Song of the Day: April 30, 2016 - "Primitive Brain" by Chad VanGaalen

A couple months ago I shared "Modern Mind" by Bry Webb, one half of a split 7" between Webb and Calgary's Chad VanGaalen. Now I'm happy to share the other half, "Primitive Brain". 

Webb's "Modern Man" was actually written in response to "Primitive Brain", a song that had previously been released on cassette tape. But since no one can play those any more, it's likely you haven't heard it.

You can get the 7" via Wyatt Records, and keep an eye out, because they are promising a lot more in the future. 

Song of the Day: April 29, 2016 - "Doubts" by PUP

We're inching ever closer to the release of PUP's new album The Dream Is Over on May 27th, and another single came out this week.

"Doubts" is the 3rd release (after "If This Tour Doesn't Kill You, I Will" and "DVP"), and it seems like much of the record is about the struggles of touring (lyrics include "I spend more nights on the floor, than in my own bed").

Ironically, that is exactly where you'll find the band currently...in England touring with Modern Baseball, then they'll be back in Canada in May, then it's off to the states. 
Check out the single below, and you can pre-order the album by clicking HERE.

3am Playlist #36 - May Concerts

No fancy name this week to get you all confused - this playlist is made up of songs by 14 artists, all of which will be playing in Vancouver this May!

There's even more artists than that, some are playlist twice (Leisure Club), and a few without CBC Music pages.

Click the image above (or here) to sample some of the music coming to a club near you, and check out our CONCERT CALENDAR to find out the info on all of the shows coming up this month and down the road.

Song of the Day: April 28, 2016 - "Hey" by WILLA

Song of the Day: April 27, 2016 - "Daylight" by Adam Baldwin

Not only did a brand new song from Adam Baldwin land in my inbox this week, but the announcement of his new album did too.

The first single is called "Daylight", and the album is titled No Telling When (Precisely Nineteen Eighty-Five), and is set to come out on June 24th.

According to the press release, the album was produced by Liam O’Neil (The Stills, Metric), and features some big names in Canadian music like: Josh Trager (Sam Roberts Band), Brian Murphy (Alvvays) and Leah Fay (July Talk)!

Check out the new single below and keep your fingers crossed that it means a tour soon too!

Song of the Day: April 26, 2016 - "Dark Dance" by Little Scream

I've been hearing a lot of great things about Montreal's Little Scream aka Laurel Sprengelmeyer, and her new album Cult Following will be out in just over a week on May 6th.

The latest single "Dark Dance" has a big 80's pop sound, and between that, and the last release ("Love As A Weapon") I found myself saying "She's got a Prince-vibe going on". Which is suppose we could use right about now.

Check the song out below:

Song of the Day: April 25, 2016 - "All Woman" by No Sinner

Last week I got a Facebook event invite that said "No Sinner" and "Album Release Show" and I instantly got excited.

I've been waiting for new music from No Sinner for a while now, as the talented Colleen Rennison has one of the best voices around.

The show will be on May 20th, the same date as the release of the album Old Habits Die Hard, and will take place at the Cobalt with Shelter, and Old Soul Rebel. Check out the single "All Woman" below!

Song of the Day: April 24, 2016 - "112" by You Say Party

You Say Party is releasing videos for every one of the songs off of their new, self-titled, album!

So far we have videos for "Friend", "Underside" and today's Song Of The Day, "112".

You can see all 3 on our Music Video Release post, and the rest of the upcoming videos every Friday on our page under "LATEST" or follow along with the releases in the schedule above.