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On his third album, local folk-rocker Eamon McGrath moves easily between noisy punk-leaning anthems, quiet country ballads and back again.
Teardrop On The Sun channels the intimate confessionals of Hayden and Neil Young, while Bry Webb’s gruff bark bleeds through the uptempo Saskatoon, SK. Top-down barnstormer Signals, meanwhile, brings Springsteen and Archers of Loaf in equal measure.
But it’s in the slow-burning, stripped-down Auditorium where McGrath hits an absolute sweet spot. Haunting and wistful, the song’s simple melody is deceptively catchy, and his powerful, rough-hewn vocals and heartfelt lyrics make it one to hold onto.
Top track: Auditorium
