GreenWing is a band on their way up the ladder out of the rabbit hole. Live, they rock the house. Recorded, they rock my speakers.

They have a new single, Enough, coming out on Friday, March 1. This song is deep, man, profound. Listen to the lyrics;

Sometime I wish it was still easy

But I won’t cling to the past 

You got to grow and change perspective

Or you’ll do the same things and it won’t last

I love them—good music, good lyrics from good guys in a good band. Check them out; they are talented and relatable.

GreenWing is pleased to announce the release of “Enough,” the second single off their upcoming sophomore album “Eatin’ It,” – set for release on March 15.

“Enough” is a song that tackles the inherent uncertainty that comes hand in hand with a sophomore release and the feelings of fear and insecurity that come when deviating away from a path that has proven successful in the past. While musing on feelings of uncertainty and fear, Singer Matt Stinn’s lyrics are framed by ambient verses full of tension provided by drummer Kolt Kimbley and Bassist Travis Williams. As tension builds, the verses rise and give way to a chorus accentuated by the one-two punch of hammering guitars provided by Stinn and lead guitarist Anthony Allegretto. “But trust, I haven’t given up on you” echoes in a sense of triumph from the band as the song turns full circle on its verses that were painted in self-doubt to accept the fact that staying the course isn’t also the best option. 

GreenWing proudly embraces change, new tonalities, and what’s next on their new single “Enough,” which is available now on all platforms.

Established in 2021, GreenWing quickly made a name for themselves with an onslaught of Canadian tour dates featuring their signature singalong hooks, infectious driving rhythms and chaotic stage presence. After the 2022 release of their debut album “Late Bloomer,” the band saw themselves enlisted for opening slots for bands such as Three Days Grace, Mom Jeans, One Bad Son, Reinwolf and more. In short order, GreenWing found its growing cult following amongst fans of Canadian Live music and released a subsequent single in 2023 entitled “Dark.” With this new release came numerous industry nominations, including being named Sask Music’s 2023 “Rock Artist of The Year.” Now turning their focus to the future, you can find GreenWing spending 2024 touring in support of their Sophomore album “Eatin’ It” – set for release on March 15, 2024

Thanks, Matt.

This EP, We’ll Always Have Vegas, from the multinational band  Modern Guilt, has me hooked from the opening guitar jangling. And not just the music; the lyrics spoke to me.

The opening track, Talking to Myself, has lyrics that speak to me so precisely that I feel they knew me when they wrote them.

Modern Guilt is lead singer and guitar player Jaz, drummer Scott Thomson, Glyn Evans on keys, and Dan Williams holding everything together on bass.

The lyrics from the opening track, Talking To Myself, sent me chills. “Got my future on an eight-track telling me to get back all that I gave away.” I spent half an hour on the internet searching for a stereo amp I owned years ago. Seller’s remorse has me trying to get back all that I gave away.

“Old songs on the radio telling me it won’t go back where it was before.”

I still enjoy listening to old songs, which occasionally give me a warm fuzzy feeling but never take me back to where I and that song were before. For a handful of songs, it’s good that the song and I don’t go back; it just stirs up negative memories. I prefer to let those songs stay where they are, firmly planted six feet under in the past.

Frontman Jaz states, “the new EP is about the fruitless, delusional and intoxicating arc of reaching into the pit of ourselves and having a good rummage around, chasing complete pleasure and the internal narratives, stories and monologues that accompany each stage of the rise and fall, from looking for the cure to emptiness and loneliness into the circus of nights in and nights out and back to the beginning again.”

Produced by Mikey Buckley, the tracks reflect the narrative and environment. ‘Talking To Myself‘ and ‘Joy Control’ are jagged and direct, while the band’s sound expands further on ‘I Wanna Show You God‘ and ‘How To Buy Happiness‘, introducing space and warmer tones through acoustics and percussion. EP closer ‘Gramophone Remedy‘ pulls the listener back; it’s an orchestral heartbeat with fragility and melancholy.

The EP will have a brand new video for the recent single ‘Talking To Myself’ directed by acclaimed filmmaker Ross Scott.

Modern Guilt will celebrate the release with an EP launch show at Sebright Arms, London, on Wednesday 6th, March.

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GreenWing is incredibly proud to announce the release of “At The Time”; the 1st single from their sophomore album “Eatin It” – set for release on March 15th, 2024.

