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Onuinu / Dorian Duvall – “Happy Home” / Tour Dates / LP Info

May 11, 2012

If you asked me, which you didn’t, but in a way you sort of did since you’re hear reading my blog, I’d tell you the Portland scene has been heating up pretty significantly over the last year and a half. Dorian Duvall (who performs under the stage name Onuinu) is part of that scene, assembling [...]

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New Music Michael Weighs In: Stingray Versus CBC Music

May 10, 2012

It would appear that once every year or so I end up submitting comments to the Canadian Radio and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on some matter. I guess that’s just part of the deal of being a music blogger, and having a father who sat as a Commissioner for five years. These comments were submitted last [...]

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Joy Formidable – New Material For Summer Gigs

May 9, 2012

Ha. I just happened to mention the Joy Formidable a couple days ago in my interview with Sleepy Sun’s Bret Constantino, and poof, I get some incredible news yesterday about the Welsh band. They confirmed that they have finished recording all the tracks necessary for their sophomore album (and follow up to the incredible “The [...]

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Album Drops: May 8 2012

May 8, 2012

Carey, S. – Hoyas EP (Jagjaguwar). The official release of S. Carey’s EP, though it has been available digitally for about a month. Stream “Two Angles” here. Hangmen – East Of Western (Acetate) Here We Go Magic – A Different Ship (Secretly Canadian). This album has been getting a lot of buzz the last couple [...]

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Interview With Sleepy Sun’s Bret Constantino / Remaining Tour Dates (Play Calgary Tuesday)

May 6, 2012

There’s a few bands I talk about repeatedly here on New Music Michael, simply because I absolutely love them that much. Without a doubt one of my two favorite bands over the last couple of years (the other being Joy Formidable of course) is Sleepy Sun, whose last two albums have just completely blown my [...]

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YAMANTAKA//SONIC TITAN – “A Star Over Pureland” / Tour Dates (including Edmonton and Sled Island)

May 4, 2012

Honestly, this band’s sound is pretty much indescribable by anyone. I’ll let them take a crack at it, though. YAMANTAKA // SONIC TITAN are a psychedelic noh-wave opera group fusing noise, metal, pop and folk music into a multidisciplinary hyper-orientalist cesspool of ‘east’ meets ‘west’ culture clash in giant monochrome paper sets. I saw their [...]

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Eternal Summers – “Correct Behavior” Set To Drop July 24

May 4, 2012

I’m about to do something I rarely do. In fact, I’m not sure I’ve ever done it before. Yes, I’m providing a link (this one right here) to Pitchfork to check out the track “Millions” by a duo turned trio from Virginia called Eternal Summers. It’s not something I like to do, pointing readers to [...]

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Lyonnais – “Modern Cavalry” Video

May 4, 2012

Lyonnais was founded by Atlanta natives Farbod Kokabi (guitar, synth, vocals) and Farzad Moghaddam (bass, synth, vocals), who shortly afterwards added Lee Tesche (guitar, vocals) and T.J. Blake (drums, percussion). The band plays uber-trippy post-drone that may just melt your socks off (definitely don’t be wearing any plastic when you listen to their tracks); and [...]