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.
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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.
Evening Hymns reveal details of new album, new video and… themselves
Toronto’s Evening Hymns discuss plans for ‘Spectral Dusk’ and take a dip in Lake Ontario for new video ‘Dead Deer’. You probably shouldn’t watch it at work.
SOTD #185 // The Dears: ‘Blood’
Not a tranquil reintroduction to the band by any means, just a bold, straight ahead rock song from a group that seems determined to keep the music world’s attention focused back on them for the moment.
Oh! Canada 2010 // The Year in Review
Oh! Canada catches up with a host of the acts we’ve been in touch with over the past year, to look at their favourite records, and highlights from 2010.
TLOBF Introducing // Shimmering Stars
Amidst a musical landscape of neck-turning nostalgia, Shimmering Stars are The Wonder Years to Best Coasts’ Saved By the Bell – smarter, more plaintive and, shorn of brash immediacy, ultimately more rewarding.
Brasstronaut – Mount Chimaera
Deservedly longlisted for this year’s Polaris Prize for Canadian music, the debut album by Vancouverites Brasstronaut is worth the listens it takes to unfurl. Restrained and subtle but nevertheless a powerful album which packs a punch.
Snowblink – Long Live
Simple and elegant in design, Snowblink’s debut album titled Long Live never strays from the less-is-more approach. It is a stellar debut from the Toronto based dreamy folk-pop outfit, but it plays more like an EP than a long player.
[Photos] Diamond Rings – Mercury Lounge, NYC 06/12/10
And you thought Patrick Wolf was camp. Check out photographs from Canada’s newest flamboyant pop export Diamond Rings as he played New York City’s Mercury Lounge. Photographs by Cory Smith.
The Russian Futurists – The Weight’s on the Wheels
This is The Russian Futurists’ finest hour and while some bands put their life’s work into the first album only to have the sequels fall short, Matt Hart’s creation gets better with each subsequent release.
