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Songs of the Week: May 26 - June 01, 2025

June 02, 2025 by Christine McAvoy in Song Of The Day, Songs Of The Week

“Ice Tea” by Skye Wallace

What’s your favourite summer drink and new favourite summer jam? For Skye Wallace, it’s “Ice Tea”.

Even though the Toronto singer’s previous album The Act of Living came out late last year, they’re already dropping a new single, influenced by “Old Peel” from New Zealand’s Aldous Harding (who gets a songwriting credit on the track). Skye explains: “I was desperately trying to reconnect with myself and the music I make. Listening to 'Old Peel,' I felt a spark of inspiration, a flood of lyrics and a storyline that felt important to pursue. It was like old folk singers repurposing melodies with their own newly-written words. 'Ice Tea' is my homage to the song that reawakened my creative self.”

You can watch the video (which Skye used to announce another new release coming soon), which is directed, edited, & coloured by Skye, with cinematography by Teagan Johnson, and dedicated to the memory of artist, poet, and activist jes sachse.

  • Kirk


“Good Times” by Total Fucking Darkness

Total Fucking Darkness just wants you to have “Good Times”.

The collaboration of Torquil Campbell (Stars), Stephen Ramsay (Yougn Galaxy), and renowned producer Tom McFall have been giving us a slow drip of dopamine with their dance hits all year long, with the latest being a partially spoken word synth banger.

As the song promises “oblivion” and I feel like this blurb from their press release sums it up better than I could:

What surrounds the stars in the sky? Total fucking darkness. Where can you have the most fun? In total fucking darkness. Who’s yer new favourite dance act? Total fucking darkness.

Have a listen below, and get ready to dance.

  • Kirk


“Tree of Life” by Art d’Ecco

Recently been super obsessed with the new album (Serene Demon) by Vancouver’s Art d’Ecco and was excited to see there was a video released for the track “Tree of Life” (one of my favs from the record).

Of the song Art says “the words speak for themselves - partnership starts with planting a seed - sometimes we grow together, sometimes we grow apart”.
When I first heard it I was already into the funky bass groove in the song, and then that saxophone solo hit and I almost fell out of my chair.

I cannot wait for the hometown show on Thursday the 12th at the Fox Cabaret - I’m bringing my dancing shoes for sure.

  • Christine


“Mahaha: Tickling Demon” by PIQSIQ

Last week, acclaimed Inuit throat singing duo PIQSIQ released their latest album, Legends, and along with it, new single “Mahaha: Tickling Demon”.

On the new album, sisters Tiffany Ayalik and Inuksuk Mackay present eight songs based around beloved figures from Inuit culture, with Tiffany saying, “We wanted to honour our traditional stories—narratives that are not just entertainment, but fundamental to Inuit identity. These legends have long been how we pass on critical teachings: How to stay safe on the land, how to live in the right relationship with each other, with the animals, and with the spirit world. These are stories of survival, respect, and deep connection to place.”

And Inuksuk adding, “We created visual slideshows for each legend and sourced historic and contemporary Inuit artworks that depicted these beings. While recording, we projected these images in the studio, and then sang to what we saw and felt. It was deeply immersive and visual; we let the visuals guide our vocal responses.”

You can find the album on bandcamp & everywhere else, and listen below to “Mahaha: Tickling Demon” (who “haunts the land and tickles people to death — if you are found frozen with a smile on your face, it was likely the work of Mahaha”).

  • Kirk

June 02, 2025 /Christine McAvoy
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Songs of the Week: October 28 - November 03, 2024

November 04, 2024 by Christine McAvoy in Song Of The Day, Songs Of The Week

“The Act of Living” by Skye Wallace

Last Friday, Skye Wallace (finally!) released their latest album, The Act of Living, and celebrated with a horrific video for the title track.

Made in collaboration with Blind Luck Pictures, the video follows a blood-soaked Skye on a killing spree, surprising their bandmates while camping in the woods, perfectly fitting the manic energy of the song.

