Monthly Archives: May 2009

Joel Plaskett’s “Through & Through & Through”

By Justin | May 30, 2009

I’ve always been a fan of The Joel Plaskett Emergency, especially the songs “Fashionable People,” “Snowed In,” “True Patriot Love,” and most of all, “Penny for Your Thoughts.” So, naturally, I was excited when I heard that Joel Plaskett had released a new three-disc set titled, appropriately, Three. Radio 3 added the first single, “Through & [...]

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Dan Mangan’s “Robots”

By Justin | May 30, 2009

Dan Mangan’s new song is all horns and handclaps and big, bright choral arrangements—nothing short of a total singalong treat. So take a listen to “Robots” off of his 2009 EP Roboteering, and sing along. You can listen to “Robots” for free at CBC Radio 3’s New Music Canada, and you can find more music by Dan [...]

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FemBots’ “Get In the Van”

By Justin | May 30, 2009

I like when the words of songs are easy to understand, like they are in this great FemBots tune, “Get In the Van.” It’s off of their 2008 release Calling Out. You can listen to “Get In the Van” for free at CBC Radio 3’s New Music Canada, and you can find more FemBots music on iTunes, [...]

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