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Birdy has a song called “Wings” does she?

November 25, 2013 by morningaftershow

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In a pre-Lorde world, there was a young lady named Birdy.  This UK singer put out a self-titled record consisting almost entirely of covers.  Like check out this cover of Bon Iver’s “Skinny Love.”

I also really dug her take on Phoenix’s “1901.”

The second to last song that record was an original and the promise of more to come.

The 17-year-old has released that follow up, its called Fire Within.  The record is out in part of the world far more exotic than Canada, but a North American release is planned for 2014.

The single is called “Wings.”  Its a big polished pop ballad.  Popmatters does a pretty good job in their article breaking down the tracks.

Song kinda reminds me of Snow Patrol?  Little bit.

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New We Hunt Buffalo

November 21, 2013 by morningaftershow

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Say goodbye to history…. say hello to We Hunt Buffalo.  Everyone favourite Fraser Valley rockers who probably meant to say they hunt Bison, are bringing more of their sludgy fuzz rock on a new single called “Hometown.”

Their Victoria show was cancelled but Vancouver folks can hit a show on December 4th at The Commodore.

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Jon Williams sings an interview with Hollerado

November 21, 2013 by morningaftershow

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Toronto’s (or Ottawa’s) Hollerado were in Victoria last weekend.  Before the show they visited with Jon Williams… and they sang their interview!  WHAT? Believe it.  Then an acoustic version of “So It Goes.”

Hey remember that time “Juliette” was a hot slice of modern rock?  Yeah so do I.

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Vince Vaccaro’s “Here in My Place” video

November 21, 2013 by morningaftershow

Victoria’s Vince Vaccaro will release his ukulele record Koa next Tuesday, November 26th.

A very personal record, Vince dives into his own memories and life for the stories and themes that dominate the 10 tracks.   For the feature cut, “Here in My Place,” Vince worked with Victoria producer Dave Wallace for a video.  “Here in My Place” touches on many of the aspects of Vince Vaccaro’s life that people familiar with him will recognize.  You have VV at the beach, VV on stage, and VV in the shop.  You’ll watch this video and think, “oh man, Vancouver Island is really pretty….and Vince knows how to do wood work?”

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Whitehorse send one out to Mayor Ford

November 20, 2013 by morningaftershow

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Melissa McClelland and her husband Luke Doucet are Whitehorse.  Back in July when the Rob Ford crazytrain just began to rumble off the rails, they recorded a song called “Boss Man.”

Its amazing what time will do…now, as a Nation, we are in Full DERP and the Rob Ford tragic-comedy is all of the news, all of the time.

And so, we need this, more Rob Ford, but in song.

Luke Doucet talks about the song, “The chorus (na na na na na) is meant to evoke a thumbing of the nose. Whether it is the Mayor and his ‘Nation’ thumbing their noses to their Chardonnay-sipping urban detractors, or vice-versa, depends on your perspective. ‘Boss Man’ was initially conceived as a recording experiment. It is the first Whitehorse recording built with the tools we employ live; namely our looping device and our everything-including-the-kitchen-sink percussion rig. As such, we played all the instruments ourselves.”

You can own your own digital piece of Ford Nation here.

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Ciele joins the Cover Song Freakout!

November 20, 2013 by morningaftershow

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It’s Wednesday, time to track down a cover song for you. This time I did not have to travel far… across the Salish Sea to Vancouver for a song by Ciele.  I believe Ciele is originally from Victoria (or at least went to University here).

Today we’ll have a listen to her cover of Ellie Goulding’s “Burn.”  The song is a pretty breakdown of the chipmunk, glitchy original.

Ciele sings the track as a duet with Vancouver singer Chris Arruda.  We know Chris Arruda from the Vancouver/Ladysmith band The Lion The Bear The Fox.

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Catching Fire Soundtrack

November 20, 2013 by morningaftershow

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The premiere of the second Hunger Games film Catching Fire is tonight at Silvercity Tillicum.  The film promises to be one those Hollywood Blockbusters that everyone is lining up to see.

The soundtrack for thefilm  is an interesting mix of pop and modern rock heavy weights.  Coldplay, Christina Aguilera, Ellie Goulding and Lorde sharing disc-space with The Lumineers, The National, Imagine Dragons and Patti Smith?  Sure.

Digital Spy said the best song on the soundtrack is Sia’s “Elastic Heart.” The song  features the sounds of Canadian R&B star The Weeknd.

Let’s have  a listen to a few of the contributions from Zone bands….

And here is that Lorde cover of Tears for Fears that some people love and some people pan.

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New music from Young The Giant

November 18, 2013 by morningaftershow

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Young the Giant jump back in the fire in 2013 with a new single.  We remember Young the Giant from such radio hits as “My Body” and “Cough Syrup.”

The new record is called Mind Over Matter and comes out on January 21st.  The tour (with my homeboy Vance Joy!) rolls into Vancouver for a pair of shows at The Commodore on April 2nd and 3rd.

Let us enjoy the new single “It’s About Time.”

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I don’t know what to be, listen to Painted Palms

November 18, 2013 by morningaftershow

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Painted Palms are cousins originally from Louisiana, now in San Francisco.  Their debut full-length will be out on Polyvinyl Records in January on the 14th.

The title track is called “Forever.”  The song marries electronic beats and production with a hazy vintage pop sound.  Two different co-workers popped their head into the music hut to say, “what is this?  it sounds like The Beatles.”

I like what Noisey said about the song; “It’s a brain-warpingly awesome cut of tripped-out pop which, with its lightly reverbed harmonies, tips its hat to “Lucy in The Sky with Diamonds”–era Beatles, while managing to sound fresh rather than stultifyingly retro.”

Complete the vintage throwback circle and pre-order on cassette!

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I don’t want no music tonight

November 14, 2013 by morningaftershow

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I’ve caught myself a few times now…. picking up The Head and The Heart‘s new record Let’s Be Still and almost buying it…but then not.  I think hearing the new single “Another Story” I’m ready to plunk down the cash.  This would be a perfect album to throw on the turntable over the rainy season here in Victoria.

The song is beautiful, the subject matter is chilling.  The song does blast forth with a positive lift at the end.

I’ve had the song on repeat while pluggin’ away at my music programming.

I did let the player play during a moment of concentration on my work and a song pulled me back to the set.

Have a listen to “Josh McBride.”

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