and more detached females

I've had a newfound appreciation for this group after my brush with them at last year's NXNE. This song may go on for a longer than necessary period, and their editing may need some more active pursuit but the sighing emotiveness of this song overtakes the cutting. Emotion without effort. A brush with a deeper void that one is only given a glimpse of. This group holds back enough to maintain a dignity that is backed up by their black lace ensembles and performances.

the time i got sucked into another dimension

...otherwise known as the dec-jan period of exams, vacation and tilting from one extreme to the other.

Come to my musical attention have been the likes of Lana Del Ray whose song Video Games has been eclipsed by the more varied Born to Die. Of mysterious origins and with a remarkable presence she has floated unto the music scene without a single disruption. She makes the desire in me to go South in the States and road trip through Arizona, Colorado and New Orleans that much more tantalizing.

british youtube musicians

Covering Radiohead's Creep, Sons of Admirals disbanded after getting into the charts. Reason for disbanding? Record label pressures apparently, as well as mainstream conformity issues. These guys aren't just musicians, they're entrepreneurs.

bambambam

local talent should not go unnoticed!

After my shot at stage managing for Indie Week here in Toronto, I got to knock a few more locals to my much too short list.

Cai.ro

Lots of reverb, lots of wavy vocals and swayable rhythms. mildly smoldering

http://www.myspace.com/cai.ro

BlueVenus

Jazzy and trumpet-filled, with vocals that hold on to a tension just before the oooh.
http://www.myspace.com/bluevenusmusic

















Brad Fillatre
*Indie Week finalist!

Technically speaking a Newfie. What caught the attention of Indie Week judges and audiences alike was the soul he inserted into his vocals. he not only strummed his guitar but put out music so raw it made you hurt inside.
http://www.myspace.com/bradfillatre





















Alissa Vox Raw

In one word: loops. low almost raspy voice layering over itself in a dizzying pattern of 1940's meets synth
http://www.myspace.com/alissavoxraw

this is the ultimate music orgasm.

Codex - Radiohead from King Of Limbs (2011)


Every time Yorke leans into the microphone and lightly parts his lips, the sound that escapes is not a voice but a whisper of melody. A melodic shadow. Try as one might, anticipating his entrance is virtually impossible to predict, and every time his voice freezes you on the spot. Reverberating, this song fully takes control, no questions asked.  

Inspired by my South Asian Lit class

From the talents of Vampire Weekend's Rostam Batmanglij

the curse of 27

Amy Winehouse.
Another tragedy of the curse. Is it the 27 year curse? Maybe. But what i want to write about is another curse. Is it really true that an artist must give up something of themselves in order to properly and truly convey their art? Sacrifice anything asked. Of all the people who have contributed amazing and "out of this world" art, how many have succumbed to madness, lost limbs, killed themselves? Sylvia Plath, Vincent van Gogh, Jimi Hendrix...the list is almost infinite. Can artistic creation really be so potent as to drive their creators to madness and death, like a powerful child killing its mother?
Amy Winehouse had soul and sang out of sincere feeling. Her life was laid out for the public eye. Interviews were tinged with sadness and honestly people should have seen this coming. But to make something so beautiful out of so much tragedy and pain...her last gift to the world.
Rest in Peace Amy.