Twitter: @PeteHatesMusic Hot on the heels of our Top Songs of 2016 list comes our Top Albums of 2016. Sadly, the Jingle Cats failed to release an album this year, so they are not featured. We’ll keep it short and...
In this edition of Make Your Ears Happy, we bring you new stuff from some instrumental / post-rock giants, with new tracks from Explosions in the Sky and Mogwai. Toronto indie darling Basia Bulat has another new tune, too. Listen...
New stuff from Toronto indie singer (and Polaris Prize nominee and PHM interviewee) Basia Bulat. The talented singer and multi-instrumentalist will release Good Advice on February 12. Instead of keeping us waiting until the new year, she has given us...
More new stuff from Chicago teen rockers The Orwells. We’ve featured them a whack of times – go listen if you don’t believe me. The band return with another guitar-centric (whatever the hell that means – it just sounded cool)...
Twitter: @PeteHatesMusic It’s the end of the month, which means two things. One is that I need to dig around my couch for change so I can keep my landlord happy – she likes nickels. The second is that PeteHatesMusic...
The highlight of my day to this moment was going to the dentist, and that is just pathetic. Thankfully, there’s a new Basia Bulat song to improve both my day and my sad social status. The track is another one...
Twitter: @PeteHatesMusic I’ve listened to many, many albums this year. Although I trust my ear, it’s always interesting to see what critics are saying about certain albums, and even the pre-judging going on based on past reputation (hello Arcade Fire...
PeteHatesMusic had many interesting interviews this year – unfortunately none of the bands we talked to felt this way. After painfully revisting these interviews, we’ve highlighted the best bits. Check out last year’s best quotes, too. Below are some of...
Halloween has passed and my house wasn’t damaged by too many eggs. I’m about to OD on leftover candy, but first let me give you the best tracks from October . Yes, it’s time for the PeteHatesMusic Monthly Mix. We...
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...
Last night was night 1 of a 3 night residency (does 3 nights count as a residency?) for Toronto’s Basia Bulat. She’s celebrating the release of her third album, Tall Tall Shadow, and I’m sure she’s celebrating the interview she...
Basia Bulat has just returned with her third album, Tall Tall Shadow, which was out at the beginning of October. In her short career, Basia has already found critical success with her eclectic folk sound, with her first album landing...
As I went to update my June playlist to July, I realized I did not make a playlist for June! I blame the fact that I was hiking a mountain in Jasper at the end of June. Alas, forget June...
After seeing Toronto’s Basia Bulat perform at the AGO back in January, we were anxiously awaiting a follow up to the lovely 2010 album, Heart of My Own. Apparently making wishes when my clock hits 11:11 finally worked (although I’m...
Last night saw the first 1st Thursday event at Toronto’s Art Gallery of Ontario. Catering to the 19+ crowd, the event mixes booze, food, art, and live music – what’s not to like? How about the super long line to...
