Song of the Day: February 6, 2019 - "The Stone Throwers (Gone In A Blink)" by Shad

I’m still really loving Shad’s album Short Story About War, and now we have a video for the single “The Stone Throwers (Gone in a Blink)”.

I’m not going to try to break it down because Shad already did it in the video’s press release, so here you go:
““The Stone Throwers” are another character in this Short Story About a War: A metaphor for powerlessness, and for the hypocrisy of the powerful. You can read about that here. 

In line with this theme, what I hoped to capture in a visual for this song were two things: Vulnerability and Rage. The two main feelings I associate with powerlessness. These emotions are represented here in the nakedness (vulnerability) and the screams (rage) of these brave actors. Through these visuals, I hope folks will be further immersed in these two feelings. As for the hypocrisy of the powerful, I also hope that this raw representation of powerlessness will cause the viewer to consider their very personal response to seeing another person’s vulnerability and anger. Fight or flight? Love or fear? Repulsed or compelled to empathize? How do we respond to another person’s pain (or our own) and why? These are all questions I hope to raise with this song.

Lately, stories in the media of poor folks throwing stones to defend themselves from state violence have brought this metaphor to life in painfully literal ways. But I still think of The Stone Throwers primarily as a metaphor for the powerless in our midst here. “

I hope you have your tickets for his performance in Vancouver on the 21st at Fortune Sound Club because it’s sold out, and it’s gonna be a great night!

Song of the Day: February 5, 2019 - "Beats" by Begonia

Winnipeg’s Begonia has released a new single for 2019 - “Beats” - which follows another single in fall of 2018, meaning we hopefully get a new album soon too.

I got a huge Bahamas vibe from the music in the background, but Begonia’s vocals are so unique and soothing it’s exactly the song I needed this morning.

The band is on tour right now with Terra Lightfoot and Lindi Ortega - but unfortunately it’s only east coast shows, so you’ll just have to listen to “Beats” on repeat!

Song of the Day: February 1, 2019 - "Go To Her" by Donovan Woods

A few days ago Donovan Woods released a stand alone track, “Go To Her” that didn’t make the cut for his new album (Both Ways - which is out TODAY!) and then a few days after that, he was nominated for both Songwriter of The Year, and Contemporary Roots Album of The Year for the JUNOS!

So to say it’s been a big week for him would be an understatement!

Check out the new track below, and you can see Donovan at the Rio Theatre in Vancouver on March 28th!

Song of the Day: January 31, 2019 - "Long And McQuade" by Partner

If you are a musician or play a musical instrument in Canada it is likely that you are very familiar with the chain of Long and McQuade…

Well, Toronto band Partner wrote a kind of ode to the retailer and it’s everything you’d want…including a video of the duo at the actual store.

Partner also announced their new EP entitled Saturday The 14th, and they will be cruising into Vancouver to kick of their first ever west coast tour on February 20th at the Fox Cabaret.

Song of the Day: January 30, 2019 - "You Never Really Knew Me" by Memphis

Memphis is back!! It's been almost eight years since we last heard from the duo of Torquil Campbell (of Stars) and his long-time friend and collaborator Chris Dumont, but last year the band started an IndieGoGo page for a brand new album.

Now we get the first glimpse of that new album with the first single "You Never Really Knew Me", which is as gorgeous as you would hope/expect from the duo.
(Unless you were a supporter of the IndieGoGo, in which case you may have already heard it?)

Check it out below, and be sure to pick up the new album Leave With Me on February 8th!

Song of the Day: January 29, 2019 - "Moonlight" by Jordan Waller

If the world is too much for you right now and you just need a pop song to dance to, the latest single from Vancouver’s Jordan Waller might be it.

“Moonlight” (which you can hear below) is from his debut album Melancholy Dream, which was released on January 25th.

He has a release show at VENUE on February 2nd - and you can find out more info by clicking here.

Song of the Day: January 28, 2019 - "When I Say You Are Killing Me" by Ten Kills The Pack

Toronto artist Ten Kills The Pack has released a new song off of his upcoming EP (Force Majeure) titled “When I Say You Are Killing Me”.

The song, specifically the horns at the end, reminds me of early Dan Mangan work, but Sean’s voice and words are definitely unique.

I don’t know a date for the album release, and I’m not sure when he’ll be making his way out here, so we’ll have to enjoy his work from afar for now!

Song of the Day: January 27, 2019 - "Salvation" by Adam Baldwin

I LOVE THIS NEW ADAM BALDWIN SONG!

This is all…

No, it’s not, I’ll give you some context. The talented man from Halifax has just released a new singled titled “Salvation”… I haven’t been able to find info on a new album, and he’s currently on tour with Matt Mays (which seems to end in Alberta … *shakes fist). So I guess we’ll just have to listen to the new track on repeat until we get more info!