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saturday wake up call

Feb 11, 7:39am lycanthropy
John K. Samson- Petition
HAPPY HOCKEY DAY IN CANADA!!! Check out "www.ipetitions.com/petition/r ivertonrifle/" , a song by John K. Samson about former NHL player Reggie "The Riverton Rifle" Leach. The track is off of Provincial , get it here .
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Zeus release second album like it's the Kraken or something

Feb 10, 8:30am Chromewaves
Zeus release second album like it's the Kraken or something Derek Branscombe '70s-styled radio rock - the sort marked by tight multi-part harmonies, guitars that go from chunky rhythms to smooth leads like the peanut butter aisle, and a laid back sort of pop songcraft that's inviting like a pitcher of beer on a hot Summer's day - has been back in style lately, and no one's done a better job of repping it locally than Zeus . Their 2010 debut Say Us won them plenty of fans both across Canada and abroad. Somehow amidst all the touring [...]
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Artist:Plants and Animals
Title:Song for Love
Link Text:Plants & Animals - “Song For Love”
File Name:03_Song_for_Love.mp3
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Year:2012
Artist:Zeus
Title:Anything You Want Dear
Link Text:Zeus - “Anything You Want Dear”
File Name:03AnythingYouWantDear.mp3
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Genre:Alternative
Year:2012

CDCmixtape: ¡Lo Mejor de Enero 2012!

Feb 8, 8:05pm Cortesia de la Casa
CDCmixtape: ¡Lo Mejor de Enero 2012! Como es costumbre, nos vimos a gatas para completar el mixtape del primer mes del año, así que nos toco recurrir a las mañas... como también es costumbre. Abrimos con el primer sencillo del próximo álbum de The Shins , Port Of Morrow , y a partir de eso sacamos cuatro canciones que evocan la última década del siglo pasado. Entre esas, encontrarán nuevas de John K. Samson ( The Weakerthans ), Dan Mangan y Yukon Blonde . Canadá domina la primera parte de este mixtape. Luego [...]
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Artist:3 1/2
Title:Hipside
Link Text:3 1/2 - Hipside
File Name:06 3 1-2 - Hipside.mp3
Genre:CDCmixtapes
Year:2012
Artist:Bare Wires
Title:Cheap Perfume
Link Text:Bare Wires - Cheap Perfume
File Name:08 Bare Wires - Cheap Perfume.mp3
Genre:CDCmixtapes
Year:2012
Artist:Damien Jurado
Title:Museum of Flight
Link Text:Damien Jurado - Museum of Flight
File Name:11 Damien Jurado - Museum of Flight.mp3
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Genre:CDCmixtapes
Year:2012
Artist:Dan Mangan
Title:Post-War Blues
Link Text:Dan Mangan - Post-War Blues
File Name:04 Dan Mangan - Post-War Blues.mp3
Genre:CDCmixtapes
Year:2012
Artist:Deer Tick
Title:Funny Word
Link Text:Deer Tick - Funny Word
File Name:13 Deer Tick - Funny Word.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Genre:CDCmixtapes
Year:2012
Artist:Grand & Noble
Title:This Light
Link Text:Grand and Noble - This Light
File Name:12 Grand and Noble - This Light.mp3
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Genre:CDCmixtapes
Year:2012
Artist:John K. Samson
Title:When I Write My Master's Thesis
Link Text:John K. Samson - When I Write My Master’s Thesis
File Name:02 John K Samson - When I Write My Masters Thesis.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Genre:CDCmixtapes
Year:2012
Artist:Mikal Cronin
Title:You Gotta Have Someone
Link Text:Mikal Cronin - You Gotta Have Someone
File Name:10 Mikal Cronin - You Gotta Have Someone.mp3
Genre:CDCmixtapes
Year:2012
Artist:The Jealous Sound
Title:Your Eyes Were Shining
Link Text:The Jealous Sound - Your Eyes Were Shining
File Name:03 The Jealous Sound - Your Eyes Were Shining.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Genre:CDCmixtapes
Year:2012
Artist:The Shins
Title:Simple Song
Link Text:The Shins - Simple Song
File Name:01 The Shins - Simple Song.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Genre:CDCmixtapes
Year:2012
Artist:Yellow Ostrich
Title:Marathon Runner
Link Text:Yellow Ostrich - Marathon Runner
File Name:14 Yellow Ostrich - Marathon Runner.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Genre:CDCmixtapes
Year:2012
Artist:Yukon Blonde
Title:Stairway
Link Text:Yukon Blonde - Stairway
File Name:05 Yukon Blonde - Stairway.mp3
Genre:CDCmixtapes
Year:2012
Artist:Zig Zags
Title:Scavenger
Link Text:Zig Zags - Scavenger
File Name:07 Zig Zags - Scavenger.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Genre:CDCmixtapes
Year:2012

