It’s been a strange week at PaisleyTunes East. We’re still around and we are still listening to tunes. Thanks for everyone’s concern. Today I’m playing some upbeat pop by The Bicycles – whatever it takes to get back into the pre-summer groove. The Bikes are a Canadian quintet who recently reformed after “an indefinite hiatus” […]
Tag: Canada
Talk To Me of Mendocino
I have a small vial of Persian water. It sits on my desk here at PaisleyTunes West. It was a gift from a holy man to my wife and I and it brings us peace of mind to feel like we can hold a brief second of such a powerful natural force; an exercise feasible […]
Plants and Animals: The End of That
Tomorrow, February 28th, 2012, marks the end of a year long recording process by the band Plants and Animals culminating in the release of their third full length album, The End of That. The End of That bridges two distinctly discordant styles, drifting between heavily distorted post-grunge and Canaian style pop effervescence, toss in occasional quiet introspection […]
Islands: A Sleep & A Forgetting
It’s true that I have been craving some new Islands music since posting about Cuff the Duke at the beginning of January. Finally, the Canadians have come through for me. This Valentines Day they will be releasing their fourth album entitled, A Sleep & A Forgetting (for some reason I have yet to pick up Vapors, their […]
Cuff the Duke: Morning Comes
When I hear Ontario’s Cuff the Duke, I cannot help but think of another of my favorite Canadian bands, Islands. Their fifth album, Morning Comes, is an emotional album and very good. There is a dog down the hill from my house that has not stopped barking since 7am this morning. I refuse to write […]