Each week, staff from CBC Music, Radio 2, 3 and CBC regions across the country collect songs they just can't get out of their heads, and make a case for why you should listen, too. Press play below and discover new songs for your listening list.
Let us know in the comments or via @CBCMusic what catches your ear, or if you have a new song you just can't stop playing.
Lord Huron, 'The Birds are Singing at Night'
Need an escape? Lord Huron, purveyors of fine Los Angeles-based indie-folk, have set you up with a dreamy trip to the Appalachian Mountains in their newest track. "The Birds are Singing at Night" was penned for the film A Walk in the Woods, an adaptation of author Bill Bryson's chronicles of hiking the Appalachian Trail — but this track sounds even more otherworldly, with layers of sitar, violin and guitar lifting frontman Ben Schneider's vocals and lyrics to beautiful heights. Enjoy getting lost in this one.
— Emma Godmere (@godmere)
Beach House, 'Wildflower'
I’ve never thought of Beach House as ‘80s-inspired, which is why I was surprised to hear a bit of New Order and the Cure in “Wildflower.” Drum machines and sweeping synths are not new to the band, but this arrangement sounds like an exploration of new territory — not far from dream-pop lullaby land, where Beach House reigns supreme.
— Amer Alkhatib (@ameralkhatib)
Khai, 'Do You Go Up'
Do I make waves in your body, love? Khai's debut single, “Do You Go Up,” is dreamlike and minimally electro. If you need to pause and take a few deep breaths at your desk today, this is the soundtrack. Added bonus: you can download it for free here.
— Nicolle Weeks (@nikkerized)
Ben Caplan, '40 Days and 40 Nights'
Halifax musician Ben Caplan is set to release his new record, Birds with Broken Wings, on Sept. 18, and the album, produced by brilliant musical mind Socalled, is full of rousing choruses, eclectic instrumentation and dramatic and spooky lyricism. The songs are distant cousins to both Tom Waits and Gogol Bordello. With more than 30 musicians playing on the record, you get a lot of flavours, including this track, "40 Days and 40 Nights." There's a sense of urgency in Caplan's brooding, deep vocal that builds to a release in the chorus when joined by background singers imploring, "I'm been missing my woman, 40 days and 40 nights." You can hear the track on Radio 2 and if you're digging it, you can vote for it on the Radio 2 Top 20.
— Jeanette Cabral (@JeanetteCabral)
Public Animal, 'Breaking the Low'
Do you love Deep Purple and Black Sabbath, but wish you could just mash the best parts of both those bands together (Born Again notwithstanding) with a female singer? Good — then go listen to Public Animal right now.
— Adam Carter, CBC Hamilton (@AdamCarterCBC)
Empire cast, 'Ain't About the Money' (feat. Jussie Smollett and Yazz)
The second season of Empire, the hit soap opera that debuted on Fox last year, starts Sept. 23, and the network is priming the audience with two new tracks that will be featured on the show this year.
The best of those two songs, "Ain't About the Money," fits right in with the tone of the music that was part of the show's success last year. Jussie Smollett goes full-on Drake on his verses, and Bryshere Gray, a.k.a. Yazz the Greatest, continues singing about things that are important to his character, Hakeem, such as machismo, women and his gold chains. Time will tell if it'll be a hit but one thing's for sure: it bumps hard from the trunk.
— Judith Lynch (@CBCJudith)
Thunderbitch, self-titled
Alabama Shakes singer Brittany Howard may be best known for her powerhouse soul/roots sound, but she's just released a surprise LP under the name Thunderbitch, and as the name suggests, it's full-throttle rock 'n' roll. Released only four months after Alabama Shakes' critically acclaimed Sound & Color, the self-titled LP features vintage, Link Wray-style garage rock. Along with Howard, Thunderbitch includes members of fellow Nashville acts Fly Golden Eagle and Clear Plastic Masks. Catch the trailer for the project below, and stream the album on the band's website.
— Jennifer Van Evra (@jvanevra)
Purity Ring, 'Flood on the Floor'
Purity Ring's catchy synth-pop could easily go from indie to pop charts for its well-produced rhythms and sugary vocals paired with intelligent lyrics. "Flood on the Floor," which is added to the Radio 3 playlist this week, is a powerful track you'll want to pump into your headphones at maximum volume. — NW
by Holly Gordon via Electronic RSS
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