Articles by Matthew McKean

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  NQ Arbuckle

  The Future Happens Anyway

  PUBLISHED Apr 29, 2014

  If all was right with the world, songwriters like Neville Quinlan would be rich and famous and we'd never have heard of three-quarters of t...

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  Michael Feuerstack & Associates

  Singer Songer

  PUBLISHED Apr 18, 2014

  Michael Feuerstack gets by with a little help from his friends. The acclaimed Montreal-based singer-songwriter, as well-known for his colla...

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  Bobby Bare Jr.'s Young Criminals Starvation League

  Undefeated

  PUBLISHED Apr 15, 2014

  Bobby Bare, Jr. wasn't content to hitch a ride with his Country Music Hall of Fame father or the Nashville royalty around whom he grew up....

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  Jessica Lea Mayfield

  Make My Head Sing

  PUBLISHED Apr 15, 2014

  From Jessica Lea Mayfield, it's safe to expect a major dose of personality, especially since her previous two albums were such emotionally...

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  Andrew and Zachari Smith

  Stumbling Horse

  PUBLISHED Apr 15, 2014

  Stumbling Horse, the second album from father-and-son British Columbia duo Andrew and Zachari Smith, showcases atypical folk arrangements f...

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  The Honey Trees

  Bright Fire

  PUBLISHED Apr 2, 2014

  Turns out honey trees aren't just where angry, withholding bees hang out. They also take the form of inviting, dream-pop duos from Californ...

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  NEeMA

  Live: Leave the Light On

  PUBLISHED Apr 2, 2014

  NEeMA is very much of this world. The Canadian born Egyptian-Lebanese singer, songwriter, and storyteller is well traveled and clearly pass...

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  The Breaks

  Rhythm and Roots

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2014

  Toronto-based roots-blues-country trio the Breaks channel a stripped down, down-home style on their six-song EP, Rhythm and Roots. With Dar...