In all the glory of Canadian Music month (because everything has its own month these days), I give you: EMBER'S LIST OF EPIC CANADIAN BANDS AND ARTISTS, EH? (does not include Nickelback or Celine Dion for the sake of your ears) This is how it's gonna go down, eh: <band/artist name> <(genre)> <possible comment by me> <link to band's/artist's official website> <one or two links to a song of theirs> <"name of song"> This will be in alphabetical order, not order of favourites. Let’s start off with the bands, eh? Above All Else (rock/punk/alternative) http://www.myspace.com/aboveallelse http://www.canadianmusic.com/Above_All_Else/audio.php “You Didn’t Watch Sesame Street, Did You?” and “Arrogance is Sexy” Alexisonfire (screamo/alternative) Pretty much the only screamo band I like, mainly because of Dallas Green. http://www.fanpop.com/external/683418 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23Ivt-ikYIk “This Could Be Anywhere in the World” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxWFXSUQv0w “Side Walk When She Walks” Arcade Fire (rock/alternative) I <3 them. http://www.arcadefire.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNfWC4Sgkcs “Rebellion (Lies)” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJDsm1Y4kUk “No Cars Go” The Arrogant Worms (comedy/folk) Their sound isn’t much my type, but their lyrics are comic genius. http://www.arrogant-worms.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29g57XTYgLE “I Am Not American” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vxDDcTc64c “Canada’s Really Big” Attack in Black (rock/alternative) http://www.attackinblack.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lTxLvunRrE “Young Leaves” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoupLUM8Rt0 “Hunger of the Young” The Barenaked Ladies (alternative/comedy) Seriously, who DOESN’T know them? Y’know, if I had $1 million? A handful of their songs are comedy. http://www.bnlmusic.com/ http://www.imeem.com/people/9TNDYS/music/aU6meJX1/barenaked_ladies_pinch_me/ “Pinch Me” http://www.imeem.com/people/KGM2PrI/music/-gYX16dL/barenaked_ladies_one_week/ “One Week” Beast (alternative/electronic) A relatively new talent. Their songs are extremely catchy, and have a unique sound to them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beast_(band) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbhfXoRzMhg “Mr. Hurricane” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5o682IjgvI “City” Bedouin Soundclash (alternative) http://www.bedouinsoundclash.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hg4zXRB5QeY “Rude Boy Don’t Cry” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qyMKmi0hfA “12:59 Lullaby” Billy Talent (punk/rock/alternative) http://www.billytalent.com/index_original.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKUVo7x1dfY “Try Honesty” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPabKxzcy6o “Surrender” Born Ruffians (alternative) http://www.bornruffians.com/new/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9dP51_WssU “I Need a Life” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fYZVlHTl9Q “Kurt Vonnegut” Les Breastfeeders (rock/alternative) They are one of my personal favourite French-Canadian bands. Their band name is full of epicosity. http://www.lesbreastfeeders.ca/en/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P293l4bat9g “Tout va pour la mieux dans la pire de mondes” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlMD4pE3d_A “Funny funiculaire” Cancer Bats (screamo) http://www.cancerbats.com/main/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2j-xR_wSAQ “Hail Destroyer” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH7AEIkgeGI “French Immersion” o.o The Constantines (rock/alternative) http://www.arts-crafts.ca/constantines/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2z206HCFz1c “Hard Feelings” http://www.imeem.com/jukeboxmusic9/music/OLzUw5rF/the_constantines_some_party_album/ “Some Party” Contrived (rock/alternative) http://contrived.ca/ Sorry, I can’t seem to find their songs anywhere. They’re on the iTunes store if you want to check them out. Crash Parallel (rock/alternative) http://www.crashparallel.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58pqIAOFD48 “Rain Delays” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cgopFxeu7o “World We Know” Dead and Divine (screamo) http://www.myspace.com/deadanddivine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERRXAuepHyI “Like Wolves” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjxKLx9QBYk “You Are Cordially Invited” Final Fantasy (alternative) Please don’t make predictable references to the game. http://www.finalfantasyeternal.com/ (don’t ask me) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1kL568eg1w “This Lamb Sells Condos” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pQl7kye_d8 “He Poos Clouds” Finger Eleven (rock) http://www.fingereleven.