Sometimes a song just needs a guitar and a voice to make an impact. That’s exactly what New York City’s Austin Wender was aiming for, and he succeeded with his track Winter Song. The track featured is the official song...
Some more new music from Toronto because Toronto clearly kicks some ass. Seriously though, it’s a great music scene, so we love featuring a fraction of the talent that Toronto has to offer. The latest act is indie folk singer...
We continue to clear out our long list of musical bookmarks here at PeteHatesMusic. This weekend, we present you with Mona & Maria on our Weekend Catch Up segment. Mona Andersen and Maria Knudsen are the duo known as Mona...
We have some melodic folk rock out of Dublin, Ireland for you. The act is Winter Aid, and they recorded a 3 song EP called The Wisp Sings, which came out on November 11. It’s perfect listening for the bloody...
We have an acoustic song for you on this lovely Friday. The track is by Arrows Down and is off a forthcoming 2014 album. The track is called Smooth Tongue of the Adulteress, and yes, it’s okay to be turned...
We picked Inlet Sound as one of the bands to see back in March at Canadian Music Week. We even took our own advice and checked them out. Now, one year after releasing the debut LP, the band have put...
It looks like Basia Bulat Week on PeteHatesMusic has extended to a second week, and you best not be complaining. Last week, we ran an interview with the talented Toronto indie folk singer, and then we saw her first of...
We have a great, transforming track from Ottawa’s Kalle Mattson. The video below is Darkness, which is what my heart is filled with (* sad face). Amazingly, this stunning track is the B-side for the just-released single An American Dream/...
As any music blogger will tell you, we listen to a lot of music, and we get sent a LOT of emails. I have a decent system of flagging the songs that I want to post. The problem is, we...
It’s easy to forget that English folk singer Laura Marling is only 23 years old. She has released four albums, with her most recent one being Once I Was An Eagle (something we can all relate to once being). Amazingly,...
Father John Misty was one of our favourite acts at this year’s Osheaga festival in Montreal. He has another new video (this one suitable for work!) for a track off of Fear Fun. The track is I’m Writing a Novel,...
We have something new from the vocally-pleasing singer Chris Velan. His fifth album, The Long Goodbye, was out earlier this summer. We featured him walking endlessly in his video for Hang On Tightly. I suppose the pain from the walking...
We have some gentle folk rock for you this morning. The track is called For the Best and it’s by Rose Cousins. Rose is doubly talented as she directed the video, which is shot on her iPhone 5. The slow...
There’s so many terrible puns I could write about the artist Gambles. But you don’t come here for my puns (note: if you say you do, I would be your new bestie). Gambles is about to release his debut album,...
Day 4 of catching up on post-vacation emails, and I’ve stumbled across some folk rock that I like. The singer is Will Varley, from Kent, UK. He has a track called When You’re Gone, which isn’t a cover of that...
