Song of the Day: February 05, 2018 - "On Your Own" by Bad Pop

Bad Pop (the bad formerly known as Hot Panda) have released another new single (though if you've been following them since their Hot Panda days, you might just find it familiar). 

"On Your Own" is a little more chilled out than their recent singles, and lead singer Chris Connelly says: "“On Your Own” explores the exhilaration and sadness of being out in the world, as a real-deal adult, on your own. It’s a relatable feeling for everyone who has experienced the cold reality and loneliness of adulthood - not the “I can vote for the first time” type of adulthood, but the heavier kind."

Song of the Day: February 03, 2018 - "House Of Glass" by Holy Fuck

I think all that you need to know with this one is that Ft. Langley (that duo behind some awesome/award winning Aidan Knight videos) created an anti-Trump short film, and that Holy Fuck's song "House of Glass" is the soundtrack.

Check it out below:

Song of the Day: February 01, 2018 - "Bedroom Calling" by Chromeo ft. The Dream

So back in November we got the first single from Chromeo ("Juice") with promise of a new album in 2018.

This week we learned they'll be kicking off a world tour on April 3rd, right here in Vancouver at the Commodore Ballroom - to support the album, Head Over Heels, (released this spring).

And on top of that, a new single titled "Bedroom Calling" featuring The-Dream, which you can check out below.

Song of the Day: January 31, 2018 - "9 to 5" by Harrison Brome

Vancouver's own Harrison Brome has released another song from his upcoming Body High EP (due out March 30) called "9 to 5".

To say this kid (he's only 21) has blown up over the last few years would be an understatement. I've always said his incredible songwriting and intricate mix of genres has felt ahead of his years.
I'm excited to see just how far he goes, esp. if he keeps putting out songs like these!

Song of the Day: January 30, 2018 - "The Middle" by Rich Aucoin

I already expressed my major excitement to get a new Rich Aucoin song when he put "Release" out into the world a few weeks ago...

...well now we have another one to listen to, with (another) awesome video to boot, called "The Middle".

The new EP, Hold, will be released on March 16th and I'm still eagerly awaiting the Vancouver tour date announcement. In the meantime, listen to The Middle below/watch the video by Meags Fitzgerald.

Song of the Day: January 21, 2018 - "The Hurt of Happiness" by Hey Ocean!

Hey Ocean! is back!

I never really thought they'd be gone forever (I mean, they HAD been playing shows after the hiatus), and we've been getting singles for the last 5 months, but they've announced a new album called The Hurt of Happiness (out April 6th) and just released the title track.

The band had a tour last fall, performing songs old and new, and has 3 Canadian performance dates listed for April currently, so keep an eye out for more.

Song of the Day: January 20, 2018 - "When My Body Breaks" by Kandle

Almost four years after her debut full length In Flames, Kandle is back with some brand new music to tease a followup. 

"When My Body Breaks" is a slow burner that features a voice that may (should) sound familiar: July Talk's Peter Dreimanis. 

Kandle says: "When My Body Breaks is a somber drifters tale written on the road. A verse on a stormy highway, a chorus in a neon lit super 8 between towns, a bridge in a dive bar waiting to play for 50 bucks and a drink ticket. I was raised moving from town to town, an anxious, off-kilter kid with a bowl cut and a strange name desperately wanting to belong. Now I find myself a grown, wandering nomad - serenading strangers in search of the home I’ve never found. There’s an underlying haze of beauty in solitude where you find yourself caught between two worlds - what is and what could have been." 

Song of the Day: January 19, 2018 - "A Long While" by WiL

One of my favourite Canadian singer/songwriters is WiL, who is gearing up to release his 7th(!!) studio album. Gold Mine was written, recorded and entirely self produced at his home studio over the course of fourteen months, and the first taste of it is "A Long While". 

The song is deeply personal, about the problems of staying with one person for a long time, with WiL saying "I think if you have established that you deeply love someone and can’t imagine life apart then you’ve got yourself a challenge worth facing head on. It is not possible to go back in time but it is possible to ask yourself what it was that made you fall in love in the first place. I would argue more than not it is because we saw the some kind of gold in that person.
"So yeah, It’s no secret that this song is about my wife and I. I think the most amazing thing is that she was OK with me airing my laundry. I mean; everyone goes through hard shit. It’s real. It’s life. I think the main thing is that I care. I care so damn much that I addressed it in a song!"

No word yet on when the album is due out, but you can catch his blurry hands live on February 18th at the Railway. And if you've never seen him live before, well, let's just say there's a reason his website and "online presence" is all named 'IBreakStrings'.