Blue Hawaii – Tenderness
The Braids vocalist dazzles over the lush arrangements on lead single ‘No One Like You’, and again catches the ear on the hedonistic bump of fellow standout ‘Versus Game’, where spacey guitars float sparsely atop a pulsating synth beat. Both are prime fodder for high-flying club mixes, as is the record’s title track, which grows vividly around a bouncing ‘Inspector Norse’ bass line, shuffling drum ticks, and a poignant motto of self-love: “Learning how to be alone without you, and happy to be with me”.(Clash)
Daphni – Joli Mai
Joli Mai mainly contains extended versions of tracks from Snaith’s recent Fabriclive mix. Most of those were made as short two or three-minute tunes specifically for the mix, and have been fleshed-out into full-length tracks for this release. “Vulture,” which appeared on Midland’s Fabriclive 94 CD (as well as Ben UFO’s RA.500 podcast), is also being released for the first time in full. The LP comes via Snaith’s Jiaolong label. (Resident Advisor)
The Weather Station – The Weather Station
There are many singers with skilled voices, but for me what makes for a masterful singer isn’t the quality of the voice, but rather the ability to take lyrics and connect emotions with inflection. That’s what struck me when I heard Tamara Lindeman sing on this, her self-titled and fourth album as The Weather Station. She’s lived these words. They are her being. They are her stories.(NPR)
Weaves – Wide Open
When Jasmyn Burke is on tour with her band Weaves, she meets a lot of young women and women of color who tell her they’ve never seen someone who looks like them represented in a rock band before. That type of iconic status — while flattering — can complicate an artist’s intentions. It might cause someone to focus entirely on personal perspective — to channel an artistic vision distinct from the goals of representation — or to sacrifice individual flair by solely working to push back against expectations and norms.(NPR)
Wolf Parade – Cry Cry Cry
When the Canadian rock band Wolf Parade announced an indefinite hiatus back in 2010, its members hardly retreated into dormancy. Spencer Krug, for example, has since released a long string of albums and EPs under the name Moonface, while Dan Boeckner continued his work with Handsome Furs, started a group called Operators, and got together with Spoon’s Britt Daniel to form Divine Fits. So it’s no surprise that Wolf Parade — which had parted amicably after three grandly sweeping full-length albums — would eventually will its way back.(NPR)
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Today’s new releases are brought to you by the letter W.
Yay new releases! Most excited about Weaves and Wolf Parade with The Weather Station and Blue Hawaii coming next.
and the streams are brought to you by the letters N, P, & R
On q, Tom Power’s interviewing the director of Tragedy Girls, a ‘satire slasher flick in the new media times’. Sounds like it could be funny. As well as a slasher flick. (Our two girl ‘heroes’ kidnap a serial killer to learn from him. Things go from there.)
Weaves
Wolfe parade
the Weather station
blue haWaii
A veritable festival of Ws…
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I’ve got a ticket for Blue Hawaii, on Sunday, in Club 27 — the joint reborn from the ashes of Zaphod’s… It’ll be my second time for B.H., and I think 4th for Raphaelle as a singer, given BRAIDS.
I was hoping to see Weaves in Edmonton this weekend but it didn’t work out. Wolf Parade are high on my list of bands I would like to see as well.
I am sadly missing New Pornographers on Friday night. I bought that ticket in April but I made a commitment to the play I am working on.
Enjoy the Blue Hawaii show Benoit.
I was so excited to see that Blue Hawaii will be performing while I will be in Vancouver … then I realized it is the same night as Arcade Fire. Damn, damn, damn!
@darbar I too bought a ticket to New Porno’s back in April. I sold it to a 20 something gal with the understanding she would drink tequila and dance all night!
Hi everyone! I’m really excited for the Weaves and Wolf Parade too, and also the Blue Hawaii.
Benoit – Tyler, the director of Tragedy Girls was a student at the U of A when I worked there. I’m beyond excited to see him do well. I don’t know that slasher movies are really my thing, but I’m dragging a bunch of people I know from down here to see it, in order to support Tyler and Chris.
due to my current lack of mobility i am not joining mr morgana on our annual hot springs tour in our vw camper van. now i am reminded that scenic route to alaska is playing in town tonight … could i, should i?
So many ups and downs morgana! Those downs can really do a number on you. Take in what you can and heal quickly!
@janet – That is very cool and I love supporting people’s endeavours. Yay for you!
