No Filter – April 2, 2018

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2018, Absofacto, Ace of Wands, alternative, Astral Swans, Ayumi Hamasaki, band, Basement Revolver, Beach House, Bernice, Bonjay, Brazilian Girls, Canada, CHUO FM, Chvrches, CL, Dance, Digits, Dragon Ash, electronica, Feel Alright, folk, Group, indie, Japan, Jaunt, Kevin Devine, Kuraki Mai, Mount Eerie, Music, Music Video, Musicians, Mute Choir, Ottawa, Peach Kelli Pop, Podcast, pop, Postdata, punk, Radio, Rich Aucoin, Rock, Ruler, Suuns, Traveller, UK, USA, Utada Hikaru

Here is the April 2nd edition of No Filter on CHUO 89.1 FM.

HOUR ONE:

HOUR TWO:

PLAYLIST:

Kevin Devine – Kuala Lumpur

Feel Alright – Cool Water
Digits – Moisturize!
Chvrches – Never Say Die

Postdata – Black Cloud
Basement Revolver – Johnny

Ruler – Cars and Houses

Ace of Wands – Grown from Good

Bernice – Glue

Mount Eerie – Tintin in Tibet
Mute Choir – Behind the Bars

Traveller – Hummingbird

Absofacto – Dissolve

Brazilian Girls – Balla Balla
Peach Kelli Pop – Crooked and Crazy

Top 5 Songs of the week
宇多田 ヒカル – time will tell (English version) / Automatic (Johnny Vicious Remix) / 光 (P’s Club Mix)
Dragon Ash – Communication
CL – Lifted

浜崎 あゆみ – Far Away (Hal’s 2000 Mix)

倉木 麻衣 – Never Gonna Give You Up

Suuns – X-Alt

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

https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/4gTcoj2rotUgK2NHOsQzsV

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 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.