Month: January 2009
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Rewind Friday’s Outtake
So I forgot an artist I meant to put on Friday’s post yesterday – The Most Serene Republic. My apologies to any Canadian music frenzy that ensued due to this obvious omission (and I had 3 other “Arts & Crafts” bands!!). Oh well, to make it up, here are three little diddies from the Milton,…
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New on the ‘Nets this Week
Kinda skipped a week for this whole ’round the nets post, so I have most likely missed a fair bit. From what I can find, some highlights for me are listed below. ~~ Untitled Records lets you know that they have love for Bon Iver, but not 100% love…see here. Captain Obvious dropped a January…
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Rewind Friday – Canadian Edition
So in a lame attempt to put a post out, I give you a mish mash of Canadian artists over the past few years. Some newer than others….some better than others…overall a pretty decent Friday I must say. Now, don’t get all “these are simply the mainstream indie-Canadian bands” on me…I didn’t say it was…
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Kentucky Nightmare are anything but…
A new tune from Kentucky Nightmare that I am currently enamored with is “Caroline & I” from the new release “Take Her Favour”. I hope you will enjoy it as well. I also think I like them because of the description of the creating process of the album as such: After excruciatingly enjoyable sessions at…
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husband&wife – “Dark Dark Woods”
I have previously posted on husband&wife (yes, there is no space in the band name – it is like its one word) and I have been advised that today (Jan. 29th) there will be an appearance from h&w on the indie hit-maker Daytrotter. This is exciting, I think the new album (due on Feb. 24th…
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Arrgh – Beirut or Heartless Bastards?
First Corner: Beirut “My Night With The Prostitute From Marseille” (mp3) from “March of the Zapotec & Realpeople: Holland” (Pompeii Records) More On This Album Opposite Corner: Heartless Bastards “The Mountain” (mp3) from “The Mountain” (Fat Possum Records) I am undecided at the moment for my song of the week and I had to post…
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Doghouse Roses – How’ve you Been (all this time)?
The 10 original songs, written during 2007, capture tales of small town frustrations, hard fought triumphs and a constant need to be moving partly inspired by the motorway that carves through the centre of their hometown, Glasgow. The album was recorded with producer Malcolm Lindsay (Willard Grant Conspiracy, The Delgados) after they were invited by…
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New Jitney Album Released on Rock Proper!
A busted leg, a year plus recovering and two years driving a taxicab came between Casey Meehan’s Violet and his new project Jitney. Kind faces, cruel faces, always going somewhere, were the wildflower seeds planted in the cracked leather backseat that grew into these songs. 6pm to 6am, 6 nights becoming dawns each week, with…
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A FatCat Records Playlist
Woot! Part three of the a series I have going on record labels (part 1, part 2). This time we have the ever impressive “FatCat Records” from Brighton (and Brooklyn). FatCat Records is pretty much an “ahead of the curve” indie label with a few great “straight ahead” indie artists. If you are a bit…
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Is anybody actually Canadian anymore?
You all want to know where I am from…well I am from Canada. Well, not this Canada, but ya know. Canada “Beige Stationwagon” (mp3) from “This Cursed House” “Hexenhaus” (mp3) from “This Cursed House” “Record Function” (mp3) from “This Cursed House” (Quite Scientific Records) More On This Album Description The Arcade Fire shows up at…
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Pitchfork ain’t all that bad, I guess
If you have been following my posts this weekend, you will have noticed a flurry of posts and music. Yes, I was left alone all day yesterday and mostly today, so I have been raging all across the internets and posting at will. This brings me to Pitchfork. I do tend to visit Pitchfork on…
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Bonus Presidential Downloads
Just because I have been trolling various music sites in the last few days, I have found a few tracks that I would have attached to previous posts, but simply didn’t find them by the time I posted. Bad, bad blogger – research all available venues, exhaust every possible nook and cranny of the internet…