The murderous video also encapsulates the themes of life, death, and transformation on the new album, with Skye explaining, “I was always extremely afraid of death, couldn't look it in the eye. I’d be up at night when I was 5 or 6 years old worried sick that my mom and dad would die in a car accident, or that the return of the bubonic plague was more or less imminent. A few years ago, I was present for the death of my grandfather, with whom I was very close. But instead of the dreadful moment I was expecting, it was intimate, beautiful even.”

You can watch “The Act of Living” below, and should pick up the full album right now!

  • Kirk


“Awkward Connector” by Combine The Victorious

Fun new track from Vancouver’s Combine The Victorious (who just played a set at Red Gate in Vancouver this Saturday).

Of “Awkward Connector” they say:“Sometimes things don’t quite fit in life but we manage to find our way eventually .. it’s okay to be awkward and maybe we just need an adaptor.”

Really loving the harmonies on this one and hope to catch the band live again soon!

  • Christine


“Silver Bullet” by The Matinee

Speaking of new releases out this past Friday, Vancouver roots-rockers The Matinee dropped their latest EP, End of Scene, a collection of B-sides recorded with their previous album, Change of Scene.

The EP includes their latest single, “Silver Bullet”, a perfect song for cruising around, as singer Matt Layzell describes as an ode to that ol’ reliable car:“If you've owned a vehicle so long that the driver's seat is finely contoured to the curves of your body and warmly wraps around you like your grandparents' chesterfield, if you aren't bothered by that clunk you occasionally hear when the transmission shifts going uphill, and if you have your dad's Nitty Gritty Dirt Band cassette stuck in the tape player on the dash, you probably know the feeling of talking to your ride like it just needs a little encouragement to keep going that extra mile. And it always does, somehow. It might not be the prettiest one on the lot, but hot damn, does it get you where you're going in style.”

Find the EP out now, and have a listen to “Silver Bullet” below!

  • Kirk


“Don't Let It Bring You Down (Live from The Hangar)” by Talia Schlanger

I always love when an artist selects a cover and really (like, really) makes it their own, and Talia Schlanger did just that with this Neil Young cover.
The guitar, her unique vocals (not to mention the range) and the fact that it’s also live off the floor all give “Don’t Let It Bring You Down” a brand new flavour.

The track comes from a new EP release Latent Lounge live from The Hangar - and includes two songs from her release this year, Grace for the Going, as well as the and another cover - “Chelsea Hotel” by Leonard Cohen.

The whole EP release is worth a listen (click here to hear all four tracks) and makes me want to experience her music live even more.

  • Christine

November 04, 2024 /Christine McAvoy
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Songs of the Week: September 09 - 15, 2024

September 16, 2024 by Christine McAvoy in Song Of The Day, Songs Of The Week

“Dead End” by Skye Wallace

Rat Summer might be coming to an end soon, but that just means we’re getting closer to a brand new album from Skye Wallace!

Skye has been releasing singles over the past few months, but just finally announced the release of The Act of Living. Along with the news, she’s dropped her latest single, “Dead End”. Much like those recent songs, “Dead End” was written alongside Hawksley Workman — also featuring his Mounties-bandmate Ryan Dahle on guitar — and hits just as hard.

No stranger to dark themes, Wallace explains, “This was my take on a work of fiction dictating the story of the Reaper falling in love and being very upset about it. I wanted to capture the eternal exhaustion of the infernal job title, and the wild panic that love instills in the heart of the Great Reckoner. I based the concept initially on City of Angels, where Nicholas Cage’s character is an angel who falls in love with a human and is given the choice to give up immortality and eternity in order to spend it with her. ‘Dead End’ is about a similar offer given to Death. The single is paired with an audio drama by the same name, featuring sound design by award-winning podcast editor J Strautman.”

Have a listen below and make sure to mark down November 1st for the release of The Act of Living!

