Song of the Day: April 22, 2018 - "Bad Reputation" by Hannah Georgas (Joan Jett cover)
Hannah Georgas.
Covering Joan Jett.
For a documentary about Freaks & Geeks.
Which is directed by Brent Hodge.
There is nothing about this that I don't love.
Song of the Day: April 21, 2018 - "Love the Way You Are" by Yukon Blonde
In the last year or so we've heard two new songs from Yukon Blonde ("Crazy" and "Emotional Blackmail") but with another brand new song we also learn a little more about the new album.
"Love The Way You Are" is a gritty anthem that will be on their upcoming album Critical Hit -- out June 22 on Dine Alone Records -- and I guarantee you the chorus will be stuck in your head from the moment you hit play, until the day the album is out.
photo by Ebru Yildiz
Song of the Day: April 20, 2018 - "Mr. Plague" by METZ
METZ's album Strange Peace came out in September of last year, but we're still getting a lot out of it!
A new video for the song "Mr. Plague" was just released and you can view it below. The band has a busy year...they're currently in Europe touring, then China, and Japan, and back to the States and Canada for summer festival season, including the Westward Music Festival in Vancouver.
photo by Ben Painter
Song of the Day: April 19, 2018 - "Controls" by Astral Swans
Another new single from Astral Swans!
"Controls" is the second single from the upcoming sophomore album Strange Prison, and we also have a video for it too.
The new album will be out on May 18th, and you can see Astral Swans on June 9th at Massey Books here in Vancouver (right after he's back from his tour in Japan!).
Song of the Day: April 18, 2018 - "New Blue" by Tokyo Police Club
Ontario's Tokyo Police Club are heading out on a US tour with Matt + Kim, and have just released a new song, "New Blue".
The single is officially out on Friday via Dine Alone Records, but there hasn't been any details on the new record yet (which the band spent the winter working on and recording). We'll have to keep our ears to the ground for more news, and enjoy the new track:
Song of the Day: April 11, 2018 -- "Bad Luck" by Neko Case
Stop what you're doing, there's a new song out from Neko Case.
"Bad Luck" is off her brand new album Hell-On, and recording the vocals of the song came just off the heels of "a surreal 3am call informing her that her house was burning and would likely be completely destroyed" according to the press release.
The new album is out June 1st on Anti- and you can check out "Bad Luck" below!
Song of the Day: April 10, 2018 - "Must've Been" by Chromeo
Another single from Chromeo off of their upcoming album Head Over Heels (out June 15), this one titled "Must've Been" and featuring DRAM.
Get down and funky this Tuesday morning, and if you're wondering about your next chance to see Chromeo (they just played the Commodore the other day), they'll be back in Vancouver in September for the Skookum Festival
Song of the Day: April 09, 2018 - "Girl's Gotta Do" by Jill Barber
I never would have thought of this collaboration, but now that I've heard one song, I want more: Jill Barber and Mother Mother's Ryan Guldemond.
And luckily, we will hear more, as Ryan has co-writing credits on four of the nine songs on Jill's upcoming album Metaphora, including the upbeat and very dancable single “Girl's Gotta Do". Jill says the song aims to "challenge the patriarchal status quo, as we usher in a new era of equality."
She also says "Writing with Ryan was a big departure for me, and very exciting. He's extremely creative and not afraid to push my creative boundaries. The sessions became part songwriting and part therapy because I was writing about things that felt pretty raw; politics, sexism, being a mother. I started to realize that this was going to be a very different kind of album for me. I had more that I needed to say and Ryan helped bring that out with his uncanny knack for melody and song structure."
The album comes out June 22, but you can hear "Girl's Gotta Do" in both english and en français below!