Indie Rock Rollercoaster

Airing live every Saturday from 4pm - 5pm on LU Radio, and on CILU 102.7FM in Thunder Bay, ON.

[hannelekormano]

OMG. Probably the most gorgeous thing I have listened to in a good bit.

[hannelekormano]

Lovely dark mix of small ensemble vs orchestral swell. Particularly “I Would Have Created a Paradise”

[hannelekormano]

Oh man. I can’t say I enjoy Agents of SHIELD without reservations but it definitely has the best theme song to a Marvel thing since like, Danny Elfman.

[djdiskette]

Do you want high-quality streaming of classic Etta James tunes? Of course you do! You can even order some pricey pricey vinyl, or get them in wonderful mp3 or FLAC form.

Includes that song that is sampled in Flo-rida's Good Feeling (Something's Gotta Hold On Me), and the classic of classics, At Last. I also very much enjoy the lead track above, Seven Day Fool.

[teamteamwork]

KATAMARI DA-EMCEE IS HERE

Click here, or on the album cover to go to the pay what you want site.

Or click here for the free mediafire download link.

If you choose to download via pay-what-you-want, and pay more than $5, I’ll send you the full album of instrumentals, Katamari No-Emcee.

[djdiskette]

Amazing

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Lounge with Wild Beasts and the new video for their track, "Mecca", off of their latest album Present Tense.

[djdiskette]

Yet another great indie video game soundtrack, this time for Supergiant’s new game Transistor!

For anyone who loves mingling acoustic and electric guitars, undercut with fuzzy yet punchy beats. Mostly instrumental pieces, but also includes a couple of haunting Poe-esque pop songs.

[kiesza]

[djdiskette]

So delightfully nineties! Long take dance video for Kiesza's "Hideaway"

She also does a really nice, chill cover of Haddaway's What Is Love

[neilcicierega]

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How to ruin a good Weezer song (contains no Smash Mouth)

[stereofox]

The Cranberries vs Icona Pop - Dream All Night (Mashup by MixmstrStel)

*click on the image to listen

[djdiskette]

I am helpless before it.

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Fun animated video and cover of the Bob Marley original by Karen O and N.A.S.A.

(but why do they never sing "but I did not shoot the deputy"?)

[djdiskette]

The Belle Brigade - Just Because (ATO Records, March 2014)

Start With: Likely to Use Something (above), When Everything Was What It Was, Miss You In My Life, How I See It, Metropolis

FCC: Clean!  Origin: Los Angeles

RIYL: indie rock, folk pop, Ivan & Alyosha, Imaginary Cities, Paul Simon & Fleetwood Mac influences

Links: iTunes, YouTube, Interview with Ordinary Girlla:

It wasn't planned…It kind of just happened one day. We both were playing music separately for a long time before we started playing together. We were always showing each other what we were working on but playing and actually writing together didn't become a thing until a few years ago.

Interview with Mxdwn:

When you have writer’s block, that’s part of the process. When it happens, don’t freak out. You’ll write again.

[djdiskette]

tUnE-yArDs. So jangly, so rhythmic, so feet-stompingly danceable!

This is the first single, “Water Fountain”, off of a new album that will be out May 6th, called Nikki Nack! (original italics)

[djdiskette]

The Darcys consistently put out great rock/pop/experimental whatever, and this mixtape is a nice window into their subconscious. Flawlessly mashes Chilly Gonzales, OutKast, 2001: A Space Oddysey, George Carlin, Fourtet, Al Pacino, Justin Timerlake, and LCD Soundsystem among others!

[minoralps]

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Laid back indie rock / pop, from Minor Alps, a project from Juliana Hatfield and Matthew Caws of Nada Surf.

They are soon to be embarking on a tour in Europe!

[djdiskette]

The Belle Comedians - Charlotte EP

Start With: Althea, Rosy, Bess

FCC: clean!

Cancon: Yes! Originally from New Brunswick, now based out of PEI.

RIYL: indie rock / folk / pop, lush & melodic, good vocals and sunny guitars, Born Ruffians, The Boys Who Say No

Additional Links: Interview with the Cadre:

The women name thing – a lot of them are names that Ben remembers from his childhood; they’re all people that he knew in and out of his family. They’re older women because they’re mostly names from a previous generation so they’re not as common anymore.

[djdiskette]

Random Recipe - Kill the Hook (Bon Sound)

Start With: Dimples, Hamburg, Monsters&Swords, Suave

FCC: 4

Cancon: Yes! From Montreal

RIYL: hip hop, sparse and eclectic, tUnE-yArDs

Links: Interview with Bim Bam Boum (en Francais), Interview with IX Daily:

One time, Fab and me went to a 5$ concert, and at the door, they asked for 5 bucks, and Fab, being cocky, told him "If we sing a song, in exchange, can we get in for free?" because it was an open mic night. The guy asked by whom and she told him "Random Recipe!"