I do hope to travel across a wide variety of locations one day, but as a middle-class college student I understand that my resources are somewhat limited. That being said, it is a common process for me to singularly identify certain cities based on the musicians who originate from there. You can call it the result of ignorance from a young inexperienced traveler or simply the product of someone who loves music to death, but I have to say that the result is almost always complementary. After all, how else would those not too keen on geography or history identify [...]
Winter Gloves began with a single microphone in Charles F's downtown Montreal apartment as he tried to piece together the distance he'd covered since growing up in the countryside of a very rural Quebec. The jarring shift of such a transition seemed to peek through every chance it could, a constant inspiration as much as frustration that was drafted in the band's self-released Let Me Ride EP of mainly demo tracks. With only a handful of live shows behind them at the beginning of the year, Winter Gloves was already receiving invitations [...]
Number 1 : Winter Gloves About a Girl Frankly, I'm not sure I how I feel about this album being given the same name as a Nirvana song, particularly one of my favourite Nirvana songs, and particularly since Nirvana was one of the defining bands of my generation. I mean Nirvana influence so many terrific bands like Nickelback, Theory of a Dead Man, Default, 3 Doors Down ... nevermind... but, thankfully, Winter Gloves sounds like the opposite of all of those bands. With that (super elequent [...]
myspace :: buy from zunior Seems like it's a Paperbag Records week here on the hill. Forever ago it seems – all the way back in April I talked about Montreal's Winter Gloves . At the time, they were using some warmer electro currents and indie rock hooks to create some pretty interesting songs. Flash forward to now, the release of their first record – About a Girl – and the equation still holds true. Well sort of. The Wurlitzer still thickens up the bottom [...]
If you haven't seen it yet, Hilary Clinton and Sarah Palin address the Nation. Very, very, funny, which is surprising since it was on SNL. Lil Wayne is the Guitar Hero Charles Barkley's greatest hits Some band, The Airborne Toxic Event, writes an open letter to Pitchfork for giving them a bad review... and, the letter , is quite well written. I've heard a [...]
Hot off About a Girl , the brand new debut full-length from Montreal's Winter Gloves , this song is a relentless dose of spastic energy. It knocks politely on your door for the first 5 seconds before the main riff burst through and subdues any mental resistance. Let your mind dance-if not your whole body. Winter Gloves - Factories Hear more at the band's Myspace page or grab a digital copy of About a Girl here .
I really want to move to Montreal so that I can experience Pop Montreal every year. I think a young festival full of young talent is a great way to celebrate October. Everyone's favourite band, Tokyo Police Club, signed to Paper Bag Records because of their Pop Montreal performance. However we now direct our attention to Montreal pop-stars Winter Gloves, who are currently touring Canada - making their stop in WINDSOR at the PHOG LOUNGE on SEPTEMBER 24! They have an incredible track titled "Factories" and it deserves an honest listen. Check them out on [...]
I think I can do with one more pair of winter gloves. Take a listen to Winter Gloves , a band started from a 'single microphone in Charles F's downtown Montreal apartment as he tried to piece together the distance he'd covered since growing up in the countryside of a very rural Quebec'. The band have been getting rave reviews opening for the likes of Tokyo Police Club and Jealous Girlfriends ; next month heading out on the road for a two-month Canadian tour. Details below. I'm looking forward to hear the full disc [...]
Winter Gloves ; A new Paper Bag Records signing from Montreal. The full length ( About A Girl ) drops Sept. 9th, but for now you can purchase the Let Me Drive EP on iTunes. Winter Gloves - Piano 4 Hands (low quality streaming rip) *Winnipeg, check out Winter Gloves w/ You Say Party! We Say Die! at The Royal Albert on Sept. 20th .
Two records have ended up on my desk (or inbox, whatever) that definitely don't fall into my wheelhouse, but certainly warrant a mention. The first - The About a Girl EP - from Montreal's The Winter Gloves is an interesting effort to say the least. The opener, Let Me Drive , is a dancey-pants electro number that I could take or leave, but after a few listens, I really started to embrace the warmer textures they experiment with just underneath the pulsing rhythms. When I [...]
Renée Y. wins a copy of the newest album from The D'Urbervilles. Thanks to all who entered! And for anyone in Ottawa who wasn't lucky enough to win, I'd just like to draw your attention to the following show... Next Tuesday, April 1st, at Mavericks, i(heart)music is very proud to present... The D'Urbervilles (Constantines-style rock, from Guelph/Toronto; download " We Are [...]
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