  • Kirk


“Let The World Turn” by MOONRIIVR

This is just such a happy little track!
Super group MOONRIIVR have announced two live, off-the-floor collections called The Tascam Series EPs.

The Dorval Sessions and Live At Jenny’s Bar see the band in and around Toronto performing on front stoops, and at local businesses, and of course at Jenny’s Bar.

The first release is the track “Let The World Turn” - which was originally on the band’s debut release Vol 1.

  • Christine


“The Trickster” by Francis Baptiste

Francis Baptiste a songwriter from the Osoyoos Indian Band (Syilx) released a new album this summer titled Sənk̓lip, the Trickster. The album is infused with his native language, Nsyilxcən, that fewer than 100 people can speak fluently.

The title references Sənk̓lip (which means coyote), “a mischievous, flawed figure. He’s selfish and boastful. His desires get him into troubles that are often comedic.” Syilx parents use stories of the coyote to teach their children how to learn through failure, and Baptiste says the album '“chronicles his struggles with fatherhood, addiction, and depression, through the lens of the urbanized Indigenous experience”.

In “The Trickster” he focuses on the humour used to cope with dark situations or tragedy, like the humorous coyote Sənk̓lip. Check it out below, and give the rest of the album a spin (and read the stories behind each song) by clicking here.

  • Christine


“Quviasukkuvit (If It Makes You Happy)” by Elisapie

A year after her acclaim album Inuktitut, Elisapie has released a new cover, this time of the Sheryl Crow hit, “If It Makes You Happy”.

Like the other covers on Inuktitut, the song was translated into her mother tongue, and reimagined, this time as a dark and haunting tune. And Sheryl Crow was similarly chosen by her childhood memories, with Elisapie saying,

“An image that always comes to mind, no matter where I travel or live, is of the people dancing at the magical and dramatic Ikkarivvik Bar in Kuujjuaq. In my mind's eye, it is always Friday night, and the moon is full. Most people are either a little drunk or very drunk. The bar and the dancefloor are an escape, and people dance to forget and escape. I recognize so many faces and I can see their smiles and closed eyes as they dance.

 If It Makes You Happy was so popular in the North, and it reminds me so much of when I was teenager. It played on TV and radio, and we listened to it at home. Those lines made us want to scream along with Sheryl. Her song liberates my people in the North, giving them the words to shout about being sad without feeling ashamed.

 When I perform this song, it has Sheryl Crow's enthusiasm, but my Inuit sensibility slows it down, echoing the rhythm of the land.”

You can listen to the cover below, and check out the Polaris Gala tomorrow (Tuesday) night to see if Inuktitut takes home the prize!

  • Kirk


“Cannonball” (The Breeders cover) by Thunder Queens

Want more cover songs for your week? How about a fun cover of Cannonball, originally from The Breeders, by Thunder Queens?

Their version stays true to the original, while adding Thunder Queen’s usual bright harmonies and youthful energy.

And in more Polaris news, another reason to tune in to the Gala is to see the trio backing Jordan Miller from The Beaches, for their Polaris Gala showcase!

  • Kirk

September 16, 2024 /Christine McAvoy
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Songs of the Week: May 20 - 26, 2024

May 28, 2024 by Christine McAvoy in Song Of The Day, Songs Of The Week

“Rainy Day Janey” by Joel Plaskett

An appropriately titled song for the soggy weather Vancouver’s been having lately!
“Rainy Day Janey” is the new track by Joel Plaskett from the freshly announced new album One Real Reveal.

The album was recorded solo on a 4-track cassette machine, and the tour he just announced (One Real Reveal On Wheels - say that 3 times fast) will be just as intimate with Joel performing solo. [In Vancouver on September 20th at St James Hall, by the way.]

Cozy up with some tea and listen along to the new track below.

  • Christine


“Momentum” by Skye Wallace

Skye Wallace doesn’t care what people think anymore.

