Song Of The Day: August 06, 2015 - "All My Life I Have Been Running" by Evening Hymns

Spectral Dusk -- an album written about the death of frontman Jonas Bonnetta's father -- was one of my favourite albums of '012, so to say I have been eagerly anticipating the followup from Evening Hymns would be an understatement. 

"All My Life I Have Been Running" is the first single from the new album Quiet Energies (out September 18 via Outside Music) and is a bit more rock 'n' roll than the haunting, introspective Spectral Dusk, which is no mistake, since Bonnetta says he "needed to write a ripper — a song with a Tom Petty bridge — about accepting who I am and how I perceive the world. Everything has led to this distinct level of clarity that I have now about my Dad passing away." 

Song Of The Day: August 05, 2015 - "Wanted" Ben Rogers

I've had "Wanted" by Ben Rogers stuck in my head ever since he performed at ShoreFEST just over a week and a bit ago. No, wait, that's a lie, I've had it in my head since I saw the band perform at NXNE in Toronto.

Now you too can get it stuck in your head (in a good way) in anticipation of his new release The Bloodred Yonder which is set to release next week on August 14th! Click below to hear it:

Song Of The Day: August 04, 2015 - "Woman" City and Colour

City and Colour announced their next album If I Should Go Before You which will be released October 9 of this year.

The first single, "Woman", was also released with a lyric video (see below), and is even dreamier and moodier than City and Colour usually tends to be. This might be in part to Dallas using his touring band in the recording process, as he says he wrote the songs because of the musicians. He said: "Anybody who has seen us play will understand that this is the best representation of what we do live that we have ever recorded.".

Have a listen below:

Song of the Day: August 03, 2015 - "All You Sons And Daughters" by Matthew Good

To celebrate BC day, here is the brand new song from the man who is probably my all-time favourite BC artist, Matthew Good. 

On his seventh solo release, Good is promising a "darkly captivating album", and this first single definitely gives that vibe. It's called "All You Sons And Daughters" from the album Chaotic Neutral, which you will be able to pick up on September 25th. 

Check it out streaming off his website, or below on spotify. 

Song Of The Day: July 31, 2015 - "Movies" Rykka

Rykka is back with her first new single since winning the Peak Performance Project back in '013. Splitting her time between Vancouver and Zürich, Switzerland, Rykka was hard at work on the upcoming album and the new song is "about wanting what you can't have. MOVIES tells the story of two rebels and their love affair as a brief escape from the social poverty of life." Rykka explains, continuing "Together, the two protagonists lose themselves in the reality they create together, and fight for their illusion until the end."

And if that wasn't enough, the video was shot inside the Rhône Glacier Cave, a man-made endeavour carved from an 11,500 year old glacier in Switzerland. Check it out below!

3am Playlist #6: Arts! Wells!

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Another summer weekend, another festival.

Missing out this weekend and feeling the FOMO? Check out the playlist full of Canadian acts performing at the ArtsWells Festival and regret you decision to not get tickets!
OR maybe you're heading up to Wells and are super excited, so let this playlist help you choose between acts to see.

Whatever the case, I've composed a killer playlist of songs by some of the Canadian acts performing at this year's ArtsWells Festival, and let me tell you there are a LOT of them. Pretty much every genre is covered, and they come from right across the country.

Have a listen while you pack, scroll through Craigslist for last minute tickets, or just hear some great music by BC artists leading into BC Day!

Song Of The Day: July 30, 2015 - "We Made It" Born Ruffians

Born Ruffians have announced they have a new album, RUFF, coming out on October 2nd, and have released their debut track titled "We Made It".

Along with the track they put out a long list of tour dates including a show at The Imperial here in Vancouver on November 21st.

Check out the song below: