11 from 2011

Cicadas and Gulls - Feist


17 - Youth Lagoon


Yer Fall - Hey Rosetta!


Rivers and Roads - The Head and the Heart


Sim Sala Bim - Fleet Foxes


Michicant - Bon Iver

The Motherload - The Staves


Ho Hey - The Lumineers

Goshen - Beirut


If I Had a Boat - James Vincent McMorrow


Bloodbuzz Ohio (The National cover) - Oh Land

Art 4 Art

Please, if you haven't done so already, check out my best friend, Sarah's, new blog Art 4 Art. She's inviting anyone to choose a piece of Canadian music and create another piece of art, be it words, images, or even more music, that is inspired by the song. Basically, she's creating a community of artists inspiring other artists. There has already been a ton of amazing contributors, including my friend's Suzanne, Tara and Dominique. You can find my contributions here and here. Feel free to contact Sarah if you want to take part in her amazing project!

Playlist: Keep You Right

Best Albums of 2011 (So Far)

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Beautiful tune/video from local Calgary songstress, Samantha Savage Smith.

Too Little, Too Late - Daniel Rossen of Grizzly Bear

Too good. If it sounds familiar, here's the original....

On repeat.

Man does José do covers right. Here's his rendition of "Teardrop" originally by Massive Attack. If you're not familiar with the original, make sure to check it out here. You might recognize it as the opening song for tv show, House.

There is so much to love about this band. Can't wait to listen to the album from start to finish.

Wonderful band I've been listening to alot of lately. Check out their new video for the song above here.

Can't wait to see these guys in a couple of weeks.

Hamburg-born photographer, Astrid Kirchherr, met The Beatles in 1960, years before they exploded on to the music scene. Her now iconic photographs of the band, depict the group before the addition of Ringo Starr and with bassist Stuart Sutcliffe, who Kirchherr was engaged to until his death in 1962. The third photograph depicts bandmates John Lennon and George Harrison, only days after the death of their dear friend. Kirchherr's photographs perfectly capture the innocence and ambition of a then unknown band, and have been used time and time again to retell the story of one of the world's most influential musical groups.

1. Suburbs - Arcade Fire

2. Gorilla Manor - Local Natives


3. Sigh No More - Mumford & Sons


4. Contra - Vampire Weekend


5. Big Echo - The Morning Benders


6. Teen Dream - Beach House


7. Brothers - The Black Keys


8. Age of Adz - Sufjan Stevens


9. The Orchard - Ra Ra Riot


10. High Violet - The National

There might just be another star

Will Sheff of Okkervil River

Zooey

Zooey Deschanel with M. Ward (above)
and Karen O. (below).