Ride The Tempo

[Listen/Download] F&M- I Wish You Were Here

teepoo — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:00:56 +0000

by teepoo

F&M’s name was inspired by a funeral home in Edmonton so it’s not surprising that their music has a slightly depressing but passionate undertone. Even their instruments seem to cry. By the end of I Wish You Were Here it’s hard not to get a tiny bit teary. Despite their anti-billboard rock sentiments on their website, I feel like this song would be perfect in one of those sad scenes in Grey’s Anatomy.
F&M- I Wish You Were Here

[Listen/Download] Royal Canoe- Hold On To the Metal

teepoo — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:00:03 +0000

by teepoo

Royal Canoe’s music always sound quirky and Hold On to the Metal is no different. They make sound experimentation sound fun, appropriate and not overdone. They released an EP this week which is available on Bandcamp.
Royal Canoe- Hold on to the Metal

[Watch] Said the Whale- O Alexandra

teepoo — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:00:42 +0000

Here’s the video for O Alexandra off Said the Whale’s new album Little Mountain out March 6th.

[Listen/Download] Cousins- Jules

teepoo — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:00:51 +0000

by teepoo

Looks like we’re in a rock mood today! Here’s a new one by garage-rockers Cousins. Jules comes from their upcoming album titled The Palm at the End of the Mind set to release March 20th, 2012. It’s definitely a great example of the obnoxious sides of the album. It’s strange because the guitars are at times manic but Aaron Mangle’s vocals are such a nice calm. Well, at at least until he starts to yell, “JULES JULES JULES”!.
Cousins- Jules

[Listen/Download] Watershed Hour- Ketchup

teepoo — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:00:43 +0000

by teepoo

Whitby’s Watershed Hour released their rock filled EP back in December but we’ve just stumbled on them through Bandcamp. It’s songs such as Ketchup that appeal the most to me. Just plain alternative rock with some raw sounding vocals that work much more than they should.
Watershed Hour- Ketchup

[Listen/Download] ElektroTank- Annex

teepoo — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:00:30 +0000

by teepoo

If you took The Weeknd and put a dubstep beat in it you’d get something that sounds like Elektrotank. From Toronto, Eytan Tobin merges trip-hop with dubstep and adds some other ambient features. He’s released a few things on Bandcamp, here is a track called Annex. I was never really into the Weeknd but somehow I kind of dig this.
ElektroTank- Annex

[Listen/Download] The Elwins- Stuck in the Middle

teepoo — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:00:25 +0000

by teepoo

Today the Elwins release their debut album And I Thank You. We’ll be at the release party this Friday in Toronto! Here’s Stuck in the Middle a sneak peak of what’s in store.
The Elwins- Stuck in the Middle
Here’s the video:

[Listen/Download] Orchards- Battleships

teepoo — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:00:45 +0000

by teepoo

From Toronto, Orchards has a very confusing biography on their Bandcamp that says they disappeared in 2025. However, it’s still 2012, so I assume they still exist. At least I hope so. I only just started to fall in love with their folk tunes filled with both plucked and strummed strings and trumpets. I would be quite saddened if they disappeared just as I was discovering them. Take a listen to the emotional Battleships from 3 songs that are a free grab on Bandcamp.
Orchards- Battleships

[Listen/Download] Christopher Graham- Different Planets

teepoo — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:00:10 +0000

by teepoo

Christopher Graham’s songs sound like the songs you hear in the background of commercials. They’re all light and pleasant. The singer-songwriter has even released a cover album of Disney classic songs which is free on Bandcamp. Different Planets is an original track from Down With Up And Away released last year. Why does the glockenspiel always made sounds more adorable sounding?
Christopher Graham- Different Planets

MUSIC FROM COMMERCIALS- February 21st, 2012

teepoo — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:00:15 +0000

by teepoo
Victoria’s Secret Swim 2012

Beautiful Small Machines- Superconductor
Cesar

The Boys and Girls- Everyone and Everything