Song of the Day: September 15, 2018 - "Doom" by Dilly Dally

I kind of feel that someone who calls themselves "KirkOfDoom" on social media should be writing about a song titled "Doom", but here I am.

Toronto's Dilly Dally released this new song last week (I told you, we're still catching up on all this new music saturation), and since then their LP, Heaven, has been released (Sept 14th) and they've headed out on tour.

But don't worry, you haven't missed them live in Vancouver yet. They'll be here on October 29th opening for Fidlar at the Vogue Theatre.

Song of the Day: September 14, 2018 - "Simple Dude" by Tokyo Police Club

New song and video from Tokyo Police Club from their forthcoming album TPC (out Oct 5th!).

"Simple Dude"'s video was filmed by singer Dave Monks during the album's recording process and was animated by Anne Douris. As a photographer, scratching up negatives just hurts to see, but the animation is super fun, as is the song.

The band comes to Vancouver to play a two-night, sold-out stand at the Fox Cabaret on Oct 29 and 30th with Fleece.

Song of the Day: September 13, 2018 - "The Light" by Begonia

Dim the lights and get ready to groove to the latest single from Begonia.

“The Light” is about “feeling like I’m over the casual dating and party culture that dominated my early 20s. In a deeper sense, it’s about growing up and coming to terms with what that growth and transition means to me as a woman. It also questions the expectations that are put upon women in general and how exhausting it can be to try and live up to them. We are told in many ways by many people to be some Hollywood version of gentle, to be more beautiful, to be soft but not too soft, to change our bodies but to be happy with the way they are, to be agreeable, to make ourselves desirable to the opposite sex and ultimately not to take up too much space while doing it. It’s all very confusing and frankly impossible to keep up with. I want to defy those ‘rules’ and I want to encourage others to do the same. I want to inspire women / people in general to take up as much space as they want while feeling empowered enough to be whoever they are in this very moment.”

Catch Begonia on tour with Royal Canoe - in Vancouver on Tuesday (18th) at the Fox Cabaret!

3am Playlist #43 - Westward Festival 2018

The second annual Westward Festival kicks off this weekend, with names like Blood Orange, Kali Uchis, Honne, Angel Olsen, Rhye, and lots, lots, LOTS more throughout venues like The Vogue, Biltmore, Rio Theatre, Fox Cabaret, the Rickshaw & others.

So I thought I’d throw together a little playlist of some of the artists & shows I’m either looking forward to, or would recommend checking out. From the internet phenomenon Poppy to We Are The City previewing some new material; from Odds playing their seminal album Good Weird Feeling in full, to hometown heroes Louise Burns, Hannah Epperson, & Jordan Klassen; plus Canadian treasures like Chad VanGaalen, Andy Shauf, and METZ.

Find the full list of shows & buy tickets from their website here, then check out the playlist below and hopefully I’ll see you at one of the shows around town!

Song of the Day: September 12, 2018 - "Fever" by Klaus

I literally said "Oh this is FUN" the second this song started...

Scrolling through my inbox (11 days ago, we are STILL catching up on all the new music!) I saw the word "supergroup", which will always make me pause. Then I read: "members of Patrick Watson, Karkwa, Galaxie", and knew I had to listen.

Klaus features François Lafontaine (Karkwa, Galaxie), Joe Grass (Patrick Watson), and drummer Samuel Joly, and was formed, as many things are, while out drinking at a bar.

They released their self-titled album on September 7th, and I've posted the track "Fever" below. I'm not sure how I'd categorize the genre (which is fine by me), but it will definitely make you dance. Take a listen:

Song of the Day: September 11, 2018 - "Aftermath" by Royal Tusk

Let's get loud on a Tuesday morning!

Edmonton, Alberta band Royal Tusk released a new song recently titled "Aftermath". It's the first single from their upcoming EP: TUSK II. (Out October 26th).

No word on a tour to support the new album, but I'm sure there will be much to follow this.
Turn your speakers up!

Song of the Day: September 10, 2018 - "31" by Mike Edel

Mike Edel released a new song on the last day of August (the 31st) called "31" and describes it as a "30s is the new 20s inspired anthem". (I buy that! *ahem*)

It's a super catchy folk-pop song, that will have you tapping your foot and the chorus earworm-ing into your brain.

Mike will be playing the Westward Music Festival on September 15th with Close Talker at the Biltmore!

Song of the Day: September 09, 2018 - "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)" by Dom Fricot

Two things. First, it's Dom Fricot covering Meatloaf. How could you NOT want to listen to this?!?

Second thing is something of a PSA about the song itself. I see a lot of people still confused about what "that" is, asking "What won't Meatlof do for love?" But the answer is IN the song. Each verse he says two things he WOULD do for love, and then a third thing he would NOT do. So... just take a listen!