The Joy Formidable cover Echo & the Bunnymen

Here's a cool cover of Echo & the Bunnymen's "The Killing Moon" by one of my favourite bands ever, The Joy Formidable. Sounds amazing.

New music from Neko Case

Neko Case, generally wonderful singer and member of supergroup collective The New Pornographers, has a new album called The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You coming out September 3rd.

Check out the tune "Man". Sounds good to me.

Alabama Shakes play a song for vampires

Here's something new from Alabama Shakes called "Pocket Change". Somehow it's absolutely perfect that this song is from the latest True Blood soundtrack.

One of my biggest live music regrets is that I didn't go to their show at Lee's Palace in Toronto. It would have been amazing to see such a great talent in such an intimate venue.

New Nude Beach

Here's a strummy summertime song from Nude Beach from a forthcoming single. The tune's called "I'm Giving Up". Dig the cool vibes and wah-wah infused guitar solo.



If you like what you hear, check out some other posts featuring Nude Beach tunes.

New Mark Kozelek: Mark Kozelek & Desertshore with Mariette

Mark Kozelek is a bit of an unknown quantity for me. A friend brought me to a Mark Kozelek solo show last year and frankly I was a bit scared. His reputation preceded him and I didn't know any of the music - except for his take on Husker Du's "Celebrated Summer". Turns out we were a well behaved audience and he put on a good show.

He's got a new project called Mark Kozelek & Desertshore with Red House Painters guitarist Phil Carney and pianist Chris Connolly. They're previewing this easy breezy track "Mariette". Lean back and soak it in.

The album will be out August 20.