Today’s song is anotherAnother Year reviews from the Toronto indie-rock act The Wooden Sky.  Unlike the last song I posted from the band, Darker Streets Than Mine can be heard on the band’s debut LP “When Lost at Sea”, released in January of 2007.  Both albums from the band have been released via the Canadian independent label [...]

I suppose it’s appropriate that with Halloween weekend around the corner, I post the most haunting song I’ve heard this year; I promise this wasn’t planned, it just sort of happened.  On a side-note, I remember using that line on an ex-girlfriend, after showing up to meet her parents hungover and still wearing clothes from [...]

This morning’s song is from my fellow Calgarian Chad VanGaalen.  Rabid Bits of Time became one my favorite Chad VanGaalen pieces after watching him perform it at this year’s Polaris Music Prize gala;  it was one of the most intense performances I have ever witnessed.  The song can be found on VanGaalen’s moody third full-length [...]

If you’ve ever sat down and attempted to pen a song, you’re aware that it is significantly more challenging than Dan Mangan would have you believe.  Finding a balance between telling a story, engaging a listener, evoking thought and emotion, and presenting it all in a way more eloquent than a slap to the face [...]

Today’s tune is a cover of the StarsLow Stars reviews classic One More Night, from their cheekily titled 2007 remix album Do You Trust Your Friends; the album features covers of Stars songs from artists such as Final Fantasy, The Most Serene Republic, MetricMetric reviews, and Young Galaxy.  This particular cover is done by Broken Social [...]

I’ve got a fantastic song tonight, coming from 10 years back in my music-listening career; a career that started when my surprisingly cool father gave me a Pet SoundsPet Sounds reviews cassette tape.  I couldn’t have been older than five, but I still remember listening to Sloop John BSloop John B reviews about a hundred [...]

I know I say this about every song I post, but I’m really feeling today’s number.  With an amazing vocal tone, an irresistible beat, and painfully honest lyrics, Afie Jurvanen (aka. Bahamas) crafts a classic.  This isn’t an attempt to compare/liken artists (just an observation), but near the end of the song when I hear Alfie summon his [...]

Three years ago, Junior Boys stormed the indie-music scene with their critically acclaimed release So This Is Goodbye.  The album would receive nods from the Polaris Music Prize, via an inclusion in the 2007 short-list, and from Pitchfork with the #11 spot on their best albums of 2006 list.  Parallel Lines can be found on the indie/electronic duo’s [...]

This morning’s tune is a gorgeous piece of work from the indie-pop Winnipeg-native Jody Glenham.  Coffee Soaked can be found on Glenham’s sophomore album “Focus Pull”, released this past March; Glenham’s debut album was a 2006 effort entitled “Brave New World”.  The bouncy delivery of the verses, juxtaposed with the somber feeling conjured up by the grand piano, [...]

For whatever reason, my relationship with hip-hop music seems to be cyclical.  In grade 8 I was rocking to school with the Wu-Tang Clan (seriously), and then in high school I remember a two-week period where the only album allowed in my car was The Marshall Mathers LPThe Marshall Mathers LP reviews.  Thanks to artists [...]

Today’s song is one of those numbers that makes me wish BowlingStone’s audience was larger than 400-ish daily readers.  There’s still 2 months left in 2009, but I can’t see another tune replacing this as my favorite song of the year; so do me a solid and share this with everyone you know.  The opening line [...]

Does everyone remember last week when I posted the Young Galaxy song?  It was the one that was set to the oddly intriguing anime video.  Well I’m back on YouTube this morning, looking to see if anyone has uploaded today’s Ryan Dahle track, and sure enough I find it… set to an oddly intriguing anime [...]

There are only 11 more days until the release of the new album from The King Khan & BBQ Show (November 3rd), which means that today is the perfect day to preview the title-track.  Invisible Girl will be the 5th studio album from the garage-rock/doo-wop duo that formed in 2002.  As is standard from The [...]

For all the brother/sister combos out there that have dreamed of forming an electronic-pop band (Julie and myself included), there is now a living breathing example set.  Made up of the brother/sister duo S.J. and Maygen Kardash, the Canadian electronic-pop band Violent Kin released their debut LP “Bitter Blood” this past June.  Blue Eyes was the [...]

Today I bore witness to the true value of Twitter, when I saw a link for this song in one of Said the Whale’s twoots.  The song is a mashup that features Gentleman from Said the Whale, Time to PretendTime to Pretend reviews from MGMT, Lovely Alien from Holy FuckHoly Fuck reviews, Baba O’RileyBaba O’Riley [...]

Thursdays always feel like Mother MotherMother Mother reviews days to me; although it may just be this particular Thursday.  Either way, today’s song is a fantastic number from the Vancouver-based indie-rock band.  Arms Tonite can be found on the band’s sophomore full-length album O My HeartO My Heart reviews, released in September of 2008; this [...]

Tegan and Sara’s new album SainthoodSainthood reviews,  scheduled to be released on October 27th of 2009, was leaked over the weekend.  I’m not a big fan of downloading music without paying, especially when I genuinely dig the band, so I’ll wait to get the full version.  However, while we wait for the release date, I [...]

Today’s song is anotherAnother Year reviews from the Toronto, Ontario indie-rock band Octoberman; on a side-note, Octoberman is tied with Green Go for my favorite music discovery of the year.  The Backlash can be found on the band’s third full-length release “Fortresses”, which was released in Canada on September 1st of this year and in [...]

Today’s song comes to us from the American supergroup (yes I’m going to use that term) Monsters of Folk.  Consisting of Jim James from My Morning Jacket, Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis from Bright EyesBright Eyes reviews, and M. Ward, the group released a debut self-titled album on September 22nd of this year.  The band [...]

I’ve been listening to a lot of K’naan since seeing him perform at the Polaris Music Prize gala this year; an obscene amount of K’naan actually.  Everything about his music, from the melodies he creates to his seemingly effortless delivery, is really really good.  Take a Minute can be found on K’naan’s second full-length album [...]