A Look at the Polaris Long List: 15. Jenn Grant – Honeymoon Punch

This isn’t really my thing but it wasn’t bad. Sounded like the kind of ‘quirky’ music you hear in those ipod nano commercials or something! If you dig Feist and Adele, you know: female pop music that’s still kind of cool and vaguely ‘edgy’, this may appeal. BTW: I apologize if my reference point sound crazy. Once I veer away from my favorite genres (hip hop, R&R/soul, some strains of indie and electronic and club music, sh-t can get kinda wobbly very quickly!)

Download Jenn Grant Getcha Good [MP3]

Download Jenn Grant Parliament Of Owls [MP3]

Download Jenn Grant Oh My Heart [MP3]

A Look at the Polaris Long List: 14. Galaxie – Tigre et diesel

This Montreal, Quebec-based band was giving me a bit of a throwback 90’s Madchester, psychedelic Britpop vibe with Francophone lyrics which theoretically could be right up my alley. But while it was pretty well done, it seemed a little too all over the place from an album perspective to really warrant serious consideration for long list support (from me, at least).

Galaxie Piste 1 [MP3]

Galaxie Camouflar [MP3]

A Look at the Polaris Long List: 13. Eternia and MoSS – At Last

If you’re a regular visitor at the Kitchen, you already know how I feel about this album. If you’re not, CLICK HERE. And WHY AREN’T YOU A REGULAR VISITOR AT THE KITCHEN??!!!

MP3 Download: Eternia & MoSS – It’s Funny featuring Joell Ortiz (Radio) by Eternia

MP3 Download: Eternia & MoSS ft. Rah Digga & Rage – The BBQ (Album) by Eternia

Bonus:

Remixes of ‘It’s Funny’ featuring Ras Kass and ‘The BBQ’ featuring Tiye Phoenix (of Polyrhythm Addicts) and Jean Grae after the jump….

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A Look at the Polaris Long List: 12. Luke Doucet and The White Falcon – Steel City Trawler

This dude wasn’t horrible by any stretch but it just didn’t feel that fresh or groundbreaking. Plus points for having a song called ‘The Ballad of Ian Curtis‘ though, no doubt!

Luke Doucet The Ballad Of Ian Curtis [MP3]

A Look at the Polaris Long List: 11. Dirty Beaches – Badland

I’m not gonna lie: I didn’t really get or dig this one at all. An Asian dude doing some kind of Elvis pastiche over lo-fi, 50’s-era rock n roll and surf rock type beats. Seeing him live during NXNE (something like the video below) didn’t really help clarify things for me either. Fans of this, please explain it to me becuase I was at a loss…..