1.30.2012

Jack White Debut Solo LP: Blunderbuss

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Believe it or not Jack White has never released a solo album. But since his work with The White Stripes is done, and side projects such as The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather are on hold for the foreseeable future it seems that time is right. The album is titled Blunderbuss and will be released on April 24th. The first single is "Love Interruption" and you can listen to it through the widget below.



Check in at Bluesloth for more information on Blunderbuss including track list, tour dates and all that fun stuff.

- Spence

Feist - "The Bad In Each Other" (VIDEO)



This is the video for Feist's latest single from Metals, "The Bad In Each Other".

 - Spence

1.28.2012

M. Ward - A Wastleland Campanion

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M. Ward is set to release is follow up to one our favorite albums of 2009 Hold Time. The album is titled A Wasteland Companion and will be released April 10th via Merge Records. This is one of our most highly anticipated album of 2012 as M. Ward has been very busy with Zooey Deschanel in She & Him and there this album has been a long time coming.

As of now, a single has not been released from A Wasteland Companion, but check in regularly. In the meantime, here is the track list, tour dates and a little of what M. Ward has to offer.

A Wasteland Companion:
 
1. Clean Slate (for Alex & El Goodo)
2. Primitive Girl
3. Me And My Shadow
4. Sweetheart
5. I Get Ideas
6. The First Time I Ran Away
7. A Wasteland Companion
8. Watch The Show
9. There’s A Key
10. Crawl After You
11. Wild Goose
12. Pure Joy 

M. Ward on Tour:

Feb 2 Los Angeles, CA Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Apr 11 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
Apr 12 Santa Cruz, CA The Cocoanut Grove Ballroom
Apr 13 Indio, CA Coachella **SOLD OUT**
Apr 14 Santa Barbara, CA SoHO
Apr 16 San Diego, CA Belly Up
Apr 17 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom
Apr 18 Flagstaff, AZ The Orpheum
Apr 20 Indio, CA Coachella **SOLD OUT**
May 5  Portland, ME State Theatre
May 6  Burlington, VT Higher Ground
May 7  New Haven, CT Toads Place
May 8  Boston, MA House of Blues
May 11 New York, NY Webster Hall
May 12 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
May 13 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
May 15 Durham, NC Duke Performances at Page Auditorium
May 16 Athens, GA Georgia Theatre
May 17 Atlanta, GA Buckhead Theatre
May 22 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre
May 24 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue



 - Spence

John K. Samson - Provinical

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If your anything like me you have been waiting for a new album from Manitoba's The Weakerthans. It has been five long years since the release of 2007's critical acclaimed album Reunion Tour. And it looks like the wait will continue, however there is good new. John K. Samson, the lead singer of The Weakerthans released his debut solo LP titled Provincial this week. It maybe just what your looking for the fill The Weakerthans gap in your life. Check out the album trailer, "Letter In Icelandic From The Ninette San" and "When I Write My Master's Thesis".







 - Spence

1.27.2012

The White Buffalo - Lost and Found EP

The White Buffalo released his last album, Prepare For Black and Blue back in late 2010. He has recently released an EP to that album entitled the Lost and Found EP. Furthermore, The White Buffalo is planning for a full length, Once Upon a Time in the West, to hit shelves on February 28th. Lots of good stuff from this artist.

You can check out a video below which feature a song from the new EP entitled, Dark Side of Town:


The White Buffalo | Bonus Session from Pastime Productions on Vimeo.


Another track called Sleepy Little Town:

The Living Room Sessions | The White Buffalo from Pastime Productions on Vimeo.



- Bryce

1.25.2012

Patrick Watson - Adventures in Your Own Backyard

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Patrick Watson has announced more details for his upcoming album, Adventures in Your Own Backyard. The album is slated for release on April 16th in Canada.
He has also released a song called Into Giants, which you can stream below.


