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Listen & Follow on Spotify Math Club – “I Always Let You In” [Listen]Completely undefendedSo fragile, paper thinIt’s not what I intended this timeBut I always let you in This is the perfect local artist to come through with an autumn release. What a welcomed return, to get a brand new album from Math Club, the … Read more
Let’s go! This year I celebrated the 10th Anniversary of I Heart Hamilton. What a ride! Music has been such an incredible part of the journey. If you missed it – give the 10th Anniversary Playlist a spin to commemorate the milestone. I had a really nostalgic time putting it together. So many memories are … Read more
I Heart Hamilton is excited to premiere the brand new music video from local folk-rock band Athanase! “Shoreline” is taken from the band’s upcoming EP, Immortal, recorded in part with Mickey Ellsworth (Walk Off The Earth, Ascot Royals) and mixed by Andrew Billone (Arkells, Golden Feather). Athanase has continued to evolve their sound, expanding their lineup to include … Read more
The Emsee – “Pity Party” [Listen]See inside my brainI disguise the painMaking excuses like the climate’s changedAfter a lengthy hiatus, Hamilton rapper The Emsee returns with a brand new single. The Emsee, a.k.a. Mathew Barber, first got started in 2006 when he turned one of his poems into his first song. The artist took off … Read more
Calcedon – “To The Light” [Listen]Name three thingsUse five sensesI Heart Hamilton was happy to premiere the brand new single from Calcedon, the musical project of electronic art pop artist (and violinist!) Brielle Melle. The Hamilton-based artist describes her new song, with its delicate vocals, driving bass, and rhythmic kicks as “a will to fight, … Read more
Listen: Episode 307 (Feb. 21/20) I Heart Hamilton airs Fridays 2-3PM on 93.3 CFMUHosted by Kristin Archer In this episode:Chatting with Athanase about their new single and video “Wolves” and upcoming EP plus a live performance from Jason and Ailish+Talking with Elise Arsenault about her EP This Is A Reunion + Elise performs two new songs … Read more
Iskwé – “Breaking Down” [Listen]You were just one of thoseThe kind that gets under the skinYou pick me up, pick me upThen you threw me down againIskwé shares the second single off achakosuk, a new release coming out in late fall. The artist says the song “is about freeing yourself of a toxic relationship to … Read more
Blandlord – “Dog Bite” [Listen]Days turn into weeks, into months, into yearsI’ve been a fan of this Hamilton trio – Greg Preston, Jon Daly, Caleb Moroz – since almost the beginning of I Heart Hamilton (eight years ago! whew!) under their previous moniker The Great Machine. They’re just as rockin’ as ever with this new … Read more