Three large posts, a truckload of music, little-to-no editorialising (or even editing). It's the A-Z of what's been catching Scruffy's ears, too much for one post. Part one was here.
Hold Steady did some shows with Deer Tick. Must have been amazing. Here's Deer Tick doing a Hold Steady tune.
Deer Tick - Constructive Summer (Hold Steady Cover)
And some Hold Steady.
Spinners
I Hope This Whole Thing Didn't Frighten You
I Never Wear White from Suzanne Vega's latest Tales From the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles.
Joseph Arthur - Take a Walk on the Wild Side
Justin Rutledge - Thugs
Justin Rutledge - Fiddler's Green featuring Jenn Grant
Justin Rutledge- Courage
Jordan Klassen - Go To Me
Mark Lanegan - Deepest Shade
Paul Langlois - What the Hell I got
The Lemonheads are supposedly making a new record with original member Ben Deily, who was great. Check out some reissued tunes below, and listen to some live Evan Dando (recently recorded in Winnipeg, just before his guitar was stolen) songs at Teenage Dogs in Trouble.
Lemonheads - Second Chance
Lemonheads - Mallo Cup
Lemonheads - Anyway
Lemonheads - Clang Bang Clang
Lemonheads - 394
Lemonheads - Out
Hamilton Leithauser - 11 O'Clock Friday Night
Greg MacPherson - 1995
The Mariachi Ghost mix tradition with ambition, classic sounds with some unexpected twists, somehow managing to make the band's aural effects as arresting as the visuals. Would you have guessed The Mariachi Ghost hail from Winnipeg? Hit the link to listen to the album.
Milwaukee - Aimee Mann and Leo are The Both
Nai Harvest - Ain't That Enough, Free download of a Teenage Fanclub cover! One of my favourite bands at the moment, sleazy guitars and slippery vocals, lazy cool even when aggression rears its ugly head.
Old 97s
Old 97s - Most Messed Up
Doug Paisley is from TO, but that isn't necessarily evident from his music. To me, he fits in with Del Barber, Corb Lund, and Daniel Romano, well-crafted songs without pop, rock, or flash - Canadiana?
Doug Paisley - Radio Girl
Doug Paisley - Song My Love Can Sing
Doug Paisley - No One But you
Doug Paisley - If I Wanted To
Doug Paisley - Sad Sinner
Peter Buck - Monkey Mask
Pixies' Women of War is a free download from te band to you.
Pixies - Women of War
Pixies - Silver Snail
Posies - Grant Hart
Posies - Ontario
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