Chris Budd is a music industry sales rep, former music publisher and the founder/owner/editor of Toronto-based music blog Indie Music Filter.
… when my friend Ingrid reminded me of one of my all time favorite songs. As Bad As They Seem by Hayden. Was that really 12 years ago? If you go looking, you’ll see Hayden has put out more than a handful of records since his initial offering. I wouldn’t be the best person to […]
Try You’re So Pretty by Field Music. There is newer music by this band, but I went digging. Great juxtaposition of deep sliding bass lines underneath dueling poppy vocals. or try Bowie by Kay Kay and his Weathered Underground. A song that is all over the place, kind of like the band’s name. or try […]
Who feels like something in the vein of Boards of Canada? Or Do Make Say Think? Maybe Sigur Ros? In my opinion, music with that kind of sound belongs in everyone’s life. Maybe you don’t know it yet, but this could be that soundtrack you are looking for while riding elevators with headphones or day […]
New music from the Acorn. Take a listen to Brokered Heart and Spring Thaw. Then report back. More on this later.
Take a listen to some music off a 3 inch CD that I found in the office while checking demos. Here’s what I know: -The CD came from Kazakhstan. I know very little about this place. Therefore, I can’t really judge how this music fares over there. Perhaps this is the ‘top rung’ of the […]