“At The Time” is a song that tackles the awkward moments in life when you think everything is just fine until someone close to you helps you achieve a new perspective on your situation and suddenly your eyes are opened to the reality with the newfound clarity. In the case of vocalist Matt Stinn, this was when a group of his friends lovingly staged an intervention to check on his mental and physical well being following a year that could only be summed up as “hell”. Tackling this heavy topic with a tongue-in-cheek attitude, this song’s playful vocals lean heavily on the one two punch of GreenWing’s rhythm section featuring Travis Wiliams on bass and Kolton Kimbley on drums. All these elements are topped with a tasteful sprinkling of melodic hooks supplied by lead guitarist,  Anthony Allegretto. 

“At The Time: ” is an exciting peek into what listeners can expect from GreenWing’s upcoming album and is available now on all streaming platforms!

I never got around to writing my comments on each album, so here is a short summary.

Earl Grant was a pleasant little trip back in time for some soulful tunes.

The Clockworks are new to me, but I like what I heard.

Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter, I doubt if I ever listen to this again but I had to listen to the band that has Reverend in their name. i.e. Pastor Norman

I came within a whisker hair to overdosing on Stéphane Grappelli. I like his music and some of his collaborations created magic. I made it through my albums by him and look forward to the end of “G”.

Earl Grant
Earl Grant
R/B Pop
LP
1970

The Clockworks
Exit Strategy
Alternative
Stream
2023

Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter
SAVED!
Rock
Stream
2023

Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli
Quintet of the Hot Club of France
Jazz
LP
1974

Duke Ellington, Svend Asmuuen, Stéphane Grappelli, Ray Nance
Jazz Violin Session
Jazz
LP
1963

 Stéphane Grappelli
 Golden Hour of Stéphane Grappelli
 Jazz
 LP
 1978

Stéphane Grappelli
Uptown Dance
Jazz
LP
1978

Stéphane Grappelli & Yehudi Menuhin
Tea For Two
Jazz
LP
1978

 Yehudi Menuhin & Stéphane Grappelli
 Jealousy (Hits Of The Thirties)
 Jazz
 LP
 1973

Yehudi Menuhin & Stéphane Grappelli & The Alan Clare Trio
Music of the Thirties
Jazz
LP
1978

It’s been another good week of good music.

TV Death The God, The One and The Devil Stream 2023

This is a carryover from last week, which should tell you I like this album enough to keep playing it. Straight ahead gritty rock and roll. It doesn’t pretend to be anything other than that, and it does that very well.

Pink Floyd The Piper at the Gates of Dawn CD 1967

I think many people are unaware of Pink Floyd’s pre-Dark Side catalogue. I’ll let Wikipedia tell you more.

“The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is the debut studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 4 August 1967 by EMI Columbia.[7] It is the only Pink Floyd album made under the leadership of founder member Syd Barrett (lead vocals, guitar); he wrote all but three tracks, with additional compositions by members Roger Waters (bass, vocals), Nick Mason (drums), and Richard Wright (keyboards, vocals). The album followed the band’s influential performances at London’s UFO Club and their early chart success with the 1967 non-album singles “Arnold Layne” and “See Emily Play”.“

In The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, we hear a band finding its way. The Piper at the Gates of Dawn could stand independently without the Dark Side of the Moon. There is solid music here that displays their psychedelic sound that is different from the run-of-the-mill bands churning out radio friendly pablum. I am relisting to The Piper at the Gates of Dawn as I write this blog and, I still love what I hear.

Harry Nillson Nillson Schmillson CD 1971

This is a highly regarded gem of an album. It is loaded with hits; in fact, I think the whole album is a hit.  Without You is a huge success and has been covered by many artists. As an aside, another great band is mewithoutYou. Side two of the album is one fantastic song after another. 

Without You, Coconut, Let The Good Times Roll, Jump Into The Fire, and I’ll Never Leave You.

Harry Nillson was an enigma. He didn’t like performing live and never toured to promote his music. But he could surely belt out the emotions in Without You. Adding to his fantastic music writing, singing and song creation is his contribution to the producing of music, whose influence is still felt today. He worked with close-harmony singing in a return to the Great American Songbook, vocal overdub experiments, and fusions of Caribbean sounds. Do your ears a favour and listen to this album.

