Canadian Blast have announced their line-up for this years Great Escape Festival in Brighton where they host a special event, showcasing the rising stars of the Canadian music scene. Twenty Canadian bands including Wintersleep, Holy Fuck, Woodpigeon, Metric, The Acorn and We Are Wolves are all making an appearance over the three day event so if you know what's good for you, we'd make sure you c...
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Wintersleep are a band on the march. Glowing reviews have been meted out both sides of the Atlantic for their reissued Welcome to the Night Sky album, including Strange Glue's gleaming assessment HERE. Following up that success is the release of an iTunes-exclusive Live EP, which, you guessed it, will be released exclusively through iTunes.
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Unlike several of my really lucky friends, I am missing taking a sleepervan up to Montreal and feasting out for 5 days at Pop Montreal. But I am hoping some of Moggers are more lucky. Ditch your day job, burn the tie, and head North of the Border to Francophone town....why?Top Reasons To Go To POP Montreal:1) Word is: "it's cooler than CMJ, more impulsive than SXSW, artier than NXNE" (per Aji S...
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On the heels of an incredible run of US dates with Wolf Parade, Halifax band Wintersleep is traversing the country yet again. This time, they'll be joining Portugal the Man and Earl Greyhound. One might think that the band would need a rest considering that the majority of its gear (about $10,000 worth) was stolen from its van in Baton Rouge, LA about two weeks ago (you can read more about th...
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This weeks coveted Video Of The Week isn't the usual acoustic live performance but instead a music video for one of our favourite tracks of the year. Wintersleeps latest record Welcome To The Night Sky is by far one of the best of 2009 so far (Check out our review of it HERE) and this video for the track Weighty Ghost suits the songs atmosphere down to a tee.
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The manfriend is more of an indie rock dude, so occasionally I find myself at these types of shows. And on this particular night, we show-hopped and caught the opener at Slim's and the main act at The Independent. Wintersleep, from Halifax, Nova Scotia, has had a rollercoaster of a year. After winning the [...]
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Winners of the New Group of the Year at the 2008 Juno Awards, these boys from Halifax have truly come a long way since they were signed in 2002 by Dependent Music before later being signed with Labwork Music in 2006, a partnership label between Sonic Unyon and EMI Music Canada. Their 2003 album [...] Related posts:Extermination Music Night: A Review Extermination Music Night is one of those...
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Unlike several of my really lucky friends, I am missing taking a sleepervan up to Montreal and feasting out for 5 days at Pop Montreal. But I am hoping some of Moggers are more lucky. Ditch your day job, burn the tie, and head North of the Border to Francophone town....why?Top Reasons To Go To POP Montreal:1) Word is: "it's cooler than CMJ, more impulsive than SXSW, artier than NXNE" (per Aji S...
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Wintersleep out of Nova Scotia: I am obsessed. Obsessed. Obsessed. Just watch; or listen with your eyes closed. And forget the rain, snow, sleet, or blues. xoxops the pict not affiliated with the beautiful tune above, just a quick sketch my friend Cristian Temi drew for me. posting it ala lucysilverlining style :)
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Heard this Canadian Band on XM radio last night. The album is not on Rhapsody yet, but I expect it will be a hit soon.
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So, a trip to the papp-patrolled streets of Hoxton, where if you listen very hard you can sometimes hear the crack of matchstick thighs buckling under the weight of their owners own bodies. Andrew Dowdall catches one of Canada's finest bands.
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On the heels of an incredible run of US dates with Wolf Parade, Halifax band Wintersleep is traversing the country yet again. This time, they'll be joining Portugal the Man and Earl Greyhound. One might think that the band would need a rest considering that the majority of its gear (about $10,000 worth) was stolen from its van in Baton Rouge, LA about two weeks ago (you can read more about th...
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| 2 Murderer |
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| 3 Search Party |
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| 4 Drunk on Aluminium |
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| 5 Laser Beams |
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