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)