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HTC One Phone Give Away Brought To You By Rogers

Jun 30, 2012, 5:50pm AWmusic
The Studio
Hey Yall, Rogers Canada has been nice enough to give you lucky readers a chance to win an HTC One phone valued at $574.99. Rogers is giving away this phone to celebrate the launch of Canada’s first Beats Audio enabled device. Rogers teamed up with HTC to create an interactive choose-your-own-adventure style video on YouTube. The general idea is that you’re mistaken as a big-wig LA music producer and asked into a music studio to mix a new track. You’re presented with a number of options and in the end you [...]
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Video of the Day – Daylight for Deadeyes – O, Canada

Jun 30, 2012, 2:39pm AWmusic
O CANADA by DAYLIGHT FOR DEADEYES
Mississauga, Ontario residents, Chris and Matt Gormley along with Andy Neill, are on to something. The video of their arrangement of Canada's stodgy National Anthem, O, Canada, has become somewhat of a school sensation. Personally I would love to see us adopt this version. Can you imagine this being played at the Olympics when one of our athletes wins gold? It would show the world that we are still young and know how to have a good time. And, really, what country wouldn't want to be known as a place to have a good time? [...]
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Purity Ring – Fineshrine

Jun 21, 2012, 7:33pm AWmusic
Purity Ring – Fineshrine The latest from Canadian outfit Purity Ring who are set to release their first album Shrines July 24 through 4 AD/Last Gang. I'd heard mutterings of the duo last year, but it was the slow release of their singles which helped build an adoration and respect for their other-worldly electro-pop sound. Fineshrine is the pairs' best work to date; it encapsulates that innocent-sensual vibe heard through much of their music with a certain refinement and composure, all while singer Megan James evokes her sentiments beautifully. Purity Ring will also play with [...]
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Artist:Purity Ring
Title:Fineshrine
Link Text:Purity Ring - Fineshrine
File Name:Purity%20Ring%20-%20Fineshrine .mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2012

November Skies feat. Nina Kinert

Jun 14, 2012, 6:46pm AWmusic
November Skies feat. Nina Kinert Summer time track at its finest. Tomas Barford- November Skies feat. Nina Kinert
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Artist:Tomas Barfod
Link Text:Tomas Barford- November Skies feat. Nina Kinert
File Name:Tomas Barford-November Skies feat. Nina Kinert.mp3
Year:2012

Fiona’s NXNE 2012 Best Bets

Jun 13, 2012, 12:45pm AWmusic
Fiona’s NXNE 2012 Best Bets Yes yes y'all! It's that time of year again. I've been crazy swamped with life that I barely had any time to put together my NXNE picks. Let's get to it - my NXNE 2012 Best Bets! WEDNESDAY JUNE 13, 2012 Animal Talk @ The Painted Lady, 10PM (post dance-rock) Charlotte Cornfield @ Cameron House, 11PM (folk rock) Porcelain Raft @ The Drake Hotel, 12AM (dream pop/electro) Teenager @ The [...]
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Frank Ocean – Pyramids

Jun 11, 2012, 11:43am AWmusic
Frank Ocean – Pyramids With a much anticipated album and tour on the horizon, it's sure to be a exciting summer for Def Jam signee and Odd Future member Frank Ocean. Ocean's initial debut with the mixtape Nostalgia, Ultra garnered him critical acclaim and ever since, people have had their eyes and ears peeled for any indication of an album. Throughout the year he's kept his fans titillated by performing new material at festivals or releasing mixtape cuts, but it's the release of his newest single Pyramids that has (somewhat) satisfied our craving for something fresh. I won't divulge too much [...]
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Artist:Frank Ocean
Title:Pyramids
Link Text:Frank Ocean - Pyramids
File Name:Frank%20Ocean%20-%20Pyramids.m p3

Four Tet – 128 Harps

Jun 7, 2012, 3:51pm AWmusic
Four Tet – 128 Harps Kieran Hebden is a London based musician mostly known under the name Four Tet . I'd heard glimpses of his music through his collaborations with Canadian electronic musician Daniel Snaith (aka Caribou,) but it's the release of his newest track 128 Harps that has my interest at its peak. The song starts with a rapid drum roll with folds of bass trickling in ever so often. It gets heavier and edgier while maintaining controlled sophistication, a trait which is shown through much of Hebden's work. You can listen to this, as well as many other singles by [...]
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Artist:Four Tet
Title:128 Harps
File Name:SoundCloud

Grizzly Bear – Sleeping Ute

Jun 6, 2012, 6:01pm AWmusic
Grizzly Bear - Sleeping Ute
Brooklyn-based indie rock band Grizzly Bear is set to release their first album in three years on September 18th via Warp Records/Fontana North. Check out their latest single, Sleeping Ute. Grizzly Bear will also kick off an international tour September 16th, including their biggest hometown show to date September 24th at Radio City Music Hall in NYC, as well as a show at Toronto's Massey Hall September 26th. Grizzly Bear Worldwide Tour Dates 8/28 - Cambridge, UK @ The Junction 8/29 - Nottingham, UK @ Albert Hall [...]
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Spiritualized: Sweet Heart Sweet Light

