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A Look at the Polaris Long List: 29. Parlovr – Kook Soul
Have to admit, the Kook Soul album by Parlovr wasn’t too bad. It was a solid listen all the way through and there were tracks I dug. “Married on a Sunday” had a bit of a vaguely Bloc Party feel to it the way the vocals were delivered and I also dig “4000.” Overall though, […]
A Look at the Polaris Long List: 33. John K. Samson – Provincial
Solo outing by the lead singer of Winnipeg group, The Weakerthans. Yes, you guessed it: more folky flavored singer-songwriter indie sounds. To be fair, it actually did sound pretty good (click the player above to hear for yourself) but honestly, how much of this f-cking stuff does the world need??! Sometimes I get frustrated ‘cos […]
A Look at the Polaris Long List: 11. Cannon Bros – Firecracker/Cloudglow
Firecracker/Cloudglow by Cannon Bros This album was, to my ears, a blend of the folk-y indie sound that, as a genre, seems to dominate the Polaris list year after year but mixed with power pop (by way of oddly, New Order maybe??) which, by Polaris standards, actually rates as making this progressive, relatively speaking. As […]
A Look at the Polaris Long List: 2. Marie-Pierre Arthur – Aux alentours
Aux alentours by Marie-Pierre Arthur Another Francophone album. Competently executed but exciting only in parts. I’d say check out the album and decide for yourself but homegirl (or her label) decided to only post two tracks from the album on her music store page (powered by bandcamp which absolutely allows you to stream an entire […]
A Look at the Polaris Long List: 32. PS I Love You – Death Dreams
This isn’t my usual bag and acts that are usually media buzz darlings like Kingston, ON duo, PS I Love you (they were simultaneous cover stars for NOW and Exclaim! magazines a couple months back) generally don’t score high with me, but you know what? Death Dreams was f-cking fantastic. Love singer/guitarist, Paul Saulnier‘s off-kilter […]