I went with some instrumental electronic music for yesterday’s post, and because that went so well, I thought I’d do the same today. Of course I base the assertion that yesterday’s post went well on nothing but my own opinion, but such is my right as the jerk writing this here post. Anyhoo, today’s post [...]
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Countdown:: Thrush Hermit Reunion
Not sure if you’ve heard, but the almighty Hermit is making it’s return. That’s right, it’s 2010, and Thrush Hermit is back. Ian, Joel, Rob & Cliff – together again FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY! Nine nights actually, but that sounded more awesome. And while we’re on the topic of awesome, I have to think these [...]
Reviews:: Matthew Barber True Believer
It’s not surprising that Matthew Barber’s upcoming release – True Believer – is flying under the radar of most of the sites I read and most of the music loving public in general. Barber is easy to classify – essentially he’s a rock solid song writer that could charm you with just an acoustic or [...]
Quick Hitters:: By Divine Right
This is going to be a super quick hitter as my time is being occupied by many non-hill activities this week, and my mind is having trouble thinking about anything other than my beloved Saints and their impending Super Bowl debut this Sunday night in Miami. So here is the crux of this post: If [...]
Sunday Morning Coffee:: Digits
Today’s coffee is a bit late, thanks in large part to beers and football, and a child that doesn’t realize both equate to Dad wanting to sleep in. Thanks in large to Amanda Ash posting the new Tiesto track ft. Tegan & Sara, I realized it was time to talk about Toronto bedroom, electro malcontent, [...]
Quick Hitters:: D-Sisive – Anvil
That right there is my early front-runner for our 2010 artwork of the year award (which I will likely invent, just for this reason). We’ve been pretty unabashed in our appreciation for the moves D-Sisive has made in the last couple years (search D-Sisive on the hill to see what I mean), so any new [...]
Reviews:: Lisa Bozikovic Lost August
One of my favorite things to look for when the Year-End floodgates open are bands/albums that affected other artists over the course of the previous year. When it comes to ’09, the one new name that kept coming up was Toronto’s Lisa Bozikovic. Her record – Lost August – was recommended to us by a [...]
Quick Hitters:: Peter Project – Fresh EP
Tough as it is these days to sell your musical wares, we’ve all seen artists coming up with creative ways to do just that. That said, I’m not sure I’ve heard of anything as creative, or as committed to the album’s concept, as the new EP from Toronto’s Peter Project, who is selling his new [...]
Future Watch:: Woodhands
I know a few things about Toronto duo Woodhands, the most important of which for you, the reader/consumer of excellent Canadian music, is that they have a new album coming out on Paper Bag Records on January 26th called Remorsecapade. Now for some of those other things: I know they play brand of electro-influenced rock [...]
Future Watch:: The Extremities
If you were to ask me to name an album that came out of nowhere to become a favorite of mine, The New Tonic by The Extremities would certainly be one of the first records to come to mind. I knew of Fresh Kils and Uncle Fester individually, but knew nothing of their collaboration, and [...]