Big Brave – Ardor
One of the heavier bands of the Montreal scene, Big ‡ Brave aims to find the balance between post-rock, drone soundscapes, and the heavier interpretation of doom. This investigation started in 2014, with the band’s debut record, Feral Verdure, and was followed just a year later with Au De La. The difference between the two albums was noticeable, as Au De La found the band leaving behind its standard rock forms for long form compositions on tracks like “Let Us Rest Our Dead Anon” and “Tussles”. By extending the length of the tracks, Big ‡ Brave allocated more time in experimentation with grooves and hammering repetitions, bringing forth a succinct stream of consciousness to the table. Their latest record, Ardor, dives further into this mentality, with the number of tracks being further minimized—just three presented here—and the duration maximized (the shortest track is 11 minutes long). (PopMatters)
Elliott Brood – Ghost Gardens
Several things spring to mind when one thinks of veteran folk rockers Elliott Brood: steely acoustic guitar strums, banjos and lyrics that address more bygone Canadiana than a Pierre Berton book, with all of those lines sung in a twangy downhome delivery. What we fans of the Ontario alt-country troop don’t expect, however, is for its members to put out tracks like “Searching,” one of the highlights from their new album Ghost Gardens.(Exclaim!)
Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton – Choir of The Mind
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Seaway – Vacation
In ‘Vacation’, the Toronto lads have produced a pop-punk album that’s loved-up and lonely in equal measure, conjuring up nostalgia for things that haven’t even happened yet.(ROCKSOUND.TV)
Hello
Grant Hart, drummer and singer of the seminal alternative rock band Hüsker Dü, has died at 56 after being diagnosed with cancer. The news was confirmed by his bandmate Bob Mould in a lengthy Facebook post.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/grant-hart-husker-du-drummer-and-singer-dead-at-56-w501508
Good morning!
Bummer.
I only found out about it because I was listening to 6 Music
Hello hello!
Sad to hear about Grant Hart
G’day!
Aaaaand off again for a while.
hello again
Hello?
Hi Janet,
Hi there. Checking out the music up there.
Big Brave is interesting. I could get into that. I can imagine putting on the vinyl and laying on the couch with eyes closed and listening. Cool stuff.
I do like Elliott Brood’s Dig a Little Hole. I look forward to checking out the rest of the album. I haven’t been wowed by the last couple albums but still like them.
Emily Haines solo project is interesting as well. Oh those voices in our heads…
Hi Candy
Hi Garf 🙂
how are things?
Things are good here. How about there?
it’s not too bad here. I had a nap this afternoon but it is getting shorter, mostly due to getting some sleep last night. I am looking forward to sleeping in tomorrow.
Good to hear. I look forward to sleeping in Saturday. I love Saturday mornings.
My favourite thing about weekends is not having to set an alarm. I don’t get up too much later than I do during the week, but it feels so good to be able to wake up naturally, rather than from an alarm.
I love that Janet. I actually did that this morning by accident. I had my alarm on but the volume was very low or off and I didn’t hear it. hehe
I still have alarms set for the weekend but if I am still tired I can turn them off and go back to sleep
My favourite part is getting up when I want and drinking coffee and not rushing off anywhere. Ahh..
Is anyone interested in the Mercury Music Prize that is being handed out soon?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/player/bbc_6music
Ooh, Darbar, that’s also a great feeling!
I am checking it out. Thanks for the link.
It’s fun listening to these people talk.
And the winner is…
Sampha!
(No idea who Sampha is)
The person that convinced Idris to wear that jacket
I will take your word for it. I don’t know who Idris is or what jacket he was wearing. hehe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idris_Elba
Sorry I was looking for a photo of the actual announcement so you could see the jacket
I apparently forgot to reply. That is a snazzy jacket.