Check out the stream…here. Let us know what you think in the comments!
Image courtesy of cbcmusic.ca.
Tuesday 10 June 2014
First Aid Kit Streams Stay Gold on the CBC
Monday 9 June 2014
Lana Del Rey Releases "Brooklyn Baby" Off Upcoming 'Ultraviolence'
With her third studio album set for release June 17th (next Tuesday, woo!), Lana Del Rey has released yet another full length track from soon-to-be-released Ultraviolence. Entitled ‘Brooklyn Baby’ this new song just furthers our belief that Miss Del Rey’s new album is sure to be just as full of the dreamy, West-coast vibes fans of come to love.
For your listening pleasure, check it out….here.
On Our Radar: Catfish and the Bottlemen
British rock band Catfish and the Bottlemen formed in 2010 in Llandudno, North Wales, and consists of the lead vocalist Van McCann, lead guitarist Billy Bibbly, bass guitarist Benji Blakeway, and drummer Bob Hall. To get their name out in the world they took the traditional route of playing as many shows as they possibly could, resulting in over 100 shows within an 18 month period starting in 2012.
In 2013 they signed to Communion Records and released three singles; “Homesick”, “Rango”, and “Pacifier”. This year, they signed to Island Records and released their hit single “Kathleen”; all four songs can be found on their EP, appropriately titled “Kathleen and the Other Three”, which you can purchase on iTunes here.
This summer, on top of releasing their newest single “Fallout” and playing the Governor’s Ball in New York, Catfish and the Bottlemen will be performing at over 30 festivals in the UK/Europe. Sadly, no Canadian dates have been announced by the band but now that they’re on our radar, you better believe we’ll announce it as soon as they do.
Until then, you can enjoy the lyric video for their latest single “Fallout” featuring clips of Jim Carrey in Dumb and Dumber here.
Or if you’re more of an Ewan McGregor fan, their lyric video for “Kathleen” consists solely of clips of the beautiful man because, as they put in the description “EWAN McGREGOR IS THE BEST HUMAN ON THIS EARTH!” [I kid you not, it’s actually there if you look] You can watch that video here.
Photo courtesy of the Catfish and the Bottlemen Instagram.
Saturday 7 June 2014
In honour of Toronto-based record label Arts & Crafts’ annual music festival Field Trip, happening at Fort York & Garrison Commons in Toronto this weekend, Studio 416 has put together a collection of our most treasured songs by this year’s Field Trip performers, current Arts & Crafts’ artists, and a few gone (on to other labels) but not forgotten alumni of the label. Check out the track list below and feel free to give the playlist a listen on 8tracks…here.
- Interpol - Evil
- The Kills - Black Ballroom
- Half Moon Run - Call Me In The Afternoon
- Lord Huron - Ends of the Earth
- Shad - When This Is Over
- Austra - Home
- A Tribe Called Red - Sisters (ft. Northern Voice)
- The Darcys -The River
- Vance Joy - Rip Tide
- Maylee Todd - Baby’s Got It
- Megan Bonnell - We Are Strangers Now
- Chvrches - The Mother We Share
- Washed Out - Feel It All Around
- Gord Downie and the Sadies - Crater
- Fucked Up - Sun Glass
- Do Make Say Think - A Tender History In Rust
- Bad Bad Not Good - Can’t Leave The Night
- Lowell - The Bells
- River Tiber - The City
- Zaki Ibrahim - Go Widdit
- Feist - Gatekeeper
- Broken Social Scene - 7/4 (Shoreline)
- Reuben and the Dark - Shoulderblade
- Ra Ra Riot - Can You Tell
- Zeus - Kindergarten
- Stars - Dead Hearts
- The Stills - Still In Love Song
- Deer Tick - Ashamed
- Chilly Gonzales - Working Together
Friday 6 June 2014
Swedish Indie Folk Duo ‘First Aid Kit’ Take On Danforth Music Hall
After playing a recent show in Montreal, indie-folk sisters, Johanna and Klara Södberg, otherwise known as the Swedish duo First Aid Kit, are performing in Toronto tonight at the Danforth Music Hall.
After reaching internet fame for their cover of Fleet Foxes’ Tiger Mountain Peasant Song, the pair are set to release their third studio album on June 10th, titled Stay Gold. The new album promises to give listeners another dose of the bittersweet, haunting, American-folk infused melodies their fans have grown to love. Combining classic-folk refrains, haunting harmonies, and an unreal talent for raw and thought-provoking lyrics, First Aid Kit is not a name you’ll want to forget anytime soon.
