active child + how to dress well = ftw!

"Playing House" by Active Child featuring How To Dress Well!



Active Child album, You Are All I See is out now on Vagrant Records.

Active Child is in Toronto Tonight, more dates below:

9/14 Toronto @ Garrison
9/15 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern
9/16 Chicago, IL @ Schubas
9/17 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
9/19 Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive
9/20 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
9/21 Boise, ID @ Neurolux
9/23 Seattle, WA @ Crocodile
9/24 Vancouver @ Electric Owl
9/25 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
9/28 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
9/30 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
10/13 Reykjavik, Iceland - Iceland Airwaves
10/15 Bergen, Norway @ Perfect Sounds Festival
10/16 London, England @ Binnacle Festival, Old Blue Last
10/19 London, England @ St. Pancras Church

song of the moment

Gun Lake: June

"June" is off of Gun Lake's debut Balfour, stream and buy the album here.

song of the moment

Los Campesinos! have posted a brand new song + video entitled "By Your Hand". It is the opening track to the band's forth album Hello Sadness, out on November 14. Go here for pre-order info.

Los Campesinos!: By Your Hand

caves: homeward bound

Caves are a three-piece band from Bristol, UK and their new album, Homeward Bound is a wickedly fast, loud and catchy pop punk record! But what I love the most is its DIY and aggressively raw sound—it makes the 33mins of music intimate and honest—you feel like you are listening to the band live. Homeward Bound is one of the most exciting and energetic records of the year!

Same Way Back

Taking On The World

Homeward Bound [wicked-cool song]

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buy Caves' Homeward Bound here

song of the moment

Really loving the song "Mary" by Yellow Ostrich! Check out the band's debut, The Mistress, out on Afternoon Records and Barsuk Records.

take you in my coffee

Sundials/Caves recently released a split 7"!!! You can stream/download "Viking Funeral"—the new Sundials track off the split here. The 7" is only $4 and you can get it at Kiss of Death.

the front bottoms freebies!

The Front Bottoms' S/T debut is coming out in 5 days (September 6) through Bar/None Records. Here's a list of free downloads and streams to get you psyched for the album:

Watch the brand new video for "Swimming Pool" over at APTV

Free download of "Maps" and "The Beers" [wicked-cool song] at RockSound.tv

Property of Zack has an exclusive stream of "Looking Like You Just Woke Up"

Stream "Mountain" at AbsolutelyPunk.net

r.i.p. jack layton

Remembering Jack Layton at Nathan Phillips Square.

ps i love you + diamond rings = ftw!

Video of "Leftovers" by PS I Love You + Diamond Rings, directed by Colin Medley:



"Leftovers" is available on PS I Love You's Leftovers 7-inch and it will also be on the band's forthcoming rarities compilation, Figure It Out, out on August 30th through Paper Bag Records.

you wear a soldier’s hat

Hey, Cats and Cats and Cats released another new record! Motherwhale came out a little over a month ago and didn't even know about it till this morning! I am really excited to hear this as I absolutely loved their last record, If I'd Had An Atlas... and who could forget that wicked split EP with This Town Needs Guns back in 2007! Watch the video for "Celebration", the 8th track off Motherwhale below: