
Because Christmas is coming: Download Said The Whale’s Christmas EP
Vancouver’s Said The Whale are doing their part to make the season bright by offering up an excellent EP of Christmas-themed songs just in time for the holidays. Download and enjoy the band’s West Coast EP Christmas Collection below, but don’t be a Scrooge: Leave ’em a tidy tip for their festive efforts. Said The...

Chains of Love release track from forthcoming debut LP
Mark your calendars: Retro-kitch, garage-rockers Chains Of Love have announced that anticipated debut LP Strange Grey Days will street March 13 on Dine Alone Records. The lead single, He’s Leaving, can be streamed now at Exclaim.ca. Fronted by vocal powerhouse Nathalia Pizarro and singer-guitarist Rebecca Marie Law Gray – with a core comprising Felix Fung...

Tokyo Police Club: The little indie band that could
From the unassuming small town of Newmarket, Ontario, Tokyo Police Club is a band fated for big things. From their 16-minute debut EP, A Lesson in Crime (2006) to their recent 2011 Juno nomination for alternative album of the year, members Dave Monks (vocals, bass), Greg Alsop (drums), Graham Wright (keyboards) and Josh Hook (guitar),...

Dinosaur Bones launch new album
Toronto band Dinosaur Bones, comprised of members Ben Fox (vocals, guitar), Branko Scekic (bass), Dave Wickland (keyboard), Lucas Fredette (drums) and Josh Byrne (guitar), has been steadily unearthing a healthy legion of followers over the last couple of years with countless gigs and loads of perseverance. Thrilled and admittedly relieved to have released their debut...