David Morrison

Organic and intimate in feel, Abigail Lapell’s “Stolen Time” is an emotionally potent offering and one that’s sure to lead to a significant and well-deserved international breakthrough.

Kyle Morgan’s ‘Younger at Most Everything’ is one of those gems that’s so good and so atmospheric that it stops you in your tracks. If the rest of the year continues to deliver music of this soaring standard, we could be in for a vintage twelve months.

David Morrison shares his Top 10 Albums of 2021 including: Eleanor Buckland, Evan Cheadle, Circuit Des Yeux, The Deep Dark Woods, Le Ren, Son Volt, Lorkin O’Reilly and more.

‘You Don’t Have To Know’ showcases Eleanor Buckland’s raw honesty and deft songcraft which finds her rising above, casting out, and ultimately owning the dark emotions that fuel such soul-baring lyrics.

Leftovers, more than bears out the mouthwatering promise dramatically displayed on Le Ren’s Morning & Melancholia EP. In fact, if I may be so bold, I’ll proclaim Leftovers as an instant timeless folk classic.

The incisive songcraft on Lorkin O’Reilly’s ‘Marriage Material’ pulls you into his world – a place of graphic memories, hearts and flowers, wide-eyed wonder, hopes, regrets, and life’s little quirks – and it’s impossible not to surrender to the experience.   

Shawna Caspi’s “Hurricane Coming” is a sincere offering, bursting with sentiments and heart-on-sleeve emotions that will resonate with many. It’s her most personal set of songs and best album to date.

Evan Cheadle’s ‘Fault Line Serenade’ is a sorely needed auricular salve for these crazy, cacophonous times. Downbeat, reflective, embedded in sweet melodies, the overall effect is one of solace and campfire cosiness.

Toronto-based artist Dorothea Paas delivers a stunning debut with ‘Anything Can’t Happen’, a heartfelt result and a consummate triumph.

Fronted by Ryan Boldt, Deep Dark Woods, one of Canada’s finest purveyors of stately folk-rock, return with ‘Changing Faces’, offering escape from modern, plastic, urban life – taking you somewhere old, organic, and rural.

Combining literary flavours with life experiences, stories from the road, personal observations, and contemplations of the world around him, Moranz’s excellent songs are the satisfying end result.

David Morrison shares his Top 10 releases of 2020 – Cabane, Shirley Collins, Le Ren, Ocie Elliott, Elle Osborne, Marin Patenaude, William Prince, Tremblers of Seven and more