February 2023 – Page 27

Interview: Ron Sexsmith on nearing 60 and leaving Toronto

February 7, 2023 Martin Johnson 2

Take a pinch of Ray Davies, a slice of R&B, and the essence of Leonard Cohen and Gordon Lightfoot. Ron Sexsmith is a singer and a songwriter who excels at both functions. He didn’t release his […]

Jarrod Dickenson “Big Talk”

February 7, 2023 Paul Kerr 0

Jarrod Dickenson returns with a flourish and a bang on this defiant album. Keenly anticipated by many who have been kept in limbo awaiting the follow-up to Jarrod Dickenson’s 2017 ‘Ready The Horses’ album, ‘Big Talk’ […]

Tina Ross “Summers Like These” – let’s stay like this forever

February 7, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

The latest single from Tina Ross is a classy cut of singer-songwriter perfection. Word rich, and emotionally sung, Tina Ross sings romantically of love, and of a time “when love was soft.” It’s a reflection on […]

Video: Ruston Kelly “The Weakness”

February 7, 2023 Ed Donnelly 0

Shades of grey fill the screen as Ruston Kelly’s Jazzmaster guitar drones through the new video for ‘The Weakness’. The video tells the tale of a teen girl who struggles with the weight of domestic violence […]

Joost Dijkema “After Thunder Sun”

February 7, 2023 GrahamBollands 0

The third album from a Dutch multi-instrumentalist who writes, sings and plays all of the instruments. ‘After Thunder Sun’ is the third album from Joost Dijkema, a Dutch multi-instrumentalist who not only writes, sings and plays […]