Jun 2, 2012, 6:01pm AWmusic
This album is surprisingly nostalgic considering it has just been released. Spiritualized has managed to re-create the glory days of indie rock all the while avoiding releasing an entirely redundant album. Sweet Heart Sweet Light is the perfect blend of old and new and will likely be the soundtrack of many music lovers summer. The album is flawless from beginning to end, if you have not had a chance to give it a listen be sure to do that as soon as humanly possible. Spiritualized- Hey Jane [...]
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Spiritualized: Sweet Heart Sweet Light

Jun 1, 2012, 6:01pm AWmusic
This album is surprisingly nostalgic considering it has just been released. Spiritualized has managed to re-create the glory days of indie rock all the while avoiding releasing an entirely redundant album. Sweet Heart Sweet Light is the perfect blend of old and new and will likely be the soundtrack of many music lovers summer. The album is flawless from beginning to end, if you have not had a chance to give it a listen be sure to do that as soon as humanly possible. Spiritualized- Hey Jane [...]
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Artist:Spiritualized
Title:Hey Jane
Link Text:Spiritualized- Hey Jane
File Name:Spirtualized-Hey Jane.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Genre:Rock
Year:2012

King Louie- The Val Venis Song (Hello Ladies)

Jun 1, 2012, 6:01pm AWmusic
As a suburban middle class child I can really connect with gangster rap, I think thats why I have been enjoying it so much lately. This is one of my favourites as of late, check it out. King Louie- The Val Venis Song Share and Enjoy:
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Artist:King Louie
Title:The Val Venis Song (Hello Ladies)
Link Text:King Louie- The Val Venis Song
File Name:King%20Louie-The%20Val%20Venis %20Song%20(Hello%20Ladies).mp3
Bitrate:129 kbps

Blood Diamonds feat. Grimes- Phone Sex

May 31, 2012, 6:01pm AWmusic
Point in take for any aspiring musicians hoping to impress me, I know there are probably none but just in case you know, throw in some steel drums and an upbeat bass line and I will like it. Blood Diamonds and Grimes really should release a full length album together because this track is so refreshing in a familiar sort of way. Blood Diamonds feat. Grimes- Phone Sex Also I forgot how much I like Blood Diamonds, here is another of my favourite tracks. [...]
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Artist:Blood Diamonds
Title:Grins
Link Text:Blood Diamonds- Grins
File Name:Blood Diamonds-Grins.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Artist:Blood Diamonds feat. Grimes
Title:Phone Sex
Link Text:Blood Diamonds feat. Grimes- Phone Sex
File Name:Blood Diamonds-Phone Sex.mp3
Bitrate:129 kbps

The xx: New songs (Live bootleg versions)

May 26, 2012, 12:57pm AWmusic
The xx: New songs (Live bootleg versions) Thanks to the UK-based blog MTHRFNKR , formerly known as postdubstep @ Tumblr, I've got my hands on some unreleased copies of The xx's new songs from a live performance. No idea when they're planning to release their next album, but I'm guessing in the next couple of months. The quality isn't too terrible either. Not really sure if there's been much of an evolution with their sound. Sounds like the same ghostly, melancholy driven stuff from their self-titled, with its minimalistic use of instrumentation, and alternating vocals between Romy and Oliver... but! I'm not complaining and [...]
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Link Text:The xx - Untitled New Track 1 (live)
File Name:The xx - Untitled New Track 1 live.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Link Text:The xx - Untitled New Track 2 (live)
File Name:The xx - Friction.mp3
Bitrate:257 kbps
Link Text:The xx - Untitled New Track 3 (live)
File Name:The xx - Strangers.mp3
Bitrate:257 kbps
Link Text:The xx - Untitled New Track 4 (live)
File Name:The xx - Untitled New Track 4 live.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Link Text:The xx - Untitled New Track 5 (live)
File Name:The xx - Devotion.mp3
Bitrate:257 kbps

Flight Facilities – With You f/ Grovesnor

May 26, 2012, 12:22pm AWmusic
Flight Facilities – With You f/ Grovesnor Guaranteed to be this summer's hit production duo, Flight Facilities hails from Trinidad and Tobago, and their latest single "With You" featuring vocals from Hot Chip drummer Rob Smoughton, also known as Grovesnor, is making the waves. I can very well see myself drinking cold ones and chilling on a patio to this easy, breezy tune. Perhaps even more impressive than the song itself is its accompanying music video: Directed by someone named Benjamin Drake, or so say the YouTube credits, this futuristic anime style music video brings us back to the Daft [...]
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Artist:Flight Facilities
Title:With You Ft. Grovesnor
Link Text:Flight Facilities - With You (feat. Grovesnor
File Name:01-flight_facilities-with_you_ ft._grovesnor.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Electronic
Year:2012

