The Gazette pans for gold through years of accumulated CDs
Greg Rekus – Greg Rekus Demo
An acoustic, alternative, folk and punk artist, Greg Rekus has gone from recording his music in his basement to performing across Canada and parts of the U.S.A. His music features the same repetitive beat and often felt cluttered with unnecessary sounds. The music was exhausting to listen to at first and the lyrics seemed half-finished and were difficult to interpret. The album had a few parts where you could really connect with the artist on an emotional level, and if you ever need to lose yourself in a song for a couple hours I would suggest listening to Friend of Mine.
Mike O’Neill – Wild Line
Mike O’Neill is an indie rock/pop artist hailing from Oshawa, and his 7th album has been out since 2012. Wild Line balances between thrilling and uncanny, but never smug. The music not only had a refined sound, but the melodies link together like impassioned life. Each verse gives a sense of familiar warmth and comfort, which gets you lost in the soft beat. The lyrics have a contagious beat that echoes through vivid and idiosyncratic sounds that capture your attention. The song Tidy Up is so simple, yet the lyrics and beat are so remarkably fresh and exciting. In the opening line he begins to sing “I want to get a word to your young, I want to see if I can help them along”. The album as a whole is straightforward but full of emotions that can transform you. If you listen closely, the harmonies tell a story that adds some unbelievable passion into each song. O’Neill is an amazing artist to listen to if you’re up late studying and need to music to keep you awake and motivated.
Huddle – All These Fires
Out of Toronto comes an indie pop band called Huddle with an unbelievably striking beat that goes from a buoyant to an incongruously moving sound in a matter of chords. The music is not only able to take you into a different world but manages to find a way to creep under your skin. The lyrics in the songs are somewhere between being soulful and humanizing. One of the lyrics in particular that stuck out was “Somebody is watching on me, is this real love, am I in real love, am I in real love.” The quality of the performance was very intriguing. With a hint of indie, Huddle transitions between each song from raw, reserved and often alluring to an absolute savaging piece that is breathtaking from one strum on the guitar. Huddle would be a great to listen to when you’re hanging with your friends in your dorm room.
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