Chris Budd is a music industry sales rep, former music publisher and the founder/owner/editor of Toronto-based music blog Indie Music Filter.
The Raveonettes – Come On Santa .
The Deer Tracks – Christmas Fire .
Twiggy Frostbite – Bells & Chimes .
Thanks Depotz Records and the good people at Vice (grab the free Christmas compilation here ).
Too many people in Toronto woke up today in a bad mood. The woman complaining about her bus arriving late. The scowls from the waiting line at Time Hortons. The unhappy faces in the cold on Bloor St. People might have been happier if they had started their day listening to Ellie Goulding. I’ve been […]
Who : Simon Says No! from Oslo, Norway.
What : The single from the bands’ current EP. For fans of Slowdive or MBV , check out this Norwegian 4-piece who recently killed CMJ, back in the US for SXSW ’09. This song drives all the way through with huge swells going into the chorus. Hit the […]
I missed this the first time around. After checking some sites lately, seems as if Pacific! has made a lot of year end lists. So who are they? Have i heard them before? There’s a good chance I’ve never heard Number One. If I had, I would have probably stopped everything I was doing and […]
Scotland. Hot right now? I’d say so. Frightened Rabbit hail from there. So do Meursault .
Just heard some of Merusault’s stuff from trusted sources Said The Gramophone and They Shoot Music.. Don’t They . They’re a band of multi-instrumentalists from Edinburgh who’ve put together a pretty interesting record (Pissing on bonfires/kissing with tongues out on […]