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Amos the Transparent – “Says The Spark” Video / LP “Goodnight My Dear … I’m Falling Apart” Now Available

August 16, 2012

So how about this. I was just reading Alex Abboud’s superb statistical analysis of Indie Music Hotspots yesterday, and lo and behold, I have a presser from Ottawa’s Amos the Transparent in my inbox, reminding me their sophomore full-length dropped earlier this year (independent). That all makes sense if you’ve read Alex’s article, because he [...]

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Eight And A Half – Debut Album Now Available / Stream “Go Ego”

August 15, 2012

So imagine my surprise when I’m driving around our fair city and poof, on comes this track from a band called Eight And A Half called “Go Ego” (stream it below). But that’s obviously not the surprising part, because The Verge plays a lot of great Canadian music. No, the surprise was that, with some [...]

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Reptile Youth – “Shooting Up Sunshine” Video / Debut LP Drops October 23

August 8, 2012

“Shooting Up Sunshine” is a bliss-inducing track from Danish electro-punksters Reptile Youth, the fourth in a series off their impending eponymous debut album, which is scheduled to drop October 23 (hfn). The album was produced by Dave M. Allen (The Cure, Sisters of Mercy) and Marc Ralph (Hot Chip); the video was directed by Jacques [...]

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Crushing Blows – “The People You Will Never Meet”

August 3, 2012

Sometimes you hear a song, and instantly fall in love with it, even though you’re not really sure why. Such is the case with “The People You Will Never Meet” by Derbyshire noise-poppers Crushing Blows. A bevy of instruments that crash into each other but leave no dents or imperfections, simply perfectly attuned vibrations. Like [...]

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Twin Library – New EP “Metropolis” Now Available / “The Surgery Never Left” Video

August 1, 2012

Well, probabilities dictate it was bound to happen at some point, but it was still a special thrill to see my blog quoted in a band’s press release for the first time. And it happened yesterday (see below) in the announcement by Edmonton’s Twin Library for their new four-track EP “Metropolis” (currently available at Bandcamp [...]

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Mount Eerie – First Video Ever – “The Place Lives” / Another New LP Drops In September / Tour Dates

July 31, 2012

Did I even blog about seeing Mount Eerie earlier in the spring? Apparently I did, declaring it “truly a monumental experience. It’s like the roof parted and a beam of light just shot straight down into the venue, encompassing Phil and the crowd in a perfect halo of sound, and time stood still for the [...]

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Suburban Living – “I Don’t Fit In” / “Cooper’s Dream” EP drops today

July 31, 2012

Suburban Living, otherwise known as Norfolk Virginia’s Wesley Bunch, drops a nifty little five-song collection today that’s affectionately known as “Cooper’s Dream” EP. This tidy little effort features “echoing vocals, 80’s styled guitar riffs and glimmering synths”. Imagine gliding through the clouds in a silent jetliner, and you’ve got Suburban Living. Stream “I Don’t Fit [...]

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IO Echo – “When the Lillies Die” / Debut LP In Fall

July 27, 2012

You know how you’re listening to some feed and you hear a track, and you go, I’VE JUST FOUND MY NEW FAVORITE FREAKING BAND. Yeh, that. “When the Lillies Die” is the name of this first track from IO Echo. Dark summery goodness. Like when the sun just dips below the horizon, and the pretty [...]

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