Watch! Damon Albarn – Lonely Press Play
Damon Albarn, he of no fixed address (actually, I’m sure that’s a lie), has a brand new video for a brand new track from his brand new album. It’s all new! The man has reinvented himself in bands such as...
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Listen! The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – Simple and Sure
We told you that The Pains of Being Pure at Heart were releasing a new album. Now we (or they?) are walking the walk – we have a new song. Like this post, the track is Simple and Sure. Give...
Listen! Paper Lions – Do You Wanna
They’re lions and they’re made of paper! I’m sure that sarcastic intro was exactly what Paper Lions were going for when they thought of their band name. Thankfully, they have songs catchier than the common cold to make them worth...
Morning Music Notes – The 90s Are Still Among Us
Some cool beats from UK producer Oceaán. The track is called Turned Away and is off of the Oceaán EP, out March 31. While reminding me of Pharrell’s beat for Snoop Dogg’s Drop It Like It’s Hot, the track goes...
Listen! Inventions – Peaceable Child
Two of my favourite ambient instrumental post-rock call-it-something-else-pretentious-genre of music are Explosions in the Sky (who we interviewed last year) and Eluvium. Mark T. Smith and Matthew “Eluvium” Cooper combined as Inventions, and dropped the lovely track Entity. Guess what?...
Listen! Vancouver Sleep Clinic – Flaws
He’s 17. He’s not Justin Bieber because he has talent. He goes by the name of Vancouver Sleep Clinic. He’s dropped not one but two great tunes that we’ve featured here on PHM. Australian Tim Bettison is back with a...
Interview with Dominic Corso from The Orwells
Since the dawn of time, being a teenager in a band has been a staple of life. The vast majority of these high school bands are Battle of the Bands contest losers, with the occasional winner re-living the glory dates...
Morning Music Notes – The C in LCD Stands for Coffee
FKA twigs is a hot act from London, England. Inc. are a couple of Los Angeles brothers. Combine them and you get FKA x inc. Combine them and you get a mesmerizing, dreamy soundscape. Watch them hang out and smoke...
Watch! Coldplay – Midnight
Coldplay – remember them? They released a so-so album in 2011, toured the world (including an incredible show at the Emirates in London, England) and sort of disappeared. The band have appeared out of nowhere and dropped a new video...
Morning Music Notes – We Will Only Party Some Days
California sister trio – a phrase I never get tired of writing – HAIM are back with a dancey new video and tune. The song is called If I Could Change Your Mind, which is what the waiter asked me...
Morning Music Notes – You Can Apologize for Anything
Inlet Sound, who we caught last year at Canadian Music Week, have a new video for their track Blizzard Baby. The band rope in various people to lip sync and dance to their lyrics… and get hit with paint? That’s...
Morning Music Notes – Things Ain’t Like They Used To Be
Last summer, we gave you the slick beats and production work from UK producer Forest Swords. There is now a video full of wonderful landscapes for the same track, The Weight of Gold. The Weight of Gold is off of...
Listen! Hunterchild – Aching
Here’s a slow, melodic, and instantly likeable song by Temporary Residence artist Hunterchild. The SoundCloud tags read “Peter Gabriel, Prince, James Blake, The Weeknd, Justin Timberlake.” Did they all work on this song?! Sink your ears (if one can do...
Morning Music Notes – That Rock ‘n Roll, It Just Won’t Go Away
London Grammar announced their entrance to the music world with their stunning debut Hey Now back in December 2012. Since then, they have released a fistful of great tracks, and their debut album If You Wait. They now, over a...
Listen! Pixel Fix – Fall EP
Since you’ve already heard a couple of songs from Oxford’s Pixel Fix, I figured it was only fitting that we post the entire Fall EP. Blending indie pop and math rock, the band are a catchy and interesting act on...
