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]

Playlist for December 23rd, 2009

Hey everyone, welcome to the Christmas eve-eve edition of Pants! Pants! Pants!

Despite our close proximity to the big day, we're going to refrain from actually playing too many Christmas songs. Just a few gems that I came across in the course of putting together today's show.

the Playlist:

Young Man - Playtime [iguessimfloating]

In-Flight Safety - Fairytale of New York (feat. Jenn Grant)

The Very Sexuals - Finn

Dobré - The Melody Is A Stranger [MAP]

Deep Dark Woods - Sweet Maggie

Grizzly Bear - Easier

Le Loup - Neahkahnie [iguessimfloating]

Frightened Rabbit - Snake

Great Bloomers - Find My Way

The Dudes - Don't Diss Christmas

The Property Line - This Is My House

Cousins - Nans [herohill]

Said The Whale - The Weight Of The Season

Andrew Vincent - I Heard There Is No Sun

Outdoor Miners - Melony

Broken Bells - The High Road [cavacool]

Th Miserable Rich - Over & Over (Hot Chip Cover)

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Thanks to Matthew for putting the playlist together this week. My only contribution is this amazing video by Tommy Sparks. It has more eye and nipple lazers than is safe, but it's a great song.
-Ishmael

Playlist for December 16th, 2009

Ahhhh, final exams! On the other hand, pizza is very good — and cheap if you go to Aromas on Wednesdays. (To Aromas: consider sponsoring our show.)

The playlist:

Patrick Watson - Beijing
Basia Bulat - Gold Rush [yellowstereo]
Laura Veirs - July Flame
Frightened Rabbit - Swim Until You Can't See Land [awmusic]
Vampire Weekend - Horchata
Dojo Workhorse - I Got Life [herohill]
Jason Collett - Love Is A Dirty Word
Jukebox the Ghost - Victoria
Chad Vangaalen - Stuffed Animal
Coconut Records - Nighttiming
Cursed Arrows - Run Forever
Oh No Forest Fires - Robin The Boy Wonders [chromewaves]
The National - Looking For Astronauts
The Human Soundtrack - All Those Staring People
Novels - This Would Be the First Time

Playlist for Dec 9, 2009

The photo above shows that CFCR listeners aren't just artsy-fartsy types. They still care about the important things in life — like boobies. (Actually, I'm pretty sure the sticker is in support of breast cancer treatment, or something.) Also, If you have time, be sure to check out Ca Va Cool for their top songs of the decade this week. Here's this week's show.

Playlist:
The Most Serene Republic - Heavens to Purgatory [herohill]
Ruth Minnikin and Her Bandwagon - Four Churches II
Spoon - Written in Reverse [cavacool]
Make Your Exit - Smokes and Lint
The Centre Piece - Ultra Neon Gold [download album]
Hey Rosetta! - I've Been Asleep For A Long, Long Time
Final Fantasy - Lewis Takes Action [download here]
The Be Good Tanyas - Waiting Around to Die
White Antelope Silver Dagger
Brian Borcherdt - Torches [download album]
Cataldo - Black and Milds [iguessimfloating]
Marina and the Diamonds - I Am Not A Robot
Cuban Assassins - Money
Dog Day - Synastry
Myles Beck and the Fuzz - The Healing Power
York Redoubt - I Said Slightly [herohill]
The Fucking Eagles - (You Better Watch Your) Happy Home
The Heavy - How you like me now [below]

Playlist for December 2nd, 2009 - 3 HOUR CLUSTERCUSS EDITION

Screw third verse. Those guys have been putting on a good radio show for far too long. It's time for us to mess up the 9-10:30 slot in preparation for the horrible job we normally do. Sorry rap fans, we've got nothing for you, but if you check a few weeks back we posted a delightful song about Taco Bell that I think you'll really like. The playlist...

Miracle Fortress - Next Train

Octoberman - Run From Safety

Kings of Convenience - I'd Rather Dance With You

The Lovely Feathers - Frantic

Maybe Smith - Open War

Le Tigre - Deceptacon

Hot Hot Heat - Talk To Me, Dance With Me

Buck 65 - Indestructible Sam

Deep Dark Woods - Downtown

Wolf Parade - Language City

Man Man - Ice Dogs

STARS - Set Yourself On Fire

Broken Social Scene - Cause= Time

Feist - I Feel It All

The Magnetic Fields - The Luckiest Guy On The Lower East Side

Page France - Here's A Telephone

Bishop Allen - Click Click Click Click

Jens Lekman - The Opposite of Hallelujah

Feist - Mushaboom

Shotgun Jimmie - Bedhead

Holy shit this is the longest show. Quick, more kittens!

Back to it...

Arms - Whirring

The Strokes - Soma

Modest Mouse - Dance Hall

Man Man - Whalebones

The Sadies - Anna Leigh

The Terrordactyls - Devices

Shotgun & Jaybird - Secret

Do Make Say Think - In Mind

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! - In This Home On Ice

Julie Doiron - Crumble

Frightened Rabbit - Last Tango In Brooklyn

Franz Ferdinand - Eleanor Put You Boots Back On

Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal

Andrew Bird - Imitosis

The Coathangers - Shut The Fuck Up

Wolf Parade - Shine A Light

Modest Mouse - Paper Thin Walls

Plants and Animals - Feedback in the Field

That's it everyone. Have fun doing something other than listening to our show, because you're not going to be doing any of that for at least a week.

p.s. Check this out. Thanks to Patrick Bulas

Playlist for Nov 25, 2009

Hey everyone. Before we get to the playlist, a quick word. If you like Maye Smith, you can vote for his song "You Would Never Survive the Winters in This Province" as the Most Canadian Song of the year over at CBC Radio 3. Vote now!

Playlist:
The Swindlers - November First
Pants Yell - Cold Hands
Real Estate - Beach Comber [yellowstereo]
Think About Life - Sweet Sixteen
Fyfe Dangerfield - When You Walk In The Room [download here]
You Say Party! We Say Die! - Monster
Sunparlour Players - Build It Up
Surfer Blood - Take it Easy [iguessimfloating]
Maybe Smith - You Would Never Survive the Winters in This Province [vote for this song on CBCRadio3]
Bird & Bear - Old Habit
Milk & Rectangles - Slander Debunked [i♥music]
Wolf Parade - Soldier's Grin
We All Have Hooks for Hands - Made Up of Tiny Lights [yellowstereo]
Anders Ponders - The Discus Incident
Jookabox - You Cried Me