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January 15, 2018

BEST SONGS OF 2017 (Playlist)

Chris / Best Of, IMF, Mixtapes, Monthly Playlists / alvvays, anna of the north, Arcade Fire, Ásgeir, bleachers, boniface, bravestation, Broken Social Scene, Childish Gambino, cold war kids, day wave, dizzy, ella vos, favela, future islands, Geoffroy Men I Trust, haim, Hamilton Leithauser Angel Olsen, hayden calnin, highasakite, J.Views Benja Lyman, kishi bashi, krrum, london grammar, Maggie Rogers, milk & bone, monogem, naaz, now, nvdes, outsider, papa, phoenix, portugal the man, powers, refs, s carey, seramic, sir sly, Slow Magic Kate Boy, steve benjamins, Surma, tearjerker, teen daze, the belle game, the drums, the elwins, the national, the pains of being pure at heart, the rural alberta advantage, the shacks, the war on drugs, the xx, tobacco, vancouver sleep clinic, wild cub, Wintersleep, yoke lore / 0 Comments

Better late than never,

Here’s what I thought was cool in 2017.

See you in ’18,

Chris

April 1, 2017

Indie Music Filter: Best Of March 2017 (PLAYLISTS)

Chris / Best Of, IMF, Mixtapes, Monthly Playlists / Ásgeir, bipolar sunshine, bleachers, Broken Social Scene, charlotte day wilson, cold war kids, dan black, day wave, gems, generationals, geoffroy, j.views, julien baker, krrum, lorde, monogem, night drive, perfume genius, rationale, shins, tei shi, the new pornographers, the xx, yoke lore / 0 Comments

Best Of March 2017

Check out new music from Broken Social Scene, Rationale, Yoke Lore, Cold War Kids, Dan Black and many more. Something for everyone.

Pick your streaming service below and get listening.

March 7, 2017

VIDEO: “Say Something Loving” by The xx

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The xx today release the video for “Say Something Loving.” Filmed in the band’s hometown of London, the video was directed by renowned photographer and filmmaker Alasdair McLellan, who also directed the video for previous single “On Hold” (which was shot in Marfa, Texas). “Say Something Loving” is taken from The xx’s hugely acclaimed third album I See You, which debuted at #1 in the UK and #2 in the U.S. album charts on release in January.

Of the video, The xx say, “We wanted to celebrate our home town and revisit some of the places that reminds us of our friendship when we were growing up. We’re so happy to be back home and so excited to begin our Night + Day residency in Brixton this week!”

January 8, 2017

BEST SONGS OF 2016

Chris / Best Of, IMF, Mixtapes, Monthly Playlists / a tribe called red, andy shauf, anna of the north, best songs of 2016, bishop, bravestation, brett, caveman, darcys, digitalism, ella vos, empire of the sun, Father John Misty, flume, Francis & The Lights, gordi, grouplove, gypsy & the cat, Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam, hawai, hayden calnin, jack garratt, jagwar ma, justice, krrum, leif vollebekk, lowell, Mac Miller (feat. Anderson .Paak), Maggie Rogers, mansionair, matt woods, miike snow, monogem, nvdes, operators, papa, phantogram, phebe starr, radiohead, rationale, romes, savoir adore, seramic, sohn, sylvan esso, the avalanches, the japanese house, the xx, the zolas, Wintersleep, yoke lore / 0 Comments

With all this talk about 2016 being such a horrible year, at least the music didn’t suck.

Here’s my Top 50, built from my collection of monthly playlists. Listen, like and share.

See you in 2017,

Chris

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January 4, 2017

LISTEN: “Say Something Loving” by The xx

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Take a listen to the latest track from the xx (“Say Something Loving”) from the forthcoming album I See You, available January 13th 2017. I See You marks a new era for Romy Madley Croft, Oliver Sim and Jamie Smith, both sonically and in terms of process. For while xx and Coexist were both made in relative isolation in London, I See You was recorded between March 2014 and August 2016 in New York, Marfa TX, Reykjavik, Los Angeles and London, and is characterized by a more outward-looking, open and expansive approach. Produced by Jamie Smith and Rodaidh McDonald, I See You is The xx at their boldest yet, performing with more clarity and ambition than ever before.