Alvvays – Plimsoll Punks [Listen]

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2017, Alec O'Hanley, alternative, Alvvays, Antisocialites, band, Brian Murphy, Canada, Group, indie, Kerri MacLellan, Molly Rankin, Music, Musicians, Plimsoll Punks, Polyvinyl, pop, Toronto

Photo by Arden Wray

Alvvays dropped single #3 called Plimsoll Punks.
It is taken from their upcoming album Antisocialites which drops on September 8, 2017 via Polyvinyl (USA) and Royal Mountain Records (Canada).
The song is the band’s answer to Television Personalities’ ‘Part-Time Punks’ and a winking surf opus indictment of the self-righteous who intend to condescend.
It has more of the 1980s Cocteau Twins sound!

Partner – Gross Secret [Listen]

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2017, alternative, band, Everyone Knows, Gross Secret, Group, indie, Josée Caron, Lucy Niles, Music, Musicians, Partner, Rock, You've Changed Records

Why not just release the whole album before it’s drop date of September 8, 2017? (Being sarcastic)
Anyways this is their sixth single from their upcoming album In Search of Lost Time via You’ve Changed Records.
Enjoy this slow-burning alternative rock track!

No Filter – August 14, 2017

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2017, Arboretum Festival, Arboretum Festival 2017, band, Blue Hawaii, Boyhood, Cadence Weapon, Canada, CHUO FM, Deerhoof, Diana, Future States, Giant Hand, Group, indie, Interview, Isaac Vallentin, Jordan Klassen, L.A. Foster, Le1f, Metz, Music, Music Video, Musicians, Ottawa, Radio, Sparklesaurus, The Belle Game, The National, Tops, Un Blonde, Wake Island, Yamantaka Sonic Titan

Have a listen to No Filter for August 14, 2017.
Arboretum Festival is taking place on August 19 – 20 on Rideau Pines Farm.
The whole show was playing most of the artist who is performing.
I had an interview with Cadence Weapon (In the second hour around the 30 minute mark)

HOUR ONE:

HOUR TWO:

No Filter’s Top 5 Songs of the Week [August 14 – 20]

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2017, alternative, band, Blue Hawaii, Canada, Dance, electronica, folk, Giant Hand, Group, indie, Metz, Music, Music Chart, Music Video, Musicians, Ottawa, pop, Rock, The Belle Game, The National

Here are this week’s Top 5 Songs of the week.
Don’t forget to tune in every Monday at 4pm on CHUO 89.1FM
This week at #1 for the second week is Blue Hawaii
No One Like You is taken from the upcoming album Tenderness which drops on October 6, 2017.
New debuts this week from The National and single #2 from The Belle Game!
Note: () means last week and [] means total weeks.

No Filter – August 7, 2017

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2017, Alex Calder, alternative, Alvvays, Arcade Fire, artist, band, Beach House, Blue Hawaii, Bully, Canada, Chad VanGaalen, CHUO FM, Dance, electronica, Empress Of, Faith Healer, folk, Frankie Rose, Giant Hand, Group, Heaven for Real, indie, Katie Von Schleicher, Land Of Talk, Metz, Music, Music Video, Musicians, Ottawa, Partner, pop, punk, Purity Ring, Radio, Rock, Said The Whale, singer, Surfer Blood, The Belle Game, UK, USA

Have a listen to No Filter for August 7, 2017.
HOUR ONE:

HOUR TWO:

No Filter’s Top 5 Songs of the Week [August 6 – 13]

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2017, alternative, band, Blue Hawaii, Canada, Dance, electronica, folk, Giant Hand, Group, indie, Metz, Music, Music Chart, Music Video, Musicians, Ottawa, pop, Purity Ring, Rock, The Belle Game

Here are this week’s Top 5 Songs of the week.
Don’t forget to tune in every Monday at 4pm on CHUO 89.1FM
This week at #1 is Blue Hawaii
No One Like You is taken from the upcoming album Tenderness which drops on October 6, 2017.
New debuts this week from Giant Hand and single #2 from Metz!
Note: () means last week and [] means total weeks.

Widowspeak – When I Tried [Listen]

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2017, alternative, band, Captured Tracks, Group, indie, Music, Musicians, Single, USA, When I Tried, Widowspeak

Check out the second single from Widowspeak.
The hazy moody track When I Tried is taken from their forthcoming full-length Expect The Best which drops on August 25, 2017.