But more specifically, Skye says that the line in her latest single “Momentum” “doesn’t mean I don’t care - it’s just a reminder to act from a place of self fulfillment rather than the approval of others - it’s a zero-sum game.”

The frenetic tune is the latest release of her collaboration with the legendary Hawksley Workman — though was actually the first they wrote together — and appropriately enough for the mane, keeps up the same energy as the others.

No word yet on a new album, but Wallace has been playing a string of secret shows in Toronto recently, and will be back to the west coast in a few weeks, including a show here in Vancouver at Green Auto on June 12th!

  • Kirk


“Moondog” by Leif Vollebekk

Leif Vollebekk just announced his brand-new album, Revelation, which is set to be released on September 27, and along with it we got a new single “Moondog”.

According to the press release, the songwriting on this record was “inspired by an exploration that began with Carl Jung’s I Ching and continued into the science of alchemy and the mystery of the divine. The final result is at once organic, earthy and celestial, with themes of nature -- water, astral constellations, mortality – woven into a meditation on living in an ever-changing present laced with existential doubt, the search for a higher power.”

Well then! I can’t wait to hear the rest of the record! According to Lief “Moondog” was a “meditation on love” and with it is a scenic video filmed in Norway. Check it out below.

  • Christine


“Frozen” by WAASH

Last year, Vancouver songwriter Andrew Bishop unveiled his latest project WAASH with a self-titled EP, but now we’re getting a taste of the upcoming full length with “Frozen”

The new single is an upbeat, 80’s influenced pop tune, and is a “statement on putting up boundaries as a form of self-care”.

No word yet on a release date, but the (also) self-titled fell length will be out soon on Light Organ Records.

  • Kirk

May 28, 2024 /Christine McAvoy
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Songs of the Week: March 04 - 10, 2024

March 11, 2024 by Christine McAvoy in Song Of The Day, Songs Of The Week

“Wild God” by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

You better believe the minute I saw there was a brand new single from Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, I dropped everything I was doing to listen.

“Wild God” is the first release from the band in five years, and is the title track for the upcoming 18th(!) studio album. In contrast with their last reelase, Ghosteen, the first single is bursting with uplifting energy, especially as it swells to a huge chorus of voices.

Cave himself said, “There’s no fucking around with this record. When it hits, it hits. It lifts you. It moves you. I love that about it. I hope the album has the effect on listeners that it’s had on me. It bursts out of the speaker, and I get swept up with it. It’s a complicated record, but it’s also deeply and joyously infectious. There is never a master plan when we make a record. The records rather reflect back the emotional state of the writers and musicians who played them. Listening to this, I don’t know, it seems we’re happy.”

Can’t wait to hear the whole thing when Wild God is out on August 30.

  • Kirk


“What is Real?” by Skye Wallace

Skye Wallace wants to know “What is Real?” on her new single. The bangin’ earworm is “about the death of reality, the feeling that your understanding of the world is being ripped out from underneath you.”

Skye goes on to explain: “The song is about a story of my mom's. When I was young, my mom had a recurring dream that felt incredibly real. She began to feel as though her waking life and dream life were separate existences and started having trouble deciphering which world was the real one. At a certain point, she felt as though something asked her to choose between the worlds - she chose ours, and from that point on she was never able to return to that dream existence again.”

“What is Real?” is the second song released of a batch Skye co-produced and co-wrote with Hawksley Workman, and I am quite excited to hear the rest of them.

  • Kirk


“New Nostalgia” by Rich Aucoin

All good things come to an end, and that is the case with Rich Aucoin’s legendary interactive live show experience. A little while ago, Rich announced he only had a few more years of his confetti-filled, sing-a-long, parachute dance parties, but luckily you still may have a couple more chances to see him, as he recently dropped a new single with a whole host of tour dates.

“New Nostalgia” is destined to get people moving at the upcoming shows, and the video celebrates those dance parties with a compilation of fan recordings from all across the country (I know I recognised a clip of mine in there from the last show at the Fox!)

