Laurin Hunter The Ontario Sessions – EP Teaser Review: Gutsy and Warm

Powered by wonderful songwriting and a voice that’s easy to fall in love with, Laurin Hunter’s EP teaser, The Ontario Sessions, is something special.

If you grew up on singers the likes of Neil Young, James Taylor, John Denver, Jim Croce and Cat Stevens, you’ll instantly be entranced. That lone voice with a guitar routine is one that takes a strong presence to pull off and Hunter is absolutely up to the task on both these tracks.

“Seasons of Silence” starts off the EP in a way that can only be described as powerful. Feeling like a modern day tribute to Ben Fold’s “Brick,” it’s an emotional tale of love, loss and longing that hits hard. A tribute to his late-father, it’s a beautiful track that hits hard.

“Everyday flys away in a haze searching for us.”

Lines like this, combined with Hunter’s passionate and breathy vocals make this a tune you’ll want to love live and yearn for a studio version as well. Simply put, it’s one of the best original tracks we’ve heard in 2025.

The second and final track on this EP, a cover of the Neil Young track, “Don’t Let It Bring You Down,” is another passionate ballad, but this time, shows a less vulnerable and more fiery side of Hunter. All in all, it’s more proof that Hunter is a bonafide talent.

Ultimately, it takes courage to release music as an independent musician and even more to release live tunes. That being said, Hunter has proven himself a formidable voice and someone to get excited about.

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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