Patrick Watson - “Into Giants”

Tracklisting:

Lighthouse
Blackwind
Step Out For A While
The Quiet Crowd
Into Giants
Morning Sheets
Words In The Fire
The Things You Do
Strange Crooked Road
Noisy Sunday
Adventures In Your Own Backyard
Swimming Pools

- Bryce

Bry Webb - Viva

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For anyone that saw our year end lists, you would know that Bry Webb's solo effort Provider was in our top 25 albums of 2011. He has recently posted a couple videos on his website that I have placed below for you to check out. The first one is called Viva - a track from Provider. The other video is a cover of a traditional track called Sad Man's Song. Lastly, you can check out a couple tour dates in Ontario that Bry has announced.


BRY WEBB - Viva from Mitch Fillion (southernsouls.ca) on Vimeo.


BRY WEBB - Sad Man's Song (Burl Ives / Traditional) from Mitch Fillion (southernsouls.ca) on Vimeo.


Tour:

February 3rd - The Mansion House - St. Catherine’s
February 4th - The Music Gallery - Toronto
February 10th - Gordon Best Theater - Peterborough (with Jonas Bonetta of Evening Hymns and Gavin Gardiner of Wooden Sky)
February 11th - The Grad Club - Kingston (Also with Jonas and Gavin)

- Bryce

1.24.2012

Miike Snow - Black Tin Box feat. Lykke Li

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Another song from Miike Snow's new album can be streamed over on the Pitchfork Website. The song is called Black Tin Box and features the vocal styling of Lykke Li. Miike Snow's new album, Happy to You, will be released on March 27th.

Or stream the new track below:


Miike Snow - Black Tin Box (Feat. Lykke Li)


Enjoy.

- Bryce

1.23.2012

Matt Paxton - Shore Pine Walk

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Spencer posted on Vancouver based Matt Paxton's album How the Land Lies late last year. Matt is back now with a new single entitled Shore Pine Walk. It's official release date is on January 31st, 2012 but you can get a listen early over on Matt Paxton's Soundcloud Page.

Enjoy.

- Bryce

Joel Plaskett - Old Friends

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If any one has been following my posts the last couple weeks you should already know that this is the third song released by Joel Plaskett from his upcoming album, Scrappy Happiness. You can check out the other posts HERE.

The third track released is called Old Friends and you can stream it over on CBC Radio 2. Also, Joel made another video to show what happens behind the scenes.



- Bryce

Andrew Bird - Eyeoneye

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The first single from Andrew Bird's new album, Break it Yourself, has been released. The song is called Eyeoneye and you can listen below:

Eyeoneye by Andrew Bird

- Bryce

1.19.2012

Miike Snow - Paddling Out

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About a month ago I posted the first single, Devil's Work, from Miike Snow's upcoming sophomore release (check that out HERE).

A new single, Paddling Out, has been released and you can listen below! Enjoy.



Paddling Out by miikesnow

Tour 2012:

4/10 - Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre
4/11 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
4/12 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theater
4/14 - Indio, CA - Coachella
4/21 - Indio, CA - Coachella
4/24 - New York, NY - Terminal 5
4/27 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
4/29 - Boston, MA - House of Blues
5/01 - Toronto, ON - Sound Academy
5/02 - Montreal, QC - Metropolis

- Bryce

Great Lake Swimmers - New Wild Everywhere

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The Great Lake Swimmers are incredibly talented band hailing from Toronto, Ontario that I have enjoyed seeing on multiple occasions. GLS's have completed their fifth studio album New Wild Everywhere that will be released April 3rd. It will have been over three years when the new album is released since their Polaris Prize short listed album Lost Channels. I'm making a bold prediction that this album could be a contender come the end of the year. What you have below is a clip of the creative process behind making the new album as well as the first single "Easy Come Easy Go".



