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]

L.A. Foster – Waverly [Music Video]

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2017, artist, Canada, Dance, electronica, indie, L.A. Foster, Montreal, Mozart's Sister, Music, Music Video, Musician, pop, singer, Waverly

L.A. Foster from Pop Montreal 2014.

Today L.A. Foster dropped the first track off of her upcoming album, due out in 2018.
“Waverly” is her first new music in almost two years and was co-written with Marc St Louis (Valleys) and mixed by Max Henry (Suuns), with arrangements by New Orleans produce AF The Naysayer.

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 – January 23, 2017

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2017, alternative, Arcade Fire, Austra, band, Bill Plaskett, Canada, CHUO FM, Dance, Dear Criminals, del bel, Dirty Projectors, electronica, Experimental, folk, Goldfrapp, Group, Hannah Georgas, Hollerado, I Give You Power, indie, Jay Som, Jenn Grant, Joel Plaskett, Julie Byrne, Julien Baker, Kilmanjaro, Leif Vollebekk, Mavis Staples, Middle Kids, Mozart's Sister, Music, Music Video, Musicians, Ottawa, Podcast, pop, punk, Radio, Rock, Skye Wallace, Steve Adamyk Band, The Luyas, The Rural Alberta Advantage, Tim Darcy, Timber Timbre, UK, USA

No Filter for January 23, 2017.
Reminder to check out Skye Wallace at the Record Centre on January 27th!
HOUR ONE

HOUR TWO

PLAYLIST:

• Hannah Georgas – Needed Me / Waste




• Skye Wallace – Blood Moon
• Mozart’s Sister – Moment 2 Moment
• Arcade Fire feat. Mavis Staples – I Give You Power
• del bel – Do What The Bass Says
• Tim Darcy – Tall Glass of Water
• Dirty Projectors – Up In Hudson
• Joel Plaskett and Bill Plaskett – Jim Jones / Solidarity
• Jenn Grant – Galaxies
• Austra – Gaia
• Steve Adamyk Band – Swallow You Whole
• Top 5 Songs of the week
• Jay Som – The Bus Song
• Julie Byrne – I Live Now as a Singer
• Julien Baker – Funeral Pyre
• Goldfrapp – Anymore
• Kilmanjaro – 15 (The Macochist)
• Dear Criminals – Nelly
• Middle Kids – Never Start
• Hollerado – Born Yesterday

No Filter – November 21, 2016

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2016, alternative, Andy Shauf, band, Blue Hawaii, Braids, Canada, CHUO FM, Dan Mischa Goldman, Dance, Diana, Drowzy, electronica, Experimental, folk, Group, Her Harbour, indie, Japandroids, Jaunt, Kauf, KT Tunstall, Låpsley, Leif Vollebekk, Mozart's Sister, Mundy’s Bay, Music, Musicians, Ottawa, Permit, Phern, pop, punk, Radio, Rock, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Tasseomancy, Teen Daze, The Rural Alberta Advantage, The XX, Twist, UK, USA, Whoop-Szo, Young Galaxy

Listen to the November 21st show of No Filter.
HOUR ONE:

HOUR TWO:

No Filter – October 24, 2016

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2016, alternative, Amber Coffman, Area Resident, Austra, band, Bear Mountain, Blonde Elvis, Canada, CHUO FM, Delta Will, Diana, electronica, Emilie & Ogden, Experimental, Flasher, folk, Germaphobes, Group, indie, Jacques Greene, Japanese Breakfast, Kings Quest, Louise Burns, Mozart's Sister, Music, Music Video, Musicians, New Fries, New Swears, Ottawa, pop, punk, Radio, Redspencer, Rock, Royal Canoe, Saint Clare, Tele Novella, The Belle Game, The Darcys, The Dirty Projectors, Tuns, White Lung

Have a listen to the October 24th of No Filter on CHUO 89.1 FM.

No Filter’s Top 5 Songs of the Week [October 24 – 30]

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2016, alternative, Austra, band, Canada, Dance, Diana, electronica, folk, Group, indie, Mozart's Sister, Music, Music Chart, Music Video, Musicians, New Fries, New Swears, Ottawa, pop, Rock

Click here to find out who is in this week’s Top 5 songs of the week.

Don’t forget to tune in at 4pm on CHUO 89.1FM
Don’t forget to vote for next week’s Top 5.

No Filter’s Top 5 Songs of the Week [October 17 – 23]

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2016, alternative, band, Bravestation, Canada, Dance, Diana, electronica, folk, Group, indie, Mozart's Sister, Music, Music Chart, Music Video, Musicians, New Swears, Ottawa, pop, Rock, Wildlife

There was no Top 5 this week on No Filter (Which you listen to this Monday’s show) because I was live at the Record Centre for CHUO FM‘s Funding Drive.
To find out who is in this week’s Top 5, click here!

Don’t forget to tune in at 4pm on CHUO 89.1FM
Don’t forget to vote for next week’s Top 5.

No Filter – October 10, 2016

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2016, Agnes Obel, alternative, band, Bravestation, Canada, CHUO FM, Dance, Diana, Digital, Duotang, electronica, folk, Future States, Greys, Group, indie, Jess Mac Cormack, Kaytranada, Leon Bridges, Lowlands, Mauno, Mozart's Sister, Music, Music Video, Musicians, Native Other, Nick Waterhouse, Paper Lions, Peeling, Podcast, pop, punk, Radio, Rich Aucoin, River Tiber, Rock, SEO, Shura, Slow Hollows, Smokes, Sonic Avenues, Tasseomancy, Telecomo, The Darcys, USA, Wildlife

Happy Thanksgiving Monday!!
Have a listen to the October 10th of No Filter on CHUO 89.1 FM.
HOUR ONE:

HOUR TWO:

• Mauno – Reeling
• Telecomo – I Met You
• Peeling – Leisure Life
• Smokes – Kayfabe
• Nick Waterhouse – Katchi (feat. Leon Bridges) / La Turnaround
• Native Other – Palms
• Future States – Lulu
• Tasseomancy – Missoula
• Paper Lions – Don’t Wanna Dance
• Slow Hollows – Again
• Duotang – Karma Needs to Come Around
• Shura – White Light
• Sonic Avenues – This Is Your Way Out
• Top 5 Songs of the week
• Agnes Obel – Golden Green
• Jesse Mac Cormack – Death Row
• Lowlands – Run
• Hannah Georgas – Waste
• Rich Aucoin – Undead
• Greys – I’d Hate to be an Actress / No Star
• Kaytranada – Vivid Dreams feat. River Tiber

No Filter’s Top 5 Songs of the Week [October 10 – 16]

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2016, alternative, band, Bravestation, Canada, Dance, Diana, electronica, folk, Group, indie, Mozart's Sister, Music, Music Chart, Music Video, Musicians, Ottawa, pop, Rock, The Darcys, Wildlife

Click here to find out who is in this week’s Top 5 songs of the week.

Don’t forget to tune in at 4pm on CHUO 89.1FM
Don’t forget to vote for next week’s Top 5.