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Terror Pigeon!
I think I saw Nashville’s Terror Pigeon! a couple years ago. If I’m correct, they were playing with Gobble Gobble or Born Gold (same peeps, sorta) back at the Kapisanan Philippine Centre in Toronto. I...
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The Marlees
Montreal’s The Marlees manage to sound like they’re from another planet (Marlee’s World, apparently, as that’s the title of their latest album) and, at the same time, like they’re recording in some...
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Blood Sister
Like Beiju, who I posted about the other week, San Francisco’s Blood Sister also emerges from the ashes of Night Manager. But whereas Beiju went the direction of late-night pop, Blood Sister retreats...
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Mystic Triangle
One time I was at Vacation Records in LA looking at cassettes. I asked the guy what one was like and he said, “Oh, it’s kinda like dark, minimal, psyche, beats.” “Oh, that’s cool, but do you anything...
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Kiss Me Sunset
Montreal psych-kraut-rockers Kiss Me Sunset put out a pretty badass four-song EP last last month called Moonshine Bowling. Made nice use of the Wes Anderson font.
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So much amazing stuff happening in Toronto these days that sometimes I wonder if I made the right decision to leave. That being said, there’s probably still more amazing stuff happening in New York...
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Ashan
Oakland-based Ashan makes electronic music inspired by nature. It’s got a bit of a new age vibe to it. He probably does yoga.
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Fou
Fort Worth, Texas-based dream pop crew Fou join Julia Brown in making really beautiful, intimate, heartfelt tunes for a new generation of heartbreak. That’s not to say the two bands really sound alike...
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Cochlear Kill
Melbourne shoegazers Cochlear Kill add some electronic and suuuper 80s elements into the melodic, heavily My Bloody Valentine-indebted mix to produce a winning combo on “Insomi-Stations”, off their...
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Dilly Dally
Toronto’s Dilly Dally have been around for a while, making a catchy little racket. Those of us in Toronto (or who used to be in Toronto) have been feeling it for a while. Glad to see everyone else...
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The Blue Funz
Trans-Atlantic mystic folkies The Blue Funz includes members based in Kitchener, Ontario; Bristol, UK; and the Scottish Isle of Iona. Their new album, Songs For Ed Ricketts, will be released November...
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Caddywhompus
I’ve actually been blogging about New Orleans reverb-loving indie-prog rockers Caddywhompus for years. I haven’t posted anything by them for a long time but today I was going through my inbox and...
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Ovlov
I’m making a point to get into the indie rock show scene in New York/Brooklyn. This Saturday I’ll finally be checking out a show at Death By Audio, which I’ve heard a lot about but never visited (and...
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Everything Is Geometry
Nanaimo, BC indie punk poppers Everything Is Geometry aren’t really a ‘punk-pop’ band. They’re more like a rock/pop band that’s a little punkish. I mean, comon. They’re Canadian punks. From BC....
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Michael Feuerstack
“Clackity Clack” is an unorthodox choice for a first single, but Michael Feuerstack‘s been in the indie rock game so long that he’s probably way past trying to impress anyone. It’s slow and meditative...
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Michael Rault
For someone with some serious punk cred, Ben Cook‘s got one hell of a sweet tooth. You can hear it in his Young Guv and Marvelous Darlings stuff, even on David Comes To Life, and now another project...
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Bedroomer Mixtape
Bedroomer, one of my favourite little scenes in Toronto, put together this mixtape featuring the various acts and musical projects the community is comprised of. A lot of these acts, like LUM, First...
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Sheer Mag
One of the better ‘problems’ with living in New York is that there are a lot of good shows. And a lot of these shows sell out. This was not a problem I had in Toronto. There are a lot of good shows...
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Anomie
90s-style indie rock. So hot right now. And for the last couple years. Philadelphia’s Anomie (Rachel Browne, also of Field Mouse) is doing it up. Anomie EP by anomie
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Moon King
Good news: Daniel and Maddy are finally getting around to putting out a proper Moon King album. Secret Life comes out April 14th on Toronto label Last Gang. First dropped song, the kraut-y “Roswell”,...
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