Field Trip Line-Up

Field Trip is back for its third year at Fort York / Garrison Common in Toronto on June 6 and 7. As usual, it's a fantastic line-up of bands covering a wide range of genres. Check out some of the acts I'm most looking forward to, get excited and get your tickets. They're on sale now.

Alabama Shakes

My Morning Jacket

Marina & the Diamonds

Father John Misty

Arkells

The War on Drugs

Purity Ring

Young Empires

Rhye

Dan Mangan & Blacksmith

Kevin Drew & Andy Kim

Lee Fields & the Expressions

Apostle of Hustle

Temples

New Alabama Shakes song Don't Wanna Fight from Sound & Color

Alabama Shakes took the world by storm with the amazing "Hold On" from their 2012 album Boys & Girls. The wait for new Alabama Shakes is coming to a close. Check out the catchy, funky "Don't Wanna Fight" from their forthcoming album Sound & Color. Gotta love how the opening vocal squeal shakes everything you thought you knew about the band.

Check out the tune below and await the album's April 21 release. Of course, they're doing what every band does after releasing an album, they're heading out on the road. They're in Toronto on June 6 for Field Trip. I'm definitely looking forward to this release and to catching this band live. I keep kicking myself that I missed their Toronto show at Lee's Palace.

Pic from Facebook.

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.

My favourite songs: Awesome and cool songs of 2012: My best of list: Top 60 songs: #40-21

It's been a great year for indie-alternative music. Maybe it's because I've been putting more emphasis on seeking out great music for the blog, or maybe it's just intergalactic forces. Whatever it is, I'll take it.

Just to avoid consistency of any kind, I've abandoned last year's idea of doing 2-year best of posts, like doing "The Best of 2011-2012".

Here's post number two featuring songs 40-21 of my favourite 60 songs released in 2012.

40. "Ropes That Way" Dirty Ghosts

39. "Lost Kids" Blood Red Shoes

38. "Are You Gonna Waste My Time?" Zeus

37. "Little Talks" Of Monsters and Men

36. "In Came The Flood" Wintersleep

35. "Forever" Haim

34. "Waiting" The Whigs

33. "Cold" Blood Red Shoes

32. "To Nothing" Sucioperro

31. "I'm Just Me" Diamond Rings

30. "Stereo" IAMDYNAMITE

29. "Keep Believing" Bob Mould

28. "The Mother We Share" Chvrches

27. "All of Me" Tanlines

26. "Hold On" Alabama Shakes

25. "Hold On When You Get Love And Let Go When You Give It" Stars

24. "Chained" The xx

23. "Sixteen Saltines" Jack White

22. "Anna Sun" Walk The Moon

21. "Runaways" The Killers

Check out the rest of my best of posts

Great blues from Alabama Shakes

Here's another great soulful blues tune from Alabama Shakes. This one's called "I Ain't the Same" and it's from Boys and Girls. I really should have made it out to their show when they came through Toronto in October.

Here's another one called "Always Alright" from the film Silver Linings Playbook.

Alabama Shakes Hang Loose

Another fantastic Alabama Shakes song. This one's called "Hang Loose". Boys & Girls is an awesome album if you like this soulful sound.

Great slice of soul from Alabama Shakes

Here's Alabama Shakes with an instant classic soul number called "Hold On". I imagine they would shine in a live setting. Sorry I missed them in their recent Toronto stop at Lee's Palace.

Here's the official video



And their appearance on Letterman.



The album, Boys & Girls, is out now.