April 25th Playlist

Artist - Song - Album (year of release, extra information)
* = Canadian

6:00-7:00am
Christine Fellows* - A spinter's Almanac - Nevertheless
Immaculate Machine* - No such thing as the future - Ones and Zeros
Immaculate Machine* - C'mon sealegs - Fables
James Keelagahn* - Harvest Train - A few simple verses
Jon & Roy* - Another noon - Another noon
Basia Bulat* - In the night - Oh my darling
Eekwol* - That's just me - Apprentice to the myetery
Buck 65* - 1957 - Situation
The New pornographers* - Mutiny, I promise you - Challengers

7:00-8:00am
Jack Johnson - Bubble Toes - Brushfire Fairytales
Metric* - Don't think twice - acoustic
The Wooden Sky* - Take me out Every child a daughter, every moon a sun
Hannah Georgas* - Chit Chat - This is good
REgina Spektor - Us - SOviet Kich
Joel Plaskett Emergency* - You're mine - Scrappy Happiness
Whitehorse* - Broken - self
Blitzen Trapper* - The Tree - Destroyer of the void
Feist* - So sorry - The Reminder
The Liptonians* - Hey! Hey! Help is on its way - Let's all march back into the sea
Arcade Fire* - Modern Man - The Suburbs
The Black Keys - Dead and Gone - El Camino

April 18, 2012 - Trying to block out the sadness

Sometimes this world can be so ugly. On Monday night homophobia was shown in Halifax in a very violent way by killing Raymond Taavel. My heart goes out to his friends, family, and community members.

Artist - Song - Album (year of release, extra information)
* = Canadian

6:00-7:00am
Paper Moon* - Turning Colours into Greys - Broken Hearts break faster everyday
Bella* - Go - self-titled
Novillero* - Daydreams & Distractions - A little tradition (features Keri McTighe)
Controller.Controller* - History - History
Rose Cousins* - Edmonton - If you were for me
The Waifs - Take it in - self-titled
Smokekiller* - California - 13
Little Miss Higgins* - Beautiful Sun - Across the plains
Elizabeth Shepherd* - Shining tear of the sun - Parkdale
Ember Swift* - Include my food - Stiltwalking
Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova - Once soundtrack

7:00-8:00am
Elliott Brood* - Miss you now - Mountain Meadows
BLitzen Trapper - Your Crying Eyes - American Goldwing
Sunparlour Players* - If the creeks done rise - Hymns for the happy
Amelia Curran* - The Mistress - Hunter Hunter
Jill Barber* - Chances - Chances
The Be Good Tanyas* - When doves cry - Hello love
Sloan* - Underwhelmed - Smeared
Buck 65* - Superstars don't love - 20 odd years
The Pack A.D.* - Gold rush - Tin Type
Feist* - Graveyard - Metals
Jenn Grant* - You'll go far - Echoes
Sarah Slean* - Get home - The Baroness

April 11, 2012 "Falling over this city and the best of my worst ideas"

For the past couple of days I have had Chantal Kreviazuk's song "Before you" in my head. It was a favourite of mine when I was in my early 20s. Sometimes I am appalled at my taste in music from my early 20s (Britney Spears' first 2 albums can still be found in my music collection), but sometimes I'm surprised at some of the good stuff that was considered "pop." I mean, just because it's popular doesn't necessarily mean that it's crappy right? Well, that was reinforced to me today as I played Chantal's popular song. That song is pretty awesome! At the bottom of the playlist is a Grooveshark playlist of some of the songs I played this morning, including Chantal's song.

Artist - Song - Album (year of release, extra information)
* = Canadian

6:00-7:00am
Bloc Party - Banquet - Silent Alarm (2005)
Violent Kin* - Blue Eyes - Bitter Blood (2009, local)
Chantal Kreviazuk* - Before you - Colour Moving and Still (1999)
Mirah - Sweepstakes Prize - You think it's like this but really it's like this
Feist* - Mushaboom - Let it die
Heather Aitken* - Dust on my shoes - NessEssentials 2005
Van Morrison - Sweet Thing - Astral Weeks (1977)
Hawksley Workman* - All the trees are hers - Between the Beautifuls (2007)
Whitehorse* - I'm on Fire - self-titled
Cat Stevens - The Wind
John Lennon - Oh Yoko

7:00-8:00am
The Cracker Cats* - Tumbleweed - 100 year and still rocking
Loretta Lynn (with Jack White) - Portland, Oregon - Van Lear Rose
Elliott Brood* - Oh Alberta! - Tin Type
Buck 65* - Wicked & Weird
Said the Whale* - Loveless - Little Mountain (2012)
Stars* - What I'm trying to say - Set yourself on fire
Otis Redding - Try a little tenderness
Ron Sexsmith* - Late Bloomer - Long player, late bloomer (2011)
Sarah Harmer* - Late bloomer - Oh little fire (2009)
The Fjords* - Get it Right - Get it Right (2010, local)
Joel Plaskett Emergency* - Tough Love - Scrappy Happiness (2012)
Sloan* - If it feels good do it - Pretty Together (2001)

Artist - Song - Album (year of release, extra information)
* = Canadian

6:00-7:00am
Carolyn Mark* - Happy 2B Flying Away - Nothing is Free
The Sadies* - Anna Leigh - New Seasons (2009)
Neko Case - Favorite - The Tigers have Spoken (2004)
Marissa Nadler - Rosary - Little Hells (2009)
Scout Niblett - Let thine heart be warmed - This fool can die now (2007)
Laura Cantrell - Early Years - When the roses bloom again
Basia Bulat* - Heart of my own - Heart of my own (see below)
The Gruff* - Lights of Saskatoon - self-titled EP
Neil Young* - Harvest Moon - Harvest Moon (1992)
Maxwell's Big Four* - I Know - self-titled (local)
Sloan* - If it feels good do it - Pretty Together (2001)

7:00-8:00am
Whitehorse* - Emerald Isle - self-titled (2012)
The Cracker Cats* - Hey Love - Empty Bottles 'n' Broken Hearts (local)
Nathan* - Measure Me - Stranger (2001)
Zeus* - Anything you want dear - Busting Visions (2012)
Mother Mother* - Oh my heart - Oh my heart
Michael Rault* - Pretty Thing - Crash! Boom! Bang!
Po' Girl* - Under the chestnut tree - Unreleased
The Waifs - - Sink or Swim
Colleen Brown* - Happy Love Song - Dirt (2012)
Rosie and the Riveters* - Well, Well, Well - Demo (2011)
Jill Barber* - Never Quit Loving You - Chances


The Subaru commercial featuring Basia Bulat's "Before I knew"