A&C to release 'Live at Massey Hall' comp on vinyl

Two innovative TO music icons are collaborating to release a pretty rad document of the Canadian indie scene. Selections from the music series “Live at Massey Hall” will be complied and released on Arts and Crafts Records. Volume One includes Destroyer “Foam Hands”, Constantines “Nighttime/Anytime (It’s Alright)”, Hayden “Almost Everything”, Dan Mangan + Blacksmith “Vessel”, Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton “Fatal Gift”, Andy Shauf “The Magician”, Cœur de pirate “Place de la République”, Bahamas “Like A Wind”, Japandroids “The House That Heaven Built” and Whitehorse “Die Alone.” Liner notes are supplied by Michael Barclay, author of the the Hip bio, “The Never-ending Present.” The Live at Massey Hall was a series of concerts by Canada’s best indie musicians which were filmed and then presented as short films on YouTube. Tickets were 18.94 in homage to the year the Grand Old Lady opened. She has closed up shop for a touch-up but these album (plus more I’m guessing) should hold you through.

This special director's edition of 'Live at Massey Hall' consists of select performances from all artists featured in the series' inaugural season. Directed and edited by Mitch Fillion, this film highlights performances from Timber Timbre, The Rural Alberta Advantage, Basia Bulat, Destroyer and more - all in concert, Live at Massey Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Reuben and the Dark cover The Hip's 'Bobcageon'

The enigmatic "Bobcaygeon" has been covered by spirited folk rockers Reuben and The Dark and is available now for purchase. Proceeds from the track will go to the Gord Downie And Chanie Wenjack Fund. (Listen hear -> )

“The Downie Wenjack Fund is important because of its focus on youth, its active education on Indigenous history, and the creation of connections with this land's rich Indigenous culture. I am compelled to be a part of this action, to be both a listener and a participant in these conversations, a student of these issues, and a proponent of progress,” Reuben Bullock says in a press release.

Reuben and the Dark recently released a new album, Arms of a Dream, on Arts & Crafts and is touring extensively across Canada with a dip south in to the States for a couple of dates.

Photo by Scott Ramsay

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Lucy Rose changes up 'Something's Changing', remix album drops July 6 on A&C

Photo by Laura Lewis

Its sunset Friday and these unobtrusive gentle remixes are just the thing; the English rose who is Lucy Rose alights on Feist, Carole King, and even the Celtic chanteuse Loreena McKennitt on her album "Something's Changing" and as good as that is this album of remixes on Arts & Crafts takes it higher, to a cloud of ten. Dig deep, find a book, put it down, dream, look up, dig.

Official video for 'Is This Called Home' (Anatole Remix) taken from 'Something's Changing' (Remixes) out July 6th Connect with Lucy Rose: https://LucyRose.lnk.to/WebsiteID https://LucyRose.lnk.to/FacebookID https://LucyRose.lnk.to/MailingListID https://LucyRose.lnk.to/TwitterID https://LucyRose.lnk.to/InstagramID https://LucyRose.lnk.to/SpotifyID https://LucyRose.lnk.to/AppleMusicID Music video by Lucy Rose performing Is This Called Home. © 2018 Lucy Rose under exclusive license to Communion Group Ltd http://vevo.ly/wo5HX9

SOMETHING’S CHANGING (REMIXES) TRACKLISTING

1. Intro (Chartreuse Remix)
2. Soak It Up (JAWS Remix)
3. Moirai (Liz Lawrence Remix)
4. Second Chance (Fryars Remix)
5. Is This Called Home (Anatole Remix)
6. All That Fear (Otzeki Remix)
7. Strangest of Ways (JM∆C Remix)
8. Love Song (Evan Klar Remix)
9. Soak It Up (Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. Remix)
10. Strangest Of Ways (Marcus Hamblett Remix)
11. Second Chance (Intalekt Remix)
12. No Good At All (Tobie Tripp Remix)

Official video for 'Moirai' (Liz Lawrence Remix) taken from 'Something's Changing' (Remixes) out July 6th Listen to/Download 'Moirai' (Liz Lawrence Remix) http://lucyrose.lnk.to/SCremixes Connect with Lucy Rose: https://LucyRose.lnk.to/WebsiteID https://LucyRose.lnk.to/FacebookID https://LucyRose.lnk.to/MailingListID https://LucyRose.lnk.to/TwitterID https://LucyRose.lnk.to/InstagramID https://LucyRose.lnk.to/SpotifyID https://LucyRose.lnk.to/AppleMusicID

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HAERTS play some velvet afternoon vibes Sunday June 3 at Field Trip

By Will McGuirk

Brooklyn by way of Munich winds through a lot of territory as does the music of Haerts, the German duo, who play Sunday at Field Trip 2018. They have scored some serious streaming cred with a track on the Netflix show '13 Reasons Why'. "Your Love" rides a Bauhaus beat, Springsteen narrative and Paul Simon Graceland groove and a Stevie Nix chorus, yip anyway, their latest "New Compassion" bumps up against The Lumineers and Nancy Sinatra/ Lee Hazelwood so you tell me what genre they are but its sure is intriguing. They've signed to Arts & Crafts by the by.

