No Filter – January 1, 2018

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2017, 2018, alternative, Alvvays, band, Best Of, Best of 2017, Björk, Blue Hawaii, Bonnie Doon, Boyhood, Canada, Century Palm, Chad VanGaalen, Dance, electronica, Europe, Experimental, folk, Gorillaz, Group, Her Harbour, Homeshake, indie, Japanese Breakfast, Jay Som, Kelly Lee Owens, Land Of Talk, LCD Soundsystem, Leif Vollebekk, Mount Eerie, Mozart's Sister, Music, Music Video, Musicians, New Swears, Ottawa, Partner, Photay, pop, punk, Rock, Said The Whale, Telecomo, The Luyas, The National, The XX, Tops, UK, USA, You'll Never Get To Heaven

January 1, 2018 edition of No Filter on CHUO 89.1 FM.
Counting down the Top 17 Canadian Albums of 2017.
Also the Top 10 Non-Canadian Albums of 2017.
Had James from The Mixtape Session to join in and have a chat about the albums.

Have a listen to the show

HOUR ONE:

HOUR TWO:

Top 17 Canadian Albums of 2017

1. Said The Whale – Miscarriage from As Long As Your Eyes Are Wide
2. Leif Vollebekk – All Night Sedans from Twin Solitude
3. Land Of Talk – Heartcore from Life After Youth
4. Mozart’s Sister – Moment 2 Moment from Field of Love
5. The Luyas – Self-Unemployed from Human Voicing
6. Telecomo – Long Gone from For Sale
7. Blue Hawaii – Versus Game from Tenderness
8. Homeshake – Not U from Fresh Air
9. Partner – Hey Partner Here / Comfort Zone from In Search of Lost Time
10. New Swears – Dance with the Devil from And the Magic of Horses
11. Century Palm – King of John Street from Meet You
12. Her Harbour – Momento Mori from Go Gently Into the Night
13. Bonnie Doon – Panty Twister from Dooner Nooner
14. You’ll Never Get To Heaven – Exquisite Tension from Images
15. Chad VanGaalen – Pine and Clover from Light Information
16. Tops – Further from Sugar at the Gates
17. Alvvays – Dreams Tonite from Antisocialites

Top 10 Non-Canadian Albums of 2017

1. Jay Som – 1 Billion Dogs from Everybody Works
2. Gorillaz – Andromeda (feat. DRAM) from Humanz
3. Kelly Lee Owens – Throwing Lines from self-titled
4. The National – Turtleneck from Sleep Well Beast
5. LCD Soundsystem – call the police from american dream
6. Bjork – Claimstaker from Utopia

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7. Mount Eerie – Real Death from A Crow Looked at Me
8. Photay – Outré Lux (feat. Madison McFerrin) from Onism
9. Japanese Breakfast – Boyish from Soft Sounds from Another Planet
10. The xx – I Dare You from I See You

Boyhood – Drivin’ [#1 Canadian Singles of 2017]

Best of 2017 : Canadian Tracks [Top 10]

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2017, 2018, alternative, Alvvays, band, Best Of, Best of 2017, Boyhood, Broken Social Scene, Canada, Chad VanGaalen, Dance, electronica, folk, Group, indie, Montreal, Music, Music Video, Musicians, New Swears, Ottawa, Partner, pop, punk, Rock, Said The Whale, The Elwins, The Luyas, Tops, Toronto, Vancouver

Happy 2018!
Here are the Top 10 Canadian Singles of 2017 based on airplay on CHUO 89.1 FM.
This list is different from this one.

Best of 2017: Canadian Tracks: #11 – #20

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2017, alternative, Arcade Fire, band, Best Of, Best of 2017, Blue Hawaii, Bonnie Doon, Canada, Century Palm, Dance, electronica, Feist, FEVERS, folk, Group, indie, Jarvis Cocker, Land Of Talk, Leif Vollebekk, Montreal, Music, Music Video, Musicians, Ottawa, pop, Prairie Cat, Rock, Toronto, Young Galaxy

Best of list for Canadian tracks of 2017.
Starting from #11 to #20.

