New Music

From the moment that guitarist/vocalist Connor James and bassist Alex Callaghan began rehearsing what would become the first June Body songs, they unknowingly set into motion a new wave of Halifax rock lore. They are joined by drummer Matt Schofield to round out their fully-formed rock trio. Swaying between the punchiness of modern rock and the nostalgic tones of ’90s alternative, June Body‘s rawness and forthright lyrical delivery throws back to the likes of Death Cab for Cutie and The Weakerthans.

Their new full-length album, Last Everythings, sounds like June Body in their truest form. It’s a culmination of the band’s growth on a musical and personal level, and is their first outing to feature the post-production prowess of an indie rock legend, Jace Lasek (Land of Talk, Besnard Lakes).

The focus track, “Agree to Stop,” is about Connor’s seven-year relationship coming to an end. Even though he and his partner were both still in love with each other, there was this pervasive feeling of understanding that the end was what was right for both of them. It was such a difficult experience to have to agree that they’d be better apart.

Custie is an emerging artist from London, Ontario whose distinct sound explores pop music as it intersects between singer-songwriter, R&B and alternative. “E, pt. 2” is largely a continuation of his previous single, “ON E, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN,” balancing the heaviness with softness.

“‘E, pt. 2’ was born from a period of slow-focus after I recorded “ON E, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN.” The follow-up both literally and figuratively achieved some distance from the themes that haunted me. I was in the mud of the friendship, doing snow angels in the glass shards. As a counterpart, ‘E, pt. 2’ is sadder, but a lot more dream-like. You don’t have to succumb to the sadness, or face it, because it’s constantly weaving different emotions and, intentionally, creating some formless tapestry of Experience.” —Custie

100% of profits from “ON E, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN” are being donated to MINDS, an initiative local to him for youth struggling with mental health and addiction.

Esperance based Rockers Grand Casual have dropped their new single ‘Pictures’, which was premiered exclusively via AAA Backstage.

The lads have also announced the ‘West Auzzie Tour’ alongside The Cup Trumpets, with the first date kicking off in July.

Known for an exceptional live presence and genre-bending sounds, Grand Casual debuted in 2018 and have since released a constant stream of new material. Over the years they have garnered positive attention from the likes of RTR FM, Xpress Magazine,The AU Review, Toasty Tunes and many more.

Grand Casual were thrust out of Winter Hibernation, winning the WAM ‘Best Regional Act’ for the second year running in November 2023.

The boys recently released their single ‘Fine’, which was premiered via The AU Review and was aired on over 100 radio stations worldwide. The single release lead to a blistering performance at Nannup Music Festival on the main amphitheater stage.