Get the 13 Reasons Why Season 2 Soundtrack, out now: http://smarturl.it/13ReasonsSoundtrack Get Exclusive 13 Reasons Why Bundles: http://smarturl.it/13RYsoundtrack Subscribe to the 13 Reasons Why Spotify Playlist: http://smarturl.it/13ReasonsPlaylist Watch 13 Reasons Why Season 2, streaming now on Netflix.

Dan Mangan 'Fool For Waiting' is a rallying call to charm

“Fool For Waiting” is about “finding someone who makes you feel less crazy, or at least someone who finds your craziness endearing because it’s real and honest,” says Dan Mangan. “And that real, imperfect love is not always as fantastical or magical as a wild romance, but that it’s worth waiting for.”
And who isn't waiting, really, who isn't?

Music video by Dan Mangan performing Fool For Waiting. © 2018 Dan Mangan Music under exclusive license to Arts & Crafts Productions Inc. http://vevo.ly/HFgYZv

FRIGS' 'Solid State' is a melodic sneer across the age, new album 'Basic Behaviour' out now

FRIGS stands for a mash-up of all my fave albums playing at once, whole lotta pre-punk Patti Smith and post-punk Sonic Youth with some ailing psyche-punk howling and guttersnipe vocals.Its just a collective sneer from Link Wray's "Rumble" right up well, "Solid State". All available on Arts and Crafts.

Directed by Bria Salmena & Andrew Matthews Coloured by Adam Kemp _________________________________ Stream/Buy the album: http://smarturl.it/FRIGSBB Tour dates and more: http://FRIGSmusic.com/ _________________________________ "The video for Solid State acts as a homage to inner dialogues that are common, spanning: gender, age and background," explains frontwoman Bria Salmena.

Liza Anne's new single 'Small Talks' is one big track, plays Drake in Toronto May 2

Strap on your dancing sneakers, Liza Anne's poppy track is a gutsy response to teenage angst wrapped in a party mix of The Undertones with Julie Doiron on vox. And the best response to an awkward situation is to dance like everyone's watching. Kick it.

The track is of her album, 'Fine But Dying' available on Arts and Crafts. Liza Anne is touring and will be at the Drake in Toronto May 2.

Listen/Buy "Fine But Dying": http://smarturl.it/FineButDying Catch Liza Anne on tour: http://www.lizaannemusic.com "I've always been exhausted by the strange interactions you have with people where it seems like both of you are wanting a way out. Small Talks is my confrontation of southern hospitality and the sour role it plays in relational well being.

Frigs release 'Solid State' - here's to all you kool things!

TO Frigs set up for  Feb 23 release of their debut album, 'Basic Behavior', on Arts and Crafts. 
Remember when Kim sang :
"Hey, Kool Thing, come here, sit down
There's something I go to ask you.
I just want to know, what are you gonna do for me?
I mean, are you gonna liberate us girls
From male white corporate oppression?
Tell it like it is!
Huh?
Yeah!
Don't be shy
Word up!
Fear of a female planet?"

- watch this space -> and watch for a gig Apr 7 at the Garrison in Toronto

Stream/Buy: http://smarturl.it/FRIGSBB Catch FRIGS on tour: http://FRIGSmusic.com/ _________________________________ FRIGS is a Toronto-based band that pairs the raw, emotional grunge of PJ Harvey with the immersive, psychedelic post-punk of early Sonic Youth. With each member bringing a unique set of influences, FRIGS creates a sound that is hard to pin down and an impression that's unshakable.

Ellevator on the rise with new track 'New Survival' and tour with OLP, Matthew Good

Yeah, cheap headline pun I know - Ellevator from Hamilton, ON, have signed to Arts&Crafts and released a new single, 'New Survival'. Delivery is somewhere between Amy Milan and Emily Haines. They are on tour with Matt Good and Our Lady Peace on some West dates but have their own date at the Drake in Toronto Feb 10 and 11 2018. Worth digging into I'd say.

Listen / Buy: http://smarturl.it/EllevatorNS Catch Ellevator On Tour: https://www.ellevatormusic.com/tour __________________________________________________________________ Good music seems instantaneous: a decisive rush of expression and dopamine. Hamilton, Ontario's Ellevator capture that direct hit of immediacy, with a closer listen revealing the meticulous design of their muscular pop songs. Frontwoman Nabi Sue Bersche delivers raw lyricism with quiet power.

@ellevatorband http://ellevatormusic.com http://instagram.com/ellevatorband http://soundcloud.com/ellevatorband http://twitter.com/ellevatorband http://facebook.com/ellevatorband Directed by David Ross Produced by David Ross & The Medicine Hat (Ellevator) With thanks to Kelsey Burns, Taylor Heres, Chrisy Hurn, Kyle Krische, Brad Loree, Airin McGuinty and Arielle Ross Written by Ellevator Recorded at Threshold Recording Studios in Hamilton, ON Engineered/Mixed by Michael Keire Produced by Michael Keire and Ellevator Mastered by Brian Lucey at Magic Garden Studios in Los Angeles, CA

Modern Spin Episode 5 features Ellevator's infectious re-interpretation of #HamOnt classic, Caribou's Odessa. For more content: http://cfmu.ca Ellevator: https://www.ellevatormusic.com/ Original track by Caribou: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq_tDOFU5tY