Chris Budd is a music industry sales rep, former music publisher and the founder/owner/editor of Toronto-based music blog Indie Music Filter.
Who : Matt & Kim from Brooklyn.
What : A taste from the upcoming new full-length from Brooklyn’s super-fun duo Matt & Kim. After countless months touring, the band took time off to record in Matt’s childhood bedroom in Vermont. The result is called Grand . Now, they’re back on the road again, check myspace for […]
Who : Holy Fuck from Toronto and Foals from oXXXford.
What : These two bands are currently touring the UK together. Why not cover each other’s songs? Young Turks has put out a limited edition pressing of 500 copies of this split and have been kind enough to provide links to the two songs (wait, zshare […]
Who : Oldfolks Home from Winnipeg.
What : What’s the sweetest sounding song about hating a computer company you’ve ever heard? Might be the one below from Winnipeg’s Oldfolks Home . The artist name for Ricardo Lopez-Aguilar, a producer, sound-engineer and band member of Boats . The song is off his debut We Are The Feeding […]
I like watching bands get better. And from these earlier posts, you can see that I’ve been watching this 5-piece band from Hamilton (with songs about factories) grow into a powerhouse live band with a great album to back it up. Charlemagne became Arkells and Arkells have come into their own. This year the band […]
Who : That’s The Spirit from Ottawa.
What : Spending some time here listening to the debut LP (Staying Places , Antique Room ) from That’s The Spirit , the moniker of Ottawa local multi-instrumentalist Ben Wilson. In his music you might hear something along the lines of Yo La Tengo mixed with Iron and Wine […]