After a breakthrough 2009 that saw them earn comparisons to The Arcade Fire and Neutral Milk Hotel, capture SXSW buzz playing on a bill with Grizzly Bear, sell out tours, sign to Paper Bag Records and Saddle Creek Records, and score a “Breaking Out” feature in SPIN Magazine, The Rural Alberta Advantage are poised to explode in 2011 with Departing out March 1st in Canada on Paper Bag Records. The band will play an intimate set at The Mercury Lounge in New York City on January 12th.  Read more...

Paper Bag Records is set to release All Red, the new album from Montreal’s Winter Gloves on September 7th.  Recently, the band’s Charles F and Nico Ormiston recorded a stellar session with the tastemaker French website La Blogotheque while shooting offsite sessions in Montreal. The band’s session, recorded during a unique stroll through their hometown that included a stop to play amongst the deserted roller coasters at La Ronde Amusement park, features  a stripped-down version of  ‘Plastic Slides’ one of many stand out tracks on All Red (link below).  Winter Gloves will be touring Canada through September and October in support of the new album, with confirmed dates to be announced soon.  Read more...

by: J. Brown

Spring is creeping up on us and since it’s that time of the year known for fresh starts and all-things-new, why not add the latest music to the mix as well. Here are a few new releases, coming out in the next few months, that might grab your eye…or better yet, your ears.  Read more...