Here is a blurb about the track:
“The guitars, in all their distorted glory, are the standout here, while distant oohs build an extra level of intrigue to an ominous and downright sleek song.” The band’s Molly Hamilton states: “‘When I Tried’ is about when I was having a hard time starting things, or finishing them, maybe due to my own expectations of what it would turn into or maybe due to me doubting that I’d even be able to make it happen at all… I wasn’t sure what the motivation was anymore.”

Said the Whale – Nothing Makes Me Happy [Listen]

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2017, alternative, band, Canada, Group, indie, Music, Nothing Makes Me Happy, pop, Said The Whale, Single, Vancouver

Surprise! Said the Whale drops a new single called Nothing Makes Me Happy!
A more upbeat song that isn’t on their current album As Long as Your Eyes Are Wide.

The band’s thoughts on the new song:

“We wrote “Nothing Makes Me Happy” with our friend Ali Milner, who performs under the name WILLA. We were thinking about friends of ours who complain about their lives even though from an outsider’s perspective they’ve got everything. It’s a very common complaint to have right now, and it’s something that is perpetuated by social media – seeing your peers share only the best moments of their lives makes everything you do feel weak by comparison. And I’m guilty of it, too! We can be so focused on the goals we’re trying to achieve that we forget to take a step back and appreciate what we have. Now that I think about it, this song is a little bit like a re-hash of ‘Mo Money Mo Problems’ but targeted at insecure, privileged millennials. *shrug emoji*”

Don’t forget to see them at Hopped & Confused 2017 in Ottawa.

No Filter – July 31, 2017

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2017, alternative, Alvvays, Amber Coffman, BadBadNotGood, band, Blue Hawaii, Canada, Charlotte Day Wilson, CHUO FM, Crystal Eyes, Dance, electronica, Empress Of, Exit Someone, Experimental, Fake Palms, FEVERS, folk, Four Tet, Giant Hand, Group, Heaven for Real, indie, Jessie Ware, Kedr Livanskiy, Luka, Metz, Music, Music Video, Musicians, Ottawa, Partner, Perfume Genius, pop, Purity Ring, Radio, Rock, Slack Bridges, Sparklesaurus, Telecomo, Tess Roby, The Belle Game, The Dirty Projectors, The XX, UK, USA, Yukon Blonde

I was away last week due to being in Seattle.
Have a listen to No Filter for July 31, 2017.


Have a listen to No Filter for July 31, 2017.

PLAYLIST:

• Tess Roby – Ballad 5 / Glimpse
• Exit Someone – Forbidden Colours from Dry Your Eyes / Absent Lovers




• Luka – I Count the Years
• Fake Palms – Glass Walls
• Alvvays – Dreams Tonite
• Crystal Eyes – The Female Imagination
• Slack Bridges – In The Drought
• Sparklesaurus – So Right
• Heaven for Real – Known Steps in Directions Unknown
• BBNG – In Your Eyes (Nosaj Remix)
• Partner – Sex Object
• Empress of – Go To Hell
• Telecomo – Long Gone
• Top 5 Songs of the Week
• Perfume Genius – Otherside
• Yukon Blonde – Crazy
• Jessie Ware – Midnight
• Amber Coffman – If You Want My Heart
• Dirty Projector – Little Bubble
• Kedr Livanskiy – Love & Cigarettes
• The xx – A Violent Noise (Four Tet Remix)
• Giant Hand – Key on a String

No Filter’s Top 5 Songs of the Week [July 31 – August 6]

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2017, alternative, band, Blue Hawaii, Canada, Dance, electronica, FEVERS, folk, Group, indie, Metz, Music, Music Chart, Music Video, Musicians, Ottawa, pop, Purity Ring, Rock, The Belle Game

Here are this week’s Top 5 Songs of the week.
Don’t forget to tune in every Monday at 4pm on CHUO 89.1FM
This week at #1 is the single by Metz.
Cellophane is taken from the upcoming album Strange Peace which drops on September 22, 2017.
New debuts this week from Blue Hawaii and Purity Ring!
Note: () means last week and [] means total weeks.