Frank Zappa Strictly Commercial CD 1995

Strictly Commercial is a compilation album by Frank Zappa. It was released in 1995, two years after his death and sparked a lawsuit by his family against Rykodisc, the label that Frank released his music through. This is out of print now. I got a copy through a local used music store. Zappa wasn’t the most commercial artist; his music seldom slipped easily into genres or radio playlists. His music has to grow with you, and once you get it, you won’t want to stop listening. I listen to him frequently.

U.S. Girls Bless This Mess & Live from The Bunker Studios  Stream 2023

These are albums carried over from several weeks ago. They are a listen that Joel recommended. He knows what I like.

Peter Gabriel 1/0 Stream 2023

I/O Gabriel’s first album of new original material in over 21 years since Up (2002), marking the longest gap between two studio albums in his solo career. I/O features 12 tracks, each with two different mixes labelled the “Bright-Side Mix” and “Dark-Side Mix”. It is also Gabriel’s longest studio album, with both mixes each clocking in at over 68 minutes and the total project lasting over two hours. Get your beverage of choice, settle in a comfy chair and listen. If you like the previous music of Peter Gabriel, you will like this album. There are no real surprises in this epic undertaking. I recommend Wikipedia again. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I/O_(album)

Jerusalem Ridge Looking Back CD 1993

This is, indeed, looking back. Jerusalem Ridge is comfortable in bluegrass and early Country and Western music. Hence you hear the band looking back at the music that influenced them. It’s a solid listen; we played the album on a road trip yesterday and enjoyed it.

Rose Alaimo A Place To Go When You Need To Hide   Steam 2023

Rose Alaimo explains, “‘A Place to Go When You Need to Hide‘ is a concept album, a story, about the highs and low lows of life and how they can be a lot to navigate without losing ourselves in the waves. About how we all have a place inside of ourselves, where we can go when the world gets to be too much… These songs were written during the worst parts of Covid, amid massive political unrest and racial tension in the US, an uptick in school shootings, the onset of Russia’s war on Ukraine, and more generalized anger and tension between people than I have ever seen.”

I dived into this album expecting easy-listening pop music to play in the background while I was busy with something else. I put aside the “something else” hit rewind and listened to this album intently. Rose Alaimo has crafted and blessed us with a really enjoyable listening experience.

Whitney Fenimore & Addison Agen

Punching Bag

Stream (single)

2023

I’ve had this on repeat for the last two weeks. It is still a single, but I look forward to the day the album is released.

Steve Earl

Essential Steve Earl

CD

1993 

I listened to Steve Earl while reading a book. I had to set the book aside and grab my iPad to follow the lyrics. I came away with a deeper appreciation for Steve Earl and his music and lyrics as a weaver of tales. I want to get some of his albums to soak in his music deeper than I can on a best-of album.

Listening to the stories Steve Earl put to music got me thinking about other musicians who are spinners of yarns. Being in a bit of a county-western groove, I put my money down on Corb Lund and his excellent album 5 Dollar Bill. Corb’s albums are pretty much filled with story songs.

Corb Lund

5 Dollar Bill

CD

2002

 Bob Dylan

Rough And Rowdy Ways

CD

2020

Mr.Dylan received a Nobel Prize for writing, so putting him on this blog should be easy. No, it wasn’t that easy. He is a prolific writer and does some story songs, but most songs are just that. He does write darn good music, but I had to do some searching and remembering when it comes to story songs. My first stop was at my favourite Dylan album, Desire. This album is more like a book set to music. The opening song is Hurricane, the story of Rubin “Hurricane” Carter. It’s a great song and a great story song. I know Dylan has dozens of other story songs, but that would require a long blog to cover them all, so I’ll stop at Desire and Hurricane. Please keep checking back because I have a blog under construction about story songs.

 The Decemberists

The Crane Wife

CD

Colin Meloy is the lead writer for The Decemberists and a fantastic storyteller. Much like Dylan, there are too many to cover in a short blog so I will highlight one album, The Crane Wife. The title song is an homage to a Japanese folk story—two other distinct stories, When the War Came and Shankill Butchers, are included. Much of the Decemberists’ catalogue has stories. I recommend The Hazards of Love as a fantastic story album.

 David Gilmour

David Gilmour

LP

1978

This is the David Gilmour. Yeah, the guy from Pink Floyd. This is his first solo album, recorded in 1978 between Animals (1977) and The Wall (1979). This album is like listening to a Pink Floyd album pieced together from the cutting floor of those two Pink Floyd albums.

