Happy Canada Day: Classic Canadian Alternative compendium

I've been enjoying going back in time and reminding myself of the great Canadian bands that changed the course of independent and alternative music back from the late 80s to early 90s. Why not enjoy some Classic Canadian Alternative while celebrating Canada's birthday on Canada Day?

Click through to music from the following great bands:

Grapes of Wrath

Universal Honey

National Velvet

Wild Strawberries

Pure

Doughboys

The Killjoys

Rusty

Sandbox

Rhymes with Orange

Rough Trade

Lava Hay

hHead

Collider

Classic Canadian Alternative: Universal Honey

This post features some great songs from two ex-members of The Pursuit of Happiness. Bassist Johnny Sinclair and singer Leslie Stanwyck formed Universal Honey in 1992.

My favourite tune of their's and one of the absolute best pop songs ever, "Just Before Mary Goes". This isn't exactly the version I have on CD, but it's pretty good. I'd guess this is from an earlier release.

"Any Road Back"

"Hit the Ground Running"

"Wouldn't Wanna Be In Your Shoes"

Pic from last.fm.