Listen! Bear in Heaven – Autumn
Back in 2012, we posted about the wickedly named Bear in Heaven, and their tracks Reflection of You and Sinful Nature. The bears are back in town (or heaven), and have brand new music. The album is called Time Is...
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Watch! Pixel Fix – Lungs
New stuff from indie rock band Pixel Fix. We caught wind of the Oxford four-piece WHEN THEY WERE BREAKING INTO MY HOUSE with their tracks Awake and Fall. Now they return with another one-word titled song, this one called Lungs....
Woodkid – The Golden Age (feat. Max Richter’s Embers)
Hopefully you know Woodkid, the man known as Yoann Lemoine. He is a director first, but also an accomplished musician. The benefit to being a director is you can make your own epic videos, as evidenced by Run Boy Run...
Listen! Lowly – Daydreamers
Indie pop out of Denmark because – why not! The five piece are called Lowly and have a track named after what all our readers are – morons Daydreamers. The track has a bit of a slow groove, with a...
Listen! Owl John – Red Hand
We interviewed the lovely Frightened Rabbit last year, and even caught them at Osheaga for good measure. Singer Scott Hutchison has decided to go it alone (much like me on every single date), and is doing so under the Owl...
Listen! A Winged Victory For The Sullen – Atomos VI
Six minutes of beautiful instrumental music to brighten up your week. The band are a duo known as A Winged Victory For The Sullen. At least this ensures they are easy to Google and won’t be confused with other bands....
Watch! The Jezabels – Time To Dance
Two-time PHM interviewees, The Jezabels (interview one and two) have a brand new video from their sophomore album, The Brink. The track is less in-your-face blasts of indie pop that the Jezabels were originally known for, and has a more...
Listen! Tim Hecker – Amps, Drugs, Mellotron
PHV favourite Tim Hecker has some new music*. The * is needed, as the track is a re-working of his track, Amps, Drugs, Harmonium. The original track is off of Virgins, one of the Top Albums of 2013 according to...
Listen! GEMS – Scars
While I was busy traversing across Brasil, learning what this World Cup fad was all about, I missed the latest song from recent PHM interviewees GEMS. The dreamy track is called Scars, and has that subtle musical brilliance and great...
Listen! Alt-J – Left-Hand Free
Alt-J are readying album number 2, and they’ve dropped official single number 1. And the build up to start the sound doesn’t sound a thing like Alt-J. Heck the song doesn’t sound like Alt-J! The song is Left-Hand Free. The...
Listen! Nate Eiesland – Drifting
Here is a beautiful, delicate song to kick start your week. The track is by Nate Eiesland, from the band ON AN ON. As a bonus, there are co-writing credits for PHM favourite STACEY. Premiered on the Music Ninja, the...
Morning Music Notes – The World Cup Starts, Who Cares About Music?
I would love to say this is a special World Cup edition of Morning Music Notes, but it is not. I will be on vacation in Brazil for 3 weeks starting tomorrow, so I will have trusty posters Rich and...
Morning Music Notes – Can I 3D Print an Assistant?
Some sunny vibes from La Roux, in a new song called Tropical Chancer (not cancer, like my morning eyes initially thought). The song is off of the July 7 album Trouble in Paradise, which is something you never want in...
Concert Review: Field Trip Day 2 (Sunday)
Day 2 of Field Trip! Check out our Day 1 review and photos over here. Enough chatter – read below to find out how the Sunday events for Field Trip in Toronto went. Spoiler alert: swimmingly. Gord Downie, the Sadies...
Concert Review: Field Trip Day 1 (Saturday)
The 2nd edition of Field Trip was launched yesterday under the amazing sunny skies of Toronto, held once again at Fort York and Garrison Common. There was a good mix of people in the crowd, even youngsters and wee ‘uns,...