You can catch Rich here in Vancouver when he returns to the Fox Cabaret on October 3, and check the video below for a full list of cities!

  • Kirk


“Danger to Dream” by Kandle

Just WOW!
Kandle’s latest release (from her upcoming album, out later this year), is a sultry, dark, and haunting one, and comes with a Tarantino-inspired video that is a must watch!

Of the “Danger to Dream” Kandle says it: “came to me one evening while gently strumming my nylon acoustic in my bedroom, playing with the idea of hope not always being a good thing. It instantly felt timeless. A Morricone meets trip hop inspired tale of trying to wake up from the trance of unworthiness. Of the voices in our heads telling us we should be more, have more. 
In honour of women’s month/endometriosis awareness month I gotta say, Lauren and I shot this stunning video while she was breastfeeding and I was having an epic flare up getting violently ill between takes BUT we showed absolutely no signs of slowing down OR compromising our vision! I’d say that’s a pretty powerful, beautiful representation of women’s resilience and dedication to their art ; ) #girlpower ”
 

With Vancouver’s Debra-Jean Creelman killing it with the back-up vocals, this might be my favourite release of the new album yet!

  • Christine


“One Woman” by Major Love

In celebration of this year’s International Women’s Day, Major Love released their latest single, appropriately titled “One Woman”

The anthemic song is a celebration of women, with songwriter Colleen Brown saying “I wanted to highlight the way women are pitted against one another, and question the idea that there are only so many spots available for women to succeed. This felt especially true for me in my twenties, but as I get older it's more apparent that it's just bogus. We always lose when we fight with each other instead of banding together - when we spend time comparing ourselves and being in a state of jealousy instead of celebrating one another. It chips away at our self esteem when we don’t stand up for our own worth, personally, but also collectively, with and for one another.”

The collaboration between Brown and Scenic Route to Alaska are releasing their latest album, Live, Laugh, Major Love, on May 18th, and you can check out the video for “One Woman” below — which was filmed on a record-breaking -45.9 degree January day in Edmonton!

  • Kirk


“Danser tout le temps” by Combine the Victorious

Vancouver’s Combine the Victorious have released a new track that is guaranteed to make you want to dance.
Reminding me of disco, “Danser tout le temps” is fun, and funky.
Of it CtV says: “Reminiscent of Air the three of us have created a French-pop dance tune that expands your attention span with catchy synth and guitar hooks. The French lyrics just seemed to make sense at the time, an elegant way to convey a simple message.”

Check it out below!

  • Christine


“Goon” by Dear Rouge

We all know a Goon, or have encountered one out in the world, and Dear Rouge has immortalize these people that just seem to reappear.

“Goon” is the super energetic new single, released last week, and it’s a certified banger with driving drums, a very sing-a-long-able bridge, and I can already picture lead singer Danielle rocking out on stage.

More of this please!

  • Christine

March 11, 2024 /Christine McAvoy
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Songs of the Week: September 11 - 17, 2023

September 18, 2023 by Christine McAvoy in Song Of The Day, Songs Of The Week

“Tough Kid” by Skye Wallace

Skye Wallace wants to know if you are a “Tough Kid”.

The new single is their first collaboration with the legendary Hawksley Workman co-producer, and the result is a gritty, slow-burn of a tune.

Skye says “Before this song came to its full fruition and was still a pile of words and ideas, I had an image of this kid in my head that I was pumping up. That kid represented anyone who needed to hear it, any kid who has been told they aren't allowed to be who they truly are, that they aren't good enough – I wanted this song to be a reminder to them that they've got a power in them that they might not believe in yet. It was only when we were designing the single artwork, which involved using an old photo of me at 10 years old, that I realized I had also been talking to my weird kid self. There's a power in looking back with pride and care for the kid you were.”

So if your inner child needs pumping up, check out the video below!

