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]

No Filter – October 9, 2017

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2017, alternative, Alvvays, band, Blue Hawaii, Bonnie Doon, Born Ruffians, Canada, Casper Skulls, Chad VanGaalen, CHUO FM, Dan Mischa Goldman, Dance, electronica, Fake Palms, folk, Gianna Lauren, Graham Wright, Group, Homeshake, indie, Keep Shelly In Athens, Mauno, Metz, Michael Feuerstack, Music, Music Video, Musicians, Organ Eyes, Ottawa, Paper Beat Scissors, Partner, pop, punk, Radio, Rock, Slack Bridges, Stars, The new Pornographers, The Rural Alberta Advantage, The Weather Station, The XX, Trees, Twist, U.S. Girls, UK, USA, Weaves, Yes We Mystic

Happy Thanksgiving!! (In Canada)
Have a listen to No Filter for October 9, 2017.

Best of 2017 Songs (So Far)

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(Sandy) Alex G, 2017, Agent Blå, alternative, Austra, band, Best of 2017, Bill Plaskett, Bonnie Doon, Boyhood, Broken Social Scene, Cadence Weapon, Canada, Century Palm, CFCF, Charly Bliss, Colin Stetson, Dance, Diet Cig, Dirty Projectors, electronica, Experimental, Feist, Fleet Foxes, folk, Girlpool, Gorillaz, Group, HOAN, Hollerado, Homeshake, indie, Japandroids, Jay Som, Jean-Michel Blais, Jenn Grant, Joel Plaskett, Jon McKiel, Kelly Lee Owens, Kid Koala, Land Of Talk, LCD Soundsystem, Leif Vollebekk, Lydia Ainsworth, Mac DeMarco, Mount Eerie, Mouse on the Keys, Mozart's Sister, Music, Music Video, Musicians, Nathan Fake, New Swears, Ottawa, Partner, Peeling, Perfume Genius, pop, Prairie Cat, punk, Rock, Slowdive, The Luyas, The Rural Alberta Advantage, The XX, Tim Darcy, Timber Timbre, Tops, UK, USA, You'll Never Get To Heaven

Cross posted from here.
2017 is going very fast and June being the halfway mark of the year.
So why not compile what are my list of best songs of 2017 so far.
Most are compiled from my radio show No Filter where I do the Top 5 Songs of the Week.
Hope you enjoy this list.

No Filter – February 6, 2017

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2017, alternative, Arkells, band, Bill Plaskett, Canada, CHUO FM, Dance, Dirty Projectors, electronica, Elephant Stone, Experimental, Fast Romantics, folk, Group, Heat, Her Harbour, Homeshake, indie, Jacques Greene, Japan, Jesse Hale Moore, Joel Plaskett, Kid Koala, Le Trouble, Leif Vollebekk, Mac DeMarco, Molly Burch, Mouse on the Keys, Music, Music Video, Musicians, Nathan Fake, Ottawa, Podcast, Pony, pop, punk, Radio, Raphaelle Standell-Preston, Rock, Teen Daze, The Luyas, Tim Darcy, Timber Timbre, Torandaga, UK, USA, You'll Never Get To Heaven

No Filter for February 6, 2017.
Can’t believe we are in February and the second month into 2017!!
Have a listen to the show.

No Filter – December 5, 2016

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2016, Ablebody, alternative, band, Braid, Canada, Charlotte Cardin, CHUO FM, Cloud Nothings, Dance, Diana, electronica, Experimental, folk, Gavin Gardiner, Group, Hannah Georgas, Heat, Her Harbour, Homeshake, indie, Interview, James Blake, Jenn Grant, Leif Vollebekk, Los Campesinos!, Molly Burch, Music, Music Video, Musicians, Ottawa, Permit, pop, punk, Rock, S Club 7, Sigur Rós, Soviet Soviet, The Rural Alberta Advantage, The Wooden Sky, The XX, Tokyo Police Club, UK, USA, Xiu Xiu

Listen to the December 5th of No Filter.
On the first hour of the show, I had a interview with Gavin of The Wooden Sky.
They will be in Ottawa on December 12th for the second annual Holiday Revue show at St. Albans Church.
HOUR ONE:

HOUR TWO:

PLAYLIST:

• Jenn Grant – Galaxies
• Homeshake – Call Me Up
• Molly Burch – Try
• Xiu Xiu – Wondering
• Cloud Nothings – Internal World / Modern Act
• The Wooden Sky – Child of the Valley / Christmas All Over Again
• Los Campesinos! – I Broke Up In Amarante
• Tokyo Police Club – Cheer It On (Demo)
• Heat – Lush
• James Blake – Timeless (feat. Vince Staples)
• Sigur Ros – Hoppipolla
• Permit – Track #4
• Top 5 Songs of the Week
• Diana – What You Get
• Soviet Soviet – Endless Beauty
• Sigur Ros – Óveour
• Ablebody – One Dime a Day
• Charlotte Cardin – Faufile (CRi Remix)
• Braid – Next of Kin
• S Club 7 – Never Had a Dream Come True