I refuse to let Christmas music into my ears until December 1st, and my inbox was filling up with originals from some of my favourite Canadian bands.
Today I present The Darcys' original xmas song "Another Log On The Fire", super sexy and makes you want to cozy up next to the Yule Log (Channel).
Happy December!
If you're even a casual reader of this blog, you've probably read me rave about:
A) We Are The City, and
2) VIOLENT, the incredible feature film made by the band a couple years back.
If you weren't lucky enough to see the award winning film -- written & directed by the band along with longtime collaborators Amazing Factory -- now's your chance as it'll soon be available to snag on DVD and Blu Ray, as well as all the streaming sites, along with a fancy vinyl version of the score, composed by... you guessed it, We Are The City.
You can check out a hint of that below with the song "Astrid", the theme for the character of the same name, and you can preorder the film and soundtrack riiiiight here.
Another new song from Born Ruffians and an album announcement - Uncle, Duke & The Chief will be released on February 16th 2018!
The new song, "Forget Me", is the second part in a video series directed by Leah Fay Goldstein and Peter Dreimanis of July Talk - click here to see the first video for "Love Too Soon".
Make sure you grab some tissues, as this one's a doozie...
I'm not going to lie, when I got the email the other day saying Dashboard Confessional will be coming to Vancouver in February (21st at the Commodore) I definitely shouted "Oh my god!" out loud.
The band has been touring in the states and I've been eagerly anticipating Canadian dates...and on top of that annoucement they also released a new song called "We Fight" and a new album Crooked Shadows, that will be out via Dine Alone Records on February 9th.
Have a listen to the new single:
Photo: Torquille De Jonge
Luca Fogale has one of my favourite voices, and we recently got a new single from him titled "I Don't Want To Lose You" - and last week a video was released as well... you can check it out below.
Luca says the song is "about love, doubt, and the things that fall in between", which I'm sure many people can relate to. Enjoy!
I just got back from a nice sunny destination only to find Vancouver wet and windy...I looked pretty much like Mathew V does up there when staring out the plane window.
That said, cozy sweater and blanket on, his cover of Mariah Carey's "Always Be My Baby" was just what I needed today (esp. when a Wednesday feels like a Monday!).
Have a listen below!
Another new video, this one for the collaboration between A Tribe Called Red and Polaris Prize 2017 winner Lido Pimienta!
The song "The Light II" was filmed in Santiago, Chile, and not only does Lido star in the video but she also directed it.
So many good things in one place...check it out below.
photo by Jen Van Houten
There's a new series called "The Launch" coming to CTV and Vancouver's JP Maurice is going to be part of it (more info on that HERE).
To celebrate this, we got a new video and single, titled "GO"! Follow JP and his niece Kumi down a Vancouver street, as they pass a few other familiar (at least to moi) faces. Check out the video below.