Most people know that I love my music. If I didn't have my ipod with me 24/7 i'd probably go insane. So when I found some new songs floating around I knew that i'd be doing a blog about them sooner or later. Oh and the best part about this, is that it's all canadian music. Thats right, all Canadian and it all kicks ass.
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1. Tokyo Police Club - In A Cave : So TPC is back, and they don't disappoint. It's a classic TPC song, the prominent bass line, with the catchy guitar and keyboard rifts that make me wonder why they're not more popular. The big downside with this is that its not their new single. Bands today have this thing they've dubbed "The Myspace Single" and this is unfortunately it. The first official single from their new album "Elephant Shell" is called "Tessellate" and its not coming out until April 21st. So until then this is going to be holding me over.
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2.Sam Roberts - Them Kids: When I first saw this song on the edge's website on the thursday 30 countdown I figured it to be a track of an EP he'd be releasing, but again I checked his myspace page, and much to my suprise it's actually the first single from the new album titled "Love At The End Of The World". Down to the nitty gritty. It's a little different than what I was expecting from Sam Roberts. The opening has this TPC kind of feel to it, but then it goes right into what I love about his music. The song has a little bit of a weird vibe to it, but it works for Sam and the band, so it's worth a listen. I'm probably gonna pick up the album when it comes out.
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3. Theory Of A Dead Man - So Happy: All you need to know, is that they're Nickelback clones. The song pretty much sounds like everything Nickelback has done, just a bit harder. Listen at your own discretion.
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4. Neverending White Lights - The World is Darker ft. Auf der Maur: I Love Daniel Victor for creating this band. Although my copy of "Blood And Life Eternal" got stolen and i'm not blaming anyone in particular "Cough" Klla"Cough". Kidding Klla. I managed to save the cd to my laptop so I could listen to it whenever. The song is very dark and gives off this gloomy kind of feel to it. The vocals in it kind of give the creeps, but its kind of expected with Auf Der Maur. For those of you who don't know who she is, I say forshame. Melissa Auf Der Maur was one of the many bass players that graced the amazingly awesome "Smashing Pumpkins". Although she was only around for one album, she still managed to add a little flair to the bass rifts so she's worth checking. Besides SP she also has a solo career going for her. Although I haven't really heard any of her solo work, I can assume from the vocals on NEWL's song, it should be worth a listen.
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5. Matthew Good Band - Giant: You can't expect me not to put something by MGB up, in my mind they are Gods. Although they're broken up, I still manage to find new faves on their albums. It's weird, i'll listen to an album a few times, and I'll really listen to the singles. After a while, i'll find some new stuff off it, and question why it didn't make it to radio. Giant is a great example of this. The opening with the cheerleaders yelling out how to spell "Kickass" mixed with the perfect timing of the drums entry and then the simplistic, yet increadible guitar opener, is exactly what MGB is about. Definitely worth a listen.
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That's all for now kids, but if you ever need some good music I post what i'm currently digging, up on the side there. Oh and if you want to listen to any of these tracks, just check out the bands myspace pages. Excluding MGB you should be able to listen to every song I wrote about.
J-moose
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