While we could probably continue to use a million adjectives to tell you how absolutely lovely this band is, the point were trying to make is you should seriously check these two out if you haven’t already.
And if you happen to be a lucky soul attending their show in the Danforth tonight, let us know how it is so we can live jealously vicariously through you.
You can preorder First Aid Kits’ Stay Gold … here.
Or check out their music videos on YouTube… here.
It’s that time of year again where the car windows roll down, the sunroof opens up and there’s no where you’d rather be than lounging by the water. The only thing missing is the music, but don’t worry too much, Studio 416 has your back with the perfect 20 songs for all your sunny summer beach days.
- The Only Place - Best Coast (cause what summer playlist would be complete without a Best Coast song, really)
- Southern Sun - Boy & Bear
- Sight of the Sun - Fun.
- I’m Alive (Life Sounds Like) - Michael Franti & Spearhead (Just try and find a song that will put you in a better mood, not possible)
- Needle - Born Ruffians (Ruffians singer Luke LaLonde did a pretty sweet acoustic version of this song for Indie88 which you can check out…here)
- Jealous (I Ain’t With It) - Chromeo
- Feels Like We Only Go Backwards - Tame Impala
- High School Lover - Cayucas
- The Suburbs - Arcade Fire
- Lines - Said the Whale
- Lazy Susan - Sweet Thing (Is anyone else forever in mourning that this band only made one album?)
- Anna Sun - Walk the Moon
- My Body - Young the Giant
- Closer - Tegan and Sara
- Take a Walk - Passion Pit
- San Francisco - The Mowglis
- Kids - MGMT (The Kooks also did a really great cover of this song which you can watch…here)
- Peaches - In The Valley Below
- We’re All Stuck Out in the Desert - Johnathan Rice
- Young Blood - The Naked and Famous
What summer songs are your must haves for the beach? We know there’s a million more that could be on this list.
Access the 8tracks playlist…here.
Thursday 5 June 2014
Introducing Shawn Mendes
For those who don’t recognize his name yet, Shawn Mendes is a 15 year-old, Canadian singer/ student at our former high school which is so weird who found fame through both his vine and youtube accounts. While hailing from a city outside of Toronto and gaining a following from an online platform is a story that sounds all too familiar to some, a la Bieber Fever, his upcoming single and EP will give audiences the opportunity to see why he won’t just be another Biebs.
Just yesterday, Mendes’ interview with Billboard was published, making the major announcement that he had signed a record deal with Island Records - news that Mendes was obviously thrilled to share, and his loyal followers (who don’t appear to have a title just yet —- may we suggest Menders? Mendonites? …. Mendearies? Okay, we’re done) were all ecstatic to hear.
Mendes is only at the start of his career, but saying his future in the music industry looks bright seems like a bit of an understatement.
The Fault In Our Stars Releases Official Soundtrack
Okay, so if you’re like us (or pretty much any person with a heart), then you’re probably preparing yourself to go ball your eyes out tomorrow at the closest Cineplex you can find, as The Fault in Our Stars hits theaters.
The film, based off John Green’s immensely popular novel by the same name, has been highly anticipated for the past year. Besides promising to turn every theater across the globe into an absolute sob-fest, the film also has a soundtrack that scores pretty close to perfect.
With songs from a number of notable names including Ed Sheeran, Jake Bugg, Grouplove and Birdy, this is one of those soundtracks that effortlessly captures the essence of what the movie is all about. Check out the tracklist below:
- Ed Sheeran - All Of Our Stars
- Jake Bugg - Simple As This
- Grouplove - Let Me In
- Birdy & Jaymes Young - Best Shot
- Kodaline - All I Want
- Tom Odell - Long Way Down
- Charli XCX - Boom Clap
- STRFKR - While I’m Alive
- Indians - Oblivion
- The Radio Dept. - Strange Things Will Happen
- Afasi & Filthy - Bomfallarella
- Ray LaMontagne - Without Words
- Birdy - Not About Angels
- Lykke Li - No One Ever Loved
- M83 - Wait
Bonus Track: Birdy - Tee Shirt
Don’t believe it? Check the soundtrack out for yourself on iTunes…here.
Don’t have any idea what we’re talking about? Check out the trailer for the Fault in Our Stars…here.
