Song of the Day: November 25, 2016 - "Suburbia" by Matthew Good

One of my all time absolute favourite albums is Beautiful Midnight. So imagine my delight when Matthew Good announced not only a new EP called I Miss New Wave where he would be revisiting five songs from the album... but also a tour where the album would be played, in its entirety, front to back. 

The tour begins next year, and includes three shows at the Commodore, February 16-18. While you wait for that, check out the rejiggered version of "Suburbia" below, on Spotify. 

Song of the Day: November 24, 2016 - "Spacesuit" by Matt and Sam's Brother

Charlie Kerr of JPNSGRLS has launched his solo work under the name Matt and Sam's Brother, and has come out with a single called "Spacesuit".

The voice is undeniably recognizable but the tone is significantly different. Some of the songs on the album (no date yet, just '2017') apparently were written when Charlie was just 16. I'm excited to hear more, but for now check out "Spacesuit" below:  

Song of the Day: November 23, 2016 - "White Lights" by The Rural Alberta Advantage

It's been a while, but here's some brand new music from The Rural Alberta Advantage for your ears! 

They quietly dropped a video for "White Lights" last week, taking footage from the trio's live shows. No word on an album to go with it yet, but if this song is any indication, it's gonna be a fiery one. 

Song of the Day: November 22, 2016 - "Better Off Now" by The Katherines ft. Frederick

The Katherines are inching closer to the release of their debut album To Bring You My Heart (out January 13th on 604 Records), and have released a new single and video last week.

"Better Off Now" features the three ladies, who are joined by Light Organ Record pal Frederick. Check out the song below, and you can pre-order the new album by clicking here.

Song of the Day: November 21, 2016 - "Sleep In The Heat" by PUP

If you're a dog lover, prepare yourself for this one...

PUP has released a new music video for their song "Sleep In The Heat" that features the kids from the "Guilt Trip" video, including Finn Wolfhard, now of Stranger Things fame. Grant Lawrence doesn't come back from the dead in it, but it picks up "three years" after the last video, showing the band/kids on the road. They run into an adorable dog, annnnnd I'll let you watch it from there.

What? I'm not crying. YOU are crying.

Conveniently, PUP is in town tonight, performing at the Cobalt this evening with Meat Wave and Chastity - hope you've got your tickets, because it's sold out!

Song of the Day: November 17, 2016 - "Walk Out On The Water" by Royal Canoe

Royal Canoe has just released the a brand new video for "Walk Out On The Water" which, near as I can tell, is set in a post-apocalyptic future where the lead character wants to be less of a Mad Max and more a Broadway Dancer.

It's off their latest album Something Got Lost Between Here And The Orbit, but if you're in Winnipeg, you can catch them performing new music written for a contemporary production of Shakespeare’s Richard II titled “Am I Not King?”. They'll be accompanying the play from December 14-17 at the West End Cultural Centre. 

Song(s) of the Day: November 16, 2016 - "Back/Rings" by Drowzy

House of Commons is a brand new record label started by Stephen Ramsay & Catherine McCandless of Young Galaxy, and the latest release is from Ramsay's new electronic project Drowzy. 

Back/Rings reflects the spirit of electronic improvisation, and Stephen says:

"With Drowzy, I wanted to underscore how the creative process and workflow has changed, and how important spontaneity and immediacy are in this day and age. 'Back/Rings' is an exploration on themes of minimalism, repetition, dissonance and drone. Both tracks were recorded live, with minimal edits done to the finished product. Both are limited to less than 10 overdubs and no acoustic instruments were used in the recording. The idea was to capture some of the kinetic energy of the analog synths and to document the interplay."

Song of the Day: November 15 2016 - "Youngblood" by Little India

So, right off the bat, as far as I know this song isn't about the band Youngblood, but that would be fun, right?

New music from Little India this week, with an album (Neon Jungle) on the horizon as well. "Youngblood" has shades of other songs that I can't put my finger on (it's driving me nuts), but it's all the good stuff: danceability, a sing-along chorus that's already stuck in my head, driving drums.

Take a listen below and be prepared to shimmy in your seat.