Song of the Day: July 13, 2018 - "The Fool Pt 1 (Get It Got It Good)" by Shad

Damn it feels good that Shad's back!

Finally a new album announcement from the rapper (A Short Story About A War - out this fall) and the first single "The Fool Pt 1 (Get it Got it Good).

From the press release Shad tells us that "it's a concept record based on a story (as the name implies) with a few different characters and layers of meaning. Ultimately though, it's an album about fear."

Go watch the video and dance along below!

Song Of The Day: July 11, 2018 - "Friendship Bracelet" by Top Less Gay Love Tekno Party

Top Less Gay Love Tekno Party is BACK!

They've got a new EP called Alotta Miata - which you can listen to here. And a video to accompany the single "Friendship Bracelet".
The video is a walk down memory lane with video of the band on tour and performing throughout the years.

You can see them live again tomorrow night (July 12) at the Fox Cabaret. Bring on the glitter!

Song of the Day: July 01, 2018 - "Love Song to Canada" by Jason Collett

Duh.

Song of the Day: June 30, 2018 - "Dirt" by Ellevator

I'm looking forward to the day I can catch Ellevator live... They just performed at the Rally with the Arkells and then with Rich Aucoin in New York.

The band has released a new single, "Dirt", that didn't make the cut from their newly released self-titled debut album. The band decided to release it as a stand-alone instead letting it collect dust/go un-heard.

Take a listen below!

Song of the Day: June 29, 2018 - "Tell Me" by Royal Oak

PoCo's indie pop-rock band Royal Oak have released a new single called "Tell Me" from their upcoming record Pretend. (I'm looking forward to hearing the song "Mistakes" as according to the track list it features a 3AM fav: Chersea!)

The band is heading out on tour this summer, starting with a hometown record release party at the Biltmore on July 27th - info here.

Song of the Day: June 27, 2018 - "Danny Don't You Know" by Ninja Sex Party

This is two days in a row where the Song of the Day has hit real close to home for me. 

"Danny Don't You Know" is the newest song from comedy duo Ninja Sex Party, an 80s-tinged power ballad which features lead singer Danny Sexbang giving a pep talk to his nerdy, awkward younger self (played in the video by Stranger Things'es' Finn Wolfhard).

Danny Sexbang and his partner Ninja Brian (both of which you may also know from the Game Grumps YouTube channel) will be releasing their sixth album, Cool Patrol, on August 17. The album features plenty special guests, including Toronto's TWRP, who will feature as the duo's backing band on tour (no Vancouver date yet, but here's hoping).
 

Song of the Day: June 26, 2018 - "Time Flies" by Dom Fricot

If you've noticed an influx in new music from Dom Fricot this year, it's because he's been releasing his newest album Deserts bit by bit, and the third and final part just came out this past weekend. 

Part 3 includes the latest single “Time Flies”, which Dom says "is sung from the perspective of someone in their mid 30s who thought they would have achieved more in their life by now."

Check out the single below, and all three parts of Deserts in all the usual places. 

Song of the Day: June 25, 2018 - "Alone But Not Alone" by Great Lake Swimmers

If you need to ease into your Monday morning, this new track ("Alone But Not Alone") by Great Lake Swimmers can do just that for you.

The new album from the band will be out on August 17th and will be titled The Waves, The Wake, which sounds appropriate for an artist with a water-related band name!

Lead singer Tony Dekker says this of the track: "This song is a reflection on that sense of suffocating connectedness while still feeling disconnected at the same time. In the end it’s a pretty lonely place, but there’s a resolve to keep an open heart and mind."

Check it out, and the video below - and you can see the band on tour in Vancouver at the Imperial on September 21st!