The Kelp Records/ TLOBF Party, Two man crowd surfing and a bruise cruise all appear in part 2 of our NXNE review.
Oh! Canada
Rural Alberta Advantage unveil ‘Stamp’ Video and UK tour
Toronto’s The Rural Alberta Advantage will be returning to UK shores in May for a handful of dates to support the release of their long awaited sophomore album Departing.
P.S I Love You announce tour, UK album release
Kingston, Ontario’s P.S. I Love you reveal UK release for Meet Me At The Muster Station, and UK debut tour.
The Olympic Symphonium – The City Won’t Have Time to Fight
The City Won’t Have Time to Fight because, presumably, the serene acoustic meandering of The Olympic Symphonium’s third LP will have lulled said city’s population into a happy trance long before they can mount a resistance. An accomplished, subtle and emotive album says Andy Johnson.
Austra announce debut album, new video
Austra’s debut album is called Feel It Break and is due out in May.
Death From Above 1979 reveal first UK gig in over 5 years
The newly reformed pair are set to play London in May.
Braids – Native Speaker
Native Speaker is a captivating record whose multi-layered approach seems to reveal more with each listen, a testament to being allowed the time to craft a record.TLOBF Recommended.
Ensemble – Excerpts
Whilst Excerpts may not be suitable for everyday use, it is perfect for those times when you wish to bathe in reflection; completely oblivious as to what is happening in real time.
Free Cape Breton Sound shows in Manchester, London and Cardiff
Having bought us Shh Festival, The Local have teamed up with Canadian Blast to present 3 Free shows in Manchester, London and Cardiff showcasing the Cape Breton Sound.
[Download] Oh! Canada 14
We are delighted to bring you another installment of our Oh! Canada compilations. This month we kick things off with the welcome return for Braids (who featured on the first Oh! Canada back in 2009 and release their debut album Native Speaker this month). This edition also features some of the many bands we discovered while visiting the East of Canada last year, including pop-jangle mastery from John McKiel and Prince Edward Islands’s Paper Lions, ferocious grunge-blues from husband and wife duo Cursed Arrows, classic pop sounds from Laura Key, and Frederick Squire’s delicate finger picking.
Miss Quincy – Your Mama Don’t Like Me
Miss Quincy is brash, bold and seemingly constantly drinking. Perhaps she is the perfect person to take to mama; or, at the very least, her latest album exhibiting exceptional roots music certainly is.
See Broken Social Scene live in your living room Tonight!
Try as we might, we can’t all be in New York’s Terminal 5 tonight. However, Broken Social Scene have teamed up with Bowery Presents and Youtube to stream their show live. The show starts at 9pm EST, or 2am if you are in the UK. The show will also be re-broadcast at a later date.
Young Galaxy – Shapeshifting
Esteemed Gothenburg based Dan Lissvik produces the third album from Canada’s Young Galaxy. According to Chris Tapley they’re “intoxicated by re-invention” and pushing themselves toward a more sleek and optimistic sound with captivating results. TLOBF Recommended.
Woodpigeon hit the road with Withered Hand
The ever busy Woodpigeon announce a Solo tour with Withered Hand, a new rarities collection, “Fra La Nuvole” and a free Velvet Underground cover.
Cowboy Junkies release ‘Demons’, a tribute to Vic Chesnutt
The follow up to 2010’s Remnin Park, forthcoming Cowboy Junkies album Demons will be released on February 12 via Proper Records. A tribute to the late, great Vic Chesnutt, this record will be the second in a series of four planned collections set to explore the Georgian’s rich and much overlooked back catalogue.
Suuns – Zeroes QC
All intent on announcing themselves, Suuns have let their determination point them in the wrong direction. Their debut, Zeroes QC, although glowing in a refreshing urge to experiment and transgress genres, comes off as a little naive, expressing too much at one time and giving the listener a royal headache.
