Single Selections: Jan. 3/2011

Teen Daze - Let's Groove  A Silent Planet


   Dancefloor junkies have a new reason to rejoice with Fraser Valley, BC-based Teen Daze offered up his New Years gift via Bandcamp the fist pumping, electro-disco jam "Let's Groove." Sampled vocals, processed horns and enough groove to bust a move to, it's one catchy ditty, and did we mention it's FREE!? Happy New Year!

Best of 2011... Best Songs

    The year's best songs included breakout singles about break-up sex from The Vaccines, Coldplay doing their best Rihanna impression, Lady Gaga's arena anthem to Nicki Minaj serving up some bass, and Austra losing it. 

50. First Rate People - 'Someone Else Can Make A Work of Art'

           First Rate People lived up to their name with a playful, breezy summer single that we had in constant rotation.
  First Rate People - Someone Else Can Make A Work Of Art by Meet You At The Show

49. Ambassadors - 'Unconsolable'

           Industrial dums, shades of The Police and Hall & Oates it's a hidden pop gem. 
  Unconsolable by Ambassadors

48. Cat's Eyes - 'Over You'

           The Horrors' frontman Faris Badwan teamed up with Vancouver's Rachel Zeffira for '60s girl groups fun.
  Cat's Eyes - Over You by edin2sun

47. The Paint Movement - 'Fortune's Window'

            Boy/Girl vocals, an unpredictable melody, plenty of horns and just enough chaos to make things interesting and one hell of a joyous listen.
  The Paint Movement - Fortune's Window by Nevado
       

46. Bluebell - 'Normal Heights'

           An alluring rhythmic, symphonic pop track from a rather mysterious pop outfit had us hooked.
  Normal Heights by BLUEBELL

Video of The Week: Destroyer

Destroyer - Savage Night At The Opera

Destroyer - Savage Night at the Opera from Merge Records on Vimeo.

   Destroyer's video for 'Savage Night At the Opera' is a seamless first person view from a motorcycle as it cruises through Vancouver's streets. No camera angles or view changes make for a cool scenic ride through a city illuminated by golden sunlight to an atmospheric track from Destroyer.


Note: Watch the number of red lights the driver runs, it's just saying...