While I haven’t completely processed MGMT’s brand-new track Flash Delirium, the band has built-up more than enough street-cred with Oracular SpectacularOracular Spectacular reviews to warrant a blog post for any new music.  Flash Delirium was released yesterday, and is the first taste the public gets of MGMT’s highly anticipated album CongratulationsCongratulations reviews (set for release April 13th). [...]

Canada’s most enigmatic indie-rock collective, Broken Social SceneBroken Social Scene reviews, have announced that their long-awaited fourth studio album will be available on May 4th of 2010.  The first leaked song in support of the album, titled “Forgiveness Rock Record”, was released today via the band’s website (listed below) as a free download.  The album [...]

Up tonight is another haunting installment from Calgary’s favorite indie/experimental-rock artist Chad VanGaalen. VanGaalen demonstrates his talent as an animator/illustrator with the video that accompanies Molten Light, and allows us to be pleasantly horrified both visually and sonically.  The song itself can be found on VanGaalen’s 3rd full-length effort Soft Airplane, released in September of 2008 [...]

Owen Pallett’s highly anticipated follow-up to He Poos CloudsHe Poos Clouds reviews found it’s way onto shelves last week (January 12th).  Across Canada, fans finally began their journey through Pallett’s conjured-up world of Spectrum, with help from the album’s narrator Lewis; HeartlandHeartland reviews is a concept album narrated by a farmer named Lewis as he comes [...]

More up today from the experimental music ensemble Animal CollectiveAnimal Collective reviews and their most recent EP Fall Be Kind, released digitally on November 23rd of this year, and physically on the 15th of December.  What Would I Want? Sky found it’s way into the #11 spot on Pitchfork’s Top 100 Tracks of 2009, and was [...]

Today’s song is off the highly anticipated forthcoming album from Owen Pallett aka. Final Fantasy aka. one of the best live performers you will ever see.  Lewis Takes Action can be found on Final Fantasy’s 3rd full-length effort HeartlandHeartland reviews, set for release on January 12th of 2010.  Earlier this year Pallett revealed that the follow-up [...]

We’re venturing south of the border for the first time in a couple weeks for today’s song.  Walkabout is the first single out in support of Atlas Sound’s sophomore album LogosLogos reviews, released stateside on October 20th of this year; Atlas Sound is the solo experimental-rock/shoegazing project of Deerhunter frontman Bradford James Cox.  The album follows [...]

I have 13 minutes until my oven is done transforming my frozen pizza into a little bit of happiness, so here’s a lunchtime song for everyone.  You Go On Ahead is anotherAnother Year reviews track from Sunset Rubdown’s fourth LP Dragonslayer, released in June of this year.  I suspect that for most people, Sunset Rubdown’s [...]

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 [...]

It’s been far too long since I’ve posted a Crystal CastlesCrystal Castles reviews tune, so here it is.  I’m not sure how everyone likes to consume their Crystal Castles, but I highly recommend listening to them during household chores; I promise you have never had a vacuuming session more intense or enjoyable.  Anyways,  Black Panther can be [...]

Hailing from Santa Fe, New Mexico, BeirutBeirut reviews is a band driven by the young and talented Zachary Francis Condon.  The band’s debut effort, entitled Gulag OrkestarGulag Orkestar reviews, was released in 2006 to tremendous critical acclaim; This acclaim included a 7.7/10 from the stingy Pitchfork Media, and the title of best album of 2006 from Rough Trade Records.  The release [...]

On a scale of 1-to-stoked, Girl TalkGirl Talk reviews definitely gets me stoked.  I actually wasn’t completely sold on the experimental/mashup artist until the first time I heard today’s song.  Hold Up can be found on Girl Talk’s third full-length album Night RipperNight Ripper reviews, released in May of 2006.  Among the many songs sampled [...]

Julie and I were lucky enough to catch Final Fantasy last night, during the Sled Island festival here in Calgary (Thanks to Drew for setting us up with passes).  As it was my first time seeing him live, I wasn’t sure what to expect from the one-man band consisting of a violin, synthesizer, microphone, and loop box.  [...]

Tonight’s post comes from Tool/A Perfect Circle frontman Maynard James Keenan’s solo side-project Puscifer.  The project has been behind 4 releases to date, including the debut full-length album “V” Is for VaginaV Is for Vagina reviews, released in October of 2007.  The song in question, The Mission, was not released as a single-proper but instead [...]

Tonight’s tune comes from the Baltimore, Maryland musical ensemble Animal CollectiveAnimal Collective reviews, and their 8th studio album Merriweather Post PavilionMerriweather Post Pavilion reviews.  Released on January 6th of 2009, the album has won over music critics almost universally; Pitchfork Media awarded the album a 9.6/10, the highest score for a new release since Arcade Fire’s FuneralFuneral [...]

With the Juno Awards less than a week away, I felt like highlighting anotherAnother Year reviews artist from this year’s group of nominees.  The Canadian experimental electronic duo Crystal CastlesCrystal Castles reviews is nominated for the 2009 New Group of the Year award, alongside acts such as BeastThe Beast reviews, Plants and Animals, and The Stills.  Vanished can [...]