Omg, some new music!

M.I.A. has been my status for quite some time now. But I found myself with nothing to do, listening to some good tunes & then I remembered "oh yeah, I have a freakin' music blog". So for you kids today, I have two new endeavors of musical amazement. The first was bright to my attention by a friend of mine, and I was a little in shock when he sent the tunes my way. I was expecting "raawrrr" kind of music from him, & this is quite the opposite...


1. Relator
2. Wear and Tear
3. I Don't Know What to Do
4. Search Your Heart
5. Blackie's Dead
6. I Am the Cosmos
7. Shampoo
8. Clean
9. Someday

Myspace: Pete Yorn

Hmm I didn't account on being so tired... I'm gunna abandon this post for now, but next time I rediscover my blog, I'll introduce you to Cymbals Eat Guitars. Niiiighhhtt!

The Rural Alberta Advantage

*phew* longtime no see. But I went to a show at the Horseshoe on Queen this past Friday, & it was gooood. Three bands played, and The Rural Alberta Advantage were the headliners. I'm a newer fan of this band, but I lovelovelove them. Their CD is just great so DUH, I'm going to share it with you! The other two bands that played were Hooded Fang, and a new indie band by the name of The Wilderness of Manitoba (shall upload their CD too in a separate post). Hooded Fang was okay, but they sounded too much like every other indie band I've heard, & they didn't really do anything to grab my attention. Anyshoes, without further ado, I give you Hometowns by The RAA.


1. The Ballad of the RAA
2. Rush Apart
3. The Dethbridge in Lethbridge
4. Don't Haunt This Place
5. The Deadroads
6. Drain the Blood
7. Luciana
8. Frank, AB
9. The Air
10. Sleep All Day
11. Four Night Rider
12. Edmonton
13. In the Summertime


Myspace: The RAA

Jackson Square

In light of the fact that I'm going to see The Arkells on Friday for a second time this summer, I decided to put up their debut album, Jackson Square. Enjoy! & if you like it I better see you on Friday! :)


1. Deadlines
2. Pullin' Punches
3. Oh, The Boss Is Coming!
4. Ballad of Hugo Chavez
5. Tragic Flaw
6. No Champagne Socialist
7. Abigail
8. Heart of the City
9. I'm Not the Sun
10. The Choir
11. John Lennon
12. Blueprint

Glass Waves

After listening to Glass Waves' debut album (which caught my eye because it was free, of course!), I realized that at first listen I probably wouldn't take any interest in their music, because it's a little bit different compared to what I usually listen to. (This is ironic considering I listen to everything!) However I do love indie music, and these guys are certainly indie. They hail from St. Louis, Missouri and have sort of a laid-back quality to their music which intrigued me to listen more. I love how on some tracks it almost sounds as if you're sitting in a bar watching them play live. All in all, they broke the ice with me...or glass? Here's their debut album, appropriately entitled One Day We'll All Just Float Away.


1. The City
2. Take It In
3. To Last
4. Abbey
5. The Universe
6. Hey Nuclear
7. The Plague
8. Ashes
9. Virginia Tech
10. Glass Waves

Myspace: Glass Waves

Check out an interview with Glass Waves here.

The Great Divide of an Ocean

So for you Humber kids that are reading this, you may or may not have met Jamie Riccotone while living in res. If you haven't, you're going to meet him through his music. I knew he was in a band called Oceans, but I never heard any of their music until this morning. They just came out with their debut album entitled The Great Divide, and lo and behold they have it up for free download. I just love it when bands do that, because you're more inclined to tell your friends about their music if they can get it fo' FREE. *ahem* sorry for the unforgivable quote. Anywho, I'm gunna quit rambling & just throw this album up for you guys so you can start listening to it already!


1. Bring Us Home
2. Find the Words
3. Martyr
4. Carrying Onwards
5. Slipping Backwards
6. Polygamist
7. A Call, An Answer
8. Define, Divide
9. To Its End
10. Left and Gone
11. Change the Old

Myspace: Oceans

Mystery Men

So a few months back I was listening to good ol' Last.fm radio, when I came across an artist by the name of Gena. I liked the tunes, and lucky for me a few were up for free download. I kind of just forgot about the music, until I logged in one day and under the "Free Downloads Recommended For You" section, there were a whole whack of songs by this "Gena". So I downloaded all the songs, and decided to take a gander at the artist's profile. Not much there, except for 2 pictures, 2 albums, and not even one comment. So I typed the name in Myspace to see if anything came up. Nada. So who is this mystery person/band/possible robot? I can tell you I honestly don't know, but what I do know is that I like the tunage, so I'm givin' ya Gena's debut album, Mister. It sounds like DIY garage-punk, so if you're in the mood take 'er for a spin:



1. Free Market Fight Song
2. Safety Nowhere
3. Bald and Sexy
4. Scenery
5. Feet Don't Follow
6. Goin' AWOL
7. Hand In Hand
8. Something to Starve For
9. Vulture Gourmet
10. In Good Company
11. Elegy
12. 24 Hours in Warrenton

Oh whaddaya know, in the time frame of me posting this, I dug up their dirt. Those sneaky bastards! Looks to me as if they're on a slight hiatus.
Myspace: Gena
Last.fm: Erick Bouestead, aka sneaky bandmember

International Superhits

Okay, so I know I'm a little late here considering Green Day released their new album, 21st Century Breakdown on Friday, but I thought I'd pay a little homage to their past by giving you their greatest hits. Keep in mind that this album was released a couple years before American Idiot came out, so you won't be finding Boulevard of Broken Dreams here. Good Riddance definitely makes up for it though.


1. Maria
2. Poprocks and Coke
3. Longview
4. Welcome to Paradise
5. Basket Case
6. When I Come Around
7. She
8. J.A.R. (Jason Andrew Relva)
9. Geek Stink Breath
10. Brain Stew
11. Jaded
12. Walking Contradiction
13. Stuck With Me
14. Hitchin' A Ride
15. Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
16. Redundant
17. Nice Guys Finish Last
18. Minority
19. Warning
20. Waiting
21. Macy's Day Parade