Reverie Sound Revue

I have only heard two tracks but I can confidently say that Reverie Sound Revue's new album is a wonderful compliment to the summer weather. It's light and airy, not anything you'd really love for the lyrical content. But it's smart and flirty, the lyrics and music sway back and forth quickly and effortlessly.

Lisa Lobsinger is of the Broken Social Scene alumni. She toured with them for a couple of years in 2006 or 2007. She was the 'other' girl with the big hair. I really like her music and I look foward to seeing this band live.

Listen to "An Anniversary Away" and "Arrows" here: http://hypem.com/#/search/reverie%20sound%20revue/1/

The original version of "An Anniversary Away" was so much better than this one!

Zee Avi

Zee Avi is pretty lovely.

She has a sweet sound, she's from Malaysia!! In her song "Bitter Heart" I feel a little bit of a Billie Holiday tendency.

Learn some more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zee_Avi

Away We Go

I'm seeing this film very soon.

The soundtrack is lovely, because it's done by the British-born, Scottish-raised Alexi Murdoch. Who writes songs that are perfect for films like this and TV shows like the OC. You probably already know Alexi Murdoch's "All of My Days" and "Orange Sky". A little over done but I still love them. He's a little off-beat as far as singer/song-writers go. Hold on to your hat.

"Away We Go" soundtrack tracklist
1. All My Days - Alexi Murdoch
2. Blue Mind - Alexi Murdoch
3. What Is Life - George Harrison
4. Song For You - Alexi Murdoch
5. Golden Brown - The Stranglers
6. Towards The Sun - Alexi Murdoch
7. Meet Me In The Morning - Bob Dylan
8. Breathe - Alexi Murdoch9. Wait - Alexi Murdoch
10. The Ragged Sea - Alexi Murdoch
11. Oh! Sweet Nuthin' - The Velvet Underground
12. Orange Sky- Alexi Murdoch
13. Crinan Wood - Alexi Murdoch

Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEp3NKG2U5U

Califone

I just found these guys. They're from Chicago and make really nice music.

I love that I can find a song and realize that I have it already... That's what happened with the song "Bottles and Bones", which appears on the 'Stranger Than Fiction Soundtrack'. Brilliant.

http://hypem.com/#/search/bottles%20and%20bones/1/

Grizzly Bear Gig at the Phoenix

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk5cB69SvAY
Grizzly Bear and Leslie Feist do "Service Bell" and "Two Weeks". I really loved her bit in "Two Weeks" it made me remember why I love her so much!

"We Own the Sky" Video Contest Winner

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bzge5vY72hE&feature=related
M83 had a contest, for the best music video for "We Own the Sky", which is my favourite song off of the album.

I like this video, complete sap... I know.

Kiersten Holien

http://www.youtube.com/user/kierstenmh

This girl is amazing, she does the best covers i've heard.

Camera Obscura covers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M31fwVkSYI&feature=related

What a lovely band.

bk at sonic boom

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daiuAHVB7gg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oe84By2hHc&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oe84By2hHc&feature=related

Ben Kweller, troubadour extrodinaire, is lovely company.

Delta Blues

I'm in love with this type of music. Skip James is the light music I need to get me through this exam period. I especially like his rendition of "Careless Love".

Grizzly Bear at the Phoenix; Friday June 5, 2009

Grizzly Bear at the Phoenix; Friday June 5, 2009

'Vekatimest' is an album that stands out to me as far as releases go this year. It shows just how much a band has really grown without changing their style too drastically. "All We Ask" is a slow song that builds up to an incredibly catchy climax that repeats... "I Can't Get Out What Need To With You". I'm not really sure what it means but it's absolutely incredible. They however did not play this song, although I was so sure that they wood. However, there is a spectacular live bit of them performing it on the Black Cab Sessions, 3:39 is pretty life altering (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY4186cW10o).

Live, Grizzly Bear were pretty spotless. Their voices were as pretty as they were recorded and together, which is weird because one would think if you microphoned a band that they would sound like rubbish. I wished that they would step away from their mics and play something unplugged, because to me that's how this band sounds naturally. Bassist Chris Taylor's vocals were often synthed, which sounded ridiculously cheesy. These guys can sing, i'm not sure why they'd lather in it lousy sounding effects. This was especially noticable when they played "Knife" his bit is the "waa-ahh-owwe-owwe" laced thorughout the song, not so nice with a distortion pedal slapped on. "Knife" is one of my favourite Grizzly Bear songs, but I really didn't enjoy the live version of it. It felt slow and lingering, I think it was because I was so use to this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jjy2P0MSVlo. Fast paced and dynamic.

Off of their 2006 album 'Yellow House' they also played "On A Neck, On A Spit" but oddly only the second half, which really threw me off. They played the "Each Day is Better With You" Part, only. The song really loses it's pizazz, because there's no build up. This wasn't to say that they didn't want to play slow songs, they played the slowest of the slow at this show thrown in the middle of their set, "Colorado" and "Little Brother" are prime examples off of 'Yellow House'.

The slowest song they played was absolutely lovely, which was "Service Bell". This song was intitally released on their first album 'Horn of Plenty' but they rereleased it with Leslie Feist singing on it for the 'Dark Was the Night' benefit compilation. Go figure, Feist came out and sang a bit. I never liked this song, but it's slow and short and the images are pretty, naturally she won me over. Feist also stayed out to sing the "waa-ohh-waa-waa-ooh" bit on their single "Two Weeks" which was absolutely pretty, although her vocals were understandably weaker than theirs. I'm assuming she didn't want to overpower the band in any way.

They closed with their cover of the Carole King written The Crystals recorded "He Hit Me (It Felt Like A Kiss)" http://hypem.com/#/search/grizzly%20bear%20he%20hit%20me/1/.

A Brokedown Melody

The perfect soundtrack to the beginning of a beautiful summer.

A Brokedown Melody

http://www.myspace.com/abrokedownmelodysoundtrack

(500) Days of Summer

(500) Days of Summer wants to be Garden State. I wonder whether if it will live up, it doesn't capture the existential tone that Garden State did so well in the trailer, but this film has something that Garden State doesn't have--Zooey Deschanel. I will however be the first to say, I really want to see this film, whether or not it lives up the hype.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsD0NpFSADM

The soundtrack is absolutely flawless:
http://pitchfork.com/news/35504-she-him-cover-the-smiths-for-i500-days-of-summeri-soundtrack/

So please explain to me why I wasn't paid to score this film!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Meaghan Smith

Meaghan Smith (Pronounced Meegan) is lovely and from Canada.

Hold on tight.

http://www.meaghansmith.com/content/bio

Camera Obscura

Rich Terfry played Camera Obscura's "French Navy" on his program Drive, which airs on weekday afternoons on CBC Radio 94.1 between three and six. This isn't a push but Camera Obscura are getting there! Hot Potato.

Melissa McClelland

Melissa McClelland is a gem. Her tunes are not ground breaking but I really love her album 'Victoria Day' for the reasons I love Sarah Harmer or Kathleen Edwards.

This album makes me want to dance, think and kick back all at the same time. Plus her hubby Luke Doucet is on a handful of songs. Talk about power couple.

Julie Doiron

I love Julie Doiron's 'Woke Myself Up'.