What a amazing end of the year is this turning out to be, first Blu & Exile release their new EP, unexpectedly....and yesterday Shad, out of the blue, has released a brand new mixtape. "Besides" is nearly half an hour of straight goodness, a compilation of tracks that he has collaborated in over the past couple of years. As always the man never disappoints, and excels even when releasing mixtapes. Dope work, support by downloading below, is full of gems. Here's a little joint I thought some fans might like; a 25-minute mix of some of [...]
Moka Only - the plural of jazz Moka Only - glue Moka Only - noodle expansion Moka O releases his latest project "Barbequed Horse Contest" a free instrumental album available via Wandering Worx bandcamp site. DOWNLOAD "Barbecued Horse Contest" ON BANDCAMP Also check our very own Underground Choronicles with Moka Only Previous Posts on Moka Only [...]
Canadian native and Inuit singer ELISAPIE makes an impressive debut with her album There Will Be Stars. In addition to displaying Elisapie's linguistic talents (transitioning seamlessly between English, French and Inuit), the album offers a singular blend of folk, traditional Inuit music, and modern pop that is indicative of the eclectic heritage of the artist herself. And while world-music aficionados are bound to be enthralled, appreciative listeners, too, will be delighted by the stirring arrangements, Elisapie's ethereal vocals, and the subtle acerbity laced in the lyrics. Consider, for example, the opening line to "Butterfly," the first [...]
Apparently rapper Eternia's got a sister? Jessica Kaya has moments of jazz, with subtle keys and singer songwrite softness on her Imperfections EP. The appropriately titled EP is a collection of unmixed demo's, incompletes, and raw home recordings. I'd say Fake It is probably the closest to a full on track but the "samples" on this EP are beautiful. Love the sound, love the quiet, and definitely looking forward to upcoming releases. It gets better; the EP is FREE . Dude isn't Free music just so dope? Thank you to the LoveInUs Collective . Check [...]
These two Toronto-ites, Anna Wiebe and Anna Horvath, have chalked up some points for Canada's indie folk scene. We get some nice female harmony action, acoustic pickings and soft keys. This is their first official release and we can expect an EP in June. Sounds purty nice thus, swell done Kildear girls. track name Finlandia (a good man is even harder to find than Sufjan thought) [MP3]
Just got a sweet new EP from Ontario's The Elwins . Tracks like Time To Kill Time remind me of an early Strokes feel, a classy indie pop. They're releasing a full length debut sometime soon which will give the Canadia music scene another ten points. Get this EP here and also check them out in NYC soon! Dear, Oh My [MP3] Time To Kill Time [MP3] Shows March 11th: NYC @ the Mckibbin Loft [...]
Canadia's Hey Rosetta! has a pretty sweet single out called Yer Spring , from their mid-February release, Seeds. The video really hooked me in. Love the ballerinas and sparklers and of course the piles of sounds and strings in the build up. Wonderful stuff. They are touring all over beautiful Canada and will be doing some US dates before heading off to do a considerable Aussie stint. Yer Spring [MP3]
Native Speaker mixes precise-yet-sparse beats, hauntingly bright harmonies and ever-expanding sounds that remind me of the very moment before you dash off on a late-night road trip. These four best friends out of Montreal have done a magical thing in capturing so many of the musical layers of the spirit of camaraderie in just seven songs. Moments reminiscent of Bjork sneak from the calm rivers of melodies of songs like "Glass Deers", while becoming a choir of echoes and dreams. Braids are weaving their way down the road pretty soon with the likes of Asobi Seksu [...]
Canadia is on a roll again, this time with Montreal's STARS! They literally are sellouts; their next 7 shows are completely sold out including LA! Boo! Yea we totally slept on that one. -___- zZz! Their new album 'The Five Ghosts' is dropping later this month and it's nothing short of indie pop wonderfulnessuh! This is the STARS I remember so well, full of soft electro-pop, Amy's flagship vocals and the comfort of knowing that this whole stinking band is from Broken Social Scene. Can it get any better than that? Holy Crap! [...]
