Maybe that’s why you don’t hear them that often these days; everyone wants to come off like George Jones and Tammy Wynette, but wind up sounding like a couple of wrestlers trying to pin each other to the mat with their vocal chords.

Veterans of Gordie Sampson’s Songcamp, Molly Thomason and Carleton Stone were friends long before they teamed up for Never Felt a Thing, and their voices dance around each other as they grow steadily closer, describing the rush of an instant infatuation with a love-is-a-drug metaphor borrowed from Roxy Music.

It doesn’t hurt having Joel Plaskett on board as producer either. It almost plays like a song he’d do with the Emergency, but with some of the edges sanded down for a smooth pop concoction buoyed by a pair of personable and appealing performances.

by Stephen Cooke, The Chronicle Herald

Well, February’s nearly gone – is it almost spring yet? Almost? Can we start saying that?! I’m keeping the late winter blahs away with a show or two every week until the end of March, and then it really will be spring. You can check the gig list for a complete list of the dates, but I’m really looking forward to heading back to Nova Scotia for the ECMAs, and then some showcases back here in Toronto for Canadian Music Week!

The new record is done!! It was such a thrill to have Gordie Johnson on board for the mixing of this project and Howie Weinberg doing the mastering, the two of them have breathed a whole different kind of life into the songs, and I can’t wait for you all to hear.

I’ve been busy at video shoots with Adrian Vieni of
www.woodandwiresproductions.com. Keep your eyes peeled for live videos of the songs from my new record. They’ll be coming out soon, as a little bit of a sneak peak You’ll be able to find them right here on my site, so check back!

And last, but definitely cool: the CBC Searchlight competition. Just heard that I got through to round two! – which is fantastic. So please go to the link below, listen and vote! Next, they’ll be whittling down to five from our region, and I would love you all to put me in those five! I know everyone groans at the thought of more voting, but go on! It’s easy! Just a little button push! And listening to some great music in the process! Here’s the link – http://r3.ca/0Y0R

Thanks to everyone who has been listening and voting….and I hope I’ll see you all at a gig someday soon!

Molly

In their search for Canada’s best new artist, CBC launched their Searchlight campaign, asking fans to vote for their favourite from a list of artists across the country.

You can vote for Molly Thomason to be Canada’s best new artist by visiting the CBC Music website: http://music.cbc.ca/#/Searchlight-Mainstreet-Nova-Scotia and click Vote. You can also listen to one of Molly’s brand new songs “Silence Don’t Scare Me” from her upcoming album on the website.

The winning artist will be featured in a CBC Music video session, paid to perform at a high-profile music showcase in Toronto, and will receive $20,000 in music equipment courtesy of Yamaha Canada Music. Good luck to all the talented candidates taking part in the CBC Searchlight contest!