Blog: Three Colours

New music video from P&A Plants and Animals just released a beautifully animated video for the shortest song in their catalog. Created by Aimée Van Drimmelen , the video for "H.C." can be seen above. If you're hungry for more, I highly suggest watching the video for their title track "End Of That" below. It's quite amazingly hilarious. Check out their tour dates below, and try to see these guys and their awesome stage performance in a city near you. [...]

White Denim Mix It's impossible to create a White Denim "hits mix" on Spotify without access to their amazingly awesome material from Exposion , Workout Holiday , or even their RCRD LBL EP ; however, this week's HDPP features my favorite WD songs that are currently available. These dudes are some of favorite, genre-bending jammers making music today, and if you ever have a chance to see their impressive live show, do it! Hear it by simply clicking here . [...]

Epic Video from Moonface "Faraway Lightning", the latest single off Moonface 's Heartbreaking Bravery , has a new music video. Created by Marsha Balaeva , the stop motion-animated video is filled with Native American imagery and far-out visuals. It's perfect for the ominously-brooding track, which features the backing of Finnish post-rock outfit Siinai . Check it out! Buy :: Moonface - With Siinai: Heartbreaking Bravery (Jagjaguwar)

Stargazer Mix This week's HDPP features songs that I'd classify somewhere between melodic shoegaze and otherworldly pop - music perfect for observing the interplanetary events like the Venus transit. This mix has been on repeat since its conception, and it keeps getting better with each listen. Hopefully you enjoy it as much as I have. Hear it by simply clicking here . Playlist is below. :: Hump Day Power Play (5-30-2012) :: 01 :: "Alphabet Song" - Lower Dens [...]

Things just got a lot more interesting... After a lot of speculation on my part, we now have our first glimpse at the new supergroup Divine Fits , who just released a little teaser video (above) that samples a small bit of their sound. Adding to the intrigue, there are no guitars to be heard - only piano, synth, and sparse drums. Not the punk-driven sound I was expecting, and it would seem that the trio is heading down paths that Spoon, Wolf Parade, and New Bomb Turks never ventured. I'm thoroughly captivated, [...]

Divine Fits Mix As mentioned last week , the unthinkable happened when Britt Daniel and Dan Boeckner (along with Sam Brown) announced that they'd been making music together under the moniker Divine Fits . They apparently have a record slated to drop this year (via Merge), and as of yet, there's no word as to what they sound like. I'm guessing something totally different than Spoon, and possibly more like Atlas Strategic? I really have no idea. Nevertheless, I've put together some of my [...]

Spencer Krug at age 17 Some things are just better left buried, but luckily for us, someone else has done all the digging. A while back , it came to the knowledge of we Spencer Krug fans that he was once in a ska band. I didn't believe it at first, but more substantial evidence surfaced, thus confirming the rumors. You most probably associate Krug with bands like Wolf Parade, Sunset Rubdown, Moonface, Frog Eyes, Swan Lake, or even Fifths of Seven. One that I'm guessing isn't on that [...]

Handsome Furs Mix "Thy Will Be Done"... such a fitting first song to this week's Hump Day Power Play , which is meant to pay homage to the Handsome Furs who abruptly announced their disbandment last week. It comes as a total shock, as both Dan Boeckner and Alexie Perry were not only bandmates, but also mates of matrimony. Still no news has surfaced as to whether this is a Wolf Parade-style "indefinite hiatus" or a Sunset Rubdown-style "done for good". Luckily, we already know that Boeckner's music making [...]

HOLY CRAP! Could the stars have aligned any better? Is some divine power at work in an attempt to lift my spirits? Just when I was thinking how sad it was that Handsome Furs had dissolved (and it still is really sad), I couldn't possibly have believed that Dan Boeckner 's new band (mentioned in this Times Colonist article) would involve joining forces with Britt Daniel (of Spoon) and Sam Brown (of New Bomb Turks). They apparently have a [...]

Sad news According to the Handsome Furs site, the band has split... Posted last night, HF had this to say: With a heavy heart the time has come to let all of you know that Handsome Furs are no more. The most important thing that needs to be said right now is how extremely grateful we are to all the fans all over the world that showered us with love and support over the years. Thank you for everything! It's been an incredible 6 years and we [...]