In my youth, the trip to the Wainwright Stampede was a highlight of the year. There were the thrills of going on the rides, with the ferris Wheel and rollercoaster being my favourites. And then there were the rigged games. We knew the odds of winning were slim, but we fed them quarter after quarter in the elusive attempt of winning a stuffed animal. A favourite of mine was a game with a grappling hook that I had to maneuver over the prize of my choice and try to lift it to a chute that would drop it into my eager hands. And I won a nice prize once, a cowboy on a bucking horse. I should have been watching the live cowboys on real bucking horses instead of throwing good money away.

Then there were the food stalls; corndogs with mustard and cotton candy were my favourites. corn dogs weren’t a big mystery; they were just hot dogs wrapped in corn meal. Cotton candy, on the other hand, was a mystery to me. How could they get plain old sugar to transform into threads they could load on a stick?

Another mystery is how people can create beautiful music from the simplest things. Things like love, lost love, memories, regrets, and the joy of living. I am listening to a band this week named Spunsugar, hence the opening monologue about cotton candy, which is similar to spun sugar. The album is called “A Hole Forever” and it is worth giving a listen to.

Spunsugar takes dreams, broken dreams, to be more specific and weaves them through the song “Do You Know The Way To San Jose” by Dionne Warwick—the beauty of how to make cotton candy or, in this case sweet music.

A good mosh pit song is A Flicker In My Lights. Spunsugar adds: “We wanted to do a 2.0 version of our first ever single “Native Tongue,” intense and short. We managed to make it even shorter, 1:52. You don’t really need more than that.”

Photo credit: David Möller

The band members are Cordelia Moreau, Elin Ramstedt and Felix Sjöström

The next song grinds and pulsates and gets under your skin, where it weaves its magic. I think this is my favourite from this album. Good stuff.

Spunsugar explains it better than I do. “Skin Unwell talks about a paradox that only few people have experienced. A feeling of being annoyingly clever but at the same time being three steps behind – always. The sound image is still very Spunsugaresque with those intersections of rugged and soft, emphasis and stillness—a reflection of a dull and sluggish life rushing before someone’s eyes.”

Words For Others has a big bass beat chugging along, and the rest of the song comes along for the ride. Taxidermy is the closer.

“This is Cordelia’s favourite song on the album. It references the movie Psycho (1960), and she says it’s her most personal song to date. Therapy? We don’t know her.”

Closing remarks.

Spunsugar

“A Hole Forever is largely about coming to terms with everything dark within, the dirty and shameful. Being torn between owning it or trying to work it off. It’s about getting older and confessing things while the thought of one day dying sinks in. The album deals with the image that you are dying already when you are born and that life is a slow death. The songs become bricks of important points in life. Kind of like watching life flicker by but instead like in a movie it’s in a spiral.”

Norman Quote

A Hole Forever is a good album, especially if you like grunge post-punk edgy guitars and backing instruments with sweet vocals, thoughtful lyrics, and overall, just good music.

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I can’t remember the spark, but Joel & I were thinking about album titles that tell us what the music is for. One of the first was Ambient 1: Music for Airports by Brian Eno. I have never heard the album played in an airport.

The fun part of gathering songs and album titles was initially using only our brain cells—no cheating by going to Genius, Wikipedia or Apple Music.

I picked the next one, Music For The Hard of Thinking by Doug and the Slugs. I love this album, and I think the title is great. 

Music for Psychedelic Therapy by Jon Hopkins. Joel suggested this one.

Music for an Avant-Gards Massage Parlour by Ben Goldberg and Kenny Wollesen. That one is another that I love the title of.

Music for Animals by Nils Frahm. It’s a great album, and I am sure the animals will also like it.

There were a couple of close cousins, such as this duet from the Talking Heads, Fear of Music and More Songs About Buildings and Food. They aren’t strickly music for so they end up on the cutting room floor.

At this point, we ran out of album titles rattling in our brains that fit the “Music For” category. I was sure there had to be more, so I fired up the old iMac and started researching the topic of “Music for.” Apple Music was my first stop and the last. Compiling a comprehensive list would require a paycheck from someone. I picked out a few that caught my fancy. The rest are, well, the rest of Music For…

Music for Book Lovers by Various is a perfect match because I enjoy reading and listening to music. I can’t remember the spark, but Joel & I were thinking about album titles that tell us what the Music is for. One of the first was Ambient 1: Music for Airports by Brian Eno. I have never heard the album played in an airport or anywhere else except at home. The fun part of gathering songs and album titles was initially using only our brain cells—no cheating by going to Genius, Wikipedia or Apple Music.

