April Shananigans: Sun, come out and play

I've noticed that it is impossible to have a bad day when I start it with this song.

Happy long weekend!


-I'll wipe that smile off your face

April Shananigans: Running from Arthropods

For anyone who has ever been in a band... Trigger Effect has captured the shit we have to go through to near perfect video description. Also, this is an awesome song.


-Build me up, tear me down with this wrecking ball

April Shananigans: My way or the Highway

Just a damned well written song is what it is.


-Tie me up with words so that we say the same thing

April Shananigans: HOLY CRAP I ALMOST FORGOT!

In a long-standing tradition (3 years), I traditionally do something really artsy-fartsy during my birth month and just post a bunch of awesome music that I happen to be listening to each day.  Let's just claim that my earlier post about The Archives happened in an alternate reality where it was actually March.

Let's start it all of with a song that takes me way back.  Cheers to asbestos-infested loft jam spaces in the English country side.

File Away for Later

During CMW, one sees a lot of new music, however, at times, great new finds come not from a live show, but from some of the stranger, darker corners of the festival.  I've watched Audioblood grow into a solid, established artist dev shop and each year, I look forward to their mixtapes, usually released at CMW and NXNE.  Inevitably, there is a lot of filler on there that I don't really care for, however, nearly always, I find at least one solid gem.

This year's gem was The Archives from Toronto. A four-piece rock band true to form, there is nothing massively unique about this setup or sound except their songwriting (which, of course, one could argue is all that matters).  Blending elements of pop, punk, folk and rock that draw inspiration from countless musical generations past, the sound that emerges is a simple yet uniquely 'theirs.'  Just another great indie rock band emerging from the GTA.

Check their live video for Sheep's Clothing below, however, if you want to hear my favourite track, Tiger Hugs, go over to Audioblood and download the free mixtape.

-I got that gun in your hand