That’s What Keeps Us Alive

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Winnipeg duo Duotang rounds out our show this week. Image: Ken Gigliotti / Winnipeg Free Press

For the month of August, we’ve asked some of your other favorite KOOP DJs to pick a few of their top Canadian tracks and share them on the show. This week, we’ve got a special focus on Indo-Canadian artists, brought to you by Julie Rysenga of Passport to India (Thursdays, noon to 1 PM). In addition, we’ve got another hour of tunes to round out the show, featuring artists including The Abramson Singers, Babbu Maan, Del Barber, Delhi 2 Dublin , Diamond Rings, Digits, Duotang, Electricity for Everybody!, Haley Smalls, Jadea Kelly, Jazzy B, Josh, June In the Fields, King Khan and The Shrines, Laureate, Mav Karlo, Parichay, Parkas, Stephanie Braganza, The Tandoori Knights, We Are Wolves, and Wildlife!

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!

Playlist: 2021-07-30

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Host Justin the Canuck recorded this episode in his home studio.

TimeTitleArtistAlbumLabel
4:354 American DollarsU.S. GirlsHeavy Light4AD
4:38Belong Here RagaBetrayers12 Songs to Haunt YouYo Ma!
4:41Guns + AmmunitionJuly TalkJuly Talk (Extended Version)Sleepless
4:45Strange GirlThe ZolasAncient MarsLight Organ
4:48JungleHotel MiraPerfectionismLight Organ
4:52Stadiums and Shrines IISunset RubdownShut Up I Am DreamingAbsolutely Kosher
4:57ShallowIncendiesTry Not to Think About It
5:00Snake In the GrassThe Dying ArtsThe Dying Arts
5:04ComeShe-DevilsShe-DevilsSecretly Canadian
5:08Don’t Let Me Go YetTim BakerForever OverheadArts & Crafts
5:12How I Met YouJenn GrantHoneymoon PunchSix Shooter
5:16Daytime EmmyHeartbreak SceneThe Szabo SongbookFayettenam
5:20NebulonsJaleDreamcakeSub Pop
5:24Kathy’s BiblePaul JacobsPink Dogs On the Green GrassBlow the Fuse
5:28TickWeavesWeavesKanine
5:32No AlibiHopeful MonsterBeautiful IslandExit Sign
5:35I Can LearnGlass RandomCover Me Cedars, Cover Me Pines
5:38Montreal -40CMalajubeTrompe-l’oeilDare to Care
5:41John Farrell BuffaloLibrary VoicesFor JohnPrairie Shag
5:47Kid Who Stays In the PictureHot Hot HeatHot Hot HeatKaw-Liga
5:51Unique New YorkJenn GrantOrchestra for the MoonCharlie & Bird

Shut Up I Am Dreaming

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Our gems from the Canadian vault this week include Montreal’s Sunset Rubdown. Image: Brooklyn Vegan

Another week, another search through the Canadian indie vault to find tracks we haven’t played in years that deserve another listen. This time around, those tracks are by artists including Betrayers, The Dying Arts, Glass Random, Heartbreak Scene, Hopeful Monster, Hot Hot Heat, Hotel Mira, Incendies, Jale, Jenn Grant, July Talk, Library Voices, Malajube, Paul Jacobs, She-Devils, Sunset Rubdown, Tim Baker, U.S. Girls, Weaves, and The Zolas!

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!

Playlist: 2021-07-23

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Host Justin the Canuck recorded this episode in his home studio.

TimeTitleArtistAlbumLabel
4:34Sweet Sweet ThunderTheir MajestiesLands Where Tales Are TallJust Friends
4:39We Mean Big (Cu Ft)Animal NamesBallet BonesCitystarfleet
4:42Step Into the Light (feat. Reeny Smith)Dennis EllsworthPyramid Scheme
4:46ParalysedMarvelous MarkBad Actors
4:49Battles OnThe Ghost Is DancingBattles OnSonic Unyon
4:53Habit Over HeartNovilleroAim Right for the Holes In Their LivesMint
4:57Horseless CoachDiamond MindHeavy Metal SunshineWyatt
5:00Homemade Bombs In the AfternoonA.C. NewmanMatador
5:03Comme un chienChocolatPiano élégantGrosse Boîte
5:07Goat-FootedVirgo RisingSixteenth SapphireHouse of Wonders
5:11LovingLand of TalkLife After YouthDine Alone
5:16ControlsAstral SwansStrange PrisonSaved By Vinyl
5:18Feel Is a WordWe Are the CityIn a Quiet World
5:23Heart of the ContinentJohn K. SamsonProvincialEpitaph
5:27Letter of ResignationThe WeakerthansFallowG7 Welcoming Committee
5:31In a World Possessed By the Human MindThe Tragically HipMan Machine PoemUniversal Canada
5:35Old PianoThe Franklin ElectricThis Is How I Let You DownIndica
5:40Construction WorkRival BoysLife of WorryTiny
5:43Happen NowJoel PlaskettLa De DaMapleMusic
5:47Everybody's Got Something to HideBeginners Guide to EndingsMeaningful
5:51RepatriatedHandsome FursSound KapitalSub Pop

Repatriated

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Alexei Perry and Dan Boeckner of the defunct duo Handsome Furs. Image: Under the Radar

After two weeks away, we are back in the proverbial saddle and broadcasting tunes from north of the border from a spot juuust a little south of the border. We’ve got a great playlist lined up, focused on songs selected from our extensive library, featuring artists including A.C. Newman, Animal Names, Astral Swans, Beginners Guide to Endings, Chocolat, Dennis Ellsworth, Diamond Mind, The Franklin Electric, The Ghost Is Dancing, Handsome Furs, Joel Plaskett, John K. Samson, Land of Talk, Marvelous Mark, Novillero, Rival Boys, Their Majesties, The Tragically Hip, Virgo Rising, We Are the City, and The Weakerthans!

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!