Song of the Day: June 12, 2018 - "Creature of Habit" by SAVVIE

It's been a few years since we heard any new music from SAVVIE. But after helping her fellow local musicians through Tiny Kingdom artist management, she's ready to return with a brand new song.

Savannah Wellman says "Everybody has their vice, and “Creature of Habit” begs the question –  is that a bad thing? Is it worth fighting? Sometimes it most definitely is, but sometimes we need to hold on to what makes us happy." 

Check it out below!

Song of the Day: June 11, 2018 - "True Rocker" by Monster Truck

Monster Truck released a single from their upcoming album (True Rockers, out September 14th), and it lives up to it's name: "True Rocker".

It's the second release from the new LP, the first of which was "Evolution", which I wasn't a huge fan of (I've never agreed with so many YouTube comments before!), but the latest song stays true to the Monster Truck that I know.

It's a jam, and a great one to start your Monday morning off with!

Song of the Day: June 08, 2018 - "One Day Left" by Stars

The best Stars songs make you feel like you've just been punched right in the emotions, and their latest, "One Day Left" is no exception. 

Coming a week ahead of the next leg of their tour (including Victoria on Monday and here in Vancouver at the Vogue on Tuesday), the song is a bittersweet tale about the end of a relationship, with the band saying: 

“The last 12 hours you spend with someone you love might as well not exist. You are looking at a ghost. Maybe you have fucked a hundred times, maybe you just met. But if you are in love with them, goodbye hits like poison. You are in the hotel room. You know it's almost over. You know it has to be. The city rages on outside. But in there lying next to them with all your clothes on and your bags packed, listening to them breathe, time stops. Why won't the city have some heart and stop while you say goodbye? This song is for everyone who has a fucked up love affair this summer. It might not feel like it now, but....one day you'll sit in a bar somewhere alone and realize; the pain was worth it.” 

Check it out below, and hopefully see you at the Vogue next week! 

Song of the Day: June 07, 2018 - "Baby" by Hotel Mira

More new tunes from Hotel Mira!

The latest single is called "Baby"...it reminds me of something (maybe The Zolas?), but I can't quite put my finger on it. It might just be something from their back catalogue! What do you think?

Happy Thursday, take a listen below:

Song of the Day: June 06, 2018 - "Fade To Black" by Born Ruffians

Born Ruffians' album Uncle, Duke and The Chief is one of my favourite albums so far this year (and in this Polaris Prize cycle), and the band just released a video for the song "Fade To Black".

It's made up of footage from the band's recent cross-Canada tour (including shots from the Vancouver stop...I can tell by the lighting and the clothes), as well as some...rather creepy shots of the band. You'll have to take a look below (and try to avoid motion sickness from the found-footage style of shooting).

Song of the Day: June 01, 2018 - "Throwback" by Jim James

My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James is gearing up to release his third solo album, Uniform Distortion, on June 29. But before that, we get another tease with the second single, "Throwback", and I don't think I can say anything about the song better than what Jim James himself says: 

"I wrote this song doing pretty much what you are probably doing right at this very second: scrolling thru social media. It struck me as SO wild - how, as you scroll back in time through someone's account, you watch their face grow younger...but as you do this, REAL TIME IS RUNNING OUT!!!! The clock is ticking...instead of doing good work or creating love or taking a walk in nature, I am here STARING AT MY FUCKING PHONE!!!! ha ha ha. Don't get me wrong - social media is an amazing tool...but I think we should look at it more like a tool, like a hammer you pick up for a little while to do a job, and then you PUT IT DOWN. You don't sit there and keep hammering away or else pretty soon your entire world would be destroyed and fall apart! And I feel like that is exactly what is happening right before our very eyes to this precious real beautiful human-filled earth. So lets WAKE EACH OTHER UP PEOPLE! Lets stand up against injustice and use this tool of social media to fight for peace and love and equality! Let's throwback for a minute, but try and live in the NOW for a better future. Thanks for listening."

Song of the Day: May 26, 2018 - "Strange Prison" by Astral Swans

Astral Swans releasing a video for the title track to his new album Strange Prison, gives me the perfect opportunity to remind you about his show here in Vancouver on June 9th.

Working with Side Door, the intimate show will take place at Massey Books and you can get tickets by clicking HERE.

Check out the video for new single below, and get your tickets ASAP as there is a limited amount!

Song of the Day: May 25, 2018 - "Can You Get To That" by Frazey Ford

Frazey Ford released a cover of the Funkadelic song "Can You Get To That" so this is a perfect time for me to tell you that she will be one of the Headliners at this year's Khatsahlano Festival (the lineup for which was announced the other day).

Start your Friday with some folky-funk and have an excellent weekend!