Tonight’s post is coming from the Founders Residence on the York University campus.  I’ve been in Toronto less than 24 hours and I’ve already found a killer leather jacket on Queen street and seen George Stroumboulopoulos in person.  With that, I have successfully completed my weekend in Toronto to-do list.  The Music Lovers comes to [...]

Quick post tonight coming from the American alternative/indie-rock band The Breeders.  Formed around Kim Deal while she was still the bassist for the Pixies, The Breeders have released four studio albums since their inception in 1988.  We’re Gonna Rise can be found on the band’s most recent album Mountain Battles, which was released in April of 2008.

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Tonight’s tune would not be considered a new song.  However, it is a brilliant song and is more than deserving of a post.  I remember shortly after hearing this song for the first time I went on a weekend trip with an ex-girlfriend to my parents’ place.  I had this song on repeat for the [...]

Following up on my Your Ex-Lover is Dead post, I’ve got another installment in the Stars‘ saga of a relationship gone sour.  One More Night (Your Ex-Lover Remains Dead) is the 7th track from the band’s Juno nominated 2005 release Set Yourself on Fire.  Running in the category of Alternative Album of the Year, the album [...]

Today’s tune comes to us from the Swedish indie-rock band Surrounded.  Formed in 2000, Surrounded has released two studio albums to the masses.  The first, Safety In Numbers, was released in 2003 and then followed up by the 2007 release The Nautilus Years.  Safe Tomorrow Sun is the second track from The Nautilus Years. What I [...]

I’m not a huge Straylight Run fan.  This stems from my first impression of the indie-rock band when I heard they were the opening act for a band that I will not name.  However, when I heard Existentialism On Prom Night for the first time I was not aware of who was performing the number, and it [...]

After learning that M83 is scheduled to open for The Killers during their Calgary stop, I felt it necessary to acquaint myself with the French dream-pop band’s latest album Saturdays = Youth.  The song that really stood out for me on the album was the second single Graveyard Girl, released on April 8, 2008.  The song is a fine [...]

I’ve got another quick post for everyone tonight before I head out to watch the Flames ravage the Canucks.  Mornings Eleven comes from the English indie-rock band The Magic Numbers.  The song is the opening track from the band’s self-titled debut album, released in 2005.  The album would go on to be nominated for the Mercury Prize [...]

Tonight’s tune comes to us from the Denver, Colorado indie-rock band Crooked Fingers.  The band is led by front man Eric Bachmann from the now disbanded indie-rock group Archers of Loaf.  New Drink for the Old Drunk is the second track from the band’s self-titled debut album, released in January of 2000.  The band’s first [...]

Today’s tune comes from the Canadian indie-rock band Wintersleep.  With the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences announcing the 2009 Juno nominees a couple weeks ago, I though it would be appropriate to revisit a winner from last year.  Riding on the success of their third album Welcome to the Night Sky, Wintersleep went [...]

I’ve got ANOTHER tune from Why? today, making the Berkeley, California indie-rock/hip-hop band my most blogged about artist.  By Torpedo Or Crohn’s is another track from the band’s third full-length release Alopecia.  Front-to-back, side-to-side, or however one consumes an album, Alopecia is one of the solidest albums I have listened to over the past year.  The [...]

I’ve got a gem for everyone today from the Fullerton, California indie-rock/soul band Cold War Kids.  We Used to Vacation was the title track from an EP the band released in 2006, and was also the opening track to the band’s debut full-length release Robbers & Cowards.  Robbers & Cowards would be most successful in the UK [...]

I’ve got another tune from my favorite Calgary indie-rock band today.  Dropkick Queen of the Weekend comes from The Dudes‘ 2006 full-length album Brain Heart Guitar.  The song would gain popularity after being featured in a Rogers wireless commercial.  Last summer (2008) The Dudes played the Calgary stop of the Virgin Festival alongside heavyweights The Flaming [...]

The tune on tap tonight (for those of you scoring at home that’s 5 points for alliteration) comes from the Canadian/American indie-rock band The New Pornographers.  Formed in Vancouver, BC in 1997, the band has released 4 full length albums, the last two being released on the independent label Matador Records.  Sing Me Spanish Techno [...]

The first post of the week is coming a day late today.  This has a lot to do with the amount of beer I drank at the Calgary Flames/Montreal Canadiens game last night.  If anyone is wondering, my Flames won 6-2.  After a day full of glasses of water and very slow movements, I’m ready [...]

I’ve got another tune today from the indie-rock darlings Silversun Pickups.  Little Lover’s So Polite comes from the band’s debut full-length album Carnavas, released in July of 2006.  In an Arcade Fire post from a couple weeks ago, I made the comment that their debut album Funeral had to be one of the greatest debut releases [...]

I’ve got another tune for everyone this morning, coming from the Scottish indie-rock band The View.  Wasted Little DJs is the band’s debut single from the band’s debut album Hats Off to the Buskers, released in January of 2007.  Hats Off to the Buskers was nominated for the Mercury Prize, an award marking the best album [...]

I’ve got a very interesting tune to start the weekend off with.  Julie forwarded it to me last night with the message that she was too busy to post it.  Apparently pursuing an Arts degree at York University demands every waking moment of your time.  Anyways the band in question, CocoRosie, is made up of American [...]

I first heard tonight’s song 3 years ago on the drive home from a snowboarding trip.  Like Eating Glass comes from the indie-rock/post-punk revival band Bloc Party’s debut album Silent Alarm.  Released in February of 2005, Silent Alarm performed well on charts across the UK, Europe, and Australia.  It’s North American reception was not quite as [...]

From the brilliant minds that brought us Lazy Sunday, Dick in a Box, and Jizz in My Pants, comes what will surely be one of the most important rap songs of our time.  Teaming up with T-Pain, Andy Samberg’s The Lonely Island gives us I’m On a Boat.  The track is set to be released [...]