In a time where every other band is turning synth, it's nice to see Elliott BROOD stick to their roots (pun fully intended).
"Dig a Little Hole" is a jaunty tune that masks some pretty dark lyrics, and you'll be able to find it on their upcoming album Ghost Gardens, out September 15 via Paper Bag Records.
It's been a while since we've heard from Old Man Canyon, but we were just delivered a new music video for the song "In My Head" from the last album Delirium.
The press release also said that 2017 tour dates will be announced soon, so we'll have to keep an eye out for that. In the meantime, watch the video below.
JP Maurice has released a new lyric video for his song "Standstill", off of the latest release Girls.
The song has a big Vancouver footprint, being co-written with The Matinee, produced and mixed by Russell Broom, with strings by Alex Hauka + Devon Kroeger, and the lyric video itself was done by Johnny Jansen.
Your next chance to see JP live is at a charity concert for Big Brothers of Vancouver at the Blue Light Studio on September 24th - click here for all the details and tickets.
Stop everything you're doing right now and watch/play this new video from PUP for their song "Old Wounds".
It's a choose your own adventure-style video where you help make decisions on what the band members should do after the show.
You can see PUP in Vancouver in September as part of the Westward Festival - click here for info.
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.
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.
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."
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!