Photo courtesy The Fault In Our Stars Movie Official Site.
Said The Whale Announces Summer Tour Dates
Canadian-band Said the Whale posted their summer tour dates to their Instagram account (here) yesterday. Check out the dates above and see if you’ll be making it out to one of their shows this summer!
Alternatively if you can’t make it to any of these dates, live vicariously through the bands music videos…here.
Can’t decide what concerts to check-out this summer? Don’t even know who’s making a stop in the GTA? Well we’ve got your back from June to August with Studio 416’s Summer 2014 Concert Line-Up.
J U N E
June 6th - First Aid Kit (Danforth Music Hall)
June 7th-8th - Arts & Crafts presents Field Trip 2014 (Fort York and Garrison Common) (details)
June 10th - Phoenix (Sound Academy)
June 13th - Shaggy (Sound Empire)
June 13th - Jackyl (Phoenix Concert Theatre)
June 13th-22nd - North by Northeast (NXNE)
June 15th - Much Music Video Awards (MMVA’s)
June 15th - Rick Ross (Kool Haus)
June 19th - Journey & Steve Miller Band (Molson Amphitheater)
June 19th - NEEDTOBREATHE (Danforth Music Hall)
June 21st - Arctic Monkeys (Molson Ampitheatre)
June 21st - Ms. Lauryn Hill (Sound Academy)
June 22nd - One Republic with The Script (Molson Amphitheater)
June 23rd - Boston (Molson Amphitheater)
June 24th - Dave Matthews Band (Molson Amphitheater)
June 25th - Fall Out Boy and Paramore (Molson Canadian Amphitheater)
June 27th - Beck (Sony Centre for Performing Arts)
June 27th - Pitbull (Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex)
June 28th - Pitbull (Phoenix Concert Theatre)
June 28th & 29th - Michael Buble (Air Canada Centre)
July 28th & 29th - Digital Dreams (details)
J U L Y
July 1st - Edgefest Concert Series (TD Echo Beach)
July 2nd - Brad Paisley (Molson Canadian Amphitheater)
July 3rd - Goo Goo Dolls & Daughtry w/ Plain White T’s (Molson Canadian Amphitheater)
July 4th-6th - Toronto Urban Roots Festival TURF (details)
July 9th - Lady Gaga (Air Canada Centre)
July 9th - Beyonce and Jay-Z (Rogers Centre)
July 11th - The Fray (TD Echo Beach)
July 11th - Future (Sound Academy)
July 15th - Soulshine with Michael Franti & Spearhead, SOJA, Brett Dennen and Trevor Hall (TD Echo Beach)
July 15th - Us the Duo (Virgin Mobile Mod Club)
July 16th - Matt Nathanson & Gavin DeGraw (Sound Academy)
July 18th - Edgefest Concert Series (details)
July 25th-27th - Hillside (Guelph Lake Island) (details)
July 26th - Bruno Mars (Air Canada Centre)
July 31st - Old Crow Medicine Show (TD Echo Beach)
July 31st - Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds (Sony Centre for the Performing Arts)
July 31st - Jack White (Air Canada Centre)
July 31st - August 3rd - Boots & Hearts (Canadian Tire Motorsport Park)(details)
A U G U S T
August 1st - Modest Mouse (TD Echo Beach)
August 1st and 2nd - One Direction (Rogers Centre)
August 2nd-3rd - VELD (Downsview Park) (details)
August 3rd-4th - OVO Fest (Molson Amphitheater) (details)
August 4th - The Kooks (Danforth Music Hall)
August 5th - The Temper Trap (Virgin Mobile Mod Club)
August 5th - Kings of Leon (Molson Canadian Amphitheater)
August 6th - Panic! At The Disco (TD Echo Beach)
August 7th - The Offspring (TD Echo Beach)
August 8th - John Legend (Molson Canadian Amphitheater)
August 13th - Austin Mahone w/ Fifth Harmony and Shawn Mendes (TD Echo Beach)
August 15th - Blue Rodeo (Molson Canadian Amphitheater)
August 16th - Edgefest Concert Series (details)
August 20th - Hedley (Molson Canadian Amphitheater)
August 21st - Zac Brown Band (Molson Canadian Amphitheater)
August 25th - Robyn & Royksopp (TD Echo Beach)
August 28th - Jason Aldean (Molson Canadian Amphitheater)
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