Song of the Day: August 24, 2017 - "Mess Of Wires" by METZ

Not awake yet this morning? Press play on the new METZ song and you definitely will be.

While I thought the title of the song was about packing gear after a show (or untangling it beforehand), frontman Alex Edkins says “Mess of Wires” is “a reminder to myself to speak out and say what I believe. To be honest with myself. It is common to feel that your thoughts are inconsequential, a drop in the echo-chamber, but silence can be worse. Speak out about what you believe in, loud and often. In the spirit of this song, I want to strongly condemn the violent and hateful actions of the white-supremacists and neo-nazis in Charlottesville, VA this past week. Their vile attempts to incite division and fear through intimidation and violence have no place in this world.”

Have a listen below.

Song of the Day: August 23, 2017 - "Soldier" by Iskwé

 Iskwé has never shied away from speaking up in song, and her newest single is a great example of that. "Soldier" has a dark, trip-hop vibe, and she says it's "for all the protectors of our land, our water and our future generations."

"Soldier" is the first single from he upcoming album, The Fight Within, which you can pick up October 13, and I know I'll be looking forward to seeing her here at the Biltmore (with Rococode!) on October 5th. 

Song of the Day: August 22, 2017 - "Walk The Other Way" by Bend Sinister

When I first started delving into the "local music scene", one of the first bands I came across was Bend Sinister, and I've been a big fan of them ever since. Now, after 12 years as a band (check out the video above) they're gearing up to release their 8th studio album, newly signed to Cordova Bay. 

"Walk The Other Way" is the first single from the new EP The Other Way (out September 29) and is as bombastic as you would expect from the band. They say the song "urges us to take notice of the world and take action, but also realizes how hard it can be to look past the blinders of our own personal lives."

Song of the Day: August 21, 2017 - "Statuette" by Emily Haines and The Soft Skeleton

The singles and videos from Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton are coming in fast and furious now, ahead of her release of the new album Choir Of The Mind on September 15th.

The latest song and vid are for "Statuette" and it was released with Global Citizen's "She Decides" campaign - you can download the song via this link until the album is released.

Check out the video and song below!

Song of the Day: August 20, 2017 - "All Mine" by Donovan Woods

Donovan Woods has a new single (and video) out for his song "All Mine".  He'll be hitting up some of the late summer/early fall festivals still to happen in Ontario, but no future news to report other than that!

The singer-songwriter says, of the track, "'All Mine' is a song about the feeling of working through adversity and realizing you've emerged intact." So start off your Sunday with that one!

Song of the Day: August 19, 2017 - "Hey! Ya, You" by The Elwins

New music is coming from The Elwins! Not only did we get a new single this week titled "Hey! Ya, You", but we got the announcement of a new album, Beauty Community, out October 13th on Hidden Pony!

If that wasn't exciting enough, tour dates were released and the boys will be back in town on November 11th at the Cobalt.

Check out the new song below!

Song of the Day: August 18, 2017 - "Mind Hijacker's Curse" by Chad VanGaalen

With less than a month to go before the new album, Light Information, comes out, Chad VanGaalen shares another new song from it with "Mind Hijacker's Curse". 

VanGaalen says the song “is the outcome and side effects of vacationing inside of another organism’s consciousness. Once we can do this, I see the potential to forget your physical self and just live inside of some other beings mind. Hook me up to the fungal web that allows entire forests to communicate. I imagine the dolphin package would be very popular...”

Song of the Day: August 17, 2017 - "Never Swim Alone" by Death From Above

I was sure when Death From Above got back together it would just be for a reunion tour and that would be it. But here we are, a couple years later and we are getting the first single from another new album from the duo. 

Outrage! Is Now comes out September 8th, and you can check out the badass single "Never Swim Alone" below!