Playlist: 2015-01-23

Hosts Doug and Justin the Canucks played several listener requests, reviewed the recent performance by Bahamas at Stubb’s, and continued our countdown of Neil Young’s greatest hits.

TimeTitleArtistAlbumLabel
4:32Guided By VolumeNapalmpomThe Unconditional Love of NapalmpomTeenage Rampage
4:36The End of ThatPlants and AnimalsThe End of ThatSecret City
4:40Pineapple GirlMister HeavenlyMister HeavenlySub Pop
4:43Here Comes the Night TimeArcade FireReflektorMerge
4:52I Go HungryMother MotherVery Good Bad ThingUniversal Canada
4:56Low LivesCTZNSHPSingle
5:05Cortez the KillerNeil YoungZumaReprise
5:12HangoverMax WebsterMax WebsterTaurus
5:18Half CrazyThe Barr BrothersSleeping OperatorSecret City
5:27Already YoursBahamasPink StratBrushfire
5:29Lost In the LightBahamasBarchordsBrushfire
5:33How Does It Feel?ZeusSay UsArts & Crafts
5:36Okay Alright I'm AliveBahamasBarchordsBrushfire
5:41Stronger Than ThatBahamasBahamas Is AfieBrushfire
5:45Sails of GoldDel BelDel BelMissed Connection
5:49Family, Oh FamilyShred KellySing to the Night
5:52Hold Your FireGay NinetiesLiberal GuiltFontana North
5:57In the MorningLeif VollebekkInlandNevado

Playlist: 2015-01-16

All three Canucks played an assortment of music and continued our Neil Young countdown.

TimeTitleArtistAlbumLabel
4:31Live Like We Never DieThe Angry MoonSuffering Psyche - EPNile River
4:38A Quiet ChillCold SpecksNeuroplasticityBroken Hertz
4:41With Her ShadowBorn RuffiansBirthmarksYep Roc
4:50Little Record GirlBahamasBahamas Is AfieBrushfire
4:53Van SongBalacadeMalaise Era
4:57Little LoverThe Barr BrothersSleeping OperatorSecret City
5:05Heart of GoldNeil YoungHarvestReprise
5:08When the Day Is Fresh and the Light Is NewThe Wooden SkyLet's Be ReadyChelsea
5:13Call of the WildThe MatineeSingleLight Organ
5:17Never Meant Any HarmThe Golden DogsBig Eye Little EyeHigh Romance
5:24Get Out the WayMother MotherVery Good Bad ThingUniversal Canada
5:28Way With SilenceVogue DotsMauka - EPIndica
5:32Break of DawnChad VanGaalenGreen Beans - EPFlemish Eye
5:34GoGrimes (feat. Blood Diamonds)Single4AD
5:38This MourningChalk CircleMending WallDuke Street
5:42StormBrighton SurlyPurgatory Stories
5:52You Erased Me from Your World When You Drew Her InKay BerkelYou Erased Me from Your World When You Drew Her InMosey
5:57MangoHIGHSHIGHS - EPIndica

Playlist: 2015-01-09

Justin the Canuck played an assortment of songs, mainly upcoming 2015 releases and some of the latest tracks from 2014.

TimeTitleArtistAlbumLabel
4:30Part 1SixtooJackals and Vipers In Envy of ManNinja Tune
4:33DowntownWhitehorseLeave No Bridge UnburnedSix Shooter
4:36Monkey TreeMother MotherVery Good Bad ThingUniversal Canada
4:39Call of the WildThe MatineeSingleLight Organ
4:43Cranley’s Gonna Make ItBroken Social SceneFeel Good LostArts & Crafts
4:45Loud TalkerDavid VertesiSingle
4:49Devil’s TimeReuben and The DarkFuneral SkyArts & Crafts
4:53DreamHey Rosetta!Second SightSonic
4:56Learn from MistakesI Am Robot And ProudGrace Days
4:57Animal, MasterHilotronsSingle
5:02OthersIndigo JosephSingle
5:05Live Like We Never DieThe Angry MoonSuffering Psyche - EPNile River
5:08Let’s Just Leave ItMid AtlanticThe Great War
5:13Better WeatherReef SharkBetter Weather
5:17I Want YouMarvelous MarkHusband Material - EPBurger
5:20Los Angeles 3600BalacadeMalaise Era
5:22Vintage Ocean LinerBalacadeMalaise Era
5:24Love and MathematicsBroken Social SceneFeel Good LostArts & Crafts
5:25Continental ShelfViet CongViet CongJagjaguwar
5:28The Battle of Duck LakePorticoFirst NeighboursCopperspine
5:31Nose BleedsMegan LandrySingle
5:34Where Were You?MinisystemMadingleyNoise Factory
5:36Push PullPurity RingSingle4AD
5:39RicketsBlackpaw SocietyRolling Around In Dead Things to Hide the Scent
5:42Cranley’s Gonna Make ItBroken Social SceneFeel Good LostArts & Crafts
5:46Dancing UnderwaterBrave ShoresBrave ShoresUniversal Canada
5:49I Can LearnGlass RandomCover Me Cedars, Cover Me Pines
5:51Bite DownMolitor#lonelypeople_Music - EP
5:55Ontario GothicFoxes In FictionOntario GothicOrchid Tapes

5 questions for Blackpaw Society

Rolling Around In Dead Things to Hide the Scent
Album art for Blackpaw Society’s Rolling Around In Dead Things to Hide the Scent (2013), inspired by the books of Kirsten Bakis and Richard Scarry.

Flying under the radar would be an apt term to describe Toronto-based indie rocker Blackpaw Society’s media presence—if dogs could fly, that is.

With three full-length albums to his name but very little information about him available on the Internet, Blackpaw Society struck us as being among the most mysterious of the artists we’ve played on the show. His album covers and titles, depicting human bodies with canine heads, and with titles like Rolling Around In Dead Things to Hide the Scent, only added to the mystery.

We sought out to see if we could shed a little light on this mysterious musician, and asked him five questions about his moniker, his music, and just what type of smell could be worse than that of the dead things he’s rolling around in. You can find his responses below.

For more information about Blackpaw Society, check out his official website, browse his Facebook page, or find him on Twitter. You can also purchase his music on iTunes (USA/CAN) and Amazon MP3. Or, listen to his album Lessons In Leisure, Vol. 2 streaming on SoundCloud:

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2015: New year, new music

Sure, 2015 is only a few days old… but that’s no reason for you to have to listen to last year’s music.

This week on This Great White North, we bring you the latest from Canada’s independent music scene, including tracks so new they’ll be released later in 2015. Along the way, we’ll spin some of the latest tunes (and some of our favorites) from 2014, as well. Plus, we’ve got listener requests and a whole slew of fresh Canadian artists never before heard on the show.

So, tune in this Friday at 4:30 PM on KOOP 91.7 FM—or online, worldwide, at KOOP.org—to ring in the new year with 90 minutes of new music. You’ll hear artists like Balacade, Brave Shores, Foxes In Fiction, Glass Random, Marvelous Mark, The Matinee, Megan Landry, Mother Mother, Reef Shark, Viet Cong, and Whitehorse (pictured).

This Great White North brings independent Canadian music to Austin, TX every week on 91.7 FM and online at KOOP.org.