Song of the Day

Song of the Day: Jeremy Fisher – Scar That Never Heals

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I’ll admit it – I’m a sucker for a good synthesizer – finish it off with a beat and some lyrics and you’ve got everything you need for the makings of a killer song. However, every once in a while, I resurface from my hazy synthesizer-induced state, needing to be unplugged.

It was in exactly this state of mind that I discovered “Scar That Never Heals” by Jeremy Fisher, and it provided me with everything I needed: a clean acoustic guitar and a tambourine. It even throws in some super low tech hand clapping and an accordion riff mid-song for good measure. This song has the feel of Bob Dylan meets the Beach Boys meets Brendan Benson – get into an unplugged frame of mind and give it a listen. It’s hard not to enjoy an eco-friendly-bicycle-enthusiast-singer-songwriter who writes music about gun-running girls.

Song of the Day: Tanlines – Real Life

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Only recently did I realize that the bongos are an entirely underutilized instrument. You can’t miss something you never had, and until I heard “Real Life” by Tanlines, it would never have occurred to me that bongos are the perfect instrument to infuse a song with a tropical beat.

It would also have never occurred to me that my music lacked a tropical beat. So I say kudos to Brooklyn-based experimental indie-pop duo Tanlines for discovering the unlikely dream team of bongos and synthesizers and using them as a backdrop for their minimalist, entirely inscrutable lyrics, which somehow meld mind-blowingly well with their tropical electronica-esque sound. I would never have thought of it myself, but I seriously cannot get enough of it.

Song of the Day: Digitalism – Zdarlight

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German electronic act Digitalism is finally playing a proper show here in the great city of Toronto. It is on Tuesday night and it will be a bloody good time.

The group has been on my radar since 2005 when they release the absolutely epic track “Zdarlight” (below). That track, with it’s pulsating beat and incredibly dramatic and thrilling climaxremains in my upbeat ipod playlist to this day. They just recently released their sophomore record, I Love You, Dude this year and the album continues with the Digitalism tradition of accessible, vibrant and exciting dance music. Check out Zdarlight though…

Tour dates

11/29 – Toronto, ON – Mod Club
11/30 – Montreal, QC – SAT
12/1 – Boston, MA – Paradise
12/2 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
12/3 – Philadephia, PA – Trocadero
12/5 – Washington, DC – U Street Music Hall
12/7 – Asheville, NC – Orange Peel
12/9 – Austin, TX – Parish
12/10 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theater
12/12 – Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up
12/13 – Los Angeles, CA – The Music Box
12/14 – San Francisco, CA – Mezzanine

Song of the Day: Skybox – In A Dream

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What do you get when you combine a danceable beat, synthesizers and a fantastic semi-falsetto, tied together with a bow of sincerity? Skybox.

I stumbled upon them last year when they opened for the indie trio Jukebox the Ghost at a Lollapalooza after party. I instantly knew I loved them when the lead singer kicked off their segment with “let’s get this crowd jumping!” – a shout out to my favorite, and only, dance move at concerts. When I bought their album Morning After Cuts post-concert, I discovered a sweet, delicate sound embroiled with just enough tension to make it interesting and topped off with the dense and yet whimsical lyrics of lead singer Tim Ellis. Set that to a percussion section that really does make you want to jump and you’ve got what makes Skybox magical. Give In A Dream a listen – if the opening beat doesn’t get you airborne I don’t know what will.