Every Monday, we round up the most exciting music news happening in Toronto. In this edition: an upcoming album from City and Colour, Snowblink’s new video, The Bicycles return to music and more.
City and Colour recently revealed details of their forthcoming album, The Hurry and the Harm, which is due out at the beginning of June on Dine Alone Records. The fourth from the band, this album also features an impressive roster of bandmates, including members from My Morning Jacket, The Raconteurs and Pearl Jam. Earlier this month, City and Colour offered up "Of Space and Time" for free.
Dreamy folk-pop duo Snowblink premiered a new video for "Inner Mini-Mississippi" last week. The Arts & Crafts team just finished playing SXSW, and they have hit the road for a North American tour, which included a stop in Toronto last week at The Garrison. The video was directed by Neil Haverty of Bruce Peninsula — Snowblink's Daniela Gesundheit’s other band — and is a reminder that the hula hoop is one of the most underrated forms of entertainment ever.
Vancouver-based Said the Whale announced today the release of their upcoming EP, I Love You. The four-track album is the follow-up to the band’s 2012 release, Little Mountain. Until I Love You is available on June 18, the band is offering a sneak peek of their bright, harmonic and pop-driven album.
Local pop outfit The Bicycles have been laying low since they announced they were taking a break back in 2009. But the gang is back this week with the release of Stop Thinking So Much, which dropped on April 2. This time, they’ve amped up the production value, and enlisted James Anderson (Bruce Peninsula) Leon Taheny (Dusted, Bruce Peninsula), and João Carvalho (Sloan, The Sheepdogs) to record, mix and master, respectively. The album can be streamed over at Exclaim!
Toronto’s acoustic punk rocker Rob Moir has always been sneaky. His hooky and upbeat brand of raspy rock is littered with deep lyrics and powerfully dark subject matter. Take his sophomore album, Places to Die, which he just announced will be released April 30 on Universal. The record is irresistibly charming and warm — while at the same time devoted to themes of death and dying. The release party for Moir’s new album is April 27 at The Horseshoe Tavern.
