I first came across Swedish producer, Oskar Jennefors (aka Echo Thrills) last summer with the release of his debut single, “In A Dream.” Drawing inspiration from 70s-era psychedelic rock, soul, and just a pinch of disco. If you had to describe his music (which is apparently my job on this blog), you would say it…
It’s Friday. Spring has finally sprung here in the northern hemisphere. And it’s time to slip into the weekend. This new Chris Combs track should do just the trick. It’s called “Silencío” and it is a take on an old…
for the last couple of months we’ve been playing around with a variety of music from all around the world — american desert rock, arabic funk and tropical exotica to turkish psychedelic and french jazz. However, over the past few…
The aim of this column is to try and change the perception of jazz’s rotten public image. Each month, a new resident artist will take over the playlist and help shape what jazz means now. Each month, a new resident artist will take…
To regular readers of TNLF, the names Sam Gendel and Fabiano do Nascimento might be familiar to you. We’ve featured both musicians on the blog various times over the past five years. Fabiano has shown up on a couple of…
We last heard from the very talented Mr Savage (aka Vilde) in 2021 when he went on a journey to embrace the nomadic lifestyle on his Speaking With Strangers EP. The Australian producer (now living on the south coast of Britain)…
It’s one of the hardest things to do: create a remix of a well-known or well-loved original. Marla Kether does just that with her remix of “Bloodline” by Samantha Lindo. “Bloodline” is Samantha Lindo’s latest single (out last week) and…
Sled Island 2023 took over Calgary like a hurricane this past week and we’ve got a round-up or artists you gotta check out.
Alvvays’ sound is every bit as fresh and contemporary as their first release nearly a decade previous. Read our full live review now.
I was first introduced to Dave Brubeck in a “History of Jazz” class in the early 90s. Before that point, jazz was music that my grandparents listened to. Hearing “Take Five” for the first time changed that. Paul Desmond spoke…
It’s funny how this global pandemic has found ways to bring us all closer together despite all of the pain and suffering it has caused. Closer together virtually of course. Because while the Coronavirus would like nothing more then to…