This afternoon’s song comes to us from the Canadian indie-rock/pop ensemble The Hidden Cameras.  Walk On can be found on the band’s fifth studio album Origin:Orphan, released on September 22nd of this year; the song was actually released prior to the album as part of the Arts & Crafts compilation album “Crafts Sampler Vol. 6″. [...]

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 [...]

This afternoon’s song is a beauty from Amy Millan’s second solo effort Masters of the Burial, officially released on Tuesday of this week; Bruised Ghosts is the opening track from the album.  The album features guest contributions from Millan’s Stars band-mate Evan Cranley and Broken Social Scene band-mate Leslie Feist.  Like Milan’s previous solo release, Honey from [...]

Although I haven’t fully recovered emotionally from the Superbowl yesterday, I felt I needed to post today.  The funny thing is that my team wasn’t even in the damn game and I still took the loss harder than a healthy person should.  Anyways, today I felt like sharing a song from the Canadian indie super-group Broken [...]

For many of the non-Canadian readers reading this post, this will an introduction to Stars.  I was introduced by my younger sister a few years ago and have been hooked ever since.  This is due in large part to the unique sound produced by the indie-pop band.  The combination of instruments used and the back and [...]