Another week, another brief missive from the Great ANBAD New Band Pile That Threatens To Topple At Any Moment And Kill Us All. Whilst stationed in Brooklyn, I've been missing most of the breathless reporting on what mildly-degrading actions Official ANBAD Mascot Alex James is undertaking this week. Thus please accept another endearing image of our favourite bassist from the stockpile that has steadily built up. MIXTAPE: FIRST! Front and, indeed centre on this week's mixtape is the gloriously be-monikered Hooded Fang , who have spliced together kaleidoscopic (is [...]
" Three lovers from Monaco, raised in a cave of gold... " We're still obsessed with the awesome, ridiculous NSFW video for Phèdre 's " In Decay ," so we were psyched when the band asked us to premiere their addictive, " Some Velvet Morning "/ Greek mythology -inspired, forthcoming self-titled debut LP here in its entirety. The group's playfully dark, sweetly romantic, and often strangely affecting (see " Ode to the Swinger " + " Glitter on Her Face ") jams recall the warped AM avant-pop vibes of Ariel Pink, John [...]
I don't know about where you are, but we are having a very mild winter. Not so mild that I should have been eating at outdoor burger joint Shake Shack last night, but I was and is where I snapped the picture that is now this week's cover art. There's lots of good new music on here, including the returns of a few favorite bands. Dig in: DOWNLOAD WINTRY MIX 2.03.2012 Tracklist: 1. Burning Hearts - Into the Wilderness [...]
Killbeat If we were to spool up the Wayback Machine to November 2006 , you'd find a post where I confessed that sending me a lovely slab of vinyl was a pretty good way to get to the top of my "to listen to" pile... something that apparently still holds true over a half decade later. But as I pointed out even way back then, a listen is not the same as a writeup so I find it comforting to know that Camp Radio still has the goods to impress in whatever format they're [...]
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I have never posted solely for a video. To be honest, I feel like simply posting a video on our facebook page gets the job done. BUT THIS. This video is in a league of its own. It reminds me of a story: While attending Ohio University , during the freshman year of said journey, I was invited to attend a get together in preparation for "homecoming", where the town (of a modest 40,000) gather on the main strip (Court St.) to do the annual Thanksgiving-esque Home coming parade. After the get together, a friend [...]
We all know I hate Best of Lists that come out before the year is over so nearly 4 weeks into 2012 I finally present my best albums of 2011! (Still a day faster than last year !) Below are the top 10 albums from my 2011 followed by 10 honorable mentions. The list was compiled by weighing total play counts along with longevity. Not only did I listen to it a lot, but was I still reaching for it months after the honeymoon phase. These are those albums. Since I can't be bothered to rank these [...]
Hooded Fang's latest record, Tosta Mista , went down well at Bowlegs. Here's a video for a track from the record. It's kinda like some scrapbook animation. The band are playing some dates in London in Feb, here's the dates: Wednesday 8 Feb – Cargo with My Sad Captains / Still Corners Thursday 9 Feb – Old Blue Last (HEADLINE SHOW) Saturday 11 Feb – Barfly with Eagulls / History Of Apple Pie Tuesday 14 Feb – White Heat at Madame JoJo's with Dale Earnhardt Jnr Jnr.
Long time Oh! Canada favourites Hooded Fang have just announced a series of London dates ahead of the release of their Full Time Hobby debut Tosta Mista in March. To coincide with the dates they have also unveiled the animated video for 'Vacationation'. Click here to view the embedded video. You can catch the band's debut London shows here: February 8 - Cargo, London w/My Sad Captains, Still Corners 9 [...]
Phèdre: "In Decay" [ mp3 ] Phèdre are "three lovers from Monaco, raised in a cave of gold". The band, which features members of Hooded Fang's Daniel Lee and April Aliermo, along with Airick Woodhead of Doldrums, just dropped the fantastic track "In Decay", the first cut from their upcoming album. Phèdre, inspired by Greek mythology, will release their self-titled debut album digitally on February 14th via Toronto's Daps Records. Also, you can watch the NSFW video below. Directed by Jesse Ewles.
