Song of the Day

Song Of The Day: Anna Burch – With You Every Day

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Anna Burch, March 15, 2018

During the Panic Manual’s recent trip to Austin for SXSW, Detroit’s Anna Burch was high on my list of acts to catch and she certainly did not disappoint.

In his review of Burch’s show at Cheer Up Charlie’s, Gary described her sound as “light and airy” yet also “twisting and turning.” Her just released single “With You Every Day” probably leans more towards the light and airy aspect of her sound, and while not as immediately catchy as “Tea Soaked Letter” or “2 Cool 2 Care” (both also featured on Burch’s Quit The Curse album), it’s just as memorable in its own way. Check it out:

Song Of The Day: Sugar – Tilted

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The Easter weekend is upon us, which got me to thinking – what are the great Easter songs? Unlike Christmas, there aren’t really that many noteworthy Easter songs (with Irving Berlin’s “Easter Parade” being an obvious exception).

So in lieu of an actual Easter tune, we give you “Tilted,” one of the tracks off of Sugar’s 1993 EP Beaster, which was released right around Easter 25 years ago. And even though 25 years have passed, it still sounds as vital as ever.

SXSW Song Of The Day: Victim Mentality – Way Of Steel

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If I learned one thing from the recent Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, (other than the fact that a lot of people are kind of obsessed with whether or not Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir are romantically involved) it’s that South Koreans love their metal.

The sight of a 13 year old guitarist shredding his ass off as he played a variation on Vivaldi’s “Winter” followed by a brief performance by heavy post-rock band Jambinai made for perhaps the most metal Olympics closing ceremony ever. So while the most heavily hyped Korean acts playing SXSW this year are likely the K-pop ones, the presence of retro glam metallers Victim Mentality is also welcome as they represent all that’s heavy in their homeland.

Victim Mentality play the very metal Dirty Dog Bar on March 15 at 9:00pm. Go see them and then grab a slice at Hoek’s next door for the full Austin metal experience.

SXSW Song Of The Day: Common Holly – Nothing

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A short blurb featured on Common Holly‘s Bandcamp page reads as follows: “Music 4 u – Hope it’s not too sad – Oh well”. It’s a good line – funny, while also a somewhat fair assessment of the music made by Montreal’s Common Holly AKA Brigitte Naggar. I’d argue it’s just the right amount of sad though. “Nothing” is a good example – there’s a bit of a melancholy tone to the music and lyrics, but it has a certain sweetness to it as well. Besides, sometimes you just want to wallow in sadness for a bit. You know how it is.

Common Holly plays Swan Dive on March 16 at 9:30. In the meantime, if you’re in Toronto and not going to SXSW, she’s playing a show this Wednesday (February 28) at Velvet Underground opening for Phoebe Bridgers.