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Leah Rumack
Leah Rumack scopes the music scene.
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Posts with category "I {heart} Music"
The Odd Couple
Posted on April 11, 2008
Gnarls Barkley: The Odd Couple
Warner
It was pretty much impossible to escape multi-instrumentalist Brian “Danger Mouse” Burton and vocalist Cee-Lo Green’s massive hit “Crazy,” from their 2006 debut, St. Elsewhere. Seemingly cheerful on the surface—hello party song!—it became weirder the more you listened to it and on their sophomore outing, the duo have definitely taken this darker side and run with it.
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The Baroness
Posted on March 24, 2008
The Baroness: Sarah Slean
Warner
It’s no secret that I’m a sucker for, well, two types of music: Disco-infused, electronic pop and the genre I like to call “Sad Girls Singing”.
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Parc Avenue
Posted on February 26, 2008
Parc Avenue by Plants and Animals
These Montreal lads have been causing quite a bit of indie tongue-wagging since they signed to Secret City Records, the home of Polaris Prize-winner Patrick Watson.
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Made in the Dark
Posted on February 5, 2008
Made in the Dark by Hot Chip
The third full-length release from these hipster club favourites, Made in the Dark takes Hot Chip’s poppy electro stylez to a new quirky level. Expectations were high after the success of their eminently danceable Mercury Prize-nominated album The Warning and it s single “Over and Over,” and the boys don’t disappoint.
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Distortion
Posted on January 21, 2008
Distortion by Magnetic Fields
One of my favourite groups since they stole my heart with 1999’s three-disc set, 69 Love Songs (Best. Breakup music.Ever), the Magnetic Fields are back with their latest offering, Distortion.
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Some People Have Real Problems
Posted on January 7, 2008
Some People Have Real Problems by Sia
Having shot to cult fame with her goosebump-raising single “Breathe Me” on the last episode of Six Feet Under, Sia is back with a full-length album full of quirky lyrics meshed with lush arrangements.
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Greatest Hits
Posted on December 13, 2007
Greatest Hits by Fritz Helder & the Phantoms
OK, we love them because they put on a full dance show (Fritz is a choreographer for Nelly Furtado), we love them because they have great outfits, and yes, we love them because their super dance-y mix of electro pop is infectious, but mostly we love them because they are clearly just as obsessed with fashion as we are.
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Blackout
Posted on November 1, 2007
Blackout by Britney Spears
OK, as guilty pleasures go, the new Britney Spears album is probably at the top of the list.
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People Carrier
Posted on October 14, 2007
People Carrier by Major Maker
Hot on the striding-happily-down-the-street heels of their explosive summer track, "Rollercoaster"—from the Maynard's candy commercial (Oh yeah, you heard it. Everywhere), and their "Talk to You" from a Telus ad—Toronto's Major Maker is riding the wave with a quick launch of their six-track EP People Carrier.
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Disco Romance
Posted on October 1, 2007
Disco Romance by Sally Shapiro
Riding the wave of disco-infused electropop (say that three times fast) is Sally Shapiro’s shimmering debut, Disco Romance, which is finally appearing in Canada after making bouncy waves in Europe since the spring.
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Fur and Gold
Posted on September 29, 2007
Fur and Gold by Bat for Lashes
Taking her moody freak folk cues from the likes of Coco Rosie, Bat for Lashes (a.ka. British songwriter Natasha Khan) has released her debut album, Fur and Gold, a haunting collection of late-night concoctions, perfect for pondering the universe, opining about how Radiohead is so over (but thanks for the inspiration Thom!), and dreaming about fallen heroes.
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What is Free to a Good Home?
Posted on September 14, 2007
What is Free to a Good Home? by Emily Haines and the Soft Skeletons
Brassy Metric frontwoman Emily Haines showed her softer side on her solo release Knives Don’t Have Your Back, and now she’s back in an even more beautiful, melancholic pose with a new EP.
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Cross
Posted on September 3, 2007
Cross by Justice
Once you get these bouncy tracks in your head, you’re a goner. This über-cool Paris duo (a.k.a. Xavier de Rosnay and Gaspard Augé) have been cheerily tearing up dance floors in Europe with their unique mix of electronic pop mashed up with a very hearty splash of disco and an undercurrent of techno.
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