Album name: Comes and Goes Artist name: Default Genre: Rock Released : September 28 2009 (Canadian release only) Label : EMI Canada ZME Rating: 5/10 Website: Myspace You probably don't remember this, or perhaps you've simply blocked it out of your memory, but back in the earlier part of this decade, Chad Kroeger wasn't just the annoying, frog-faced, inexplicably popular lead singer of turd-rock band Nickelback. No, in the dark [...]
Another dispatch from up here in Canadia, where at the Toronto International Film Festival , during a presentation of a film that's about him and the White Stripes ( Under Great White Northern Lights ) Jack White entertained the crowd by pulling a Kanye. But not really. But maybe, kind of? Related posts: Fucked Up, but not fucked up, you know? Fucked up wins the Polaris Prize (it's a Canadian thing)!... The $70 Dollar Movie [...]
Up here in Canadia today everyone's talking about how Toronto-based Fucked Up won the 2009 Polaris Prize (a $20,000 prize that's pretty much my country's equivalent to the UK's Mercury Prize . It's funny, to me, because most papers that want to announce that Fucked Up won the Polaris can't actually print the band's name. But what's funnier (albeit not in a knee-slapping, pants-shitting, beer-coming-out-your-nostrils way) to me is that Mos Def shouted out Fucked Up in his New York Times playlist/article and even he couldn't write the band's name. A rapper that can't swear [...]
Oh, Canada. You are like a magicians hat, but instead of white rabbits you make wonderful bands appear! The latest to hop from the magical brim above the States and into my iTunes? The Rural Alberta Advantage . This three piece from Ontario has the beating heart of folk, like a floor tom fighting against a keyboard on a guitar string stage, pumping out stories of "hometowns and heartbreak." Nils Edenloff's vocals calmly walk the line between singing his heart out and at times yelling his throat out, which only brings the sincerity of the lyrics out all the [...]
Whale Tooth is a wonderful 5-piece from Toronto Canadia and they've got a stupendous self-titled EP out which makes you really wonder why they dont have a full length! They are currently unsigned but I can't imagine that's gonna last; labels out there, you guys need to pay attention. I'm diggin' Elise LeGrow's souful voice, it really puts a good twist on these sweet pop songs! Their single, Hibernation Song , is a must have for any future road trips...well really this whole EP is. They are currently running around Canadia rockin' their steez but [...]
One of my most favorite bands on earth is The Most Serene Republic . They are just so ill. If you're like me, you put Populations or Underwater Cinematographer on repeat fairly often. They are finally hitting us with their 3rd album, ...And The Ever Expanding Universe , on July 14th. We've had the pleasure of listening to this album and it's nothing short of amazing! Get your fill of overwhelming tracks of layers of instruments, harmonies (Emma Ditchburn is the ace) and old school orchestra tactics playing so nice with new school beats. [...]
Black Hat Brigade is the newest band on our radar from Canadia. Our friends of the North are cultivating a generation of indie music that has been blowing up, as I always say. In late May, the Brampton 5-piece will be giving us their second EP called Fathers . It's another small handful of great songs and their new single, Zombie Ciy Shake, is a nice catch with a nice synthy sound all over it. Fun stuff. I can't wait to hear a full length. Get the EP sampler here . [...]
We just got a rad package of awesome music from Canadia and we're gonna kick it off to you starting with Halifax's Mardeen ! It would seem as if lots of good stuff is coming from Canadia but I say it was always there, we just had yet to discover it, Agreed? Mardeen's debut album, Read Less Minds , has actually been finished for quite sometime (August 06?) and it's been a long time comin' to push it out. The album dropped in the summer and is full of great poppy hooks and great melodic [...]
I just listened to Said The Whale's West Coast Christmas EP which you can get totally free on their myspace . The song is a beautiful piano piece and transitions into "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"...it's so good! It's like self-sabotage lonely feel making time! I really dig it. Luckily we got that new album Howe Sounds/ Taking Abalonia which is filled with great indie pop songs like This City's A Mess and the harmonic boy/girl melodies like The Real of It . Technically, Taking Abalonia came [...]
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