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYGCT4AQIR0 “Paralyzer” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnOvGGGf6qA “One Thing” Hedley (rock/pop/punk) Met them. They are awesome-tastic. http://www.hedleyonline.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LLvhVylGZ0 “She’s So Sorry” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhynSDG-G_A “Never Too Late” (can you guess what video the video’s parodying? ;D) Hey Rosetta (rock/alternative) http://www.heyrosetta.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voimb846cSU “Yes! Yes! Yes!” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTVU_uSoqCE “We Made a Pact” The Hidden Cameras (alternative) http://www.arts-crafts.ca/releases_spotlight.php?search=AC019 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1uV5oHMPoA “Death of a Tune” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1m66vjAFRU “AWOO” illScralett (rock/ska punk/reggae) Love them. http://www.myspace.com/illscarlett http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SURuTS1DRaA “Life of a Soldier” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP4hl66QC0A “Nothing Special” Karkwa (alternative/rock/) Another one of my favourite French-Canadian bands. http://www.karkwa.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KkIME96nUE “La fuite” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFyyATZTAG8 “Echapper au sort” (means “Escape the Fate”, LOLOLOLOL) Metric (alternative/punk) Love them. http://www.ilovemetric.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_-jIYkPQAU “Monster Hospital” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtA7YIFapnY “Help I’m Alive” The Most Serene Republic (alternative/rock) http://www.arts-crafts.ca/themostserenerepublic/index2.php http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3I6H8fAQwo “The Men Who Live Upstairs” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9YSOK9nlKU “Oh God” Mobile (rock/alternative/electronic?) Love them. http://www.mobiletheband.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxkNLkpZsFU “Out of My Head” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvcG1kM00Qs “The Killer” Mother Mother (rock/alternative) http://mothermothersite.com/ http://www.imeem.com/rockmusic16/music/BQuAlhHC/mother_mother_o_my_heart/ “O My Heart” http://www.imeem.com/rockmusic9/music/VppNt9OA/mother_mother_touch_up/ “Touch Up” The New Cities (rock/electronic/dance) Love them. http://www.myspace.com/thenewcities http://www.imeem.com/thenewcities/music/_rZsmY1I/the_new_cities_looks_minus_substance/ “Looks Minus Substance” http://www.imeem.com/thenewcities/music/mNgMuxwK/the_new_cities_let_it_be_clear/ “Let It Be Clear” The New Pornographers (alternative) http://www.thenewpornographers.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xO_VONrCJQE “Myriad Harbour” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDUHJNVjpS0 “Sing Me Spanish Techno” Noah and the Whale (alternative) http://www.myspace.com/noahandthewhale http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-V2kQES8u38 “5 Years Time” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YII_YcywdtY “2 Bodies 1 Heart” Our Lady Peace (rock/alternative) Love them. http://www.ourladypeace.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg9x1ZCDaWw “Thief http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQERZzA2uhU “Innocent” Rush (rock) http://www.rush.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mwiURyX2B4 "Limelight" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnxkfLe4G74 "Freewill" Sam Roberts Band (rock) http://samrobertsband.com/news/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCClbR1ZORo “Brother Down” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RicrjSdVJsc “Don’t Walk Away Eileen” Sloan (rock) http://www.sloanmusic.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3tLtF8kyOQ "Money City Maniacs" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcBAl56upWA "Believe in Me" Stars (alternative) http://www.arts-crafts.ca/stars/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v8FJhQ-teE “Your Ex-Lover is Dead” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU7KGcrD_gc “Elevator Love Letter” Tegan and Sara (rock/alternative) http://teganandsara.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sc40JX3wTaI “Back in Your Head” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bqL8o6SxUo “Speak Slow” Three Days Grace (rock/alternative) Yep, they’re Canadian. http://www.threedaysgrace.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fdu0-SX1EPc “Home” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWapziQ2mAk “Never Too Late” Tokyo Police Club (rock/alternative) http://tokyopoliceclub.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KGCAffvGIw “Your English is Good” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPY5vTbLhs8 “Nature of the Experiment” The Waking Eyes (rock) http://www.thewakingeyes.