Playlist Of The Week: Random Jams

It's a random playlist this week.  Short but sweet as we combine Canadian artists who are releasing albums next week with Canadian artists who are playing Toronto and environs this week.

Enjoy!

Memoryhouse: "Walk With Me"

Toronto's Memoryhouse release their first album on Subpop, The Slideshow Effect, on February 28th.  You can get a taste of it now though with a download of the song "Walk With Me".

Grab it here:

Blacktooth Entertainment give away compilation

Blacktooth Entertainment have teamed with TorontoRockanbilly.com to hosting a show in Toronto on February 18th featuring horrorbilly band The Matadors, punk rockers Maximum RnR, and Rehab For Quitters at the Hard Luck Bar.

They've put together a compilation to support the show that's free for download.

Grab it here:


Doors for the show open at 7:30pm.  Covers is $15 or $12 in advance.

Boxer The Horse to release "French Residency"

PEI rockers Boxer The Horse are set to return with their a new studio album.  The group releases French Residency on March 13th.

Have a listen to the album track "Rattle Your Cage":

More To Explore: Belle Plaine, Crushed Stars

Belle Plaine
For those who like: Patsy Cline, Peggy Lee

Belle Plaine is the stage name for Regina, SK singer/songwriter Melanie Hankewich.  Trained in jazz, Plaine takes more of a '60s country crooner approach to her music.

Her new album Notes From A Waitress, comes out on January 29th.

Marissa Nadler releases teaser video for new album "The Sister"

Mopey dream pop singer/songwriter Marissa Nadler has announced the release of her new studio album.  The record, The Sister, has been penned in for a May 29th release.

Watch the teaser for the album here:

Jean Caffeine: "Jane Rearranged" (video)

Jean Caffeine has an interesting backstory.  She started out as a drummer in an all-female punk band, and as such opened for the likes of The Clash and PiL.  Later she moved into alt country before giving it all up and settling down in Ontario.

Recently she returned to music with her first album in over a decade.  Working with Chuck Prophet, she put together Geckos In The Elevator.

Have a gander at her video for "Jane Rearranged" here:

Patrick Watson set to release new record

Former Polaris Prize winner Patrick Watson has announced the release of a new studio album.  Adventures In Your Own Backyard has been slated for an April 17th release.

Watch the teaser video here.

Here's the track list for the record:

RatTail: "RatTail" (album review)

Enthusiasm goes a long way.  That's certainly the case with the forthcoming self-titled album from Toronto trio RatTail.

The band, fronted by Jasmyn Burke (who sounds like a more macho version of Perry Farrell), bring a boundless energy to their mixture of garage and glam rock.  The songs are freewheeling efforts often electrified by a grimy, sexual tension.

Without having seen them perform, one can only visualize them dripping with sweat (and piss and vinegar) as they shimmy and grind their way across the stage.

Marine Dreams: "Sudden Dark Truths" (video)

Marine Dreams is the latest project from former Attack In Black bassist Ian Kehoe.  He's just released a new video for the track "Sudden Dark Truths" from the band's self-titled debut album.

Watch the video, shot using a technique that creates a pseudo-3D effect, here: