Song of the Day: November 25, 2015 - "Tonton Alain Michel" by TOTORRO

I almost didn't pick this band for song of the day because my brain kept trying to write TORONTO instead of TOTORRO. I'm bound to mess it up while I'm in France, apologies in advance boys.

The first few bands I started looking into on the Trans Musicales festival artist lineup were all electronic, and I was beginning to get a little worried about what I was walking into. I saw these guys on a list of bands not to miss, and when I started to listen to what became today's Song Of The Day, "Tonton Alain Michel", I actually said "Holy crap!" out loud.

It took me until about halfway through the song to realized there weren't going to be any lyrics, I was that mesmerized by it. Shades of Broken Social Scene's (esp "KC Accidental"), We Are The City, and Aidan Knight for sure. I seriously cannot wait to hear this one live. Listen below:

Album "Home Alone" still available : http://totorro.bandcamp.com/ CD, vinyls & merch : http://www.recreation-center.com/artist/totorro Video directed by Germain Cagnac : http://sileks.fr/

Song of the Day: November 24, 2015 - "The Flood" by Joshua Hyslop

BC boy, Joshua Hyslop has just released the music video for his song "The Flood" off of his recently released record In Deepest Blue.

He's currently on tour in both Canada & the US with Vanessa Carlton (yes, THAT Vanessa Carlton) promoting the new album "which made a career high debut at #102 in the Canadian Top 200, #90 in the Top Current Albums Chart and achieving #2 on the iTunes Singer/Songwriter chart".

Check out the video below for "The Flood" and the list of tour dates can be found here.

Joshua Hyslop - The Flood [Official Music Video] from the album "In Deepest Blue" Purchase: MP3 http://flyt.it/jhidb CD http://flyt.it/jhidbcd See Joshua Hyslop on Tour with Vanessa Carlton http://www.facebook.com/joshuahyslop http://www.twitter.com/joshuahyslop Find lyrics at http://www.JoshuaHyslop.com Stream "In Deepest Blue" at Spotify: http://spoti.fi/1O02fLX

Song of the Day: November 23, 2015 - "Primitive" by The Katherines

604 Records artist The Katherines have released a new single called "Primitive" from their upcoming album To Bring You My Heart.

The song was was co-written with Steve Bays (Mounties, Hot Hot Heat) and Charlie Kerr (JPNSGRLS), and I'm sure you'll hear the band perform it at a few of the holiday shows in Vancouver, including the Lovecoast Christmas Benefit Dec 11th.

Click below to hear the song, and you can download it from iTunes by clicking here.

Song of the Day: November 22, 2015 - "I Can Swing A Hammer" by The Wet Secrets

Everyone's favourite marching-band-uniform-clad Edmontonians The Wet Secrets are back with "I Can Swing A Hammer"! Out on Six Shooter Records, the ridiculously catchy alt-pop song is a tease for the upcoming album, The Tyranny of Objects, due out next Spring.  

AND! The band will be performing this song at the  CFL West Final today, complete with the Edmonton Eskimo Cheer Team’s choreographed dance moves. That's gonna be one hell of a half-time show. 

CANADA: single available on iTunes Nov. 20, 2015: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/i-can-swing-a-hammer-single/id1058079959 WORLDWIDE: single available on iTunes Dec. 11, 2015. 4-song EP worldwide release Jan. 8, 2016 followed by the full album "The Tyranny of Objects" in May 2016, all on Six Shooter Records.

Song of the Day: November 21, 2015 - "Bent Out Of Shape" by Young Rival

I don't know if I need to say much about the video that Young Rival released for their track "Bent Out Of Shape" from their new release Interior Light...you should just watch it below.

Then practice your own dance moves because TONIGHT Young Rival are performing at the Imperial, along with the Born Ruffians... for more info click here.

New album "Interior Light" out now via Paper Bag Records and 62TV (EU).

Song of the Day: November 20, 2015 - "Trish's Song" by Hey Rosetta!

After an amazing performance here in Vancouver on November 6th with Yukon Blonde, I immediately started wondering when I'd get to see Hey Rosetta! perform again. Lucky for us they released a video for "Trish's Song" which was unexpected. It's best explained in the video details below:

"The video was shot in Villafranca del Bierzo, Spain in September following the band’s appearance at the Evento Sarmiento. Band member Phil Maloney directed the video which features Tim, Mara, Kinley and Josh performing a gorgeous, live off the floor version of “Trish’s Song”.

Says songwriter Tim Baker: “We’d been hesitant to create a video for such an intensely personal piece, and long ago ruled out any sort of narrative ideas. But the ancient, echoey rooms of Europe brought the thought of an intimate performance video to life. This room in particular had such a beautiful feel to it - so rosy and ornate and Spanish and sort of wonderfully feminine. We hope you enjoy it. And go tell your mother you love her. Wherever she is.”"

Check out the beautiful song and video below and if you're in the rest of Canada, check out the schedule for the rest of the tour, including at Massey Hall tonight.

While in Villafranca del Bierzo, Spain at the end of September (playing at an amazing festival called "Evento Sarmiento”) we were fortunate enough to get into this old theatre and shoot a video for "Trish's Song". We’d been hesitant to create a video for such an intensely personal piece, and long ago ruled out any sort of narrative ideas. But the ancient, echoey rooms of Europe brought the thought of an intimate performance video to life. This room in particular had such a beautiful feel to it - so rosy and ornate and Spanish and sort of wonderfully feminine. It fit the song perfectly, and despite a long day and a few technical troubles, the song sang effortlessly in the room, take after take. We hope you enjoy it. And go tell your mother you love her. Wherever she is. We’d also like to especially thank our incredible Spanish hosts and friends that helped make this possible: The Mayor's Office of Villafranca Del Bierzo Frodo Garcia-Conde Antonio Leyva Jose Alvarez De Toledo Lucia Arroyo

Song of the Day: November 19, 2015 - "Goodbye" by JP Maurice & The Wisers

As it is the last Top 3 finale for the Peak Performance Project this evening, I decided a fitting SOTD would be the winning collaboration from the Hello/Goodbye records from bootcamp.

JP Maurice (who is in this year's Top 3) and The Wisers from Alberta's PPP, wrote their song "Goodbye" and took home the honours for songwriting.

You can download ALL of the songs from the theme by clicking here, and be sure you have your ticket for tonight as it's going to be a great party - more info here.

Song of the Day: November 18, 2015 - "LaLaLaLa" by The Chikitas

The second "LALALALA" by The Chikitas started I built a fantasy show in my mind with them, Mobina Galore, and The Pack A.D. Three all girl rock duos? Shut up an take my money!

The Chikitas are from Geneva, and will be part of the Trans Musicales festival I'll be attending next month in France. I was scrolling through the giant list of artists that I hadn't heard of, and the twosome jumped out at me, and I'm glad I clicked.

Check out the track "LALALALA" from their 2014 (amazingly named) album Distoris Clitortion.
Actually, check out the whole album here, it's great.