Monthly Archive: November 2015
Weekly Playlist: 27 November 2015
First Listen: Idle Bloom – Some Paranoia

Aggressive yet melodic, Nashville quartet Idle Bloom harness a sound that’s equal parts Go-Go’s and L7. Bearing less studio polish than either, “Some Paranoia,” the title track from the band’s forthcoming debut EP, errs more towards Belinda and Jane than…
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Video: James Clark Hangover – Maria

Influenced by the economy of The Ramones, former punk rocker David Clark proves a quick study. As the dapper frontman of Toronto trio James Clark Hangover, Clark shaves off any excess on “Maria,” a power-pop gem that’s itself a shining…
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First Listen: Soda Shop – Nightmares

Adding atmosphere to its already moody indie-pop, New York City’s Soda Shop have issued a new single, the imposing “Nightmares.” The b-side to “Grow Up,” the latest single from the band’s eponymous debut LP, “Nightmares” finds singer Maria Usbeck imbued…
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Review: Joey Kneiser – The Wildness

The thing about first loves is they never leave us. Memories linger, words uttered years or decades prior still ring true. For those whose first love was music — rock and roll — they would never lack for companionship. Certainly there…
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Weekly Playlist: 20 November 2015
Video: Cross Record – High Rise

Like the mythic phoenix, Cross Record returns with “High Rise,” the first video from the duo of Emily Cross and husband Dan Duszynski’s forthcoming sophomore album, Wabi-Sabi. Cross’s undertone repeats the title mantra over sparse guitar and crashing drums that…
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Video: Tess in Venice – Once Upon a Time

A daydream or nightmare? Stuck somewhere in the middle is Tess in Venice on new single “Once Upon a Time.” The London-based visual and musical artist will follow up her piano-driven 2013 debut EP, Let’s Compare Scars, with the guitar-heavy…
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Download: Andrew Johnston – Take the Highway

All over the map, Montreal-based singer/songwriter Andrew Johnston travels the musical landscapes of Cheap Trick and Jackson Browne on his latest single, “Take the Highway.” Turning the escapist road song trope into a message of empowerment, Johnston’s “Take the Highway”…
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First Listen: Nap Eyes – Mixer

Riding a slinking bass groove, singer Nigel Chapman and Nap Eyes polish up all tomorrow’s parties for the wallflower set with “Mixer,” the first single from the band’s forthcoming sophomore album Thought Rock Fish Scale. To be released on 5…
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Video: Rah Rah – Be Your Man

Fresh off a US tour with Dear Rouge, Canada’s Rah Rah has released a video for “Be Your Man,” the second single from the band’s September release Vessels. An indie-pop Dear John letter, the video for “Be Your Man” is…
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