Song of the Day: April 21, 2019 - "Straight To Hell" by Hollerado

I’m so glad you guys couldn’t see me sobbing at my desk when I watched this video/heard this song for the first time.

ICYMI, Hollerado announced that they will be retiring after this new album and a string of final shows (the Vancouver one is November 2nd at the Commodore Ballroom).

The new video for the latest single from Retaliation Vacation (out June 7th) “Straight To Hell” pays homage to several of their videos from the past. That and the theme behind the song definitely made me tear up. I don’t doubt I’ll be doing a lot of that when it comes to Hollerado over the next few months.

Check it out below!

Song of the Day: April 20, 2019 - "Boogie Lover" by Black Mountain

I swear I didn’t pick this song on April 20th on purpose…

Black Mountain released a new song, “Boogie Lover”, from their upcoming album Destroyer - due out May 24th.
Sink into your couch and let this one melt your face off.

Song of the Day: April 19, 2019 - "I Can't Remember My Name" by Snotty Nose Rez Kids

Less than a month until the new Snotty Nose Rez Kids album Trapline is released (May 10th), and we just received another single AND a spectacular video to boot.

“I Can’t Remember My Name”, which also features Shanks Sioux, is an anthem that the band describes like this:
”I Can’t Remember My Name suggests we are lost and don’t understand our position in this new world, but the lyrics tell the opposite. Instead of being consumed by society, we preserve everything that makes us Indigenous by staying true to ourselves through all the bullshit.”

I can’t wait to hear the whole album, and already have May 30th circled on my calendar for their performance at Fortune Sound Club!

Song of the Day: April 13, 2019 - "Record Shop" by Said the Whale

I mean… duh.

I hope you got everything you were looking for on Record Store Day!

Song of the Day: April 6, 2019 - "Suffering for You" by Skye Wallace

We got some new Skye Wallace the other day, and it is a perfect song for a dreary, rainy weekend morning.

“Suffering for You” is the latest single off her upcoming self-titled album, due out June 7. The dark and haunting song was “written during my time as the Dawson City Music Festival’s songwriter in residence in the Yukon.” says Skye. “I was there for the month of January in a big (potentially haunted) heritage house by myself, with very few hours of daylight, and a wealth of history and inspiration to prompt me to write. The song was inspired by the story of a group of people who were separated from their expedition, trapped on an ice floe in the arctic for months.”

Song of the Day: April 5, 2019 - "Catching Feelings" by Mathew V

Got a song for your Friday morning dance break!

”Catching Feelings” by Mathew V is his latest single and the first new music we’ve got from him since his debut album (The Fifth) was released around this time last year!

If this is any indication of what we’re going to get for the next album, I’m quite excited. Have a listen below.

Song of the Day: April 4, 2019 - "I'll Wait" by The Strumbellas

The Strumbellas had a pretty great week.

First, their new album Rattlesnake was released, and the single we’re featuring today, “I’ll Wait” was used by the Blue Jays for their opening day montage, and just last night, they were on Late Night with Seth Myers performing “Salvation”!

Not too shabby Strumbellas. Excited to see what’s next, and if there’s a Vancouver tour date in the near future.

Song of the Day: April 3, 2019 - "Ya Ya Ya Ya" by Jon Bryant

When part of your press release starts with “In 2015, Jon Bryant joined a cult…” you get quite intrigued, or at least, I do.

While the lens he wrote the album (Cult Classic) from has to do with how he saw the world after leaving the cult, the single “Ya Ya Ya Ya” is specifically about relationships, and communication breakdown.

It’s got a heavy Childish Gambino “Redbone” vibe at the beginning for me, and is quite catchy.

You can see Jon at the Biltmore Cabaret on May 5th!