Metric ‘Fantasies’ out in April, grab an acoustic taste now

I’ve been looking forward to hearing Metric‘s newest offering ‘Fantasies’. According to guitarist and co-founder Jimmy Shaw, its a ‘densely textured modern mix of psychedelia, electro, and rock with a really big and really dreamy’ sound. Click below to get an acoustic version of ‘Help I’m Alive‘. This version won’t appear on the physical album […]

3
Mar

Baron Bane

Still convinced that Sweden has it all going on right now in the music scene. Most recently playing in my earbuds is a track called Love.Cure.All by Baron Bane . Loving the mix of a heavy dose of synths, minor chords and breathy vocals. Don’t like the track? Try a remix from their homepage (free […]

3
Mar

Something to really tie the room together with

Apparently this is coming to Toronto this year. Since 2002, fans (or archivers) of the 1998 Coen Brothers film ‘The Big Lebowski‘ have come together to celebrate all things Dude, Walter, Maude and Nilhilist while throwing rocks and drinking white russians. I can’t seem to find it on their homepage, but MOKB says they’re going […]

Little Comets, still pretty big non?

If we’re talking astronomically, then yes, even the little ones are pretty damn big. Musically, they might not be that big yet, but Little Comets are shooting towards us at light speed. Been seeing their name pop up on some blogs, most recently on Neon Gold, who I think really has a solid finger on […]

2
Mar

Rome by Dog Day

Who : Dog Day from Halifax.
What : Who says you have to get to work on Mondays? Can’t we just use this day to ease out of the weekend? And daydream a little? I’m sitting here somewhat sleepy-eyed, taking all of ‘Rome’ in, a sort of ‘melancholic calm’ from Dog Day ‘s upcoming album (Concentration […]