Nelson Sobral

Nelson Sobral “Second Arrow”

March 21, 2022 Paul Russell 1

Joyful collection of memorable songs from Toronto songwriter. If there’s one thing we all need at the moment is positivity and this wonderful album of singalong songs is breath of musical fresh air. Sobral has been […]

Video: Nelson Sobral “In the Middle of the Night”

August 26, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

Here’s a song from Nelson Sobral that will lift you up, lighten your mood and make you want to move. The Toronto singer-songwriter and his band are in fine form and it’s a delight to see […]

Nelson Sobral “Pendulum” – Listen

April 20, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Toronto’s Nelson Sobral is back with a slice of the rockier end of americana – ‘Pendulum‘ sees him wondering why this girl keeps swinging away and swinging back again. Could it be something to do with […]

Nelson Sobral “Yours & Mine” – Listen

July 21, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Nelson Sobral is not your average Americana artist – amongst the Toronto based singer-songwriter’s previous careers was a stint in the MMA world. And if that doesn’t instantly ring bells – well, Nelso Sobral was a […]

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March 23, 2026 0

Dead Goat has announced the release of their first album, which is self-titled and comes out this Friday (26th March) via AV8 Records. Who are they, you ask? Well, individually, they are each accomplished artists in […]

Cat Clyde “Mud Blood Bone”

March 23, 2026 0

Superb fourth from Canadian song thrush. Mud Blood Bone is Cat Clyde’s fourth album and arrives just over four years since its predecessor, Down Rounder. In between times, Clyde released a live album, Live At Rare […]

For the Sake of the Song: Marah “Round Eye Blues”

March 23, 2026 0

Marah is at their best when singing about lonely urban streets where bums warm their hands around trash fires in rusty 50-gallon cans, transvestite prostitutes wrap their feather boas a little tighter against an unforgiving 4:00 […]

Interviews

Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

March 12, 2026 0

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At 55, Glen Phillips sounds both reflective and lightly amused when he talks about the band he co-founded as a teenager in Santa Barbara, California. Four decades later, Toad the Wet Sprocket is still touring, still […]

Album Reviews

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An optimistic return to the fray for Duquette Johnston after a ten year absence. Duquette Johnston has faced a number of adversities in his life from emotional, financial and spiritual perspectives. These led Johnston to take […]

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Nelson Sobral “Second Arrow”

Video: Nelson Sobral “In the Middle of the Night”

Nelson Sobral “Pendulum” – Listen

Nelson Sobral “Yours & Mine” – Listen

Dead Goat to release self titled debut amid talk of an Irish supergroup

Cat Clyde “Mud Blood Bone”

For the Sake of the Song: Marah “Round Eye Blues”

Elgin and the Marbles “The Sun Never Sets”

Jack Studer “Falling Forward”