Grimes - Flesh Without Blood/Life In The Vivid Dream

New Grimes video!! Also, new Grimes album!! From her upcoming Art Angels album available on November 6th. Digging the song, the vid, and the outfits!!

"Flesh Without Blood/Life In The Vivd Dream" by Grimes from her upcoming album Art Angels

M83 - Kim & Jessie (Montag Remix)

Now that I look into it ... M83 also released a remix/B-side collection for their Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts album in 2003, the same year the original album was released. Not too sure why they decided to release a remix/B-side for this one 7 years after the fact. Coincidentally, they also announced future reissues of older stuff. Well, here's my fav remix on the latest M83 release. (N.B. there was also a Maps remix there but I've opted not to post it despite it's fitting nature ... I just ... didn't find it too interesting.)

"Kim & Jessie (Montag Remix)" by M83 from their 2015 release Saturdays = Youth: Remixes and B-Sides

Maps - You Will Find A Way [synth stuff]

I got Vicissitude from the clearance section from Sonic. I never really got into this CD but I did get into this track at one point. I most associate this song with that trip to Peterborough (i.e. the only trip to Peterborough because ... who even visits Peterborough, let's be real).

"You Will Find A Way" by Maps from his 2013 album Vicissitude

...here's the newer video featuring a box-man (fast forward 2 minutes for the actual song)

M83 - We Own The Sky [nu-gaze ??]

M83 recently released a remix/B-side CD for their 2008 album Saturdays = Youth. Despite the countless times I've listened to both Before The Dawn Heals Us and Hurry Up We're Dreaming, I've never actually listened to the Saturdays = Youth album. So let's celebrate the new album with ... a song from the old album, yeehaw.

"We Own The Sky" by M83 from the 2008 album Saturdays = Youth

Camilla Sparksss - I'll Teach You To Hunt [art whatever]

This was on a related video of "I'll Teach You" by PROM (for which youtube only has some amateur concert-rip right now, zzz). Stayed for the video (it's very ...conceptual). And, I guess I'm now staying for the lessons on how to hunt. Camilla Sparksss is Barbara Lehnoff from Swiss-Canadian band Peter Kernel (I'm guessing Barb is the Canadian half). Anyway...

"I'll Teach You To Hunt" by Camilla Sparksss from her 2014 album For You The Wild

Adventures - Your Sweetness [rock]

I think I would've really liked this song back in high school (well, I like it right now too). Fun energetic rock with harmonic (female) vocals and cathartic but not melodramatic lyrics (with a memorable chorus). I think it falls under ... emo? Iunno.

"Your Sweetness" by Adventures from their 2015 album Supersonic

Siamese Twins - Submission [dream pop]

Something light. "Submission" by Siamese Twins. Very washy dream pop. Veh nise. I once showed Coco this song and said she could learn a thing or two. She wasn't very impressed.

By the way, new video size! applied retrospectively to all October posts. The original size was 540x360 because YouTube used to refuse to play higher quality videos unless the embed had a minimum width. Oh, how times have changed.

"Submission" by Siamese Twins from their debut 2014 album Still Corner

Big Wreck - "Wolves" "A Million Days" "Time" [rock]

"That Song" was a great song, I'd listen to it over and over again all throughout middle school and university. Imagine my surprise when I found out that they released a new album in 2012. I listened the shit out of that album. I remember driving to and from Cobourg with mostly that CD, lots of good songs on that thing. Here're three from that 2012 album, Albatross: "Wolves" "A Million Days" and "Time".

xoc - Forest Of Illusion [game music, rock cover]

Been watching a lot of Mario Maker on Twitch lately (the oh so vaunted past time of watching others play video games ... which actually stretches back to my childhood, the days of Doom, Duke Nukem, and Corridor 7). What would be more fitting than listening to rock covers of Mario music? Nothing, that is the answer. Here's a tried and true favourite from an xoc (Jason Cox) album I've had for a while.

"Forest Of Illusion" by xoc from his 2005 album SMW

10+15=5^2=25 (or "What's Up" "Chocolate" and "first love / late spring")

This isn't some deep post about aging ... though I do feel age creeping on me recently ... Well, anyway, I present to you three songs that mention the age of 25. None of them feature that age as the song's topic, merely referencing passingly. Let's put them in order of when I first heard each (which is coincidentally the order in which they were released anyway).

"What's Up?" by 4 Non Blondes from their 1992 album Bigger, Better, Faster, More!

"Chocolate" by Snow Patrol from their 2004 album Final Straw

"first love / late spring" by Mitski from her 2015 album bury me at makeout creek

惘闻 - "2012" and "Rain Watcher" [post-rock]

Tonight I have chosen to not do shit and spend some time with some familiar post-rock in the background. Here're two songs by 惘闻 (Wang Wen) from their 2012 album 0.7. I remember when this band was a more frequent sound on my playlists. I haven't delved into post-rock as deeply as I had a years ago, so this is nice nostalgic toddle.

"2012"

"Rain Watcher" (for something more mellow)

Ducktails - Headbanging In The Mirror

When I first heard "Headbanging In The Mirror" by Ducktails, the initial guitar rift immediately reminded of Real Estate. Laid back but purposeful, distinctive but careful not to be too in one's face about it. Well, part of me felt a little presumptuous thinking that ... it's not like I really have a very comprehensive understanding of Real Estate's catalogue.

After a while of listening to the song, I finally decided to go look up more info about Ducktails. And.. it's.. apparently.. the recording project of the guitarist for Real Estate ... lol. Well, since I use "related artist" features at websites, I suppose it's not inconceivable that I would be unwittingly listening to interconnected bands.

Anyway, without further ado, here're the "woozy, horizontal" and "hypnagogic" sounds that we've all been waiting for! Matt Mondanile looks incredibly relaxed in this video and makes a very compelling case for walking amidst palm trees and driving the dessert while sporting a spiffy suit while staring far into the yonder.

"Headbanging In The Mirror" by Ducktails from their 2015 album St. Catherine

The Jam - English Rose

The Jam, yet another band that my coworkers (well maybe only the former UK one) listened to back in the day but by whom I'd be lucky just to know a few songs. The only reason I know this song is because of a very fitting scene featuring Robert Carlyle in Stargate Universe, from the 14th episode of the first season: "Human". The scene includes a dream sequence, a lost love, and a ship hurdling through space in a distant galaxy. I can't imagine the lyrics had ever been more relevant: "I've been to ancient worlds // Scoured the whole universe // Caught the first train home // To be at her side", especially given Robert Carlyle's Scottish background (well, The Jam's English but ... close enough ... right?).

"English Rose" by The Jam from their 1978 album All Mod Cons

Tired Pony - That Silver Necklace [alt country]

Raiding CD sections at Value Villages and Salvation Army Thrift Stores has become quite an enjoyable past time. What on earth an unwrapped copy of That Place We Ran From by Tired Pony (supergroup featuring members from Snow Patrol and R.E.M., as well as Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward) is doing there I'm not quite sure. But certainly an interesting listen. Here's a nice one.

"That Silver Necklace" by Tired Pony from their 2010 album That Place We Ran From