Song of the Day: February 12, 2016 - "Vampire" by Mu

Vancouver duo Mu has released their sophomore album, II, (appropriate title!) today and we've selected their single "Vampire" as the Song Of The Day.

The band will be performing next week, opening up for Dralms at the Fox Cabaret on February 18th.

Mu description of “Vampire” is that it's “an ode to the ones that vandalize our spirits and dine on the effervescence of thinkers, romantics and creators - to those that cannot dream.” 
Keep that in mind while listening below:

3am Playlist #33: SAVVIE & Friends!

SAVVIE it's your birthday! Happy Birthday SAVVIE!

This week's playlist is all too fitting, coinciding with the birthday of Savannah Leigh Wellman (of SAVVIE) and her celebratory show tomorrow (Feb 12) at Guilt & Co.

SAVVIE will be performing along with friends JP Maurice, and Jody Glenham and some more local faces. We asked the birthday girl to put together a list of SAVVIE's friends for this week's list of tunes. Who knows, maybe some of them will be there tomorrow as well! You'll just have to show up and find out.

Click the image above, OR HERE, to have a listen!

Song of the Day: February 11, 2016 - "Swooner" by The Zolas

If The Zolas keep releasing songs at this rate, we're gonna hear the whole album before it even comes out!

Just a month ahead of the release of Swooner, we get an aural taste of the title track. Zach Gray says:

"Swooner is about those high-functioning women we all know who somehow manage to be the quarterback of their squad and the best at their job and politically engaged and the most fun person to have real talk with over beers. I don't know how you do it but we salute you.”

Pick up Swooner March 4th on Light Organ Records. 

Song of the Day: February 10, 2016 - "Love You Babe" by Jason Collett

If you didn't pick up the new Jason Collett album this past weekend, maybe this song will convince you. 

And not only did Collett release a new video, but he also announced a tour! He'll be joined by Kalle Mattson, and his backing band will be none other than the mighty Zeus. They'll be here in Vancouver at the Fox Cabaret on April 26th, and you can check out the rest of the dates here. 

New album 'Song And Dance Man' (Prod. by Afie Jurvanen/Bahamas) out now. GalleryAC: http://bit.ly/CollettSADM Apple Music (Single) http://smarturl.it/StreamSADM iTunes http://smarturl.it/SADM_iT http://bit.ly/JasonCollett https://twitter.com/jason_collett https://www.facebook.com/jasoncollett

Song of the Day: February 09, 2016 - "Capsized" by Andrew Bird

While he hasn't necessarily been silent since '012's Break it Yourself, it's been a while since the last "proper" album from Andrew Bird. But just the other day he dropped the first single from his new one Are You Serious -- contributions from Fiona Apple and Blake Mills -- due out April 1st. 

"Capsized" is a bit more bluesy and soulful than you might expect from Bird, but still manages to feel familiar. I am really interested to hear the rest of the album and see the direction he takes with it. 

"Capsized" from the forthcoming album 'Are You Serious' by Andrew Bird. Out April 1st. Preorder now below and receive "Capsized" as an instant download. Official online store only: http://found.ee/AreYouSerious_Store Created by San Charoenchai Artwork courtesy John Baldessari http://andrewbird.net http://www.facebook.com/AndrewBirdMusic http://twitter.com/andrewbird http://instagram.com/andrewbirdmusic

Song of the Day: February 08, 2016 - "Stay" by Plants & Animals

I have been waiting so long for new Plants & Animals, and now we finally have something!

"Stay" is the first single off their new album Waltzed In From The Rumbling, which is out April 29th on Secret City Records, and I am just going to sit here and listen to it on repeat all day. 

Song of the Day: February 07, 2016 - "Sacred Sites" by Well Sister

High fives and bonus points to Dave Thiel from For Esmé for bringing this talented artist to my attention.

Winnipeg musician Jaymie Friesen aka Well Sister released her debut album Sacred Sites in November of 2015, and a video for the title track came out last month.

The ethereal tune is set over scenes of Jaymie cutting her hair and digging into the landscape around her. Check the video out below and the rest of the EP by clicking here.

Director and Cinematographer - Tyler Funk https://vimeo.com/tylerfunk Assistant Videographer - Nich Taylor Song written by - Well Sister Sacred Sites EP available @ https://wellsister.bandcamp.com/releases Well Sister is Jaymie Friesen with Davis Plett- electric guitar Natalie Bohrn - upright bass, backing vocals Julie Kettle- backing vocals Randall Hildebrand - drums

Song of the Day: February 06, 2016 - "Comes A Time" by Matthew Barber & Jill Barber

I can't imagine how proud a parent must be to have one child grow up to be a succesful musician, but two, who made names for themselves independant from one another? That's just amazing.

As is the case for Matthew Barber & Jill Barber, who for the first times in their careers have come together to create an album. The Family Album will be out on April First, and contains a selection of originals and cover songs.

I had a sneak peek and a few of the songs this summer at the Folk Fest, and I am really looking forward to hearing more of how their amazing talents blend.