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_t81d3Uzic “Wolves at the Door” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSCHqh6b7GU “Masters of Deception” Winter Gloves (alternative) http://www.myspace.com/wintergloves http://www.imeem.com/paperbagrecords/music/pHXmeRIM/winter_gloves_let_me_drive/ “Let Me Drive” http://www.imeem.com/musicmatterseth/music/S5OFp26q/winter_gloves_invisible/ “Invisible” Wintersleep (alternative/rock) http://www.wintersleep.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-iW0zL2LI0 “Weighty Ghost” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHT9KW8BK8U “Oblivion” Wolf Parade (rock/alternative) http://www.myspace.com/wolfparade http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpYtlEvBX6s “Shine a Light” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2shLapSNr0U “Kissing the Beehive” Young Galaxy (“dream pop”?) http://www.arts-crafts.ca/younggalaxy/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scbh0bFzkuo “Outside the City” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDkEHvba-GM “Come and See” I could go on, but let’s check out some Canadian artists. Again, these will be in alphabetical order. Alexandre Desilets (alternative) http://www.alexandredesilets.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt1aci-GnCM “J’échoue” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_cDj0vL1dE “L’éphémère” Amylie (alternative?) http://amylie.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZweCb_4t3xc “Mes Oreilles” City And Colour {aka Dallas Green} (alternative) http://www.cityandcolour.ca/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9Bt_Ajm3fM “Sleeping Sickness” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDieZbG3KT4 “Waiting” Emily Haines [& The Soft Skeleton] (alternative) She’s the lead singer of Metric. I didn’t previously know that she had a solo career. o.O http://www.emilyhaines.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ij5CXOb1WE8 “Dr. Blind” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwMj8pGpIKE “Our Hell” Feist (alternative) If you're from the US, you'll probably know her from the iPod commercial she was in last year. http://www.listentofeist.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWrNCCx2p5U “My Moon My Man” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pYMZKVZ9Ws “1 2 3 4” Hawksley Workman (rock/alternative) http://www.hawksleyworkman.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Q9ZUNm8twA “Jealous of Your Cigarette” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1zywSttByM “Striptease” Jenn Grant http://www.jenngrant.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhR0smh6jo4 “Dreamer” k-os (rap/hip-hop/alternative) One of the few rappers I like. http://www.k-osmusic.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6VrgPMLsiE "Crabbuckit" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=602F1Db-uLY "Sunday Morning" Lights (alternative/pop/electronic) She's adorable. =3 http://www.myspace.com/lights http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj6DOaIhD-I "Drive My Soul" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eKNKcR69JA "February Air" Mark Bragg http://www.myspace.com/markbragg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv0QrZLMr20 “Which Doctor” Neverending White Lights (alternative/rock) If you’ve even read this far and you don’t know who NWL is, you may be wondering “why the hell is there a band in the artist section?” Well, my friend, Neverending White Lights is a one-man-band created by Daniel Victor. He plays all the instruments and sings, and he often has other artists (usually Canadian) featured in his songs. http://www.neverendingwhitelights.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My0FyN72Phc “The Grace feat. Dallas Green” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz7PVHgkXeY “The World is Darker feat. Melissa auf der Maur” Rufus Wainwright (alternative) He’s so adorable. =3 http://www.rufuswainwright.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmITpxdzAsU “The One You Love” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQCUDqKNl1s “Going to a Town” Sarah Slean (alternative) Love her. Loveherloveherloveherloveher. http://www.sarahslean.com/ http://www.imeem.com/levioletdope/music/IaITfyNs/sarah_slean_sweet_ones/ “Sweet Ones” http://www.imeem.com/people/cL2x8N/music/fZ3zvnyV/sarah_slean_angel/ “Angel” Slim Twig (rock/alternative) http://www.myspace.com/slimtwig http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9YSOK9nlKU “Tropics” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ0THl82p5U “Street Proposition” There you have it. And that's only a handful of awesome Canadian musicians. I most likely will add more as I remember/find some. And you can suggest some if you know any I've left out, eh? I bid thee toodles, eh. Was I a little much on the "eh"s?.... ah well..... eh.
