3am Playlist #5: Polaris Prize Short List

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As we told you last week, the Polaris Prize Short List has been announced for 2015. This year's Top 10 artists cover a WIDE range of genre's and sounds, to say the least, and I'm going to have a tough time deciding on my ballot (which is blank right now).

I decided to give you a sampling of each song in this week's playlist, but encourage you too to go through each album, and maybe you'll find something surprising.

Eight of the Ten artists nominated for the Polaris Prize are in the playlist above, but two didn't have new songs on their CBC Music pages, so I decided to add them in below with their latest videos from the nominated albums. If you haven't seen the Drake one yet, be warned, it's a strange one.

Who are you rooting for from the Short List? What was YOUR favourite album this year? Comment below!

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Song Of The Day: July 23, 2015 - "Geist" LADYFRND

LADYFRND consisted of Peter Ricq (HUMANS, Gang Signs) and Yuki Holland, and fittingly their last EP is titled Farewell.

The 6-song EP can be streamed by clicking here, but I chose to highlight "Geist" as it was my favourite of them all for the haunting yet upbeat vocals.

Song Of The Day: July 22, 2015 - "Some Day" The Washboard Union

The Washboard Union just released their latest EP the other day titled In My Bones back on July 10th. 
The single from said EP, "Some Day", has a pretty awesome video to go along with it. Take a look and listen below. Happy Wednesday!

Song Of The Day: July 21, 2015 "Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade (Theme)"

I suppose that should be a photo of John Williams up there, but Indy will do just fine.

Why have I chosen the Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade theme, you may ask?
Because the Summer Cinema series is back and showing the film in Stanley Park tonight! Last time we tried to watch an Indiana Jones film a HUGE storm came out of nowhere and forced us all out. 

Before all that, the theme would pick up here and there in the crowd and everyone would start singing along (as well as you can sing along to an orchestra). So now I've passed this earworm on to you.
Oh, and remember, ""X" never, ever marks the spot." 

Song Of The Day: July 20, 2015 - "Destroy" In-Flight Safety

Halifax band In-Flight Safety, just released their single "Destroy", in the UK and it reminded me how much I enjoy it. While it's just over 4 mins long, it definitely doesn't feel like it, and you'll find yourself hitting the replay button a few times.

They also just released a video for the song, which you can check out below. Apparently the track has been featured on both Vampire Diaries, and The Office (US). You can find their whole album, Conversationalist, HERE.

Song Of The Day: July 17, 2015 - "Done" Frazey Ford

I think this is my song of the summer, if not everyone's new anthem. I love Frazey Ford's entire new album (Indian Ocean), but "Done" is just a masterpiece. You don't want to look at the play counts on my iPod or iTunes...

So you too should listen to this one, on repeat, all day, and then go see her perform live at the first night of the Vancouver Folk Music Festival (aka this evening). Enjoy.

3am Playlist #4: Pemby Fest FOMO

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This list might get you pumped up for this weekend in beautiful Pemberton, BC or it might fill you with FOMO/ROMO while you hang out in Vancouver (that is, unless you're at Folk Fest!).

What I can guarantee is that it's full of some really great CanCon that will be gracing the stages of the Pemberton Music Festival, and a majority of them will get you dancing.

Keep an eye out on both MY instagram (@christine__mcavoy) and the @3amRevelations insta for photos and videos all weekend long!

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Song Of The Day: July 16, 2015 - "Meaning In Life" Rich Aucoin

By the time this is published, I should be on my way up to the Pemberton Music Festival, and mentally crossing all of my fingers and toes that my picks for the Polaris Music Prize will have made it through to the Short List.
The announcement will be at 11am EST/8am PST, and streamed live for those of us that can't be in Toronto.

Since I'll be driving at this point, I figured I'd choose a song from my top pick for best album this year, and my favourite one to drive to: "Meaning In Life" from Rich Aucoin's album Ephemeral. 

In fact, I'm likely going to listen to the whole album during the drive, so you might as well do that too...check out the video below that Rich put together of his album synced up to The Little Prince animation. It's worth the 30mins of your time today, you're not getting work done anyways, are you?