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11.12.2009

DO? MAKE? SAY? THINK? DO.

A 10 minute and 40 second song? Are you kidding me? That’s half an episode of The Simpsons! 8 viewings of this hilarious laughing baby clip! Few songs over 5 minutes can keep my interest, let alone double that and without lyrics! Well, leave it up to the…

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07.28.2009

Monogrenade ease me into Ce Soir

???

Monogrenade – Ce soir

Monogrenade are one of those bands that sings in French and makes no apologies for being totally incomprehensible. Even their MySpace page is fully Frenched out, even though they are from bilingual Canada (Montreal). I can only guess that “EP maintenant disponible sur Itunes !!!” means that their EP is out on…

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06.18.2009

Handsome Furs are Talking (rocking?) Hotel Arbat Blues

do anything you want but just not here

Handsome Furs – Talking Hotel Arbat Blues

I had always heard of Handsome Furs but never really listened to their music until I saw they were coming to Warsaw a few months back. Their latest LP Face Control hooked me pretty quick and their live show…

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06.06.2009

Valery Gore and her Shoes Of Glass

it’s a thirst so dire, water for the heart, to put out the fire

Valery Gore – Shoes Of Glass

In continuing with the tradition of great music coming out of Ontario we have Valery Gore. Her sophomore album, Avalanche To Wandering Bear, came out last year but it’s single “Shoes Of Glass” just found me…

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05.23.2009

Green Go will eat your Brains For Breakfast

wake up your body, wake up your head

Green Go – Brains For Breakfast

Green Go hail from Ontario, Canada and play jump-up-and-down rock music like only people cooped up indoors all winter can. If Summer is taking it’s sweet ass time to arrive where you are then put on your pajamas, crank up “Brains…

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05.18.2009

The Carps want you to know that It’s Raining In The Projects, But It’s Sunny In Africa

i gave them song and dance and watched my coffers grow

The Carps – It’s Raining In The Projects But It’s Sunny In Africa

The Carps are not for everyone. That said, if you can handle scuzzy bass-lines, politically charged lyrics, and propulsive percussion then you just might dig this Toronto two-some as much I have been.…

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05.18.2009

Dragonette are Fixin To Thrill us all

get on the floor, don’t make a fuss, just do it

Dragonette – Fixin To Thrill

While I never fell in love with Dragonette’s debut LP Galore, I always appreciated their vibe and did get hooked on a few tracks. I guess I always felt they had huge potential that they weren’t fully realizing. Judging by their…

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05.18.2009

Patrick Watson and the song of a Big Bird In A Small Cage

we all love to sing along to the sound of the bird that longs

Patrick Watson – Big Bird in a Small Cage

It’s Sunday and time to relax a bit. Sit my ass on the couch, stare out the window, and just chill. Right now Patrick Wilson is providing the perfect soundtrack for this kind of…

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05.13.2009

Faunts manage to Feel.Love.Thinking.Of. even you

my pain is gone with none to blame but you

Faunts – Feel.Love.Thinking.Of.

Faunts hail from Edmonton, Canada, and apparently that out-of-the-way locale has enabled them to slip under my radar for two albums, and EP, and a remix LP. “Feel.Love.Thinking.Of.” is the title track from their latest LP and is stunningly beautiful. A subdued…

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05.09.2009

Dinosaur Bones make it through NYE

if i told you the sky was falling would you try to start a fight?

Dinosaur Bones – NYE

Its Saturday. I don’t feel like writing and you don’t feel like reading. Enjoy Dinosaur Bones, just like you did when you were a kid.

Bury your face in MySpace /// eMusic too

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04.28.2009

Junior Boys like it when you wear just Bits and Pieces

remember the words, the lighting cues, it’s all up to you

Junior Boys – Bits and Pieces

Junior Boys are back with their follow up to 2006’s So This Is Goodbye. Begone Dull Care is short (8 tracks) and sweet. The Boys have taken their sex music simple and infectious rhythms and let them linger a…

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04.08.2009

Amos The Transparent gave me Lemons, hoping for lemonade

cause true love shouldn’t have to be convinced every week

Amos The Transparent – Lemons a.k.a Big Fish Little Pond

When I the twangy strumming of “Lemons” first seeped into my ears I was instantly intrigued. Further listens fostered further love and it quickly became my go-to mellow jam. Learning that “Lemons” is from…

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