John K. Samson // Auf Tour im Mai

Jan 31, 8:18am rote raupe*
John K. Samson // Auf Tour im Mai die erfreulichen nachrichten um john k. samson nehmen zur zeit kein ende: eben erst veröffentlichte der kanadier sein bestens gelungenes ...
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Album review: Provincial by John K. Samson

Jan 30, 9:21pm Trust Me on This
A love letter to his origins, Provincial is the personal, inevitable debut solo LP from John K. Samson, better known as the frontman, singer, and songwriter of the Weakerthans. "Personal" because the songs has touches of vulnerability, even awkwardness, that demonstrate the intimacy of John's lyrics; "inevitable" because that same deeply personal tenor is the [...]
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Review of Camp Radio's Campista Socialista

Jan 30, 8:30am Chromewaves
Review of Camp Radio's Campista Socialista 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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Artist:Camp Radio
Title:“The Girl Who Stole My Motorbike”
Link Text:Camp Radio - “The Girl Who Stole My Motorbike”
File Name:camp_radio-the_girl_who_stole_ my_motorbike.mp3
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Artist:Camp Radio
Title:Turn Up The Radio
Link Text:Camp Radio - “Turn Up The Radio”
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Artist:Memoryhouse
Title:Walk With Me
Link Text:Memoryhouse - “Walk With Me”
File Name:Memoryhouse-WalkWithMe.mp3
Artist:Patrick Watson
Title:Into Giants
Link Text:Patrick Watson - “Into Giants”
File Name:PatrickWatson-IntoGiants.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2012

friday wake up call

Jan 27, 7:27am lycanthropy
Watch IFC exclusive premiere of "Longitudinal Centre" by John K. Samson below: This road music video was directed by Aaron Himes. "Longitudinal Centre" is off of Provincial , check out the best track from the album "www.ipetitions.com/petition/r ivertonrifle/", and sign the petition here to get Reggie "The Riverton Rifle" Leach inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame !
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Heart of the Continent

Jan 27, 7:00am Quick Before It Melts
Heart of the Continent Back in '10, when writing about John K. Samson 's Provincial Route 222 EP, I called it "a succinct, lush 3-song set that makes the listener beg for more." Perhaps my begging wasn't emotive enough, for no new work showed last year, but Samson wasn't resting on his laurels. He recently told Exclaim! magazine "I decided to do this project of three seven-inches covering three different sections of road in Manitoba. And then after I did two, I realized I wanted it to be four ― there wanted to be [...]
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John K Samson: Die Heimat aus der Ferne

Jan 27, 12:50am »78s
John K Samsons neues Solo-Album «Provincial» ist der Soundtrack für die Rückkehr in die Heimat zwischen Verdruss und Nostalgie. Ein Nachhauseweg, der gut tut, schmerzt und an Vergessenes erinnert. Zuletzt hatte Samson 1993, damals noch Mitglied der Politpunk-Band Propagandhi, ein Solo-Album veröffentlicht. Das rockig jugendliche «Slips And Tangles» vertickte er nach seinen Konzerten in seiner kanadischen Heimat Winnipeg. Danach kamen The Weakerthans und mit ihnen der Erfolg. Vier Langspielalben, unzählige Konzerte, jetzt auch ein Dokumentarfilm. Hauptschlagader der Band sind und waren jedoch schon immer Samsons sensible [...]
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Recommended New Release: John K. Samson – Provincial

Jan 26, 9:00pm The Wheel's Still In Spin
John K. Samson – Provincial | CD Vinyl MP3 John K. Samson, the lead singer of The Weakerthans, released his full-length solo debut. Six of the twelve songs are rerecordings of the tracks from Samson's two solo EPs, City Route...
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[Review/Listen] – John K. Samson – "Provincial"

