Newmarket, Ontario’s Tokyo Police Club may have hit the mainstream—or something very close to it—but fear not, indie lovers! The loss of indie obscurity alone isn’t enough to ruin this band’s appeal to any self-respecting indie rocker with a passion for catchy riffs, crafty vocals, and simple yet mysterious lyrics. I’m itching to see these [...]
With unfortunate irregularity, an artist’s voice will melt together with instrumentation so perfectly that the results leave you clinging to the song, playback set to loop, for weeks on end. Leif Vollebekk’s song, “Northernmost Eva Maria,” from his latest album Inlands, is one such song. Vollebekk’s deep and intimate vocals, with a hint of warm, [...]
No introduction. Just listen: There was a house halfway ’round the world And I was invited in for a small taste of gin There was a hallway a thousand birds long But the biggest one of all was in a cage too small I asked the caretaker cuz he was the maker Looked at me [...]
If this song doesn’t get your foot tapping, your hands clapping, and your voice at least a little bit sore, you may want to check your pulse. “The Late King Henry,” a lovely singalong tune by Toronto’s The Wooden Sky, deftly blends folk, country, and indie rock to make a song about as fun as [...]
I’m looking down, come help me up And stumbling around trying to fill my cup It’s half empty, been that way all my life So come pour some in and take me out tonight The sun is shining but we stay inside (oh, but we go out at night) We stay in looking for a [...]
By Justin | September 27, 2009
Just when I thought Constantines couldn’t put together a song more satisfying than “Young Lions,” they prove me wrong by releasing an amazing acoustic version of the tune. Part of their 2009 release Too Slow for Love, featuring seven alternate takes of songs originally released as part of their 2008 album Kensington Heights, the acoustic [...]
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 & [...]
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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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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I haven’t been able to find lyrics for the Arkells’ song “John Lennon” anywhere on the Interweb, so I made an attempt to transcribe the lyrics. If you can figure out the parts I’ve missed, or if you have a correction, please let me know, because I’m currently obsessed with this bouncy tune and I’d [...]
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