fourty three:

I'm going to keep this post short and very, very sweet. I've got a little bit of writer's block and a very unreliable gateway to tinternet at the moment, but still really want to share some real finds (Happy New-ish year by the way readers):

Bruce Peninsula- Toronto.

This sound is big, big, BIG. Think hitching up the volume on Arcade Fire's vocals x100 + some "we mean business" drums, an equation that equals some AMAZING music you'd be dumb, stupid and everything inbetween to ignore.

Listen to the mammoth Inside/Outside here and stream their album, A Mountain Is A Mouth, here.

Madi Diaz- Nashville.

Girl/Boy duo, Madi Diaz...no scrap that, Madi Diaz and her "cohort" Kyle Ryan make super sweet, croony lullabies and courage builders with glock to boot. Just in time for summer too.

Listen to The I I I Song here.

Auld Lang Syne- New York.

Brotherly Roots and soul fall effortlessly from this band, and amid all the Ray Lamontagne-like vocals, you find yourself feeling like the city can't contain this big country band.

Listen to Where my Fortune Lies here.