Outta This World

Toronto artist GRAE is a star in our book. Image: Bandcamp

It’s another week of the latest releases from north of the border! We’ve got a super-sized collection of 23 tracks this week, including a few from artists with upcoming shows in Austin and (quite) a few more that we’ve never played before.

Tune in to hear from artists including Astrocolor, Beatrice Deer, Cola, Darling Congress, Dead Soft, Gold & Youth, GRAE, Hyness, July Talk, Léonie Gray, North Lakes, Paste, POESY, Rebelle, Rich Aucoin, Simple Plan, Sunnyside Uppers, Tallies, Tennyson King, Tokyo Police Club, and Young Guv!

Join Justin the Canuck today at 4:30 PM Central on KOOP Radio, 91.7 FM in Austin, Texas and broadcasting to the world at KOOP.org!

A Hundred Million Things

Tune in for the latest single by Toronto ensemble Orson Wilds. Image: Instagram

Now that we’ve got all our Halloween spookies out, it’s time to catch up on that never-ending list of new releases—and wow, there are so many! More than half our songs this week are by artists we’ve never played before, and we’ve got some tasty sonic treats for everyone. Our artists this week include A Short Walk to Pluto, Bazarian, Beyond the Sun, Charlotte Cardin, Chastity, CIVIC TV, Dear Rouge, Dooms Children, Glenn Gould, Gulfer, Jay Feelbender, King Park, Mint Simon, MONOWHALES, Orson Wilds, Peach Luffe, The Royal Foundry, Texas King, Tidal Wave, Tokyo Police Club, U.S. Girls, and Wild Rivers!

Join Justin the Canuck Friday at 4:30 PM Central on KOOP Radio, 91.7 FM in Austin, Texas and broadcasting to the world at KOOP.org!

Spooky Skeletons

Vancouver trio The Jins spook us into the Halloween spirit this week. Image: Bandcamp

Halloween is just around the corner and, as is tradition, we’ll celebrate it with our annual Canadian spooktacular, featuring only the scariest of sounds by artists including The Balconies, Black Mountain, Blood Ceremony, Buck 65, The Burning Hell, The Creepshow, The Dirty Nil, Hooded Fang, The Jins, The Lad Mags, Mother Mother, No Kids, The Pack a.d., Pink Mountaintops, Robbie Morön, Rococode, Silver Starling, Stars, Supermoon, Timber Timbre, and You Say Party! We Say Die!

Join Justin the Canuck today at 4:30 PM Central on KOOP Radio, 91.7 FM in Austin, Texas and broadcasting to the world at KOOP.org!

Animals Above Our Town

Daniel Romano’s Outfit wants to be the animals above our town. Image: You’ve Changed Records

Yes, we’ve got a show this week! No, we don’t have a theme! But, we do have the newest releases by artists including Ada Lea, B.U.D., Daniel Romano’s Outfit, Darryl Kissick, Dave Monks, Dennis Ellsworth & The Electric Stars, Earth to Emily, Ellevator, Good Kid, Les Trimpes, Lost In Japan, Loviet, MAWZY, Ryan Bourne, Sam Roberts Band, Sam Weber, The Effens, The Honest Heart Collective, The Town Heroes, and Vikki Gilmore. So, that’s neat.

Join Justin the Canuck today at 4:30 PM Central on KOOP Radio, 91.7 FM in Austin, Texas and broadcasting to the world at KOOP.org!

All the Old Showstoppers

We’ve got both The New Pornographers and their frontman, A.C. Newman. Image: Ebru Yildiz via Pitchfork

It’s easy to get caught up in playing new releases, since there’s something new every week! Every once in a while, though, it’s worthwhile to take a step back, comb through your record cabinet, and spin some of your old favorites. We do that this week, with a focus on much-loved but long-unplayed tracks by A.C. Newman, Aidan Knight, Dan Mangan, The Dears, Jason Bajada, Kalle Mattson, Michael Rault, The New Pornographers, Patrick Watson, Rah Rah, Rich Aucoin, Ruby Coast, Stars, Wolf Parade, The Wooden Sky, and The Zolas!

Join Justin the Canuck today at 4:30 PM Central on KOOP Radio, 91.7 FM in Austin, Texas and broadcasting to the world at KOOP.org!