Hanni El Khatib - You Rascal You

Happy Friday everyone! Enjoy the track below from Hanni El Khatib:



- Bryce

First Single from Wintersleep's new record: Hello Hum

Canadian indie veterans Wintersleep are set to release their third LP Hello Hum on June 12th and the first single "In Came the Flood" was debuted on CBC Radio 3 and the band's website about three hours ago. Head over to wintersleep.com now to listen to "In Came the Flood".

 - Spence

Introducing: Cold Specks

On my drive home to Lethbridge recently listening to trusty CBC Radio 3 I heard this incredible song coming through the speakers of my car. I was blown away, and not just because of the Lethbridge winds. The song was "Holland" by Cold Specks. Cold Speck is lead by Al Spx from Etobicoke, Ontario however currently based in London, UK. And although she is new to me and probably many Canadians, she is already well known and respected in the UK. 

Cold Speck's album I Predict A Graceful Expulsion is due out May 21 of this year, but you can listen to "Holland" right here and download it via Soundcloud. In addition to the new album she is returning to Canada for a tour this summer with Great Lake Swimmers, including dates in Lethbridge and Calgary. Here is the album artwork, tracklist, and tour dates.




I Predict a Graceful Expulsion


 
Tracklisting:

1. The Mark
2. Heavy Hands
3. Winter Solstice
4. When The City Lights Dim
5. Hector
6. Holland
7. Elephant Head
8. Send Your Youth
9. Blank Maps
10. Steady
11. Lay Me Down


Tour Dates:

May 4th - Winnipeg, MB - West End Cultural Centre
May 6th - Edmonton, AB - McDougall United Church
May 7th - Calgary, AB - Central United Church
May 8th - Lethbridge, AB - Southminster United Church
May 9th - Nelson, BC - The Royal
May 11th - Vancouver, BC - The Commodore Ballroom
May 12th - Victoria, BC - Alix Goolden Hall
June 2nd - Toronto, ON -  Danforth Music Hall

 - Spence

Stream: M. Ward - A Wasteland Companion

M. Ward's new album A Wasteland Companion drops April 10th but you can listen to the album in it's entirety now via the First Listen segment at NPR.  Enjoy!

 - Spence

The Tallest Man on Earth - There's No Leaving Now

Kristian Matsson (The Tallest Man on Earth) has announced that he will be releasing his new album on June 12th. You can check out the cover art above and the track listing below:

To Just Grow Away
Revelation Blues
Leading Me Now
1904
Bright Lanterns
There's No Leaving Now
Wind and Walls
Little Brother
Criminals
On Every Page

- Bryce

Record Store Day - Releases

It's here! The official list of Record Store Day Releases.

Happy reading and support your local record store.

The local shops participating in Calgary:

The Inner Sleeve
Sloth Records
Heritage Posters & Music
Melodiya Records

The local shop participating in Lethbridge:

Blueprint 

- Bryce

Beck - Looking For a Sign

New Beck track - check it out below:



- Bryce

Tanlines - Mixed Emotions

On March 20th, which happens to be tomorrow Tanlines will release their first LP entitled Mixed Emotions. I first caught wind of the band with there 2010 EP Settings, where I was not blown away but definitely left with sense of optimism due to Tanlines potential. After giving the new album a first listen I am really enjoying what I hear, and could be that springs album I have been looking for. Give it a listen for yourself over at NPR Music or pick up the album tomorrow on your preferred media.

- Spence

Miss Emily Brown - Wire Wood Wind EP

I recently came across the music of Emily Brown and heard a song called Back to the Woods off her new Wire Wood Wind EP. I have to admit that I was impressed and decided to see what I could find out about her. Here is what her website has to say about it:

A surprise release by Miss Emily Brown, Wire Wood Wind (March 13, 2012) is a candid collection of unheard songs recorded on a spring afternoon in Kreuzberg, Berlin. This EP is a collaborative experiment with producer Martyn Heyne (Efterklang, Gyda Valtysdottir). Miss Brown moves with earnest vocals and creaky autoharp through Heyne’s living breathing landscape of sound. Featuring songs Man On Wire, Back to the Woods and Into the Wind, Wire Wood Wind is a thirteen and a half minute burst of life.

Head over to her CBC Music Page to have a listen for yourself.

Check out her other albums HERE. Happy Friday everyone.

- Bryce

Canadian Music @ SXSW

If you didn't know North America's largest music festival South By Southwest (SXSW) is currently underway in Austin, TX. And if your like me you weren't able to attend. However, thanks to the partnership between Sirius XM and SXSW you can listen to the many great Canadian artists (over 135 of them!) through out the festival. The festivities kicked off with the Canadian Blast BBQ yesterday featuring bands in the banner above. But if you tune into CBC Radio 3 through the day and weekend you will be able to hear Canadian artists as they tackle the stages of SXSW. You can also listen through Sirius XM channel 152 (CBC Radio 3) or 151, which will be playing a little of everything.

Enjoy!

 - Spence