronto Rock Scene, And Women In Rock

November 22, 2022

Kit Vale, the project name of Canadian artist Jen Simpson, is a hard rocking muso whose single, ‘Pet’, we wrote about earlier this month. We loved Jen’s sound, and we wanted to get in deeper about her music, as well as her thoughts on women in rock music. Please check out our interview with Kit Vale below and let us know in the comments what you think!

Meet Ryan Taerk, Boris in The Communists’s Daughter

April 29, 2021

If you had told me when I was 10 that through pursuing my passions in music that I would also work with my siblings writing blogs, songs, and screenplays, that I would get to tour with them, watch them pursue their dreams, and that as a result, I would be interviewing my brother as the lead of a brand-new CBC Gem show called ‘The Communist’s Daughter’, then I probably wouldn’t have believed you. Looking back, I also wouldn’t have changed a thing!

VISSIA Celebrates The Power Of Platonic Love In Neo-Soul Track ‘The Cliffs’

March 17, 2021

It’s a laid back, summer-y tune for the Canadian songstress’ fourth single of this current album cycle. ‘The Cliff’s unmistakably taps into the kind of sound put forward by Halsey and the kind of visuals which Lana del Ray makes her own – full of endless hazy summers’ days, a hitchhiked road trip with a stranger, love found in the most unlikely places. ‘The Cliffs’ is taken from Vissia’s upcoming album, With Pleasure, out in April.

Photo credit: Roman Zugarazo

Marianas Trench Bassist Mike Ayley Teams Up With Wife Emily On Adorable Christmas Single ‘The World Needs Christmas’ – Out November 6

October 28, 2020

Mike Ayley, bassist from Canadian double-platinum selling band Marianas Trench, and his wife Emily, are set to release a Christmas single, ‘The World Needs Christmas’, on November 6th, via 604 Records and all streaming services. The single marks Mike’s first project outside of Marianas Trench, and Emily’s singing debut – although you wouldn’t know it, with their charming harmonies and clear vocal chemistry, the couple sounds like they’ve been recording together for years.