  Great Lake Swimmers - Easy Come Easy Go (radio edit) by nettwerkmusicgroup

 - Spence

Bruce Springsteen - "We Take Care Of Our Own"

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Not much needs to be said about Bruce Springsteen, he is simply put, A legend. His new album is to be released on March 6th titled Wrecking Ball. This his is 17th studio effort and first single is "We Take Care Of Our Own" and is a not unexpected patriotic charge anthem. Check out the single and the track list below. 



Wrecking Ball

1. "We Take Care of Our Own"
2. "Easy Money"
3. "Shackled and Drawn"
4. "Jack of All Trades"
5. "Death to My Hometown"
6. "This Depression
7. "Wrecking Ball"
8. "You’ve Got It"
9. "Rocky Ground"
10. "Land of Hope and Dreams"
11. "We Are Alive"

Check in for more details as we come across them and yet another shout out goes to our very good friend and graphic designer Nathan aka Seggy for bringing this to my attention.
 
- Spence

1.18.2012

Islands - "Hallways"

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You may recall I posted the first single "This Is Not A Song" from the Islands upcoming LP, A Sleep and A Forgetting which is set to release February 14th. Details on the album have been surfacing over this month and it seems it will be an emotional album lead by Nick Diamonds. The newest single was released this week titled "Hallways" which is short, yet fun piano driven offering, contrasting the previously mentioned "This Is Not A Song". Listen to "Hallways" for yourself below and if you didn't catch "This Is Not A Song" from the last time, the video is below as well.

  Islands - Hallways by antirecords



 - Spence

Santigold - Master of My Make Believe

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Santigold hit the scene hard back in 2008 with her single L.E.S. Artistes and her self-titled release. The Philadelphia based artist is now back with a single, Big Mouth, which will be featured on her highly anticipated 2nd album entitled Master of My Make Believe . You can check out the video for the new track below or head over to the Santigold Website where you can download the single in exchange for your email address.



Check out L.E.S. Artistes in case this is your first listen.

Santigold - L.E.S Artistes

- Bryce

1.16.2012

Joel Plaskett - Harbour Boys

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Last week I posted Joel Plaskett's first song from his new album Scrappy Happiness. He has produced a new song this week entitled Harbour Boys and it is available for streaming over on the CBC Radio 2 Website. You can check out last week's post to listen to You're Mine.

Here is another 'making of' video for this week.



Look for more tracks over the next weeks.

As always, thanks for reading.


- Bryce


1.13.2012

The Wooden Sky - Every Child a Daughter, Every Moon a Sun

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A couple months ago I posted on the City of Light EP that The Wooden Sky released, while also letting you know that their new album was in the works. This new album will be called Every Child a Daughter, Every Moon a Sun and will be released on February 28th.

A single, Child of the Valley, has been released and you can listen for yourself below!

The Wooden Sky - Child of the Valley

Tracklisting:

1. Child of the Valley
2. Angelina
3. Dancing at my window.
4. It gets old to be alone.
5. Malibu Rum
6. Take Me Out
7. Bald, Naked and Red
8. Your fight will not be long.
9. City of Light
10. The night goes on and on.
11. I'm Your Man
12. Angelina (Reprise)
13. Hang On To Me

Tour:

2/24 Ottawa, ON - Ritual Night Club
2/25 Quebec City, QC - Le Cercle
2/29 Charlottetown, PEI - Hunter's Ale House
3/1 Fredericton, NB - The Capitol Bar
3/2 Moncton, NB - Tide & Boar
3/3 Halifax, NS - The Seahorse Tavern
3/5 Montreal, QC - La Sala Rossa
3/22 Hamilton, ON - The Casbah
3/23 London, ON - London Music Hall
3/24 Windsor, ON - FM Lounge
3/25 Chicago, IL - TBA
3/29 Winnipeg, MB - West End Cultural Centre
3/30 Saskatoon, SK - Amigo's
3/31 Calgary, AB - Palomino Bar
4/5 San Francisco, CA - Hotel Utah
4/6 Los Angeles, CA - Silverlake Lounge
4/7 Sacramento, CA - Luigi's
4/9 Portland, OR - Bunk Bar
4/10 Victoria, BC - Lucky Bar
4/12 Vancouver, BC - The Biltmore
4/13 Nelson, BC - The Royal
4/14 Edmonton, AB - The Pawn Shop
4/16 Regina, SK - The Exchange
4/18 Sault Ste Marie, ON - TBD
4/19 Sudbury, ON - The Townehouse
4/20 Toronto, ON - The Opera House
4/27 St. John's, NL - The Ship
4/28 St. John's, NL - The Ship 

