A little further north

Last time I forayed into Last.fm's radio is was American Indie, this time it's Canadian Indie.

Stars - The Woods



Toronto indie pop. A good start. Though the song is a little mellow for my taste and a little weird in placed. It's a good example of Stars as songwriters though. Definitely would make then warrant more research.

Ron Sexsmith - How on Earth

Another catchy Toronto artist. Feels like one of those future Sun Kil Moon's of the world, though he's not there yet. Nice poppy (but not too poppy), with all the jangly guitars and piano's one would ever need. Lyrics are pretty decent too. Might have to get this album (Retriever).

Mother Mother - Train Of Thoughts

Vancouver this time. Different, interesting, cool. The guitar playing is amazing, the harmonies, pretty awesome. Check 'em out. I can't describe it in words.

The Weakerthans - Plea From a Cat Named Virtue

Nothing too special here. No offence to any Weakerthan fans out there, but it sounds a lot more commecial than what I prefer to listen to (though my last.fm profile might say otherwise). All that being said, it's a decent enough song. Last.fm describes them as folk influenced punk. I'd say more post-punk influcenced rock, but that's just semantics I suppose.

Sam Roberts - Don't Walk Away Eileen



Feels like something from 1970's (in the good way). Even a little Rolling Stones influcence can be heard. It's got a little bit of folk, some blues, punk even that weird sound of Brit Pop in the mid-90's. This I like, and so might you.

Not bad for a 15 minute foray into Canada... Not bad at all.

Today's snaps: Stars by AJ and Sam Roberts by Martin Cathae. Both awesome indie photographers.