Free Download: Jay Park – ‘FRESH A!R:BREATHE !T’ Mixtape

May 16, 2012, 10:26pm AWmusic
Free Download: Jay Park – ‘FRESH A!R:BREATHE !T’ Mixtape I've said it once, and I'll say it again - 2012 is THE year for K-pop to make a distinctive mark in North America. This past March, during Canadian Music Week, several Korean artists made their debut on Canadian soil at Toronto's Kool Haus at an event called 2K12 Korea Night. It is the biggest Korean concert to happen in Canada to date. You can check out my review of 2K12 Korea Night: K-Pop Wave at Kool Haus HERE . To add more to the "Korean wave" in North America, this past January and February, Girls' Generation , [...]
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Title:BODY2BODY (prod.CHACHA)
Link Text:Jay Park - BODY2BODY
File Name:Jay Park - BODY2BODY (prod.CHACHA).mp3
Genre:Hip-Hop
Year:2012
Title:Hopeless Love (prod.LODEF) feat. Cha Cha Malone)
Link Text:Jay Park - Hopeless Love (feat. Cha Cha Malone)
File Name:Jay Park - Hopeless Love (prod.LODEF) feat. Cha Cha Malone.mp3
Genre:Hip-Hop
Year:2012

The Racoon Wedding – Onondaga

Apr 27, 2012, 3:28pm AWmusic
The Racoon Wedding – Onondaga It's been awhile since we heard anything from Brantford, Ontario multi-instrumentalists The Racoon Wedding . They released their first album Gather Gather Bones, Rattle Rattle Truth in 2010 and since then have found themselves touring and gaining fans who are drawn to their rugged, folk-rock sound. Genres aside, I respect the authenticity in everything that The Racoon Wedding do. They reiterate the importance of doing music for fun as well as passion's sake, and not to mention are admirable representatives for their hometown. Onondaga is the second [...]
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Title:05_European Giver
Link Text:The Racoon Wedding - European Giver
File Name:The Racoon Wedding- European Giver.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps

Brick + Mortar – Move to the Ocean (baauer remix)

Apr 25, 2012, 6:01pm AWmusic
Hello from Brisbane, Australia! Finally getting around (read: just procrastinating) to posting something since Glen is sooo keen on me posting (thanks again)! Anyway I found this track from what must have been weeks ago now, after looking up baauer for this other remix he did (Krueger - Talk). I was so hooked on the bass line that I just HAD to look up the guy. He's from Brooklyn, that's all I know, but I was in love by the time I was like three songs into trolling his soundcloud (which I really really suggest you do, soundcloud.com/baauer). [...]
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Artist:baauer
Title:Move to the Ocean (Baauer Remix)
File Name:SoundCloud
Artist:baauer
Title:Winter Is All Over You (First Aid Kit)
File Name:SoundCloud
Genre:Codeine Folk

Sean Blackthorn at Of A Kind

Apr 23, 2012, 11:40am AWmusic
Sean Blackthorn at Of A Kind Photo by Alexander I'm the type to give credit when it's due, and Toronto artist Sean Blackthorn is more than deserving of that. Blackthorn played to a small crowd at Of A Kind on College Street Saturday evening; a quaint record store which also doubles as a vintage boutique. I approached the front row to find Blackthorn just beginning his set. Everything from the atmosphere to his stance in front of the microphone was so subdued and natural. He had an attitude and confidence that resonated with me as if [...]
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Chromatics- Kill For Love

Apr 18, 2012, 6:01pm AWmusic
Chromatics- Kill For Love Very rarely do I listen to an album from beginning to end and find it enjoyable. The recent release from the Chromatics is one of those albums that just flow right from the get go captivating you to listen to more. The disco inspired Portland band are finally getting the recognition they deserve after being featured on the Drive soundtrack. Their upbeat yet eery sound is the perfect blend between retro and current trends. Here are my favourites from the album, if you have yet to listen to this album I suggest you give it [...]
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Artist:Chromatics
Title:Back from the Grave
Link Text:Chromatics- Back from the Grave
File Name:Chromatics-Back from the Grave.mp3
Genre:Indie Rock / Electronic / Synthpop
Year:2012

A$AP Rocky – Goldie

Apr 18, 2012, 5:30pm AWmusic
A$AP Rocky – Goldie With all the promotion Harlem rapper A$AP Rocky has been doing over the past few months, it was easy to forget that he will be releasing an album this summer. The Hit Boy produced Goldie is the first leak from that album, which is also said to have collaborations with everyone from Pharrell to Lana Del Rey. You can stream the single below. LongLiveA$AP will be out July 2012. A$AP Rocky - Goldie Share and Enjoy:
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Link Text:A$AP Rocky - Goldie
File Name:ASAP Rocky- Goldie.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Genre:255
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