Canon Blue

Listen up fans of Maps, Grizzly Bear, Thom Yorke and Caribou. I think you’re going to like the music of Canon Blue. I regret not going to see this artist (songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Daniel James) play live when he toured here to Toronto this month. I’m loving his dreamy folktronica; blissful melodies backed by electronic […]

Andorra by Caribou

Dan Snaith (the artist formerly known as Manitoba, now know as Caribou) is making some serious waves with Andorra, his newest release on City Slang/Merge. I’ve seen rave reviews everywhere, and for good reason. He’s got a really solid record here. I started today by watching this BBC Collective doc. A very good insight into […]

Contest!! The Russian Futurists

I’ve got two brand spanking new copies of Me, Myself and Rye (Upper Class Recordings) by the Russian Futurists. This album, or compilation, hit the shelves this month and is an amalgam of TRF‘s hottest songs assembled from their three previous albums, all digitally remastered. Paul Simon from Our Thickness The bio sheet I’m reading […]

Last.fm

This is my first post….. so I’m not going to make it too fancy.? I thought I would just mention a cool site out there on the net that helps recommend new music.? Its called Last FM. You download free software which allows you to stream music on to your computer. You start the program […]