When Atlantic Canada blues duo Aging Disgracefully released their EP "Vintage Love", it immediately became obvious that pop culture's youth obsession is misplacing its bets. Comprised of Karen on vocals alongside Mike on guitar and vocals, the pair actively refuses to fade quietly into the societal background. https://open.spotify.com/album/1AmIbw8t0C2GfgpOZZS2qd?si=szV3RJ_uTuOOgeRA2Oul7g The record opens hot. "Blues Get Better With Age" serves as a stomping, heavily distorted manifesto. Getting older...

Well now. Here’s a feeling bottled, or rather, pressed onto a piano key. "Alone." Caitty, out of Margaret River – which, in my head, conjures images of dramatic cliffs and maybe someone losing their favourite hat to the wind, oddly fitting – gives us a stark landscape of sudden departure. https://open.spotify.com/album/05CkW9piuni9Ckoo5PLNWo?si=kom6wwPNRxWYaohA_qaWgA The piano isn't just accompaniment; it feels like the architecture of the emptiness. Chord by...