Phoenix

I’ve never been a huge fan of France’s Phoenix but lately, I’ve fallen in love with them and their new album,Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. Their super-catchy rock melodies, combined with lead singer’s Thomas Mars’ playful voice and sing-along lyrics make for some songs that will be stuck in your head for days. Don’t trust me? Check out their new video for single “1901″ here; a truly simple yet fantastic video. Also, click here to watch an acoustic performance of album opener “Lisztomania”. I dare you to not sing or hum that the next day.

Bat For Lashes has released a new b-side to Two Suns, titled “Wilderness”. Click here to listen.

As you’ve probably heard already (or witnessed, through the panic session everyone had on Twitter), the Olympic Island Festival (featuring Broken Social Scene, Explosions in the Sky, Beach House, etc) was recently cancelled due to unknown reasons. But as a result, Broken Social Scene will be playing a free show at Harbourfront instead on July 11th. But beware: if you were at the free Crystal Castles show last summer and remembered how packed it was then; prepare for that times two. Maybe three.

No Age remixes Holy Fuck’s “Lovely Allen”. Click here to watch/listen. No Age will be in town for NXNE in June and Holy Fuck will be playing a free show at Harbourfront on July 10th, with the Winter Gloves.

i(heart)music predicts Polaris Prize potentials this year. Read more here. If you can think of any other candidates, let us know! I can probably think of a few; I’ll post them up soon.

Charlottetown’s The Danks will be releasing their new album, Are You Afraid Of The Danks? on June 30th.

Cadence Weapon remixes Woodhands, Chad Vangaalen and more. Read his blog here to download all the tracks!

Happy listening!

Musically,
Melody