Song of the Day: February 07, 2017 - "Heaven" by Said The Whale

More new music from Said The Whale!

The band released a new single yesterday titled "Heaven" (listen below) from their upcoming album As Long As Your Eyes Are Wide, due out on March 31st.

The song is a eulogy to Ben Worcester's friend and neighbour Ron Strand (read more about the song on Consequence of Sound) and if you look at the track list it's not the only sorrow-filled song the band has to come. Somehow it remains upbeat, despite its subject matter, which I feel will be a theme throughout the new record - finding the happy within the sorrow. Take a listen to "Heaven" below and you can pre-order the album by clicking here.

Song of the Day: February 06, 2017 - "Minnesota" by The Courtneys

The Courtneys have released a new single called "Minnesota" ahead of their sophomore album The Courtneys II (which will be out on February 17th).

The Vancouver power-pop trio's hometown album release show & tour kickoff is on February 14th at the Biltmore, with guests Versing, and Birthday Bitch. In the meantime, have a listen to "Minnesota" below:

Song(s) of the Day: February 05, 2017 - "This Old Dog" & "My Old Man" by Mac DeMarco

Mac Demarco has a new album coming out on May 5th, and instead of just releasing one single this week, he gave us two!

"This Old Dog" (also the name of the new album) and "My Old Man" are the first two songs on the album. Both are very mellow, acoustic mixed with synth, and definitely melancholy.

Give the tracks a listen, and if you're at Coachella, in Toronto or Montreal, or the states and Europe, you'll be seeing Mac this spring and summer - here are the current tour dates.

Song of the Day: February 04, 2017 - "Get Ready" by The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer

"Get Ready" for a new album from Shawn 'The Harpoonist' Hall and Matthew 'The Axe Murderer' Rogers. Apocalipstick is out March 24 and features a whole host of great musicians, like Dawn Pemberton, Andrina Turenne, Alexa Dirks, Ben Rogers, Khari Wendell, Erik Nielsen, and Ricardo Khayatte. 

So while you wait for their show at the Commodore (on April 22) and the new album, crank the new single below!

Song of the Day: February 03, 2017 - "Big Love" by Gay Nineties

T-minus one week until the new Gay Nineties album Decadent Days is released, and we have another single from it. 

"Big Love" came out as a single last week, and a music video followed a few days after, showing some behind the scenes videos from the band and live performances from the past year.

According to the press release I have there's going to be a show in Vancouver on Valentine's Day, so we'll keep you posted.

Song of the Day: February 02, 2017 - "High Ticket Attractions" by The New Pornographers

The New Pornographers are back! "High Ticket Attractions" is the first single off their upcoming Whiteout Conditions, and it's exactly what you'd want from the group. 

The album is due out April 7 on Dine Alone Records, and you can check it the single below, or click here for a fancy interactive lyrics video! 

Song of the Day: February 01, 2017 - "No Show" by Real Ponchos

Here's a nice little country song to ease you into your Wednesday morning...

Vancouver's Real Ponchos are set to release their new album To The Dusty World on February 10th with a show at the Wise Hall on the same day.

The first single is titled "No Show" and you can hear it below!

Song of the Day: January 31, 2017 - "Pure Comedy" by Father John Misty

I honestly don't know where to start today. I listened to Father John Misty's new song "Pure Comedy" the day it was released, and absolutely loved it. 
Then was sent the 25 minute short film by the same name and just spent the entire time staring into the computer.

There are so many snippets and bits and pieces in there from the upcoming album that just heighten my expectations on what it could be. We'll find out on April 7th when Pure Comedy is released. (Hopefully we get a few more songs before then!)