  • Kirk


“Marigold” by Begonia

Tomorrow the Polaris Prize will be handed out for 2023, and Begonia’s album Powder Blue is one of the 10 nominees!

Last week she released her Marigold EP, which features the song from Powder Blue, an extended cut and three remixes. (It’s one of my favourites from the album, so I was VERY excited for this.)
Of the track she says: "Marigold is basically a short story about my teenage life. A passing reflection that has confirmed for me that all the questions and uncertainties I had as a kid, have value.”
All the best of luck to her tomorrow!

  • Christine


“End Of It All” by iskwē

“End of It All” is a breakup song, but maybe not in the way you’re thinking. The latest single from iskwē is about the end of her relationship with her ex-wife, but the evolution of that relationship into best friends.

iskwē explains, “I met my love, my future wife, on a fall afternoon in front of a park halfway between our two homes. I was late. I am always late. She is never late. As I walked towards her, I started to skip like I was five years old with the biggest smile on my face. My stomach knew I would love her like nobody before and now, in hindsight, like nobody after. For me, marriage is a commitment to try harder than you would with anyone else because that person is so special. And that’s what we did! ‘We tried, and we tried, and we tried, but the end of it all came anyway.’”

“End of It All” is iskwē’s third new single since the spring, and fingers crossed for a new album announcement soon, but in the meantime you can see iskwē live this fall, including a show here in Vancouver at The Pearl on November 10th!

  • Kirk


“Promise Of Spring” by Great Lake Swimmers

I’m going to be listening to this one all winter - I’m still in denial that it’s getting cold again.

Great Lake Swimmers have just started out on their four-month-long tour, which will stop in Vancouver on October 19th, and have announced a deluxe version of their latest album Uncertain Country.

With it came another single from the album “Promise Of Spring”, which was recorded live off the floor back in December 2020!

  • Christine

September 18, 2023 /Christine McAvoy
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Songs of the Week: September 12 - 19, 2022

September 20, 2022 by Kirk Hamilton in Song Of The Day

“Just Know It” by Dan Mangan

We’ve been getting singles and teases from Dan Mangan as of late, but we’ve finally got a new album announcement.
Dan’s 6th album Being Somewhere will be released on October 28th, and of it he says: “I wanted this album to feel like the inside crook of a familiar elbow on the nape of your neck, a comforting embrace”.

We also got another single off of the LP, “Just Know It”, a soft, piano-heavy track about “shooting yourself in the foot, told from the foot’s perspective”. It kind of reminds me of a track you would hear in a late 90’s early-2000’s drama like Dawson’s Creek - but in a very good way.

  • Christine


“Tooth and Nail” by Skye Wallace

Speaking of October 28… that’s also the day we’re getting the brand new album from Skye Wallace! The new album is Terribly Good and will be out on Six Shooter, and comes with another tease, the gritty “Tooth and Nail”.

Wallace says “This record is a banger of a journey through all the messy, sometimes ugly pieces of being alive and the beauty of growing while moving through it. I realized after it was completed that it was a love letter to myself, telling me to keep going.
“Tooth and Nail shouts defiance at all the expectations of failure I’ve met along the way, be it from outside sources or my own brain. The road here has been long, but creating music that makes me whole, and getting a chance to connect with people and feeling something altogether – That’s what it’s all about.”

Skye’s currently on tour in Europe, and will be returning home to Canada for a string of shows in November, including here in Vancouver at the Fox Cabaret on November 9th.

  • Kirk


“You’re Not the Worst” by Housewife

The string of October announcements continues with Housewife, and their new five song collection called You’ll Be Forgiven, out on the 14th.

If the songs we’ve heard so far are any indication, the album will be incredibly catchy, and the latest single is no different. The duo says the new song “You’re Not The Worst” is “about undervaluing yourself and allowing people who are overbearing and arrogant to affect you emotionally. Why am I spending time with someone who doesn't respect me or my time? Then finally working up the courage to cut them out of your life when you've had enough.”

