Watch! Sam Smith – Money on My Mind
Since we posted the new single from UK rising star Sam Smith, he went on to win the coveted BBC Sound of 2014 award. We now have a video for this first single, Money on My Mind. The video is...
Category: Indie Pop
Listen! Shy Nature – Lie Back
Shy Nature might describe my awkward years in university high school, but it is also the name of a fine band from London. The band released a self-titled EP back in September 2013. They have a new single out in...
Listen! Mansionair – Hold Me Down (feat. Revier)
Feast your ears (if such a thing can be done) on Lachlan Bostock and Alex Nicholls, a duo based in Sydney, Australia. They’re known as Mansionair, which sounds French and fancy. I’m neither French nor fancy, in case you were...
Listen! Misun – Nothing Else
We have something from Washington DC for you, and it ain’t Obama doing karaoke. The band are Misun, which sounds like a random pharmacy drug. Maybe it is! The band has a track called Nothing Else, which is a catchy...
Listen! Ghost Town Jenny – Suwanee
Way back when (May 2012 and then again in November 2012, to be specific), we featured the unique sounds of Ghost Town Jenny. After lots of touring and songwriting, the band return with a new EP on January 28. From...
Weekend Catch Up: [Sebell]
It’s almost 2014, which means the Mayans were wrong! Oh wait, I guess we’ve known that for a year. Well, in anticipation of whatever apocalypse awaits us, I figured I should furiously clear out my musical bookmarks of songs that...
Watch! London Grammar – Wrecking Ball (Miley Cyrus cover)
Ever since we posted about London Grammar in 2012, they have continued to grow in stature. After a successful release with If You Wait, and several good videos, the band have done what every good band should do – cover...
Watch! The Darcys – Itchy Blood
The Darcys have been everywhere in 2013. Besides playing schools across Ontario (including the former high school of Rich and I), the band have dropped excellent song after song, including a video for Muzzle Blast, and tracks The River and...
Listen! MTT – Years From Now
We have a slightly quirky, synthpop track for you. It’s a bit of a slower, darker tune, with twangy and echoey effects popping up throughout. Despite my terrible lead in, the track is a good one, and is called Years...
Listen! Caveman – Empire
As you’ll see during next week’s Songs of 2013 list, Caveman’s In the City is one of my favourite tracks of the year. I also love that new Rebecca Black song, so don’t put too much stock in my opinion...
Listen! STACEY – STACEY EP
One of the better emails we’ve been sent of late is from talented piano player and singer STACEY. It was a good email because it contained not only the stunning song Worst Part, but NO VIRUSES also a private download...
Watch! STACEY – Worst Part
One song that I have been listening to a LOT since I was first sent it (and posted it) is Worst Part by STACEY. It’s a stunning and sparse piano ballad, which shows beauty in its restraint (unlike me at...
Watch! Metric – Lost Kitten
After teasing us with cute pictures of kittens on Twitter (which I not so secretly really liked), Metric have a brand new video for their song Lost Kitten. The video was directed by Sammy Rawal and was shot in Mexico...
Weekend Catch Up! Mona & Maria – My Sun
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...
Watch! London Grammar – Nightcall
We have another track from the excellent London Grammar debut album, If You Wait. The track is Nightcall, which is a cover of French producer Kavinsky’s track. The cover is almost unrecognizable, with the booming vocals of Hannah Reid taking...
