This is an incredibly good ’87-’96 tribute: Pixies, Posies, Replacements, Nirvana, Weezer, Matthew Sweet, the theme to “That 70s Show,” and (my favorite Seattle band of the era) Flake, all in a single song. What’s more, the official music video, below, is packed with dozens of smile-inducing visual homages to ’90s slacker film and TV. …
This is an amazing song. The flow, the lyrics, the attitude, everything is perfect. Listeners can easily imagine being in a similar situation and getting similarly fed up. Go Jadyn Lamb, and never stop, ever. The saying ’in like a lamb, out like a lion’ is often saved for seasonal weather, but such can also …
Meet Canadiana sensations, The Nitty Gritty Duke Band, or Union Duke:
With a voice as bewitching, bold, and brilliant as her quixotic presence, Amaal entrances with earth-shattering emotion and an unbelievable story. Her family traded their native Somalia for Toronto at the height of Civil War during the early nineties. Acclimating to a whole new world, she immediately gravitated towards music and singing. In between honing her blockbuster …
This is an old school pop tune. Very 60s, very Fitz and the Tantrums. There are plenty of hooks here. I heard this on NPR yesterday and decided to pass along. The last NPR tune which motivated me to go share-sies was Hozier’s “Take Me to Church,” which wound up being a huge US hit. …
Toronto-based alternative rockers The Wooden Sky have a new album coming out soon. Let’s Be Ready is a compilation of songs that mirror everything the band has become on stage and beyond. Armed with swaggering guitars, rolling drums and melodies that sweep their way toward open-armed choruses, The Wooden Sky’s newest record is at once …
