Twitter: @PeteHatesMusic You can’t have a Top Songs of 2017 list without a Top Albums of 2017 list, right? Assuming you are all nodding along in agreement, you’re in luck and you’ve clicked the right post. Rather than wax poetically...
Twitter: PeteHatesMusic “I can’t believe (this artist) is not in the top 5!” “What were you thinking putting (this artist) at #2 on your list!” These are some of the “compliments” passed along to those who compile year end lists....
I never thought I’d get to see Godspeed You! Black Emperor live, after they went on hiatus in 2003. Then out of nowhere, the band reunited for some live shows, including a show I enjoyed at Lee’s Palace in April...
The exclamation marks found in our Listen! or Watch! segments just got quadrupled, and I sure as hell ain’t complaining. Why is that? Oh, because one of my favourite bands of all time, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, just announced a...
More stuff from experimental instrumentalists Hiss Tracts. David Bryant and Kevin Doria make up Hiss Tracts, and they previously gave us a video for halo getters. They return with a song called for the transient projectionist. The five minute track...
If you like Godspeed You! Black Emperor (and my 2012 year end list says that I do), then chances are you’ll like offshoot band Hiss Tracts. Hiss Tracts pairs David Bryant and Kevin Doria, who have been collecting some recordings...
We have another track from Washington DC’s Misun, who we featured for their track Nothing Else. The track is called Travel with Me, which is a phrase I say to my cat way too often. Travel With Me has a...
Recently signed to Sub Pop, UK band Thumpers have a video for new single Sound of Screams (which is the sound my dates often end in). The band are currently touring with PHM favourites CHVRCHES, and you can download a...
Fresh off supporting Ellie Goulding at the iTunes Festival in London is young indie pop starlet Laura Welsh. I said it before, but the track Undiscovered is a little poppier than the music I typically listen to, but I was...
This morning, the Polaris Prize announced their short list of nominees, chopping down the long list from 40 to a short list of 10. These 10 albums will now be voted on to determine the Polaris Prize winner, which recognized...
Nine Inch Nails Drop New Song, Name Album, Announce Tour with Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Solve World’s Financial Problems Well, go big or go home I guess. Trent Reznor’s Nine Inch Nails have thrown fuckin’ everything at us over the...
Yesterday, we listed the PeteHatesMusic Top Songs of 2012, and we had a tough time narrowing it down to just 25. A slightly easier task is listing the top albums, as good songs far outnumber good, complete, top to bottom...
Stream the new Godspeed You! Black Emperor Album There’s a moral grey area when it comes to embedding album streams onto a site. Websites claim they have the ‘exclusive’ first listen, and I don’t actually know whether they pay the...
Godspeed You! Black Emperor Return With New Album on October 15/16 One of my top 10 bands of all time is Godspeed You! Black Emperor. The Montreal instrumental post-rock / insert-a-million-adjectives band broke up after 2002’s Yanqui U.X.O., but reunited...
If you don’t know Godspeed You! Black Emperor, you’ll thank me for introducing them to you. The Montreal band are a post-rock collective, playing epic instrumental songs, often sprinkled with sound bites such as a homeless man rambling, or apocalyptic...
