The top 10 albums from Toronto bands in 2012 At the risk of making a grand statement about "the state of the Toronto music scene," it's safe to say that the material being produced by local bands is as strong as it's ever been. And while there's some familiar names on this year-end list, it'd be pretty easy to argue that the bands who released their first LPs this year deserve the highest praise (I'm thinking of METZ and Dusted in particular). On the other side of the spectrum, I'm disappointed to report that Rush's [...]
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The best songs from Toronto bands in 2012 With 2012 nearly a memory, it's time to look back and recall some of the year's best tracks from Toronto bands. It's always difficult paring a list like this down to 10, but it was even more difficult thanks to what a strong year it was for local music. Give 'em a listen and then leave a comment below telling us what you think about our choices — or leave your own suggestions if you feel there's something we missed. The more Toronto music, the better. [...]
I've always said when compiling my year-end list that I don't choose my favourite albums of the year so much as they declare themselves to me. If it requires too much thought, it's probably more a case of trying to justify adding something that I know probably doesn't belong. But those albums that do pass muster are not, as you might think, necessarily the albums that I can't stop listening to. Rather, they're often the ones that I try to listen to the least, or at least sparingly, lest that intangible magic that I feel within its notes [...]
There was a point a little while back, while I was starting to think about this annual post, when I honestly didn't know what would end up being on my list of 10 favourite albums of 2012. In flipping back through my music library from the past year, I had accumulated fewer albums in 2012 than in previous years, so initially it seemed like it would be easy to pick a group of 10 from a shorter list. However, as in years past, of the records that would be eligible for the list, there were a glut of them than [...]
Colin Medley This here is another of those posts that, were it a category on Jeopardy , would be called "Potpourri" on account of it being a whole lot of this and that with only the passports of the artists mentioned in common. And I'll start with Toronto's METZ because, well, I haven't used one of their photos yet and my posting process is really that random. The trio has been making a lot of noise - literally and figuratively - on the back of their self-titled debut , and while it [...]
Joseph Yarmush It's been interesting to keep up with Montreal's Suuns over the last few years, starting from back in January 20009 when they were still a mostly-unknown outfit calling themselves Zeroes, opening up for Land Of Talk, through their rebranding and 2010 debut Zeroes QC . From the get-go, their intention of melding post-punk, new wave, krautrock, psychedelia, and really any other sound they could conceive of into an occasionally serene but more often discomfitingly danceable brew was clear but the progress they've made at realizing it, measured [...]
Marc Pannozzo It's true that Crystal Castles had to push the release of their third album (III) back a week from this past Tuesday to next, but they only barely needed the extra time. The record went up as an advance stream earlier this week at MuchMusic , offering further evidence that the Toronto duo of Alice Glass and Ethan Kath have come a long way since the glitchy, more spectacle than songcraft hype of their 2008 self-titled debut . (III) is still built on bent beats, shrieked [...]
Andréa de Keijzer Shaking out the "Made in Canada" box to kick off the week. L Con is the sort-of but not-really pseudonym for Lisa Conway, perhaps better known as the voice of Toronto's moody, art-orch ensemble Del Bel , who've been wholly endorsed in these parts. Conway just released her solo debut as L Con in The Ballad Project and while it doesn't necessarily put a lot of sonic distance between itself and Del Bel's Oneiric [...]
Facebook The last time that Evening Hymns graced a Toronto stage, it was back in August as part of the Summerworks festival and came a few days before the official release of their gorgeously heavy second album Spectral Dusk . After that show, which featured a band and lightshow specially assembled for that performance, Jonas Bonnetta and Sylvie Smith - the Evening Hymns principals - jetted across the ocean to tour the record across Europe with friends and album collaborators The Wooden Sky , only returning a couple [...]
We talked with Jonas Bonnetta - the man behind EVENING HYMNS, whom we met at this years Berlin Music Week. He told us about how much he loves Europe and touring over here. Further we talked about his latest album "Spectral Dusk", which helps him to deal with the death of his father who passed
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Tipps für eine Woche voller besserer Musik. Diese Woche mit einem Hauch Kanada und vielen Busbahnhöfen. Montag, 17. September 2012 Die Konzertwoche startet um 20.20 Uhr mit Evening Hymns und Wooden Sky . Die zwei Bands teilen sich nicht nur die geographische Herkunft, sondern auch musikalisches Erscheinungsbild und heute die Bühne des El Lokals. Also los, auf die allerletzte Insel an der Sihl zum kanadischen Lauschrausch! Dienstag, 18. September 2012 In ihrem Presseschreiben [...]
Another monthly installment of the listening party where 38 of our blog pals from around the globe drop by to let us in on the best new tunes. Apart from our pick for September (Bad Dreems), definitely also recommend checking out the offerings from Iceland, Russia and Turkey. Click the play button icon to listen to individual songs, right-click on the song title to download an mp3, or grab a zip file of the whole 38-track compilation through Ge.tt here . [...]
Click the play button icon to listen to individual songs, right-click on the song title to download an mp3, or grab a zip file of the whole 38-track compilation through Ge.tt here . UNITED STATES : We Listen For You Seamonster - Normandy Landscape The music of Seamonster is a slow-moving invasion of simple yet powerful movements of sonic exploration that ultimately transports the listener to another world. Every [...]
Los 15’s de cada mes deberían decretarse feriados para poder escuchar tranquilamente el imprescindible tracklist que te regala el Music Alliance Pact . Para esta edición Perú cuenta con la participación de The Cocainers , una banda relativamente joven integrada por Alberto Segovia (voces y guitarra), Matt Varela (voces y batería), Renzo Soria (voces y bajo) y Danny Ray (voz principal y guitarra). Los tracks que han lanzado recientemente rayan en potencia, recreando un rock realmente prometedor, deléitese usted también desde su perfil en soundcloud . No se olvide que en Noviembre [...]
This month I present Al Bairre to you. They are infectious, catchy and making their mark on the local scene. Click the play button icon to listen to individual songs, right-click on the song title to download a song, or grab a file of the whole 38-track compilation here . SOUTH AFRICA : Musical Mover & Shaker! Al Bairre - Youth De Freitas Symphonic indie-rock band Al [...]
Next month, the Music Alliance Pact will be celebrating its 50th edition, and the MAP bloggers (myself included) are busy working hard to put together a special edition featuring all-exclusive new music from our countries' best and brightest. Until then, you'll have more than enough new music from around the globe to experience and savour. I would expect any loyal reader of QBiM is already familiar with my submission for this month's MAP, but if for some reason not, then waste no time acquainting yourself with the dulcet and delicate tones of Jonas Bonnetta and Evening [...]
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