Song of the Day: November 28, 2016 - "Who's The Madman" by Louise Burns

Always excited when songs I've only heard live are finally released, and that's exactly the case here with Louise Burns' new single "Who's The Madman".

I recognized it immediately from her last few performances as she was able to capture the same magic that she produces on stage, making me sway (now in my seat).

Louise's new album Young Mopes will be out on February 3, 2017, and hopefully we'll get a few more teasers between now and then!

Song of the Day: November 26, 2016 - "Evelyn" by Hannah Georgas

New music video from Hannah Georgas for her song "Evelyn".

Make sure you've had your morning coffee before you watch this one because it's wonderfully glitchy. Don't you wish there were actually this many copies of this wonderful artist? I'll just take one for Vancouver, thank you very much!

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.