Morgana, I hope you’re on the mend soon! Bummer about having to miss out on the hot springs. If you’re feeling up for it, I would definitely say go to Scenic Route to Alaska.
thanks ladies. my big test will be a walk around the block in about an hour when a friend is coming by. if i can do that without the opioids and not be in too much pain then i will feel more confident.
thanks for your support and musical recommendations. it may well take me the next hour to get dressed and brush my teeth so I’m going to crank the music so I can hear it upstairs and bust a shuffle!!
A while ago, and also more recently, I decided to buy some show tickets in order not to miss some good chances. More than sensible, but then, small & medium shows… As a result:
This Sunday, Blue Hawaii
Tuesday, Weaves + Bonnie Doon (at House of Targ)
Thursday, New Pornos & Born Ruffians
The following Thurday Elliott Brood (@ Sheep)
The Tuesday after that, Rural Alberta Advantage + Yukon Blonde
And the next day, Wednesday Oct. 27, The Courtneys + Sparklesaurus, again at Targ’s.
There are many other shows (Ria May, The Pack AD, Propagandhi, D.F.A., etc.) that I didn’t get buy my presence at. Or something. Edit that better, would you?
Here’s our future.
http://www.n2ds2w.com/p/show-calendar.html
and here is my future
A copyright infringement suit?
I love your busy music schedules! It is heavy touring season but it is also busy theatre time for me right now. I just can’t do it all as much as I would like to.
HA x 2!
Frankly, dbs, I’m a little surprised at having so many. Well, ok, maybe not really, since each was bought quite consciously, but, put it this way, it’s not like me to have so many lined up.
Some days, not everyday, you learn something new. Today, I’ve finally run across a Québec ‘natural’ for “what’s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander”: «ce qui est bon pour minou est bon pour pitou». Sort of: what’s good for kitty’s good for ruff.
Hi All,
I know it’s been awhile, I’m working from home today, so access to this stuff is pretty easy today.
Saw Wolf Parade back in May 2016, when they had that EP come out. They were wonderful at Lee’s in Toronto. Looking forward to some more shows with them.
BTW – that Hollerado gig at the Horeshoe in a couple weeks, they have the kid from Stranger Things opening, I believe Tiff, myself and Durls will be in attendance.
Also saw Roger Waters’ show this week at the ACC, holy anti-Trump/political fireman. Too much politics for my liking but the visuals and music were astounding.
Hiya Wynnsie!
Hi Wynnzie
Is Stranger Things made in Toronto
@b from o that is quite the splendid schedule you have! Arn’t the Barr Brothers coming your way again too?
best butter tart recipe?
Wynnsie! We have not crossed paths in quite some time. Most likely my fault for being on the road or at work. Life is good? Say hi to Tiff and JDurls when you all go out! Please and thank you.
I love The Barr Brothers so much!
morgana, nope. But I hate you. Kidding. The fact is I just checked, and the Barr Bros are playing two dates in Lavaltrie — call it halfways between Montréal and Trois-Rivières, on the North shore of the St Lawrence, 17 & 18 Oct. It’s 3 hours’ drive from Ottawa. AND I COULD GO, but geez…
Checking closer, it’s only a third of the way between Mtl-3 Rivs, and two and a half hours’ drive. Damned tempting.
Now you see, if the title above were, in French, *Comment améliorer Montréal*, the first thing would probably be “keep on scaring the Anglos outta town”; in the form I suggest of *Comment continuer de faire chier les Anglos”.
baboom
A thought: The Barr Bros are playing many shows in Europe, including one at Paris’s Bataclan. (That mass shooting.) I wonder how Brad Barr will take that? he who strikes me as a sensitive guy (musically, he sure is)…
mais pourquoi voudraient-ils se débarrasser des anglophones?
Je serais disposé à couvrir ce spectacle à Paris si je pouvais réclamer mes frais de voyage
bonne nuit et fait de beaux rêves
IMO, garf, pure chauvinism; a misplaced, surviving “maîtres chez nous” attitude, and feeling threatened by English, the language. It translates into the Qc government never, ever, ever acknowledging (for instance) the role Montréal’s played in the development of countless excellent anglo bands. Arcade Fire. Barr Bros.
This whole attitude would be grounded really far back, back to when it really was “The English” who exasperatingly dominated things, having won the war on the Plains of Abraham. And it would have been translated into action, and nasty attitudes, since the Sixties. Finally, let’s not forget the twice-unachieved Québec independance (aka, paradoxically, “sovereignty”). That said, I’d add that that attitude is far less common in Montréal than in Québec City.