Rah Rah
Rah Rah call Regina, Saskatchewan home.
Well known in Canada, they are now broadening internationally with their 3rd album The Poet’s Dead.
“Art and a Wife” is unbelievable catchy.
Metric
The Canadian band Metric release their 5th album in June.
The band has grown exponentially since 2003 and the new album Synthetica will add to their renown.
One listen to the new single and you will know what I mean.
“Youth Without Youth” is wildly infectious and is already one of my favorite songs of the year.
Feist
Feist, the Canadian singer/songwriter, has readied her album, Metals, for release in September.
This is be her fourth studio album and her first since 2007’s award-winning The Reminder which included the smash hit “1234”.
Leslie Feist, born and raised in Canada, actually has duo Canadian/American citizenship as her father is American.
“How Come You Never Go There” is the first single from Metals.
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Destroyer
Dan Bejar is best known for his work with The New Pornographers, but he has released far more material with the band Destroyer.
Some consider Destroyer to his solo project, but Bejar insists that in spite of the revolving lineup, Destroyer is a band.
For those unfamiliar with Destroyer, the music does not sound like the name, which only makes Bejar that much more intriguing.
Kaputt is the ninth album by Destroyer and the poignant title track is the Song of the Day.
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“Kaputt” by Destroyer
Broken Social Scene
Broken Social Scene, the music collective from Canada will soon release their first album in over 5 years. “Forced To Love” is from the forthcoming Forgiveness Rock Record. The band is also offering a free download of “World Sick” from the same album on their website.
“Forced To Love”
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Oedipus Podcast #2: Canadian Olympian Music
We had some friends over the other night who wanted to watch the opening ceremony of the winter Olympics. Hopefully you didn’t waste precious moments of your life viewing this sorry excuse for a spectacle. It was like a bad high school production with a large budget. Ok, let me say it straight. It sucked! Sorry to my friends North. And as the commentators fell all over themselves telling us how wonderful it was, I could not help thinking that it certainly was not the Canada that I know and love. Musically it did give proper deference to Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen, but the rest were American Idol wannabes. Where was Neil Young or even Rush for that matter, the latter at least having a prominent cameo in the popular film I Love You Man. Here are few other artists that I think of when I think of Canada.
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Metric
Tegan and Sara
The New Pornographers
Ron Sexsmith
Tara MacLean
Peaches
Delerium
Arcade Fire
Skinny Puppy
Sum 41