Non-Canadian Albums of the Decade: 2010 – 2019

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2019, A Sunny Day in Glasgow, Adele, alternative, AlunaGeorge, Amen Dunes, Angel Olsen, band, Beach House, Beyonce, Björk, Bon Iver, Cate Le Bon, Cloud Nothings, Dance, Dirty Projectors, Disclosure, electronica, Europe, Fiona Apple, FKA twigs, Fleet Foxes, folk, Gil Scott-Heron, Group, Hip-Hop, indie, James Blake, Jamie xx, Japanese Breakfast, Justin Timberlake, Kanye West, Kelly Lee Owens, Kendrick Lamar, Lana Del Rey, LCD Soundsystem, Let's Eat Grandma, Lykke Li, M83, Mitski, Mount Eerie, Music, Musicians, Parquet Courts, Perfect Pussy, Perfume Genius, pop, punk, Radiohead, Robyn, Rock, SLeigh Bells, Slowdive, Solange, Spotify, Sufjan Stevens, Superorganism, Tame Impala, Taylor Swift, The National, The War on Drugs, The XX, Thom Yorke, Tune-Yards, UK, USA, Vampire Weekend, Wild Nothings

As previously posted.
Here are my favourite Non-Canadian albums that came out from 2010 – 2019.
Hope you enjoy this list.

1. Jamie xx – In Colour
2. Beach House – Bloom
3. Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool
4. Björk – Vulnicura
5. Taylor Swift – 1989
6. Robyn – Body Talk
7. The xx – I See You
8. TuNe-YaRdS – whokill
9. Vampire Weekend – Modern Vampires of the City
10. The National – High Violet

11. Adele – 21
12. Japanese Breakfast – Psychopomp
13. Tame Impala – Lonerism
14. Thom Yorke – Amina
15. LCD Soundsystem – Is This Happening
16. Gil Scott-Heron – We’re New Here
17. Lykke Li – I Never Learn
18. Sleigh Bells – Treats
19. Fiona Apple – The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do
20. Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues

21. Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
22. Bon Iver – Bon Iver
23. Mitski – Puberty 2
24. Superorganism – Superorganism
25. Sufjan Stevens – Carrie & Lowell
26. Lana Del Rey – Born to Die
27. James Blake – James Blake
28. Cloud Nothings – Attack on Memory
29. M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
30. The War on Drugs – Lost in the Dream

31. Disclosure – Settle
32. Justin Timberlake – 20/20 Experience
33. FKA twigs – LP1
34. Beyoncé – Lemonade
35. Dirty Projectors – Swing Lo Magellan
36. Angel Olsen – My Woman
37. Perfume Genius – No Shape
38. Mount Eerie – A Crow Looked at Me
39. Solange – A Seat at the Table
40. Let’s Eat Grandma – I’m All Ears

41. AlunaGeorge – Body Music
42. Wild Nothings – Nocturne
43. Kelly Lee Owens – Kelly Lee Owen
44. Perfect Pussy – Say Yes To Love
45. A Sunny Day in Glasgow – Sea When Absent
46. Slowdive – Slowdive
47. Cate Le Bon – Mug Museum
48. Amen Dunes – Freedom
49. Parquet Courts – Human Performance
50. Kendrick Lamar – Damn

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If I have missed some, you can leave a comment on the bottom.

No Filter – August 12, 2019

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2019, Absolutely Free, alternative, Amp, band, Canada, CHUO FM, Clairo, Close Talker, Common Holly, Dance, electronica, folk, Group, HAIM, Hana Vu, Hater, HMLT, Hovvdy, indie, Jay Som, Jonathan Something, Kate Davie, Laughed The Boy, Little Scream, Music, Music Video, Musicians, mxmtoon, Nina Keith, Noble Oak, Ottawa, Pharmakon, pop, Radio, Robyn, Rock, Sault, Scattered Clouds, Silkken, Superorganism, Wildlife

Have a listen to No Filter on CHUO 89.1 FM for August 12, 2019.
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July 2019 Playlist

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2019, artist, band, Becky Ninkovic, Billie Eilish, Bon Iver, Camp Saint Helene, Canada, Caveboy, Devon Welsh, DIIV, Dwayne Gretzky, Espanola, Geoffroy, Ghost Orchard, Girlfriend Material, Group, Jay Som, Jenny Hval, Justin Bieber, Kygo, Laura Barrett, Little Scream, Loving, Lower Dens, Munya, Music, Musician, Musicians, Necking, Ornaments, Ottawa, Ride, Sampa the Great, Silkken, singer, Sleater-Kinney, Superorganism, Thom Yorke, TR/ST, Tycho, UK, USA, Whitney Houston, Wildlife

Last day of July.
Here is the playlist of songs you should listen to during this hot summer.