Christmas 2017 Show!

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2017, alternative, Amanda Rheaume, artist, band, Beach House, Ben Folds, Canada, Charlie Brown, Christmas, CHUO FM, Dan Mangan, Dance, Darlene Love, Dent May, Evening Hymns, folk, Freelove Fenner, Giant Hand, Great Lake Swimmers, Group, Hey Rosetta!, Holiday, indie, Jane's Party, Jeremy Fisher, Jim Bryson, Julie Doiron, Mariah Carey, Music, Music Video, Musician, Musicians, Nat King Cole, Ohbijou, Peach Pit, pop, Radio, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Safia Nolin, Said The Whale, singer, Spice Girls, The Acorn, The Darcys, The Pogues, The Wooden Sky, U.S. Girls, UK, USA, Vince Guaraldi, Wintersleep

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Have a listen to No Filter‘s Christmas 2017 on CHUO 89.1 FM.
Lots of great tunes to get into the holiday season!

No Filter’s Top 5 Songs of the Week [Dec 11 – 17]

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2017, alternative, band, Canada, Charlotte Day Wilson, Dance, electronica, folk, FRIGS, Group, indie, Music, Music Chart, Music Video, Musicians, Ottawa, Patrick Watson, pop, Rock, Tune-Yards, U.S. Girls

This is the last Top 5 Songs of the week for 2017!
Don’t forget to tune in every Monday at 4pm on CHUO 89.1FM
This week at #1 for the second week is U.S. Girls with Velvet For Sale.
The single is taken from the upcoming album In A Poem Unlimited out February 16, 2018.
New debut from single #2 by Tune-Yards
Note: () means last week and [] means total weeks.

Best of 2017: Canadian Tracks #21

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2017, artist, band, Best Of, Best of 2017, Canada, Carly Rae Jepsen, Dance, Group, indie, Music, Music Video, Musicians, pop

Best of list for Canadian tracks of 2017.
#21 goes to Carly Rae Jepsen.
Cut to the Feeling is taken from the soundtrack animated film Ballerina (Europe) / Leap! (USA) which came out on May 26, 2017.

Best of 2017: Canadian Tracks #22

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2017, alternative, artist, band, Best Of, Best of 2017, Buzz Records, Canada, Fake Palms, Group, indie, Music, Musicians, Pleasence Records, pop, punk, Rock, Toronto

Best of list for Canadian tracks of 2017.
#22 goes to Fake Palms.
Picked this track which didn’t come out as the leading single nor a music video.
Because it is one of my favorite tracks on the album that is a mix of electro-punk noise and guitar jangle rock song!
I also love the song title too!
Yr Such a Nag is taken from Pure Mind came out on September 15, 2017.

Best of 2017: Canadian Tracks #23

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2017, 4AD, alternative, artist, band, Best Of, Best of 2017, Canada, Dance, Group, indie, Music, Music Video, Musicians, pop, Toronto, U.S. Girls

Best of list for Canadian tracks of 2017.
#23 goes to U.S. Girls.
Mad as Hell came out on October 5, 2017.

Best of 2017: Canadian Tracks #24

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2017, alternative, artist, band, Best Of, Best of 2017, Canada, Century Egg, Group, indie, Music, Music Video, Musicians, pop

Best of list for Canadian tracks of 2017.
#24 goes to Century Egg.
Ki Swui Kya came out on July 11, 2017.

Best of 2017: Canadian Tracks #25

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2017, alternative, artist, band, Best Of, Best of 2017, Buzz Records, Canada, Group, indie, Music, Music Video, Musicians, Tanya Tagaq, Weaves

Best of list for Canadian tracks of 2017.
#25 goes to Weaves feat. Tanya Tagaq.
Scream is taken from their album Wide Open which came out on October 6, 2017.