Articles by Matthew McKean

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  Royal Wood

  The Burning Bright

  PUBLISHED Mar 17, 2014

  Royal Wood belongs to an impressive group of Canadian male singer-songwriters with fabulous names; paging Ron Sexsmith, Hawksley Workman an...

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  The Olympic Symphonium

  Chance to Fate

  PUBLISHED Mar 17, 2014

  If the Olympic Symphonium were an app, they'd be the app for listening to music with lyrics while reading. There's something so mellow, so...

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  Bill Pritchard

  A Trip to the Coast

  PUBLISHED Mar 11, 2014

  Fans in France, Belgium and Germany will be happy to know that Bill Pritchard has a new album set for release. Oddly, the British-born sing...

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  Will Phalen

  The Dirt and the Air and the Grass

  PUBLISHED Mar 11, 2014

  If you were one of the Kickstarter backers of Will Phalen's new album, it was money well spent. The Dirt and the Air and the Grass is a lus...

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  Alana Amram & the Rough Gems

  Spring River

  PUBLISHED Mar 4, 2014

  If Alana Amram happened to be on stage the night you stopped into the bar for a quick drink, you'd almost certainly end up closing the plac...

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  Wake Owl

  The Private World of Paradise

  PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2014

  Is it unfair to expect from a full-length debut what was promised on the EP? Wake Owl's Wild Country EP was a stunner, a fresh and flawless...

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  Highgate Road

  Highgate Road

  PUBLISHED Feb 24, 2014

  Composed of pianist and songwriter Andrew Pollock, classically-trained pianist Mike Butler and vocalist Laura McAlpine, and backed by some...

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  The Gloaming

  The Gloaming

  PUBLISHED Feb 19, 2014

  Those of you who take your music recommendations from Ireland's Prime Minister will be one step ahead of the rest of us on this one. Irish-...