December 2011
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Merry Christmas and Happy 2012!
Thank you for your support of earbuds & ticket stubs over the past year! Personally, 2011 meant acceptance into graduate school and moving to the east coast. This life change has planted me in a new music community with a completely different set of artists. I pledge to connect you with more of these fantastic Canadian musical finds in the new year. All my best wishes to you and your loved...
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LISTEN: Hey Ocean! “Good King...
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WatchYour daily free Canadian indie holiday tune for today comes from Halifax’s In-Flight Safety, who recorded a Pogues cover “Fairytale of New York” and have it for free download via their Bandcamp page. Take a listen above and grab it if you like!
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Jill Barber, Rose Cousins & Meaghan Smith - "A New... →
This is neither new nor free, but you should really grab a copy of this album, a collaboration between three of Atlantic Canada (and indeed, Canada)’s most acclaimed singer-songwriters - Jill Barber, Rose Cousins and Meaghan Smith. Proceeds go towards Feed Nova Scotia, a local food bank.
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CBC Radio 3: The Top Songs of 2011 →
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The Top 10:
1 - Arcade Fire - “Suburban War”
2 - Dan Mangan - “Rows of Houses”
3 - Austra - “Lose It”
4 - Chad VanGaalen - “Sara”
5 - Hey Rosetta! - “Yer Spring”
6 - Young Galaxy - “Peripheral Visionaries”
7 - Coeur de pirate - “Adieu”
8 - The Rural Alberta Advantage - “Stamp”
9 - Destroyer - “Poor in Love”
10 - Ohbijou - “Niagara”
The rest of...
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WatchYour Christmas and holiday indie tunes for the day comes from a collection of artists. Not free, but The Prince Edward Island All Stars featuring acts like Paper Lions, Jenn Grant, Racoon Bandit and more showcases the Rock so well that it’s well worth the $6.50.
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WatchNot exactly free, but Halifax pop behemoth Sloan have released a charity digital single, their take on “12 Days of Christmas,” with all $.99 of the profit going to The Daily Bread Food Bank.
You can also select your own donation amount via the order page if you’re feeling particularly charitable.
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WatchYour free indie Christmas tune of the day comes courtesy of Vancouver’s Apollo Ghosts - “Honky Tonk’s Blue Christmas.”
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Shivering Songs Festival: Olympic Symphonium,... →
Shivering Songs Music Festival is a folk-roots festival in Fredericton which will run from Feb. 3 to 5. Other artists include Snailhouse, Catherine MacLellan, Mike O’Neill, and Gypsophilia. Passes are $60 and are available at Reads, Backstreet Records and the link above. Single show tickets are also available.
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Music Video: Arcade Fire - "Sprawl II (Mountains... →
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Free Christmas single for download by...
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New holiday EP from The Wilderness of Manitoba
Christmas tunes of the day come courtesy of The Wilderness of Manitoba, who have added their otherworldly four-part harmonies to Christmas favourites “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” and “We Three Kings.” If you like it, you can grab the new EP from iTunes via the “Buy Now” link below.
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Free download: Dine Alone Records holiday sampler
This compilation of artists from Dine Alone, Nevado and Bedlam Records include many E&TS favourites. Not necessarily holiday music per se, but who’s complaining?
Download here.
Tracklist: 01. Chains of Love – “In Between” 02. Hacienda – “Savage” 03. Hanni El Khatib – “Dead Wrong” 04. The Sheepdogs – “Birthday” 05. Library Voices – “Traveller’s Digest” (Nevado) 06. Neon Indian –...
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Fund Rose Cousins' new album and documentary... →
Recommended. Rose Cousins is fantastic and it’s about time she has new material out. You’ve got til Saturday!
By donating to one of the levels on this campaign, YOU TO BECOME MY RECORD LABEL. YOU get to be the first to hear the record. YOU get access to more behind the scenes footage than anyone. YOU have the power to help me bring this record to life. YOU get unique rewards that...
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The Wooden Sky Unveil New LP, North American Tour... →
This, ladies and gentlemen, is Christmas come early. The Wooden Sky, who released one of my favourite albums of 2009, announced a new LP and North American tour dates which includes stops in Atlantic Canada. You can see those dates below and read a bit more about the album by clicking through the title.
2/24 Ottawa, ON - Ritual Night Club 2/25 Quebec City, QC - Le Cercle 2/29 Charlottetown, PEI -...
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Video: Shad spreads positive message to students... →
Shad donates time and rhymes for Vancouver Sun’s Adopt-A-School program. “Preposterous, chicken and curry”… oh, Surrey.
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Check out: HeroHill yourself a merry little... →
A mainstay in Canadian music, Halifax blog Herohill has been releasing a series of daily musical treats, kind of like those chocolate calendars you can buy and eat it all in one go but with less self-loathing afterwards.
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WatchKathleen Edwards - “Change the Sheets.” Gorgeous day-in-the-life-of sort of video. And hey, there’s Jim Bryson too.
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Stream: Coeur de pirate's "Blonde" on demand →
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For one week only, listen to the entire Coeur de Pirate album “Blonde” presented by Beatrice Martin herself.
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Free Download: Holiday compilation "If Jesus Had... →
Since lots of people loved the feature on the old blog with free Canadian indie Christmas and holiday music, I’m going to try to link you to as many as I come across. Drop me an email if you’re an artist who would like to have your holiday single featured on the blog.
This holiday compilation by north Ontarian blog Sound Vat features tracks by Honheehonhee, The Ruffled Feathers,...
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A way for Devon Clifford to live on: Parents... →
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Feist and Mastodon Collaborate for Covers 7-Inch:... →
This is amazing on several levels…
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Rae Spoon is set to release his third album I...
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Old Man Luedecke releases pay-as-you-want EP "Sing...