Playlist for Jan 27, 2010

What interesting news could we possibly offer on the day the fabled Apple tablet computer finally came out? Steve Jobs must have really worked overtime to come up with the name iPad. Where does he get the inspiration to continue coming up with such great names for everything?

This week's music largely came from HeroHill, so if you want to skip this shitty blog and go straight to the source of great music, feel free.

iPlaylist
The Dead Letters - Ghost of a Thousand Battles
Spirits - Open The Door
The Geese - Le Beau Risque
Luke Doucet - First Day (In the New Hometown) [herohill]
We Are The City - The Very Tiny Beasts on the Ground
John K. Samson - Cruise Night [herohill]
Beach House - Norway
Basia Bulat - Go On [yellowstereo]
Charlotte Gainsbourg - Me and Jane Doe [hype]
Cars & Trains - Intimidated by Silence
Caribou - Odessa [herohill]
The Happy Hollows - Faces
Cadeaux - Your Death [Radio 3]
Rifoki - Sperm Donor
Hollerado - Juliette [download @ hollerado.com]
Sonic Avenues - Girl with Pearls [myspace]

Playlist for Jan 20, 2010

This week, I'm happy to point anyone who cares in the direction of Sleepless Nights, a one-time trio that now plays as a six-piece band from Halifax. They just released the second of three EPs they promised late last year. All three EPs are going to be available for free on their website. Happy listening.

Playlist

Laura Veirs - Sleeper in the Valley [yellowstereo]
Basia Bulat - Go On [yellowstereo]
Yukon Blonde - Bride's Song
The Zolas - You're Too Cool
Apollo Ghosts - Land of the Morning Calm [herohill]
Lake of Stew - Such is Life
Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir - Go Back Home
The Sandwitches - Back to the Sea
The Bicycles - B-B-Bicyles
Dragonette - Gone Too Far [i♥music]
Glasnost - No Survivor
Pony Up - Charles
Pathological Lovers - I Am the Interest Rate
Think About Life - Sweet Sixteen [AWmusic]
Sleepless Nights - Everybody's Dancing [website]

Playlist for Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

We've got a pretty good show this week, but not great since Ishmael and I are both heading to a Student Press conference tomorrow for a weekend of illicit activities. But we do still have some interesting stuff for you.

Mostly, I 'm excited about the Toronto "super-group" Novels. They are formed by members from Tokyo Police Club, Born Ruffians, Will Curry and the Country French, and others. They're not really a band though, just an experiment. They formed and recorded an album and then planned to never sell it, promote it or even play a show. Their marketing strategy depends entirely upon people downloading the music for free from their website [okaynovels.com] and distributing it themselves. They've set up a gallery where you can post pictures of yourself sharing their album in new and inventive ways.

It's a really interesting project and it's the kind of thing that I hope we'll start to see more of in the future.

The Playlist

Woodpigeon - Empty-Hall-Sing-Along
The Darcys - House Built Around Your Voice
Michael Stipe & Vic Chesnutt - Guilty By Association [Groover's]
Fanshaw - Strong Hips
The Delgados - Coming In From The Cold
Lucky Soul - Whoa Billy [yellowstereo]
Love Is All - Kungen
The Paperbacks - Slow Learners
Owen Pallett - Red Sun No. 5 [mp3]
Nana Grizol - For things That Haven't Come Yet
Novels - Big Run [download EP for free]
Cold Warps - Hole In My Head
Monotonix - Set Me Free
We Are Wolves - Walking Commotion
Jenocide - Junglefk (I want it) [herohill]

Playlist for Jan 6, 2010

Hey everyone. First show of the new year. Hopefully you enjoyed what you heard. Make sure to visit all the blogs we get our music from. Without them we'd be lost.
Here's the playlist. (Also, remember that Tegan and Sara are coming to town next Wednesday on the 13th.)

Playlist:

Besnard Lakes - Albatross [theyellowstereo] 
The Ghost Orchid - Blackbirds
Coconut Records - It's Not You It's Me [myspace]
Henri Faberge and the Adorables - Ventriloquist Love
Grooms - Dreamsucker
Tegan and Sara - Hell [cavacool]
Atlas Sound - Walkabout (ft. Noah Lennox)
Final Fantasy - Lewis Takes Action [theyellowstereo]
Hayden - Don't Get Down
Heavy Trash - Bedevilment [myspace]
Who Knew - Made Believe
Yukon Blonde - Wind Blows [herohill]
Little Pieces - One Million Feet Below
Born Ruffians - This Sentence Will Ruin/Save Your Life
Harlem Shakes - Sunlight
The Bicycles - Paris Be Mine
Freelance Whales - Generator^Second Floor [kexp]