Listen! Vaults – Cry No More
Reasons why I love a) the Internet and b) music blogging is THE FREE CANDY! discovering acts across the ocean that simply upload a brilliant song, and then I love it and want to know everything about them. The latest...
Category: Indie
Listen! Cults – High Road
When a band releases a debut album that you like so much that you name it the album of 2011, the personal expectations are pretty huge for the follow up. This band is Cults, and the follow up is Static,...
Listen! Frightened Rabbit – Candelit
Frightened Rabbit are slowly laundering money putting up tracks from their new EP onto the Internet. If they’re trying to excite fans, they are succeeding (based solely on a survey of people typing this post). Candelit (which is how I...
Listen! Arctic Monkeys – Stop The World I Wanna Get Off With You
A new B-side from Sheffield’s finest – Artcic Monkeys – has emerged on this mysterious thing called the Internet. The track shares the name of a 1996 film – Kazaam with Shaq Stop The World I Wanna Get Off With...
Listen! MØ – XXX 88 (produced by Diplo)
Tonight, Zane Lowe had the pleasure of premiering the latest track by MØ on his BBC Radio show. After the strength of her last track, Waste of Time, I was excited to see where the great Dane would go next....
Listen! Boreal Sons – Sparks
Boreal Sons are following up their 2010 EP with their debut album, Threadbare. It’s out on October 1 and contains the tracks Sparks, which is something my dates never experience with me. The Calgary band have a mellow sound, with...
Listen! Postiljonen – When All The Wild Things Die
Earlier this year, we posted the excellent, saxophone-featuring indie pop track Atlantis by Postiljonen. The track was off of their release, Skyer, which is out now. One track that didn’t make the cut was When All The Wild Things Die,...
Watch! Banks – Waiting Game
Since I’ve already posted the audio for this track, I saw no rush to post the video, and distract me from watching hilarious cat videos on the Internet. But since Banks was half naked in her first video, I figured...
Listen! Tim Hecker – Virginal ll
October 15 will see the new release from PHM favourite, Tim Hecker. The ambient instrumentalist will follow up his 2011 PHM Album of the Year contender, Ravedeath, 1972 with Virgins. As per the press release last month, Virgins “employs woodwinds,...
Listen! Evil Eyes – Shake the Dust (from Borderlines – stream entire album)
Something for you from San Francisco (via Nashville). Jay-Z wants you to get that dirt off your shoulders, while Evil Eyes want you to Shake the Dust. Bad comparison or the worst comparison? Now, Evil Eyes and Jay-Z are nothing...
Watch! The Oyster Murders – Disaster Flower Bloom
I try not to judge band names or song titles, but let me present The Oyster Murders and their song Disaster Flower Bloom. Disaster and murder all-around! The Oyster Murders are an Australian band, about to drop an EP called...
Watch! Gambles – So I Cry Out
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,...
Listen! Lapland – Unwise
After skimming my Inbox and bookmarking this track, I’m finally getting around to posting it. You’ll love this track if you haven’t heard it on other cool blogs on the interwebs, and if you have, well – listen again. Lapland...
Listen! Sundays – Hope Its Enough
Some people love Sundays because they are great lazy days. Other people hates Sundays because they are the day before Monday, the start of a typical work week. I’m hoping readers will like Sundays because she writes damn good subtle...
Listen! Frightened Rabbit – Radio Silence
We just saw Scottish indie rockers Frightened Rabbit play an excellent set at Osheaga, complete with great stage banter. We also have an interview lined up with the band, so keep an eye out for that. Something else you should...