My Morning Jacket Mix This week's Hump Day Power Play is a collection of my favorite My Morning Jacket songs. After experiencing a growth of appreciation for the band's newest LP Circuital , I've been attempting to force myself through Evil Urges . I'm still not getting through the album with solid enjoyment, and may just conclude that I don't necessarily like the album. There are some great songs on it, but as a whole, it's not my favorite MMJ release. Nevertheless, the experiment has gotten me revisiting [...]

Spirit Animal Mix One of my favorite questions to ask random strangers is, "What's your spirit animal, and why?" I'm more interested in the "why", since it's always interesting to see how one personifies their chosen animal. In almost all cases, their animal is somehow wise (e.g., elephant, owl, lion, eagle). If one were to image search "spirit animal" in Google, you'd find awesome pictures like the one above. If one were to ask me, I'd probably tell you the wolf is my spirit animal. Why? Well according to this quiz , it's [...]

Recovery Mix I've been super sick lately, and the frequency of posting here has suffered. While sleeping off the headaches, I found myself listening to the Hula Dream Mix that I posted a few weeks ago. In an attempt to create a sequel mix, I ended up with something much different. I'm not really sure what to name the resulting Hump Day Power Play (but it did help in my recovery). Hear it by simply clicking here . Playlist is below. :: Hump [...]

Ratatat Edition I've been on a big Ratatat kick lately, and I decided to put all may favorite, energy-driven songs together into this week's Hump Day Power Play . It's amazing to me how distinct Ratatat's sound is compared to their contemporaries. Truly one of those bands that invented a new sound and created a new genre of music, in my opinion. Surprisingly, after compiling the playlist, it appears I don't get pumped up by listening to their self-titled debut as much as their other 3 LPs... interesting. Nevertheless, [...]

Afternoon Dream Edition I can't get enough of Kishi Bashi's newest LP 151a , and since you can't access that album on Spotify currently, I've put together a playlist that pulls from the same sounds of airy/folksy dream pop. As the weather warms and the days grow longer, this week's Hump Day Power Play is perfect for lounging next to the open breezy window. So go ahead and grab your favorite book, hit play on this HDPP, and as always, enjoy. Hear it by simply clicking [...]

On Repeat This album has been out for a while, but I'm just getting around to listening to it. K Ishibashi (aka Kishi Bashi ), who's violin skills have helped bring of Monteal's and Regina Spektor's music come alive on stage, has finally released his solo debut 151a and it's pretty awesome. The 9-song LP is an interesting mix of orchestral arrangements and synthesized pop songs. The results are very pleasant, and definitely worth checking out. Steam the album below, and purchase here . [...]

Indie Diva Edition (Volume 2) A while back , I put together a playlist that featured many of my favorite female vocalists. Unfortunately, I couldn't fit them all onto one Hump Day Power Play . So picking up where I left off, this week's mix features more great tracks from the women of indie rock. Enjoy! Hear it by simply clicking here . Playlist is below. :: Hump Day Power Play (4-11-2012) :: 01 :: "My Country" - tUnE-yArDs [...]

Hula Dream Edition I've really been obsessed with two albums this last week: Vacationer 's new debut Gone , and St. Lucia 's self-titled debut EP . In an attempt to create a playlist that channeled this dreamy/beachy vibe found on these two amazing releases, I ended up with this week's Hump Day Power Play . It's one of my favorite mixes to date. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Hear it by simply clicking here . Playlist [...]

Debut Album from Vacationer! I’ve been slow to get this out there, but you MUST check out Vacationer ’s newest LP Gone . Not to be confused with the "Gone" Single, or the Gone EP , the band’s debut album follows the same formula of island-themed dreamscaping. Listening to Gone feels like a magical ride to some place tropical and surreal. Book your trip Buy the album here , stream the album here (via Spotify), or [...]

White Rabbits Edition Lately, I've found myself listening to White Rabbits ' newest LP Milk Famous on repeat, and it got me thinking I should spotlight them in this week's Hump Day Power Play , highlighting their very solid 3-album catalog. If you haven't given Milk Famous a listen, the White Rabbits have taken an even further departure from their debut Fort Nightly . And while some may quickly right off the new sound as Spoon-esque, I tend to disagree. Yes, I get [...]