Song of the Day: December 05, 2016 - "Spend My Day" by Mobina Galore

Last Friday, Winnipeg’s Mobina Galore released a brand new EP Singles & B-Sides. 

"“Spend My Day” is our favourite song on the Singles & B-Sides EP so it was a clear choice to make this our first video. It was a creative collaboration between ourselves and Chris Gaudry (videographer) and was filmed at four locations in our hometown of Winnipeg, MB. The weather has been fairly mild which allowed us, in November, to capture the outdoor visual we were looking for and not freeze! We’re extremely happy with the way this video turned out and hope the storyline sparks some emotion in everyone who watches it." says the duo of Jenna & Marcia

So if you need something to jolt you awake this morning, just crank the volume for "Spend My Day"

Song of the Day: December 03, 2016 - "Ógeðsleg" by Reykjavíkurdætur ft. Kylfan

It's my last day/night at Trans Musicales 2016 and this evening is the band I've been waiting to photograph: Reykjavíkurdætur.

Reykjavíkurdætur (which means Daughters of Reykjavik) is a collective of 20 female rappers from Iceland, whose lyrics focus on gender, politics, violence and sex. They rap in Icelandic, but you can catch some english every now and then, specifically the f-bombs and some slang words.

I'm not sure how many of them are making the journey to Rennes, but I'm beyond excited to photograph them and see them perform, even if I don't understand most of what they're saying!

Song of the Day: December 02, 2016 - "Risking My Life" by Das Mörtal ft Ghost Twin

The lone Canadian in the Trans Musicales 2016 festival, Cristóbal Cortes aka Das Mörtal of Montreal will be performing tonight (at 2am! I'm hoping I can shake my jet lag...).

"Risking My Life" is his latest single/video and features Winnipeg band Ghost Twin. Take a listen below and for more music, see his artist page.

Song of the Day: December 01, 2016 - "Golden Age" by Yuksek

By the time you're reading this, I'll have officially arrived in Rennes, France for the 2016 Trans Musicales Festival! 

I figured since I was going to be discovering new music this weekend, I'd share some with you all. Tonight is the first night of the shows at the main festival site Parc Expo and one of the artists I'm most excited to shoot is Yuksek.

Hailing from France (shocker) Yuksek's sexy disco-esque tunes will definitely have me dancing and if you listen to this at 3:10pm today, I'll be shooting the show live! Have a listen to "Golden Age" below, and for a few more tunes, check out his artist page.

Song of the Day: November 30, 2016 - "Solidarity" by Bill & Joel Plaskett

A few years ago, Joel Plaskett brought his father Bill on tour with him, and now the two have joined forces again for a brand new album. 

Solidarity is out February 17 on Pheromone Recordings, and you can get your first listen to the title track below. The song mixes Bill's traditional folk sensibilities with Joel's acclaimed rock & roll.

Joel says:  “I wanted a song Dad and I could sing together that connected our individual journeys and our personal politics. The word ‘solidarity’ came to mind and didn't leave.”

Song of the Day: November 29, 2016 - "29 Palms" by Tasseomancy

Today's Song Of The Day, "29 Palms", comes from the sister duo Tasseomancy (former members of Austra).

"29 Palms" is a futuristic dream-pop type song (with a sexy saxophone backing track!) from their latest album Do Easy, and here is the band's take on it's meaning:
"To us, this song encapsulates so much: written for women; for artists and for any human who has ever felt themselves falling into nothingness while grasping at their own poetic string. Whether it be a loss of self, loss of another or an attempt to create meaning in what has so been recently confirmed to be an unjust and crazy-cruel world."

The video was created created by visual artist Jesi Jordan during the band's travels. Check it out below.

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!