No Filter – July 15, 2019

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2019, A Tribe Called Red, alternative, Aminé, band, Becky Ninko, Bernice, Canada, Capitol Hill Block Party, Capitol Hill Block Party 2019, CHUO FM, Crooked Colours, Dance, electronica, folk, Group, illuminati hotties, indie, Interview, Jungle, Laura Barrett, Leif Vollebekk, Lizzo, Loving, Mauno, Mitski, Music, Music Videovic, Musicians, New Swears, Ottawa, Peach Pit, Phantogram, Plastic Picnic, pop, Radio, RL Grime, Rock, Scattered Clouds, Secret Superpower, Silkken, Sloucher, Spesh, Superorganism, Yves Tumor

With RBC Ottawa Bluesfest 2019 done.
There is another festival I am going to hit and it is Seattle’s Capitol Hill Block Party.
This will be my third time attending and I made some picks of artists and band performing at the 22nd edition.
While I won’t get access to the main stage and photograph it, at least I will enjoy it!
In the second hour, I had a phone interview with Robin Dann who plays in Bernice.
Bernice will be playing Pressed this Friday, details are on here.
Have a listen to No Filter on CHUO 89.1 FM for July 15, 2019.
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No Filter – January 21, 2019

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2019, Anemone, artist, band, Blessed, Business of Dreams, Canada, CHUO FM, Emilie Kahn, FRENSHIP, Get a Life, Grimes, Group, Hannah Georgas, Homeshake, Hyukoh, James Blake, Kid Koala, Light Conductor, Lucius, Methyl Ethel, Mike Edel, Mike Krol, MorMor, Music, Music Video, Musician, Musicians, New Order, Orville Peck, Ottawa, Pup, Radio, singer, Skrillex, Superorganism, The Cranberries, Tough Age, UK, USA, Utada Hikaru, Yoke Lore

Have a listen to the January 21, 2019 edition of No Filter on CHUO 89.1 FM.
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No Filter – December 31, 2018

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2018, 2019, Album, Albums, Alex Hungtai Zhang, alternative, band, Beach House, Best Of, Best of 2018, Bonjay, Bonny Doon, Boyhood, Canada, Canadian, Dan Mangan, Dance, electronica, Europe, Experimental, folk, Fucked Up, Group, Haley Heynderickx, indie, Jeremy Dutcher, Let's Eat Grandma, Mitski, Music, Musicians, pop, Preoccupations, Robyn, Rock, Snail Mail, Superorganism, Suuns, Tune-Yards, U.S. Girls, UK, USA, Yamanataka // Sonic Titan, Young Galaxy

Forgot to post this up
It was mostly playing tracks from the Top 10 Best of 2018 Canadian and International albums.
Have a listen to the New Year’s Eve edition of No Filter on CHUO 89.1 FM.

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Best of 2018: International Albums [Top 10]

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2018, Album, Albums, Alex Hungtai Zhang, alternative, band, Beach House, Best Of, Best of 2018, Bonny Doon, Dance, electronica, Europe, Experimental, folk, Group, Haley Heynderickx, indie, Let's Eat Grandma, Mitski, Music, Musicians, pop, Robyn, Rock, Snail Mail, Superorganism, Tune-Yards, UK, USA

The wait is over!
Here are the Top 10 International albums of 2018!
1. Beach House – 7

2. Robyn – Honey
3. Superorganism – Superorganism

4. Alex Hungtai Zhang – Divine Weight

5. Tune-Yards – I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life
6. Mitski – Be The Cowboy

7. Haley Heynderickx – I Need To Start a Garden
8. Bonny Doon – Longwave

9. Let’s Eat Grandma – I’m All Ears

10. Snail Mail – Lush

No Filter – December 10, 2018

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2018, Absolutely Free, artist, band, Canada, Chandra, CHUO FM, Digitalism, Elephant Gym, Flying Pickets, Fucked Up, Group, Jim Bryson, Joseph Shabason, Kaytranada, Music, Music Video, Musician, Musicians, Nick Schofield, Ottawa, Pottery, Priors, Radio, River Tiber, Robyn, Said The Whale, singer, Star, Superorganism, Tallies, Teen Daze, Toro Y Moi, Twist, UK, USA, Utada Hikaru, Wintersleep

Have a listen to the December 10, 2018 edition of No Filter on CHUO 89.1 FM.
Last show for new music in 2018.
Next week will be a Christmas show on December 17th and a Best of 2018 on December 31st.
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No Filter – June 18, 2018

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2018, alternative, band, Birds of Bellwoods, Bonjay, Broken Social Scene, Canada, CHUO FM, Claude Munson, Dan Mangan, Dance, Devon Welsh, Dizzy, Dorian Concept, electronica, Ellevator, Experimental, Fast Romantics, Feel Alright, folk, Gianna Lauren, Group, Hollerado, indie, Lonely Parade, Mary Ocher, Music, Music Video, Musicians, Old Man Grant, Olive B, Ottawa, Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival, Phantastic Ferniture, Pippa, pop, punk, Radio, Rebelle, Rock, Scattered Clouds, Superorganism, The Dirty Nil, The Lightning Seeds, The Molochs, Thus Owls, UK, USA, Wintersleep

Here is the June 18th edition of No Filter on CHUO 89.1 FM.
It was all Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival 2018 related!
Had my picks of who to see this weekend at their free concerts happening this Thursday to Sunday.

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No Filter – April 30, 2018

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2018, Aestrid, Astral Swans, band, Bernice, Blessed, Bonjay, Canada, Casa Lagarto, CHUO FM, Eternal Summers, Foundling, Frog Eyes, Group, Hit Bargain, Jane's Party, Jo Passed, Laughed The Boy, Lonely Parade, Lykke Li, Mappe Of, Maya Killtron, Merganzer, Music, Music Video, Musicians, Nick Schofield, Ottawa, Pallice, Peach Kelli Pop, Podcast, Radio, Superorganism, SYML, Too Attached, Tunic, UK, USA, Wake Island

Here is the April 30th edition of No Filter on CHUO 89.1 FM.

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