I picked the next one, Music For The Hard of Thinking by Doug and the Slugs. I love this album, and I think the title is an easy pick. 

Music for Psychedelic Therapy by Jon Hopkins. Joel suggested this one, and I was drawing a blank as to who they were, so I am listening to the album as I type. It’s good.

Music for an Avant-Gards Massage Parlour by Ben Goldberg and Kenny Wollesen. That one is another that I love the title of.

There were a couple of close cousins, such as this duet from the Talking Heads, Fear of Music and More Songs About Buildings and Food.

At this point, we ran out of album titles rattling in our brains that fit the “Music For” category. I was sure there had to be more, so I fired up the old iMac and started researching the topic of “Music for.” Apple Music was my first stop and the last. Compiling a comprehensive list would require a paycheck from someone. I picked out a few that caught my fancy. The rest are, well, the rest of Music For…

As you can see and hear, our casual bantering led to this mad list that could go much longer if the urge to go completely bonkers ever knocked on my door. For your listening pleasure, I present:

Music for All Occasions by The Mavericks

Music for Reading by Halidon

Music for Book Lovers by Various is a perfect match because I enjoy reading and listening to music.

Music for Silent Movies by Various caught my eye, but not my ear. After all, they are silent movies.

Music for Imaginary Movies by Berry Weight

Music for the Visually Impaired by Eazy Mac. I do wear eyeglasses.

Music For The Lyrically Impaired by Eazy Mac has my name all over it. I couldn’t write a song if life depended on it.

Music for the Hearing Impaired by Eazy Mac, my ears are doing well. I just had them checked a year or so back.

Musicforthemorning, by Pete Yorn, does he have music for the remainder of the day?

Music for the Native Americans by Robbie Robertson. A tip of the hat to a fellow Canadian and an outstanding musician who recently went away.

Music for Torching by Billie Holiday is a shout-out to Joel.

These are vague, just music for. Not for anything specific.

Music for by Astrïd

Music for by Odigin

Music for by Kevin Scherschel

Music for… by Backward Collective

Music for by Erik Nilsson

Music for by SLM

Music for… by Movome

Music for activities

Music for Deep Sleep by Various

Music for Silence by Nick Murphy

Music for Meditation by Various

Music for Pleasure by Monaco

Music for Pleasure, Music for Pain by Space

Music for Love by Asha

Music for Sex by Eroticamila

Music for Makin’ Love by Various

Music for Lovers by Dinah Washington

Music for Pleasure by The Damned

Music for Listening to Music to by La Sera

Music for Happiness by Joey Pecoraro

Music for Animals

Music for Cats by David Teia

Music for Dogs by Pet Care Music

Music for Earthworms by Aesop Rock

Music for Crocodiles by Susheela Raman

Music for Chameleons by Jesse Harris

Music for Dog People by Blue Dogs

Music for Animals by Nils Frahm 

Music for Earthworms by Aesop Rock

Music for various peoples.

Music for People by Vast

Music for Babies by Various

Music for the Masses by Depeche Mode

Music for People by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch

Music for People In Trouble by Susanne Sundfør

Music for the Jilted Generation by The Prodigy

Music for Men by Gossip

Music For A German Tribe by wumpscut:

Music for NGRs by Da Kid Lu

Music for My Friends by Skyzoo

Music for the Mature B-Boy by DJ Format

Music for Misfits by Big B & The Felons Club

Music for Hooligans by The Oppressed

Music For Scientists by Patrick Olson

Music for Tourists by Chris Garneau

Music for Nurses EP by Oceansize

Music for Strippers, Hookers, and the Odd On-Looker by Kristeen Young

Music for Dummies by Big Japan

Music for Film and Theatre by Hania Rani

Music for various inanimate objects

Music for Cars by the 1975

Music for The Two-Cycle Engine by Billy

Music for Elevators by Anthony Stewart Head

Music for a French Elevator and Other Short Format Oddities by the Books

Music for Accelerated Culture by Hadouken!

Music for Barbecues by Bent

I know there a a gazillion more out there, leave a note if you have a favourite that didn’t make this list.