Fables - The Dodos

I don't want to go in the fire,
I just want to stay in my home.

This track has the fresh acoustic and percussive sound that is found in so much of The Dodos' work.
The Dodos released their newest album Time to Die this past summer. The rest of the album is just as pleasurable to listen to as this first track.

Too Too Fast - Ra Ra Riot

I could tell you were there lying awake and aware,
I'm feeling I got no sense of what's left or gone,
What's left or gone.

Give me something to leave with, the feeling that you're not mine,
We're feigning words in the place, of people we used to know.


Ra Ra Riot delivers another upbeat track with all their orchestral pop power. This is off an album called The Rhumb Line released in 2008.

Sentimental Tune - Tegan and Sara

Unnerve the nerve,
You're nervous, nervous that I'm right.

Here's a track from the forthcoming Tegan & Sara album titled Sainthood. The album is set to release on October 27th.

Someone Great - LCD Soundsystem

And it keeps coming, till the day it stops.

A little bit of electro pop for your day.
I heard this one this weekend while on the road.

P.S. I Can Change - Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker (USS)

If your heart only knew what I was thinking,
You'd be thinking it too maybe.
And if your brain only knew what I was feeling,
You'd be feeling it too maybe.

USS is another duo from Toronto with catchy drum and bass pop. Their first full-length album Questamation was released last March.

Wildfires - Ohbijou

You're fierce and spread like wildfires
So I run to take cover in sinking ships
And it'd be no surprise...

If the shore closed in on the water.

A little indie pop wonder from Toronto.

Heartbreaker - MSTRKRFT ft. John Legend

You're in my mind,
You're in my heart,
I wish I knew right from the start.
All my friends said you break my heart,
A heartbreaker right from the start.

A track off MSTRKRFT's second album Fist of God. Jesse F. Keeler formerly of Death from Above 1979 and Al-P are both from Toronto and have put out some great electronic music in the past few years.

Alleyways - Hey Ocean!

Fast or slow,
Take the shortcuts inside roads.
Pay no mind to the signs or highway lines,
We'll get there our way.

Hey Ocean! is a diverse indie pop band from Vancouver. With amazing talent and sound they bring together a variety of style in vocals, instruments and rhythms.

As the opening act for Joel Plaskett I've never seen a band warm up the crowd as well as they did that night. There was so much energy on stage and they had you thinking, what are they going to do next? The mutual consensus of the crowd was Hey Ocean! put on an awesome show. Worth a listen.

Check out their most recent album It's Easier to be Somebody Else.

Bruised Ghosts - Amy Millan

Hold it up, you've lost enough,
You've still got your luck, you're miles away,
From the love you made, even heaven gets rough.

Last night I saw Amy Millan at the Grad Club in Kingston. If you ever get a chance to see a show there it's definitely worth checking out. This summer it was listed in the Toronto Star under one of Joel Plaskett's top ten venues to play. Also on the list was the Horeseshoe Tavern, a favourite of many in the Toronto area. (http://www.thestar.com/article/659381)

As for Amy Millan, she was wonderful to watch and listen to. With her guitar and beautiful voice she created a comfotable, mellow atmosphere in the small room where we stood enoying song after song. In between songs she conversed with the audience and entertained us with her words of honesty and realness. I was impressed with her performance and would jump at another oppotunity to see her live.

This track is of her recent solo album Masters of the Burial which came out last month. It also features a few cover songs two of which are written by Sarah Harmer and Death Cab for Cutie.

Face of the Earth - Joel Plaskett Emergency

Woo-ooo, do you take love
Woo-ooo, or do you leave love
How come happiness is something you cannot conceive of?

Joel Plaskett put on an entertaining and energetic show this past week in Kingston. From humorous comments, rap interludes and allowing an audience member dance on stage, it was a memorable night. Most people I knew attending this concert had seen the band perform before and were back again knowing they wouldn't walk away disappointed.

Joel Plaskett is originally from Halifax and has been in the Canadian indie rock seen since the 90's. His most recent release was Three back in March of 2009. This among other releases leading up to it consist of a collective span of acoustic sets and an energetic fusion of folk, country and rock.

Some of his more well known songs include Nowhere With You and Fashionable People.