Jan 26, 4:00pm Listen Before You Buy
[Review/Listen] – John K. Samson – "Provincial" Tweet If there is one man whose songwriting truly embodies the spirit of humanity, it's John K. Samson . He first made his name in the activist punk-rock band Propagandhi, then started his own band, The Weakerthans, one of my personal favorites. He's made a career writing songs that take the mundane and melancholy and turn them into beautiful, truthful statements about society and humanity in general. We've been waiting with bated breath for five years (that seems like such a long [...]
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John K. Samson at Soundscapes in Toronto

Jan 25, 8:30am Chromewaves
John K. Samson at Soundscapes in Toronto 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 [...]
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Artist:The Darcys
Title:01 Josie (Vol. 2)
Link Text:The Darcys - “Josie (Vol 2)”
File Name:01-Josie-Vol.-2.mp3
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Out This Week 1/24

Jan 24, 1:30pm KEXP Blog
Out This Week 1/24 If 2012 is really the apocalypse, we'll at least be serenaded by lots of great music as our world goes up in flames. Yes, it's another great week of new releases filled with KEXP favorites, new and old. In fact, we've long been fans of Nada Surf , who return with their sixth album this week, which according to our Music Director, Don Yates, "finds them injecting some welcome additional energy and aggression into their melodic pop-rock sound via quicker tempos and some bristling electric guitar lines." Fans needn't fear that the New York band is trying to recapture [...]
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File Name:cardinal-love-like-rain.mp3
Title:01 La Grande
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Artist:Big Deal
Title:Chair
Link Text:MP3
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Artist:Brokaw
Title:Berlin Heart
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Genre:Pop
Year:2011
Artist:Cheyenne Marie Mize
Title:Wishing Well
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Artist:Cloud Nothings
Title:No Future/No Past
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Year:2012
Artist:Craig Finn
Title:Honolulu Blues
Link Text:MP3
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Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:Dana Falconberry
Link Text:MP3
File Name:petoskeystone.mp3
Artist:Imbogodom
Title:Heir Looms
Link Text:MP3
File Name:Imbogodom-Heir_Looms.mp3
Year:2012
Artist:Jad Fair + Hifiklub + kptmichigan
Title:Let's Win
Link Text:MP3
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Genre:Experimental
Year:2011
Artist:Madi Diaz
Title:Gimme A Kiss
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File Name:gimmeakiss.mp3
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Artist:Nada Surf
Title:When I Was Young
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File Name:NadaSurf_WhenIWasYoung.mp3
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Year:2012
Artist:Neal Morgan
Title:Fathers Day
Link Text:MP3
File Name:FathersDay.mp3
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Genre:Drum and Voice
Year:2012
Artist:Pop. 1280
Title:Bodies in the Dunes
Link Text:MP3
File Name:Bodies_in_the_Dunes.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2012
Artist:Porcelain Raft
Title:Put Me To Sleep
Link Text:MP3
File Name:putmetosleep.mp3
Genre:Indie
Year:2012
Artist:The Darcys
Title:Josie
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Bitrate:192 kbps
Genre:Indie
Year:2011

New Music Releases – 24 January 2012

Jan 24, 3:00am The Wheel's Still In Spin
Here are a few MP3s of songs from some of the better albums released this week: Cloud Nothings – "No Future/No Past" and "Stay Useless" from Attack on Memory Nada Surf – "When I Was Young" from The Stars Are...
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Artist:Cloud Nothings
Title:No Future/No Past
Link Text:No Future/No Past
File Name:Cloud_Nothings-No_Future_No_Pa st.mp3
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Genre:Indie Rock
Artist:Cloud Nothings
Title:Stay Useless
Link Text:Stay Useless
File Name:Cloud_Nothings-Stay_Useless.mp 3
Bitrate:256 kbps
Genre:Indie Rock
Artist:Nada Surf
Title:When I Was Young
Link Text:When I Was Young
File Name:Nada_Surf-When_I_Was_Young.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2012
Artist:SPY ISLAND
Title:01 The Punchline
Link Text:The Punchline
File Name:Spy_Island-The_Punchline.mp3
Artist:SPY ISLAND
Title:04 Lonely Accomplice
Link Text:Lonely Accomplice
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New releases for Jan 24th: John K. Samson, Woodpigeon, Craig Finn

