Montreal
SEE: Busty and the Bass – ‘Eddie’; cool Canadian jazzers also announce live stream
MONTREAL’S crisp, sprawling (there’s eight of ’em) soul-jazz outfit Busty and the Bass have just released the video for the title track from their August album, “Eddie”. We reviewed the album back in the summer and applauded its sophisticated jazz-funk stylez, with both Macy Gray and George Clinton climbing aboard for guest slots; and one …
Track: The Besnard Lakes – Raindrops plus album news
The new single from Canadian band The Besnard Lakes is nothing short of magnificent. It has all the euphoria and pulse-racing joy you find in the works of bands like Sigur Ros, with Beach Boys/The Mamas and the Papas harmonies and a dream-like psychedelic shimmer reminiscent of The Verve or The Cocteau Twins. According to …
ALBUM REVIEW: Busty and the Bass – ‘Eddie’: Canadian ensemble bring souljazz sass on their second
Busty and the Bass’s ‘Eddie’, their second, is cool, sophisticated, considered; sassy and brassy
SAY PSYCH: album review: Venus Furs – ‘Venus Furs’
IT’S an album that’s been even longer in the creation than My Bloody Valentine’s legendary Loveless. Five years to write, five years to record and hone; but finally Montreal psych-shoegaze perfectionist Paul Kasner is poised to release Venus Furs’ self-titled debut LP. Paul says: “”This album has been a long time coming, and I could …
Track: Junkowl – Quarantine us all
Montreal hardcore rock n rollers Junkowl have released their new single ‘Quarantine Us All’, a slick combination of stoner riffs, hardcore energy, and groove metal. It’s ferocious and relentless from the offset, even when it veers out of hardcore territory and into the sludgier moments. It even has some technical moments, although they certainly borrow heavily …
See: Land of Talk release new video for Compelled
Compelled is the second track to be taken from Montreal’s Land of Talk’s forthcoming album, out via Saddle Creek on July 31st. It follows on from previous single ‘Weight of that weekend’ and according to the bands Elizabeth Powell is “….about being deeply attracted to someone who is in a (toxic) relationship, and wishing things …
See: Pottery reveal new video for Hot Like Jungle
Montreal indie five piece Pottery have released a new video for Hot Like Jungle, the third single to be taken from their forthcoming debut album ‘Welcome to Bobby’s Motel, out on June 26th via Partisan Records. Speaking on the song’s inspiration, the band says: “This was written as a love song for Paul’s girlfriend. He had …
See: Braids reveal new video for Snow Angel
Despite putting their album ‘Shadow Offering’ back to June 19th, Montreal based indie trio Braids continue to tease the release, this time with a new video for the track ‘Snow Angel’. Of the track the band explain, “Snow Angel’ was written in the immediate wake of the 2016 US election, as our collective conscience took …
Say Psych: Track: Orchids – Dead Keys/Another Way
Montreal’s Orchids are joining the EXAG family, and what better way to celebrate with a single that perfectly combines shoegaze distortions with psychedelic synths into strong songs reminiscing of the early Verve and Ride’s psychedelic Britpop. Led by Alex Cyprine (ex Quetzal Snakes), orchids have been fussing around the Montreal rock’n’roll scene for more than …
Track: Corridor: Grand Cheval plus tour news
We were highly impressed by Corridor‘s album ‘Junior’, released late last year and the band has just released a gorgeous video for the track ‘Grand Cheval’ off the album. ‘Grand Cheval’ is a delight – underpinned by a driving bass and steady drums. Sharp crystalline guitars punctuate the song with the dreamy vocals in French …