The 5th Annual Polaris Prize Shortlist has been announced, and features some old favourites, 5 returning nominees, and some TLOBF favourites….
Tegan and Sara
Tegan and Sara – Mandela Hall, Belfast 14/06/10
Despite shocking geographical unawareness (“Do you guys have winter? Does it, like, snow here?”) Tegan and Sara light up the Mandela Hall with the kind of nuclear-powered pop-punk capable of coercing even the sourest of faux-intellectuals into a smile.
TLOBF Hopes you get Fucked Up this Christmas
Forget about RATM…there is only one single that deserves to beat the X Factor this Christmas. Fucked Up team up with the members of of Yo La Tengo, Husker Du and Andrew W.K.
Tegan and Sara – Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London 13/11/09
Tegan and Sara rejoice in making pneumatically charged pop that deserves to be a whole lot bigger than it is; their detailed take on the genre’s simple structures sit them head and shoulders above many more successful acts.
[Download] Oh! Canada 6
This month’s Oh! Canada features tracks from the brand new Tegan and Sara, You Say Party! We Say Die! and Howie Beck records, as well as giving you a live taster of the forthcoming Woodpigeon album.