The new song comes with a fun animated video, which you can check out below.

  • Kirk


“Echo Park” by Tim Baker

It is only one month until Tim Baker’s new solo album The Festival is released, and we’ve got a sweet little ode to the west coast in his new single “Echo Park”, a song about moving to LA and homesickness.

When the song started I immediately got a Wes Anderson vibe from it (maybe it’s just the slow motion vibe of and colouring of the lyric video) and could see it fitting into a teary-eyed montage.

Check it out below!

  • Christine


“sucker4u” by Little Destroyer

Vancouver alt-rock band Little Destroyer have officially announced their new album 1134, out October 18th, and the first singles off of it have been some of their best yet in my opinion.

And with this announcement came a new single and music video - and the second I saw the cover still for it, I knew it would be a fun one.
Fo “sucker4u” the band, dressed up as ““Ace of Spades” era Motorhead”, start out in a sunny field, but end up crashing a pool party, Jack Daniels in hand.
A song about love, and lead singer Allie Sheldan coming-to-terms with the reality that she was “now an absolute love-sick sucker”.

  • Christine


“Summer Slaughter” by Babe Corner

Last Friday, Vancouver’s Babe Corner released “Summer Slaughter”, the first single off their debut full length album, Crybaby.

The breezy tune is the perfect end-of-summer comedown, inspired by “the chicken factory down the street from [their] house and the stench it gives off when mixed with the summer heat.”

Check out the chilling video directed by Lester Lyons-Hookham below.

  • Kirk

September 20, 2022 /Kirk Hamilton
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Songs of the Week: March 21 - 27, 2022

March 28, 2022 by Christine McAvoy in Song Of The Day

“Viral” by Matthew Barber

I was super surprised to get this new song from Matthew Barber in my inbox, as we haven’t had anything from him since 2018!
”Viral” is exactly what you think it is about - “the accelerated world we live in. A world in which technology grapples with nature and ingenuity spawns unintended consequences” (says Barber).

No news in the press release about more music, as Barber has spent the last few years being on the producer side of music, but here’s hoping!

  • Christine


“Patterns” by Stars

We’ve still got a couple months before Stars release their latest album, From Capelton Hill, but the band has given us another pair of new songs to dig into before then!

“Build A Fire” is a thumping, dancey tune that was “written in a fever dream of Covid-19 paranoia and restlessness, somewhere in the middle of last year,” according to Torquill Campbell.

While “Patterns” is a little more atmospheric song about connections. Amy Milan explains “Friendship is the only boat that will float you across the storm. With your friends you create the ethos to shield all that tomorrow will throw at you. Some Patterns can be changed. Some Patterns are sacred geometry and will never change. Only what loves will remain.” And what better way to exemplify that than with an appearance from long-time friend-of-the-band, Murray Lightburn of The Dears!

Listen to “Build A Fire” right here, and check out the video for “Patterns” below!

  • Kirk


“Totally Fine” by Pup

So the new album from PUP (coming out on April 1st) is called THE UNRAVELING OF PUPTHEBAND, and this video for their latest single “Totally Fine” definitely leans into that.

It features the band selling out and entering the corporate world with some evil plans up their sleeves.

And in the video description they say: “ARE YOU CONFUSED BY OUR NEW VIDEO? DO YOU NEED ANSWERS?? DOES YOUR LIFE LACK MEANING??? CALL US 323-570-0388. We have all new menu options.”
Admit it, you’re curious… definitely give it a call.

  • Christine


“Everything Is Fine” by Skye Wallace

Between the title of the new Pup song and the title of the new Skye Wallace song, is… is everyone alright?

For Skye’s answer, you’ll just have to have a peek at the video for “Everything is Fine” below, an oddly heartwarming tale of a swamp creature just trying to get through the day and do their best.

The video matches the song’s raw vulnerability, so have a watch below!

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March 28, 2022 /Christine McAvoy
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