With the release of the single "Play Me A Christmas Song", Stephen Dowd manages to bottle the very specific, blue-hued silence that falls over a living room once the wrapping paper has been cleared away. It is a curious thing, really, how a melody can act less like a sound wave and more like the smell of a candle that was blown out five...

Wrené Nova's most recent album, which is titled "Metamorphosis" is an audio journey that enables significant changes. As a result, it pushes the boundaries of what is considered to be possible in Canadian popular music and sets a new standard for inventiveness and creative expression. The album named "Metamorphosis" surpasses its classification as a simple musical collection, as it goes on an introspective trip that...