ruby isle

02.27.2009



Kindercore party rockers Ruby Isle have been busy REMAKING all of Elbow.ws' weekly #1s. Everyone from Animal Collective to Fleet Foxes have gotten the treatment. Here is one of their own tracks (think Cheap Trick Surrender)

Hey Hey Hey (That Kid's Okay)

lady sovereign

02.27.2009



I like this better than her last single. The Cure's Close to Me samples + Lady Sovereign's own catchy repetitive vocals make this a sure fire sing along bomb. Here is the official video.

So Human

m ward

02.26.2009



M Ward makes some seriously witty soul ridden blues (think Bright Eyes). His newest album, Hold Time, builds on his already impressive catalog. So the only question now is "Will SNL pick him up as a musical guest in 2009?"

Never Had Nobody Like You ft Zooey Deschanel (youtube)

from his 2006 album Post War...

Poison Cup

boy crisis

02.24.2009



"You can do me up like Woodrow Wilson, carry my children, exit the building, let me love you like you're the shit girl". Yup. Boy Crisis makes great danceable pop.

Dressed To Digress

nightlife anyone?

02.24.2009

Thursday FEB 26
Strictly Rhythm
@ College St Bar (574 College Street)

with residents Eli Eli Eli & RC



10pm - 2am

+house music
+no cover
+heated patio
+cute girls

This is a bi-weekly party hosted by Reuben C and anyone in Toronto looking for trouble is encouraged to attend!

la roux

02.23.2009



La Roux (French for 'red-haired one') consists of duo Elly Jackson and Ben Langmaid. Their first single, Quicksand, was glorious and it seems In For The Kill is going to eclipse it completely. Although the original is begging for a remix. And here it is, Skreams Let's Get Ravey Mix, part acapella part dubstep and dnb to finish. fantastic. Heres the official video.

In For The Kill (Skream's lets Get Ravey Remix)

florence and the machine

02.23.2009



Florence Welch, is gonna have a great year. Her indie/soul sound has garnered alot of praise. She just won the Critics Choice Award at The Brit Awards and the BBC has listed her on their "Sound of 2009" (or the top 5 acts that will own 2009 - namely florence, little boots, empire of the sun, la roux, & white lies). good company indeed. Heres the official video.

her album drops July 6.

Dog Days Are Over

vocals, vocals, vocals.

02.19.2009


Vocal house is a guilty pleasure of mine: Lisa Millet, Barbara Tucker, Katherine Ellis, Inaya Day, etc. I just can't get enough. The mood struck me again this evening before heading out to DJ at the club. Here are a few of my latest favorites I put in this 30 minute mix:

1. Intrellazi and Provera - Be Free - Cube Guys Remix
2. ATFC ft. Rae - Giv Me Luv - ATFC's Abyssal Plain Mix
3. Dirty South - Let It Go - ATFC Remix
4. Santito ft. Shena - Can't Take My Hands off You - Dub Mix
5. Damien Carter & Damien Heck - Glacier In The Sun - Dub Mix

Vocals, vocals, vocals.

anoraak

02.15.2009

I'd like to make a prediction: 2009 will be The Year Remixes Jumped the Shark. I'm not a huge fan of broad generalizations, although I can say without flinching that all Scottish people are cheap (hey, relax, some of my best friends are Scottish), but is every big single really in need of a dozen or so mediocre mulligans? Let's try to limit them to two per track: an interesting do-over and an obligatory club banger, OK? OK.

Disco-levelers and remixers-extraordinaire (Empire of the Sun, PNAU) give Anoraak single Nightdrive With You the business and the results are nice.

Nightdrive With You (Fear Of Tigers Remix)

starsailor

02.18.2009



Stuart Price does his thing to Starsailor's already great first single off their fourth studio album. The full album (All the Plans) is out March 9th.

Tell Me It's Not Over (Thin White Duke Remix) (youtube)

glasvegas

02.18.2009



so the album is not great (Pfork, 6.0) BUT there are a couple substantial tracks on it. Here's one such single which i hate/respect and i know you can too

Geraldine

CANADIAN TOUR DATES
Apr 2 2009 @ La Tulipe, MONTREAL
Apr 3 2009 @ Mod Club, TORONTO
Apr 12 2009 @ Commodore, VANCOUVER

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for some even thicker Scottish brogue check out The Twilight Sad

That Summer, At Home I had Become the Invisible Boy

cut copy

02.15.2009



2008 was the year Australian bands dominated the increasingly visible indie scene with their sun-drenched 80s synth-pop gems or as I like to call it, "The Year Australia Cheated". Acts like The Presets, Van She, Muscles, Knightlife, Midnight Juggernauts and of course, Cut Copy were not just releasing killer tracks, they were also remixing each others' songs at an alarming pace. Australia gets cross promotion.

Sands of Time became available this past November as an "unreleased" song from 2008's nearly flawless In Ghost Colours.

Sands of Time

junior boys

02.15.2009



Junior Boys are the best thing to come out of Hamilton since… they are the best thing to come out of Hamilton. Hazel is the first single from new release Begone Dull Care, which fans of the venerable National Film Board may recognize as a nod to animation pioneer Norman McLaren. While much of the new LP represents a more streamlined sound from the duo, Hazel remains true to their more familiar formula with shimmering melodies punctuated with synth blasts and the requisite vulnerability of Jeremy Greenspan's vocals.

Hazel (youtube)

bag raiders

02.15.2009



Terrible name aside, Bag Raiders have been tearing things up recently, remixing for indie dance heavies Cut Copy and Midnight Juggernauts. "Shooting Stars" is a dancefloor burner complete with an ass-shakin' bassline, handclaps and an eleventh-hour drop that sounds like an exploding rainbow. Nice.

Shooting Stars

nulounge

02.12.2009



Chester French / Massachusetts
Pop / Indie / Rock

She Loves Everybody

melodic pop from the Neptunes' newest draft pick

Canada Tour Dates
Mar 18 @ Commodore, VANCOUVER
Mar 26 @ Elements, KITCHENER
Mar 27 @ Bronson Center, OTTAWA
Mar 28 @ Metropolis, MONTREAL

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Casio Kids / Norway
Melo Pop / Other / Afro-beat

Fot i hose

think whitestboyalive. makes a great ringtone.

i want to go to there

02.09.2009

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart / NY
Pop / Rock / Indie

Young Adult Friction

Seems everybody is jumping on TPOBPAH this week, i gave it a listen and its not bad at all. Pitchfork gave it an 8.4 and awarded it best new music. AND they're playing Toronto/Montreal THIS WEEK! Providence people. Go out and claim your hipster firsties bragging rights!

Canada Tour Dates w/ Depreciation Guild
12 Feb @ Lee’s Palace, TORONTO
13 Feb @ Il Motore, MONTREAL

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Peter Bjorn & John / Sweden
Pop / Indie / New Wave

Nothing To Worry About

You know your sh*t is hot when Kanye West leaks your new single on his blog. Their new album Living Thing is out March 30th. This track is gonna be BIG!

Canada Tour Dates
25 Apr @ Pheonix Theatre, TORONTO
26 Apr @ Capital Music Hall, OTTAWA
27 Apr @ Le National, MONTREAL

nupop

02.06.2009



quirky catchy
Architecture in Helsinki
Visual / Concrete / Pop
That Beep

fantastic sarcastic
Lily Allen
Pop / Ska
The Fear (Stonebridge Club Remix)

hot chipy
Metronomy
Electronic / Alternative / Pop
A Thing For Me