- Bryce

1.11.2012

Andrew Bird - Break It Yourself

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Surfacing on the interweb a couple days ago via Paste Magazine were the details on Andrew Bird's new album Break It Yourself. This very highly anticipated album is due on March 6th (day before my Birthday). Check out the track list and album teaser below:

Break It Yourself:
 
1 - Desperation Breeds …
2 - Polynation
3 - Danse Caribe
4 - Give it Away
5 - Eyeoneye
6 - Lazy Projector
7 - Near Death Experience Experience
8 - Behind the Barn
9 - Lusitania
10 - Orpheo Looks Back
11 - Sifters
12 - Fatal Shore
13 - Hole in the Ocean Floor
14 - Belles



Andrew Bird - Break It Yourself from Mom+Pop on Vimeo.



Stay tuned for more information Break It Yourself as we are very excited for this one on Bluesloth!

- Spence

Joel Plaskett - Scrappy Happiness

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Joel Plaskett is getting set to release his new record entitled Scrappy Happiness. The first single, You're Mine, is available for streaming and you can check it out over on the CBC Radio 2 Website.

Over the next 10 weeks Joel will be producing a song a week for the new album, with all of the tracks being featured on CBC Radio 2 and 3. Back when rock and roll was still just a baby, bands would release songs as fast as they could to the public after recording them - Joel is trying that approach for himself. Keep your ears open if you listen to either of those stations for his upcoming stuff.

The album is expected to drop on March 27th with a tour following soon after:

4/13 Victoria, BC - Alix Goolden
4/14 Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre
4/16 Banff, AB - Banff Centre
4/18 Calgary, AB - MacEwan Hall *
4/19 Edmonton, AB - Winspear Centre *
4/20 Saskatoon, SK - U of Sasks, Louis Pub *
4/21 Winnipeg, MB - Garrick Centre *
4/25 Montreal, QC - Corona Theatre *
4/26 Ottawa, ON - Bronson Centre *
4/27 St Catharines, ON - Brock Centre for the Arts *
5/18 Toronto, ON - Queen Elizabeth Theatre *
5/19 Toronto, ON - Queen Elizabeth Theatre *

* with Frank Turner



The video below is a making of clip:



- Bryce

1.09.2012

Coachella - 2012 Lineup

The Summer Festival season is coming soon - Check out what Coachella has to offer in 2012 below. For the first time ever it's taking place over 2 weekends!



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- Bryce

Jay Z - Glory feat B.I.C

Jay Z and Beyonce had a baby girl over the weekend. To commemorate the event, Jay Z wrote a song. Check it out HERE.

The track even features Blue Ivy Carter which is the babies name - you can hear her crying in the song.


- Bryce

The Black Keys - Canadian Tour

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Hey Everyone.

The Black Keys have made some additions to their tour and several Canadian cities have been included. They have made a big jump in the types of venues they will be playing (ie: hockey arenas) so be sure to get good tickets if you're gonna go.

