The self-described (and by no means out of line) “sonic tour-de-force” Broad Way Sleep released their self-titled debut LP on February 9th; Too Late is the first single supporting the album, and was released in the first half of November last year.  The Toronto song-writing collective is made up of Ralph Joseph, Alexander The (Styrofoam [...]

Bedouin Soundclash front-man Jay Malinowski is slated to make his debut as a solo artist with a 13-song LP next Tuesday.  ”Bright Lights and Bruises” will be Malinowski’s first musical endeavor sans Soundclash bassist, and writing partner, Eon Sinclair since the two met in University eight years ago.  While Malinowski’s vocals will remind of the Juno-winning [...]

Canadian alt-country balladeers NQ Arbuckle teamed up with singer-songwriter Carolyn Mark this past year for a collaborative release.  The result was the full-length “Let’s Just Stay Here”, released through Vancouver’s Mint Records mid-October.  The album marks the first release from NQ Arbuckle since their 2008 Juno-nominated released XOK, and the first from Carolyn Mark since [...]

I Was Stabbed by Satan can be found on K’naan’s first Polaris-nominated album The Dusty Foot Philosopher, released in the summer of 2005; his second Polaris-nominated release came this year via his sophomore effort Troubadour.  On top of the nomination for best Canadian independent album, The Dusty Foot Philosopher would take home the Juno award for [...]

I’ve got one more post for everyone tonight, to finish up the weekend on a high note.  Ibi Dreams of Pavement (A Better Day) can be found on Broken Social Scene’s self-titled full-length album, released in October of 2005.  Though the album would ultimately divide music critics, it was short-listed for the inaugural Polaris Music Prize in [...]

Keeping with the theme of the last post, tonight’s tune is another number that was performed at this year’s Polaris Music Prize gala; The Toronto alt-country act Elliot Brood enlisted the audience’s help on percussion, resulting in a performance that was hard not to enjoy.  Write it All Down for You can be found on the band’s [...]

I was listening to some tunes at the office today, and Weighty Ghost came on from the Juno nominated Canadian indie band Wintersleep; There’s something about the band’s song-writing, both lyrically and melodically, that makes me want to hold up in my apartment with paper, pens, and a week’s worth of microwaveable dinners.  Dead Letter & the Infinite [...]

Today I’m posting a song that speaks to every person who has ever been on the losing end of a relationship; Not that it’s something to be reminded of, however it’s important to note that there are more of us out here.  The song does well in reflecting exactly how damaged one can become.
All Their Broken [...]

Tonight I’ve got another track from the Canadian indie-rock band Tokyo Police Club, the other two tunes can be found here and here.  Juno can be found as the 4th song on the band’s debut LP Elephant Shell, released in April of 2008.  If there are any big Tokyo Police Club fans reading this, the [...]

So the Flames lost game 2 of their series against the Blackhawks last night, and are now down 2-0.  It has taken me 24 hours to mentally recover to the point where I can post a song, without it turning into a rant about how much I hate hockey.  Tonight’s tune comes from, in my [...]

Staying on the topic of the fast approaching Juno Awards, tonight’s song comes from an artist who will be performing at the award show this Sunday.  City and Colour, the solo side-project of Canadian singer/songwriter Dallas Green, will be returning to the stage where it won the award for Alternative Album of the Year in [...]

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

I was digging through my inbox today when I came across an unread email from Paper Bag Records.  This immediately piqued my interest as Paper Bag Records are behind a number of my favorite Canadian indie albums.  The label released Broken Social Scene’s Juno winning You Forgot It in People, and the Stars Juno nominated Heart. [...]

In an attempt to get into gear for the upcoming Juno awards (March 29th), I’ve decided to try and highlight some of my favorite nominees over the next 2 weeks.  Today’s winner is Montreal indie-rock band Plants and Animals, whose album Parc Avenue is nominated for Alternative Album of the Year.  Just so everyone is [...]

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 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 [...]

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 [...]