Frank Yang Though his punk credentials are beyond reproach thans to his tenure in Propagandhi , John K. Samson has always cut a bit of a curious figure in front of The Weakerthans . While his bandmates are more than willing and able to play the part of rockers in turning out muscular guitar riffs and solos, Samson by comparison has always been a bit slight of stature, reedy of voice, sheepish of grin; the thoughtful and verbose folksinger who somehow ended up fronting a rock band. I don't know if the [...]
Those folks from Hooded Fang just can't sit still. Now Daniel Lee and April Aliermo of Polaris -nominated group have teamed up with Airick Woodhead of fellow Toronto band Doldrums to form a new project Phèdre . The band, inspired by Greek mythology, will release their self-titled 10-song debut on February 10th. Check out the NSFW video for the single "In Decay" here:
Fun Fun Fun , così cantavano i seminali Beach Boys qualche decennio fa, prima che un esaurimento nervoso ed una dipendenza da cocaina mettesse al tappeto quel geniaccio di Brian Wilson . Medesime sono le intenzioni di questo numeroso ensemble – sono in 6 - canadese, di Toronto per la precisione, giunti con Tosta Mista al secondo album: per la verità trattasi più di un EP lungo, dato che esclusi 3 brevi strumentali dal vago sapore tropical-lounge ( Big Blue, diviso in 3 singole reprise) i restanti 7 pezzi superano di pochissimo i 20 [...]
You'll instantly notice that this record is only 22-minutes long. In a whirlwind you'd think 1960s garage record, and how their disposability made them the unparalleled objects they were back then. Big Blue i starts off like tradition surf rock, though with some curious synthesiser elements. It's a teasing introduction to what awaits you next. You think you're being treated to a swirl of Fuzzbox and Abe Vigoda when the first 27-seconds of Clap rears into view. But it loses form, reverting back to the eerie-pop intro/chorus. It's schizophrenic and you end up wanting to take [...]
Because I can't help myself 10 Albums I Listened to the Most This Year Destroyer - Kaputt The Vaccines – What Did You Expect From The Vaccines The Horrors – Skying Hooded Fang – Tosta Mista Wild Beasts - Smother Young Galaxy - Shapeshifting Black Lips - Arabia Mountain Washed Out - Within and Without British Sea Power - Vahalla Dancehall The Rapture - In the Grace of Your Love 10 Songs M83 - Midnight City Girls - Vomit The Vaccines [...]
Here is part two of the Best of 2011 Canadian albums. Sorry for the delay because of the Christmas season. Hope everyone had a great holiday? Here is the ranking from #40-31. 40. The Steve Adamyk Band - Forever Won't Wait Listen to Ontario and Bored of Love . 39. Little Scream - The Golden Record Listen to The [...]
Coming off a year of traveling throughout the United States and finally making Elite status with Air Canada (one of my greatest accomplishments to date), I have gained a new found appreciation for Canada and the music that comes out of the great white north. As an ode to Canada I have curated a list of my top 5 Canadian albums from 2011, complete with witty commentary and what the band "sounds like". Sheepdogs – Learn and Burn Sounds like: The 70's In one year this bearded, 70's inspired band [...]
It's that time of the year where everyone does their Best of 2011 list. Took me awhile to get my Best 50 Canadian albums of 2011 going. Here it is, starting with part one of five listings. Starting from #41-50. 41. Extra Happy Ghost!!! - Modern Horses Very lo-fi experimental pop record with a touch of Chad VanGaalen (who recorded and mixed the album) on this record. Listen to Mercy, Mercy and [...]
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♫ Hooded Fang - Den of Love ♫ Hooded Fang - ESP (Both previously posted ) This latest LP sports two gems (above) + new love "Vacationation" but just doesn't stack up to the fantastic 1st LP ALBUM . Kinda like an EP. [Quickies are mini-reviews that can fit into a 140 character tweet. They are of albums that people already know of but perhaps are curious about our take on it. What did you think of the disc?] [...]
Algo debe estar pasando en los grupos asentados cuando muchos de sus integrantes deciden embarcarse en nuevos proyectos para evadir la rutina de su banda madre. Otro de los que pasará a engrosar la lista de los inquietos musicales es el baterista de Hooded Fang , D. Alex Meeks, que acaba de estrenar bandcamp para su nueva propuesta. Se llama Holiday Rambler (sí, "autocaravana") y el próximo 14 de febrero ha sido la fecha escogida para publicar su disco debut. El álbum, titulado There Is No End to the World, and [...]
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