Tour:

01-23 Antwerp, Belgium - Lotto
01-24 Lille, France - Zenith
01-25 Paris, France - Zenith
01-27 Hamburg, Germany - Sporthalle
01-28 Berlin, Germany - Arena
01-30 Milan, Italy - Alcatraz
01-31 Zurich, Switzerland - Maag Hall
02-01 Eindhoven, Holland - Klokgebouw
02-03 Nottingham, England - Capital FM Arena
02-04 Edinburgh, Scotland - Corn Exchange
02-06-07 Manchester, England - O2 Apollo
02-09-10-11 London, England - Alexandra Palace
03-02 Cincinnati, OH - U.S. Bank Arena *
03-03 Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena *
03-04 Columbus, OH - Jerome Schottenstein Center *
03-06 Portland, ME - Cumberland Co. Civic Center *
03-07 Boston, MA - TD Garden *
03-09 Washington, DC - Verizon Center *
03-10 Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center *
03-12 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden *
03-13 Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre *
03-14 Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre *
03-16 Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse *
03-18 Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena *
03-19 Chicago, IL - United Center *
03-20 Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena *
03-22 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden *
03-23 Norfolk, VA - Constant Convocation Center * 
 03-24 Charlotte, NC - Bojangles Arena *
04-24 Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion *
04-25 Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Center *
04-27 St. Louis, MO - Chaifetz Arena *
04-28 Tulsa, OK - BOK Center *
04-30 Denver, CO - 1stbank Center *
05-02 Salt Lake City, UT - Maverick Center *
05-04 Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena *
05-05 Sacramento, CA - Power Balance Pavilion *
05-07 Portland, OR - Rose Garden *
05-08 Seattle, WA - Key Arena *
05-09 Vancouver, British Columbia - Rogers Arena *
05-11 Calgary, Alberta - Saddledome *
05-12 Edmonton, Alberta - Rexall Place *
05-14 Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre *
05-15 Minneapolis, MN - Target Center *
05-16 Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center *
 * - with Arctic Monkeys


The Black Keys - Lonely Boy (RSD Exclusive) from wbrdigital on Vimeo.


- Bryce

1.03.2012

Remember to Breathe - Travel Alberta Project

If you live in the same neck of the woods that Bryce and I do you may seen the new Travel Alberta campaign on TV, especially during the World Junior Hockey Championship. The Remember to Breathe campaign has two 30-second commercials in circulation both featuring songs written and performed by Calgarian artist Wil. As well as a three minute video to summarize the project featuring "Roam" by Wil. The videos depict the vast and natural beauty of a province that I am proud to be from and live in. Just in case you don't live in Alberta you can watch the full length video and both commercials below. Lastly, you can buy the Remember to Breathe songs "Here We Go" and "Roam" via iTunes Canada.







 - Spence

Plants and Animals - The End of That

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Indie-rockers Plants and Animals are planning to release their third studio album entitled The End of That on February 28th, 2012. Their first LP, Parc Avenue, quickly caught the ears of listeners across the country including Spencer and I. The album was shortlisted for the 2008 Polaris Music Prize and was nominated for a 2009 Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year... Not bad credentials if you ask me.

The first single, Lightshow, has been released and you can stream it below.

Plants and Animals - Lightshow

Tour Dates:

06 Jan 2012 Rialto Theatre Montreal, QC Canada
12 Jan 2012 Schuba's Chicago,IL United States
08 Mar 2012 Ritual Nightclub Ottawa, ON Canada
09 Mar 2012 Le Cercle Quebec, QC Canada
10 Mar 2012 Le Cabaret du Mile End Montreal, QC Canada
20 Mar 2012 Lucky Bar Victoria, BC Canada
21 Mar 2012 Rickshaw Theatre Vancouver, BC Canada
22 Mar 2012 The Crocodile Seattle, WA United States
24 Mar 2012 Mississippi Studios Portland, Oregon United States
27 Mar 2012 Starlite Room Edmonton, AB Canada
28 Mar 2012 Republik Calgary, AB Canada
29 Mar 2012 Amigos Cantina Saskatoon, Canada
30 Mar 2012 West End Cultural Centre Winnipeg, MB Canada
31 Mar 2012 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, MN Canada


For those who have never listened to Plants and Animals - Check out Bye Bye Bye from Parc Avenue below.

Plants and Animals - Bye Bye Bye

- Bryce