Singles Spotlight:
Cabin Fever –
“Devil is A Friend”

Hello reader,

How are you today?

Today, we’re excited to introduce another artist who is making some great music: Cabin Fever. They’re a Canadian trio soon to join your playlist rotation that was, according to their bio, “formed around a campfire in the unlikely locale of Camlachie, Ontario, next to the sparkling and unpredictable blue waters of Lake Huron.” The group includes Kyle Faulkner on guitar and vocals, Jessica McKay on upright bass and vocals, and Colin Jolly on mandolin, and their overall sound is tight and incredible.

In March 2025, the band released their debut EP, It’s Only Forever, and in my opinion, it’s a hell of a start. Via the EP’s press release, while talking about the album title, “Craig began jokingly using the phrase ‘remember, it’s only forever,’ whenever we found ourselves debating any musical decisions. The more those words sunk in for the three of us as we lay down take after take, the more we started to see how they connected to the songs themselves. The memories we recall are forever, the troubles we sometimes face can feel like they’re forever, and good relationships have a promise of forever, while bad relationships can sometimes seem to threaten it. I think all of the songs contain these elements in one form or another.”

In SWT’s opinion, one of the best songs on It’s Only Forever EP is “Devil Is A Friend.” That’s the single that we’re going to spotlight today. We’re so stoked to share it with you. From the EP’s press release, Faulkner states about the song, “I tried to put myself in the shoes of a character who uses the chorus, ‘devil is a friend of the working man,’ as a kind of mantra. This character’s past life just kind of poured out onto the page. When my mother is in the audience, I especially feel compelled to assure the audience that the opening line—‘when I was a boy my momma left home’—is pure fiction.”

Wow. If that song didn’t get your body and mind moving, I don’t know what will. Hopefully, you even sang along with the chorus and listened with marvel at those vocals and harmonies.

The cover art for It’s Only Forever EP:

It’s Only Forever EP Track list:

1. Can’t Rise (3:50)
2. Born To Lose (2:50)
3. Hangin’ On (3:41)
4. Change Yer Ways (3:07)
5. Devil Is A Friend (3:26)

In the press release for the EP, Faulker talks about the present and looks forward, stating, “With this EP, our aim is to keep playing bigger and better stages and sharing what we regard as ‘our’ music with the audience. At the same time, we’re looking into the future and wondering what it holds for about a dozen other songs we have ready to go. It can be exhilarating, dumbfounding, and humbling all at the same time when we think about how we’ve grown as individual musicians, songwriters, and as a group. But what I don’t think will ever change is that original spirit we had when we were playing around the campfire.” Amen to that.

I’m looking forward to seeing the energy and musicianship that I hear within the EP, as part of an outstanding live performance.

If you’re fortunate enough to live in Ontario, see Cabin Fever soon at one of their upcoming tour dates:

Friday, May 23rd – Forest, ON at the Lambton Film & Food Festival
Saturday, May 24th in Toronto, ON at The Pilot Tavern (w/ Emm Gryner)
Friday, June 20th in Thedford, ON at Summer Solstice on the Ridge
Saturday, June 28th in Dorchester, ON at Quiet Earth
Saturday, July 12th in Durham, ON (Riverstone Retreat) at Four Winds Music Fest
Tuesday, July 15th in Parry Sound, ON at Bands on the Bay (at the Charles W. Stockey Centre)

Alex M Theel

Co-Founder, Reviewer, Content Creator, Business side, Editor at Scummy Water Tower Productions | Web

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