Song of the Day: September 06, 2018 - "Down" by Dead Soft

Gabriola Island band Dead Soft released a video for their song "Down" last week from their forthcoming album New Emotion.

The video was filmed on the island with a VHS Camera (good lord, I remember using those in high school and having to cut the tapes together) - which aesthetically fits very well with the song.

The band is heading out on a big tour starting this October with The Dirty Nil, and will be in Vancouver on November 3rd at the Biltmore Cabaret.

Song of the Day: September 05, 2018 - "Nobody Rules You" by Danny Michel

Danny Michel has slowly been releasing songs off of his upcoming album White & Gold - "Born In The Wild" was first, and inspired by the March For Our Lives movement, "The Red Fox" and "Purgatory Cove" were next.

The album comes out on October 12th and will feature six songs total, including the three above.

In the meantime, he's also released a stripped down, reworked version of an older song, "Nobody Rules You" that multiples schools have performed (and sent him videos of) as a sort of new anthem for them. You can see it below, and keep an ear out for more new music!

Song of the Day: September 04, 2018 - "Release Yourself" by Graham Van Pelt

It's been some time since we last heard from Graham Van Pelt, under the moniker Miracle Fortress. But last week he released the debut single under his real name, with the album TIme Travel due out October 19th. 

"Release Yourself" is a dancey jam that is sure to get you moving on your first day back to the real world after a long weekend.

Song of the Day: September 03, 2018 - "No Bucks" by k-os

Still going through the backlog of songs in my inbox, I almost missed this awesome new one from k-os called "No Bucks".

It's been 3 years since we've heard from him musically, and there's still no word on a new album (that I've seen), so we'll just have to put this on repeat until we get more!

Song of the Day: September 02, 2018 - "The Fool Pt. 3 (Frame of Mind)" by Shad

Honestly this week has been crazy for new music, we're having trouble keeping up. I've been waiting for this one and was super excited when it landed in my inbox.

Shad's new album A Short Story About War, is still on it's way, but the second single (after "The Fool Pt 1 (Get It Got It Good") titled "The Fool Pt 3 (Frame Of Mind)" is out now and features a beat created by Kaytranada.

Shad spoke to Noisey about the song, the video, and the album - click hear to read more about it, and have a listen/look below!

Song of the Day: September 01, 2018 - "I'll Let You Know" by Sam Weber ft. Terra Lightfoot

Hot on the heels of announcing a huuuuge North American tour, releasing a new single, and putting out his new EP yesterday (New Agile Freedom) Sam Weber has now given us a great duet with fellow Canadian, Terra Lightfoot!

You can stream the new album by clicking here, and conveniently enough, Terra Lightfoot is in town tonight, opening up for the Sheepdogs in Stanley Park!

Song of the Day: August 31, 2018 - "RAYZ" by Royal Canoe

The good news is: there was a brand new Royal Canoe song released this week. The bad news is: we'll have to wait five months for more. "RAYZ" is the first single off Waver, due out at the end of next January, the band's first album on Paper Bag Records. 

"RAYZ" is a full of lazy, end-of-summer vibes and it's everything you'd want from a new Royal Canoe song. The band says it's "about feeling a dark cloud hovering above and needing to reach up to see past it. You can’t help but desperately clamour for the ladder, but what are you leaving behind? There are so many forces pulling you this way and that: Be more successful, always say the right thing, get fit, make goals, achieve them flawlessly, be better in every possible way. But the higher you reach, the harder it is to stay grounded to yourself and those around you. In the chaos all you want is some clarity.”

Song of the Day: August 30, 2018 - "When I Dream, I Dream Of You" by We Are The City

For the better part of the year, We Are The City has been promising new music, and today they delivered. "When I Dream, I Dream Of You" is the first single from their upcoming album, and the song was written, engineered, produced, mixed, and mastered, which they say is "a response to the now-changed landscape of recorded music."

The song is exactly what I was hoping for from new We Are The City; wild and brash, but not overly so, like a controlled chaos. It's also accompanied by a brilliant music video done by the aptly named folks at Amazing Factory. 

The new album, At Night, is out October 5th on Light Organ Records, and they'll be playing at the Vogue in a couple weeks for the Westward Festival.