From the category archives:

Cancon

Metric – New Album “Synthetica” Out June 12

February 22, 2012

Just received word that Metric, who I saw last September as part of the Sonic Boom festival, and whose cover of DFA’s “Black History Month” was my #4 song of 2011, will be releasing their fifth studio album on June 12th. Titled “Synthetica”, it will be released worldwide on the band’s own label, Metric Music International [...]

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Little Scream – “Cannons” / On Tour With Plants & Animals

February 22, 2012

One of the artists that has been hanging around my inbox for some time now is Little Scream (aka Laura Sprengelmeyer) – currently on tour with Plants & Animals, and which will be touching down here in Edmonton on March 27th at the Starlite Room (full itinerary below). Sprengelmeyer was born in Iowa, but is [...]

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Wooden Sky – “Child Of the Valley” / LP Drops February 28 / + Tour Dates

February 20, 2012

One of the albums that’s been getting a lot of spins on my Iphone since I first received it is Wooden Sky’s new release, “Every Child A Daughter Every Moon A Sun” – which drops February 28th (Black Box). The Toronto band features an alt-country-folk with epic overtones – compelling, somber, inquisitive, with an overarching [...]

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Wil Mimnaugh / Travel Alberta – “Roam” / + Tour Dates

February 20, 2012

I was flying through my twitter timeline earlier this morning, and came across a youtube link. Didn’t think much about it at the time, but clicked through, and was greeted with the most amazing Travel Alberta video ever. Three minutes worth, featuring some of the most amazing cinematography I’ve seen in the last few years. [...]

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The Junction – Stream “Waves” / “Grievances” LP Out March 6

February 10, 2012

Speaking of March 6, Toronto’s The Junction also have an album dropping that day – called “Grievances”, it’s the band’s third full-length album. The record was created shortly after vocalist Brent Jackson went through the breakup of a seven-year relationship, but the tracks are anything but end-of-the-world. The ones I’ve listened to, at any rate, [...]

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Arianne Moffatt – “In Your Body” /

February 9, 2012

My musical tastes tend to move and deke, shake and sizzle, so you may or may not be surprised by this entry. Arianne Moffatt is a Quebec singer-songwriter who’s decided to throw caution to the wind, and put out an “electropop” album, titled “MA” (out February 27 on Audiogram). You can stream the first track [...]

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Bend Sinister – “Give It A Rest” / EP March 6 / Tour Info

February 9, 2012

It’s not Cancon Wednesday anymore, but I’ve just been getting a lot of email recently from extraordinary Canadian bands, so there’s a bit of overflow. Vancouver’s Bend Sinister have released two EP’s and one full-length album in the past few years, and are scheduled to release their newest EP, “On My Mind”, on File Under:Music [...]

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Alice Kos – “You Missed It All” CD Release Party This Saturday

February 8, 2012

I happened across the announcement for Alice Kos’ CD release party the other day, and after not only listening to her album, but buying it, I must say, I’m over-the-top impressed with her. She has an incredible voice, her talent as a songwriter will smack you upside the head, and the production quality of her [...]