Listen! NO – El Prado (entire album)
We’ve featured the hard to Google band NO a few times. The band are signed to Toronto’s Arts & Crafts label, and have put out good tunes such as Leave the Door Wide Open and Another Life. The band just...
Morning Music Notes – Eight Hour Tea Shop Jams
Dallas Green and his City & Colour moniker have a new song from fourth album, The Hurry and the Harm. The Juno nominee and performer new song is called The Lonely Life and is seemingly named after me. *tear The...
Listen! Misun – Sleep
More stuff from Misun, following up that of the infectious Nothing Else. The new track is called Sleep, which is what people would rather do than hang out with me. Sleep is an ever-changing song, morphing from an indie pop...
Listen! Papercuts – Still Knocking at the Door
It was a long weekend here in Ontario. This means, apart from drinking too much and crying myself to sleep, that I am a touch behind on music postings. So today, instead of rambling and trying to describe the sounds...
Morning Music Notes – Maybe He Can Teach Him About Hats
On Valentine’s Day, which was Friday if you forgot and have had a grumpy partner for the past few days, The National released their latest video from their recent album Trouble Will Find Me. The track is called I Need...
Weekend Music: Kid Kamillion – Pump This Party
The best compliment I can pay to this piece of music is: this is probably what pop music is going to sound like in a year. New Orleans’ Kid Kamillion is creating a ton of buzz with an entirely unique,...
Indie and Rock Songs About Love, Infatuation, and Worship – Part 3 (2014 Edition) – Happy Valentine’s Day!
Yesterday, we gave you our 3rd annual “anti-Valentine’s Day” playlist. Since it’s actually Valentine’s Day, we figured a few love songs are in order. And since I just remembered it’s Valentine’s Day, I need to keep this list short so...
Morning Music Notes – Covers
Bands sure love covering Arctic Monkeys. We’ve had MS MR perform Do I Wanna Know?, and Queens of the Stone Age sing Why You Always Call Me When You’re High. Miley Cyrus also did a cover which I thankfully didn’t...
Depressing Indie and Rock Songs About Breakups, Heartbreak, and Rejection – Part 3
One of our more popular posts every year is our list of indie songs that deal with breakups, heartbreak, and rejection. Perhaps I should include a link to some therapy sites at the bottom of the page (or if you’re...
Watch! SOHN – Artifice
SOHN burst onto the indie scene last year, making some cool songs and videos like Bloodflows and Lessons. SOHN also dabbled in production and remixing, includings gems like Rhye’s Open and Banks’ Waiting Game. Continuing with their own releases, we...
Morning Music Notes – Texts for Everyone
Toronto rockers The Darcys have been plowing us with videos from their recent release, Warring. And why not, it’s an excellent album. Following in the footsteps of Horses Fell, Itchy Blood, and Muzzle Blast, the Arts & Crafts-signed band have...
Listen! Western Front – Town to Town
Some mellow, acoustic music for you. The track is by Western Front, which sounds more like a weather forecast than a band. Western Front is led by Brisbane, Australia artist Graham Akhurst. Amazingly, the track was written from a Brisbane...
Morning Music Notes – Mr. Conductor, Fred Durst
U2 – heard of them? They’re afraid they are slipping into irrelevance, and are making a statement album. Super producer? Check – Danger Mouse. Good new tunes? So far, so good. One such tune is Invisible, which has a brand...
Listen! Dialect – Advanced Myth/City Tryst
Spend 25 productive minutes deep inside this science fiction soundscape by brilliant Liverpool band Outfit’s leading man – Andrew Hunt – AKA Dialect. Before you click play and tune out, here’s the scene: A wealthy executive eulogises as a subway...
Listen! Pillar Point – Echoes
We have some catchy indie pop for you. The track is called Echoes and it’s by Pillar Point. Pillar Point’s parents aren’t incredibly cruel, so his real name is Scott Reitherman. The verses glide by with some synth work, but...
