Listen! Braids – Taste
Montreal’s Braids follows up their powerful song Miniskirt with a new track called Taste. Taste is from the April 28 release Deep In The Iris (which is where this paperclip might end up if my tax return doesn’t start to...
Category: Indie Pop
Listen! Fyfe – Veins
That’s something oddly unique about Fyfe’s voice that keeps me coming back for more. We have featured Fyfe songs such as St. Tropez, Lies, and Holding On in the past. After all the singles and the EP, we are about...
Listen! Oh Wonder – Technicolour Beat
Oh Wonder seem to be onto something, with their “release a new song at the beginning of the month” idea. After 1 day, their March release – Technicolour Beat – has over 100,000 listens. The male-female duo are following up...
Watch! Purity Ring – bodyache
The new stuff from Purity Ring keeps rolling in, just like my welfare cheques. Following push pull and begin again comes bodyache. We have a heavenly intro (only heavenly because of the harp sounds), punctuated by Megan James’ vocal punch...
Watch! Best Coast – California Nights
We have an album announcement and a video of the title track for the new Best Coast album. The duo recently signed to a major label – gasp! – and this is their first release. The album and song are...
Listen! Patrick Watson – Love Songs For Robots
We have another song from another Polaris Prize winning Montreal band. Something about that city, eh? We recently featured the new song from 2013 Polaris Prize winners Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Now the 2007 winner – that would be Patrick...
Listen! Barbarossa – Imager
Following up his Elevator LP release is Barbarossa (James Mathé to his parents), back with a new album and song called Imager. Imager will find it’s way in stores on May 11. The falsetto-tinged singer continues his foray into electronic...
Listen! Emile Haynie – Come Find Me (Feat. Lykke Li & Romy Madley Croft)
How could this song not be a winner? It features Lykke Li (of PeteHatesMusic 2014 Album of the Year fame, and other stuff I’m sure) as well as Romy Madley Croft from The xx. The magician who pulled these stars...
Watch! Florence + The Machine – What Kind Of Man
More new stuff from Florence + the Machine, only days after our first listen of How Big How Blue How Beautiful. The video for What Kind of Man starts with a discussion about relationships and suffering (which go hand in...
Listen! Braids – Miniskirt
Braids have returned with a new, powerful statement on the world of sexuality and feminism. The song is called Miniskirt, and I will avoid making any sexual innuendos or offensive, snarky remarks (okay, just one – the song is named...
Watch! Florence + The Machine – How Big How Blue How Beautiful
Florence + the Machine last blew our minds at Royal Albert Hall in London, England. The booming, heavenly vocals of Florence Welch have returned in a teaser track of sorts. The track is called How Big How Blue How Beautiful,...
Watch! Laura Doggett – Old Faces
We have a new video from Laura Doggett. Following her strong first couple of songs – the SOHN-produced Phoenix and Moonshine – comes Old Faces. And for those who live in the UK (or are fans of Broadchurch), the song...
Listen! Oh Wonder – Lose It
Oh Wonder continue their monthly song release schedule in February with new track Lose It. I’m lucky if I have a serving of vegetables every month, yet alone drop a new song. This release follows recent tracks The Rain and...
Listen! The Cribs – Burning for No One
The last time I saw the Cribs was at Camden Crawl in London, and the crowd was batshit crazy / awesome. The band have announced their return with For All My Sisters, out March 23. Accompanying the announcement was new...
Weekend Catch Up: Andy Kim
You might not recognize the name Andy Kim, but you know Andy Kim. Let’s find out in this edition of Weekend Catch Up. Andy Kim wrote the 1960s Archies’ hit Sugar’ Sugar. Recently, he has knocked out a couple of...