Jan 24, 12:17am Snob's Music
New releases for Jan 24th: John K. Samson, Woodpigeon, Craig Finn The year 2012 is officially in full swing as the new music releases come hot and heavy. This week check out: The Darcys Actual Water- Review Big Deal Chairlift- stream Cloud Nothings The Darcys- Review Madi Diaz- stream Dana Falconberry- [...]
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[Album Review] John K. Samson- Provincial

Jan 23, 11:56pm Ride The Tempo
[Album Review] John K. Samson- Provincial by teepoo I really wanted to do more album reviews this year because as you noticed, I have not done that many full in depth one. I was thinking who actually reads lengthy paragraphs of reviews? , so I decided to do them in video form. Here's my first video album review on the blog featuring John K. Samson's Provincial which is released today, January 24th, 2012 . It's a little choppy but I hope to be better at this as I continuously learn how to video edit. [...]
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New Music Releases For Tuesday 1/24/2012

Jan 23, 9:22pm Music Under Fire
New Music Releases For Tuesday 1/24/2012 Hello everyone and welcome to the 4th full week of January. This week we have quite an interesting array of artists whether you're looking to get tripped out visiting Gonjasufi's webpage or listening to some dance beats from Visionquest . But let's kick it off with our most anticipated artist, Nada Surf , who's lengthy-titled album Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy . We're excited to get our dirty paws on this one. Their last album If I Had A Hi-Fi (2010) really fit out fancy. We think this should [...]
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Artist:First Aid Kit
Title:The Lion's Roar
File Name:SoundCloud
Year:2010
Artist:Porcelain Raft
Title:Come As You Are (Nirvana cover)
Link Text:Porcelain Raft - Come As You Are (Nirvana cover)
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Genre:Other
Year:2011
Artist:Porcelain Raft
Title:Unless You Speak From Your Heart
File Name:SoundCloud

John K. Samson - Provincial

Jan 23, 4:11pm Direct Current
John K. Samson 'Provincial' Available January 24th
Many albums have a biographical feel, but few are imbued with as vivid a sense of both time and place as Provincial , the debut longplayer from John K. Samson (January 24, ANTI-). Best known as the founder, frontman and songsmith for critically lauded indie band The Weakerthans, Samson drifts from rough hewn folk to loose, rough and tumble alt/rock, transforming and fleshing out songs from a pair of earlier EP's while adding a handful of new tracks. Songs such as the prairie anthem "Highway One West" and punk gloried "When I Write [...]
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Artist:John K. Samson
Title:Letter In Icelandic from the Ninette San
Link Text:John K. Samson - "Letter In Icelandic from the Ninette San"
File Name:John K. Samson - Letter In Icelandic from the Ninette San.mp3
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Artist:John K. Samson
Title:The Last And
Link Text:John K. Samson - "The Last And"
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North of Northwest: John K. Samson - Provincial

Jan 20, 5:48pm Sound On The Sound
In case you don't live here, or haven't seen us being made fun of in the international media: it's been a snowy week in Seattle. The hilly roads have been swooping lines of pure white; the line of firs in my backyard still droop elegantly under the load of their slowly-melting coat. It's been the [...]
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John K. Samson: Provincial

Jan 20, 10:37am Ca Va Cool
John K. Samson: Provincial Photograph by Jason Halstead Provincial is John K. Samson's first full-length solo album. Collecting re-recorded versions of songs from his previously released EPs City Route 85 and Provincial Road 222 , along with a few extras, the Weakerthans' frontman finds himself able to explore a bit musically and indulge in a bit of weirdness. Not that anything here would be particularly out of place on a Weakerthans album, but the subject matter is certainly more varied, and as a whole the album is more subdued. Most noticeable is [...]
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Artist:Grimes
Title:Genesis
Link Text:Grimes - Genesis
File Name:Grimes-Genesis.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2012
Artist:John K. Samson
Title:Cruise Night
Link Text:John K. Samson - Cruise Night
File Name:03-Cruise-Night.mp3
Genre:Indie
Year:2012
Artist:John K. Samson
Title:Stop Error
Link Text:John K. Samson - Stop Error
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Genre:Alternative
Year:2012
Artist:John K. Samson
Title:When I Write My Master's Thesis
Link Text:John K. Samson - When I Write My Master’s Thesis
File Name:05-When-I-Write-My-Masters-The sis.mp3
Genre:Indie
Year:2012
Artist:Plants and Animals
Title:Lightshow
Link Text:Plants and Animals - Lightshow
File Name:Plants-and-Animals-Lightshow.m p3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2012
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