Here’s an overdose of some tunes we’ve been listening to. Let me know what ya’ll think in the comment section. DO IT.

Locals No Gold just released a new single that the Fader permiered… .
No Gold – Good & Bad

Priory is a band we’ve been enjoying for a while now… weather or not they have two one hit wonders is still up for debate. Check out their self titled EP here.
Priory – Lady of Late

Evan Voytas grew up on Elvis and The Righteous Brothers and discovered Jazz in his late teens. He’s a Los Angeles-based singer/multi-instrumentalist born in rural Pennsylvania.
Evan Voytas – I Took A Trip on A Plane

Gauntlet Hair are an interesting group. They released a few tracks maybe half a year ago and have been getting mixed reviews since.
Gauntlet Hair – Top Bunk

This guy has a pretty cute musical demeanour. Poor Spirits continues to remain an endearing mystery we know little about.
Poor Spirits – Benefits

These boys are great. Native Torontonians Ruby Coast released this track a while ago and didn’t do much with it.
Ruby Coast – Whatever This Is

So much love… enough said.
The Rural Alberta Advantage – Under The Knife

Suckers are doing a large-scale North American tour with label buddies Local Natives soon… check SongKick for dates.
Suckers – Black Sheep

City of Glass are comprised of the two most scholarly gentlemen I’ve come across; Michael and David. Their track, Tourist, from The “Diving Bell EP” is a bit of an older tune…
City of Glass – Tourist

Last but certainly not least, we have RACES. Their debut LP is scheduled for March but you can snag some of their tunes on teh interwebz already.

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A taste of genius. PAPA arrived in my inbox this morning along with their recent single, “I Am The Lion King“, and I was a little more than blown away. Hailing from Los Angeles, these kids seems to be stirring up quite a buzz. The group is made up of Darren Weiss, Evan Weiss, and Danny Present. Enjoy the single from their EP: “A Good Woman Is Hard To Find“… it’s your new favourite song.

Papa “I Am The Lion King” by SmilingEars
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Download their 7′ for free.

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These are a few kids you might want to keep up with. Slothbear are a four-peice PRISM POP (indie rock) band from Long Island, NY. Winnie’s been chatting with them re: their awesomeness… and hopefully she’ll bring em’ over from NY for a live treat. Enjoy their track “Ex-Teens” from their recent album Canter On available on Bandcamp here.

Slothebear – Ex-Teens

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“Enter Through The Sun” is the new single from Toronto Ontario’s Young Empires under Pirates Blend Records. They love ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ x ▲▲▲. Also, Trissy boi can’t stop talking about em’… which means they’ll probably be the next big thing in a mo’ or five. Get down to it, get down hard.

Young Empires – Enter Through The Sun

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This is exactly the kind of thing we need before a Saturday night. Ambassadors‘ single, Unconsolable, is definitely one for your “pump-up” playlist. The track comes in with lead singer Sam Harris’s power hungry voice, drum sticks, and some hungry bass… keep listening and you’ll definitely be hooked. Although it’s hard to find any information about these guys, they’re from Brooklyn NY and I’m pretty sure they went on tour with our girl Lights not too long ago. Anyways… enjoy this track; it’s yours now.

Ambassadors – Unconsolable

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Is the name of Mouthful of Snow’s debut album; the brainchild of California resident Kyle Napalan. These guys have been around since 2006, but only just breaching the surface with this recent release. Enjoy their single, The Scandal, from their album “The Truth Hurts But You Would Still Like To Hear It”

Sounds like: NOFX, Tokyo Police Club, Phoenix.

Mouthful of Snow – The Scandal

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Hailing from Lund, Sweden, The Radio Dept. have been around for over fifteen years releasing albums over the last decade; why haven’t I heard of them until now? Because I’m stupid, really really stupid. Released by Labrador Records, their recent album, Clinging to a Scheme, seems to have been somewhat dormant since 2010. Whatever, that doesn’t mean you can’t rock out to this song with some sweet make-outs. I flippin’ love make-outs. Winnie does too. Enjoy.

The Radio Dept. – Heaven’s On Fire

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Montreal’s Parlovr previewing a new track from their upcoming Ep Heaven / Hell/ Big / Love in a live video from the excellent Ontario based video blog, Southern Souls

Also from the EP.

Parlovr – Hell, Heaven

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Ontario / Montreal’s Hollerado have a new video and single

Hollerado – Good Day at the Races (Radio Edit)

@hollerado – facebook – website

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Prancing around in Toronto for Indie Week… Winnie stumbled upon something cute of a musical foursome. Hailing from Newmarket Ontario, The Elwins are Matthew Sweeney (lead singer/guitar), Travis Stokl (traps & snares), Feurd (guitar/keys) and Christopher Shannon (bass). They released their first EP back in 2008 through Chemical Sound Studios, and according to Wikipedia have a full length due to release this year…? Enjoy their single, “Stuck In The Middle“, and be sure to keep yourselves up to date with these cats on their Facebook page here.

The Elwins – Stuck In The Middle

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Pleasure Cruise is a new Vancouver act of Vancouver music scene allstars Dustin Bromley from Keep Tidy, Sutures, Adjective and one of the promoters behind Damaged Goods at the Astoria. Also on board Jody Glenham and Quinn Omori of the Vancouver music blog From Blown Speakers.

Download the whole three track ep at their bandcamp.

Pleasure Cruise – Summer Fling

STILL BUMMED GANGLIANS WERE NOT ALLOWED THROUGH THE BORDER FOR OUR SHOW WITH THEM.

Their album “Still Living” that came out August 23rd is one of the best new releases.

Ganglians – Evil Weave

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Cleveland Ohio is the 33rd largest city in the United States; whatever. You’ll find The Playhouse Square Centre, corned beef, and (among many other wicked groups) the Cloud Nothings. Played by by 19-year-old Dylan Baldi, the group portrays an adolescent sound with addictive harmonies, and a comfortable feel. This is high quality indie pop (with a splash of surf punk) to say the least. Enjoy their free track, Understand At All, released on Carparck Records.

Cloud Nothings – Understand At All

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Yea… we were. Until we realized these guys were enough to blow our socks off. Hailing from Edinburgh Scotland, We Were Promised Jetpacks have been flying since June 2009. Enjoy this free track from their upcoming album, In the Pit of the Stomach, due October 3, 2011. Oh, and by the way… this ain’t no PR plug for the group, we just really like the track. And we know you will to.

We Were Promised Jetpacks – Act on Impulse

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A&R Credit: Jamie Wilson