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Gal Gracen – “Sylvan Tragedy”

March 6, 2013

Now that Apollo Ghosts are breaking up, Vancouver is looking for a successor to claim the title of best local live act.

I nominate Gal Gracen, a band that recently released an excellent tape called Blue Hearts in Exile through Green Burrito Records. My favourite track, “Sylvan Tragedy,” is below.

I interviewed frontman Patrick Geraghty for this month’s issue of BeatRoute.

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Aaron Read – “Woman in the Dunes”

February 25, 2013

I first heard of Aaron Read from to his work as part of the Vancouver improv troupe the Sunday Service, but it turns out that he plays music as well, and is a member of How to Dress Well’s live band. He recently released an excellent album called Even Rats Can Feel the Sun through Green Burrito Records, and I wrote about it for The Tyee.

The album isn’t available digitally, but you can hear “Woman in the Dunes” below.

Aaron doesn’t have any current promo photos, so I screen-grabbed this one from a Sunday Service comedy video.

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The Shilohs – “The Place Where Nobody Knows I Go”

February 22, 2013

This month, the Shilohs put out their long awaited debut album, So Wild, through Light Organ Records. I reviewed the release show for the Georgia Straight.

The band has filmed a video for the sunny folk rock tune “The Place Where Nobody Knows I Go.” Watch that below.

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Darwin Deez – “Free (The Editorial Me)”

February 14, 2013

I’m a juror for the inaugural instalment of the Prism Prize, a Canadian music video award that recently announced its top 10. Go to Exclaim! to read my story about that.

This isn’t a Canadian music video, but it’s probably my favourite one of the year so far. It’s a by Darwin Deez for his fuzzy tune “Free (The Editorial Me).” It’s a bit like Groundhog Day, except time resets itself every few seconds rather than every day.

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My Bloody Valentine – “New You”

February 7, 2013

Last weekend I went to San Francisco and didn’t have internet access for four days. In that time, fucking My Bloody Valentine released an album. Insane!

Here’s my favourite song from the long awaited m b v, “New You.” It’s one of the only My Bloody Valentine songs that could be described as “bass heavy.”

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Toro y Moi – “Say That”

February 5, 2013

Toro y Moi’s new album is called Anything in Return and it features catchy electro tunes like this one, “Say That,” which contains some awesomely repetitive synth chords. Watch the wonderfully silly video below, and go to Exclaim! to read my interview with songwriter Chaz Bundick.

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Apollo Ghosts – “Nightwitch”

January 29, 2013

Yesterday, I picked up my vinyl copy of Apollo Ghosts‘ new single, “Nightwitch,” which is out through the Kingfisher Bluez singles series. I wrote about this for Exclaim! a few weeks back. I am putty in Apollo Ghosts’ hands.

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BESTiE – “Pineapple”

January 23, 2013

Here’s a little slice of sunshine on this rainy January hump day in Vancouver. “Pineapple” is the new single from local band BESTiE, and it’s a tropical pop number that comes complete with a thematically appropriate music video.

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Renny Wilson – “Could’ve It Been Me”

January 15, 2013

Hot damn—the new album from Edmonton’s Renny Wilson, Sugarglider, is fantastic. It’s a collection of sweet disco jams that are catchy, atmospheric, and wonderfully schmaltzy. It’s coming out on January 22 through Mint Records.

Read more at Exclaim! and watch the video for “Could’ve It Been Me?” below.

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A$AP Rocky – “Goldie”

January 13, 2013

We’re only two weeks into 2013, which means that A$AP Rocky doesn’t have too much competition for the title of the year’s best album so far. I wrote about the excellent LongLiveA$AP for The Tyee.

The video for “Goldie” is below. Be forewarned that there’s some nudity, so don’t accidentally leave it open on your desktop before you give a powerpoint presentation at work.

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