“Arrow” by Kathryn Calder
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The second single from Kathryn Calder’s debut album, Are You My Mother, to be released in Canada on August 3 and in the US on August 10.
Are You My Mother? the highly anticipated debut album from Kathryn Calder is now digitally available on itunes and other digital retailers. Watch for the album in stores in Canada August 3rd and in the US on August 10th.
Download the single, “Arrow” above or head to her Myspace page to hear
more of the album.
“a deeply moving work of emotional honesty that never forgets it’s also a pop record.” July 29th, 2010
Kathryn Calder by Emmet Matheson
Fans of Kathryn Calder’s collaborative projects Immaculate Machine and the New Pornographers had an idea her solo debut would be a worth a look, but couldn’t have been expecting what a revelation Are You My Mother? turned out to be.
Calder recorded the album with producer Colin Stewart in her childhood home while she was caring for her terminally ill mother, and the result is a deeply moving work of emotional honesty that never forgets it’s also a pop record.
The album opens with three incredibly strong songs, “If Only You Knew”, “Low” and “Castor and Pollux”, where Calder Read the rest of this entry »
Dan Mangan makes the 2010 Polaris Prize shortlist! July 6th, 2010
It seems we aren’t the only ones infatuated with Dan’s 2009 release, Nice, Nice, Very Nice. The very artistically selective folks involved in choosing the Polaris Prize nominees, based soley on artistic merit, seem to like it too.
September 20th they will announce this years winner of the prize.
Are You My Mother? digital album now available! July 5th, 2010
For those of you who have been sitting on the edge of your seats waiting to hear Kathryn’s debut, you can now purchase the album digitally, be one of the first to check out the album before it’s in stores on August 3rd! (August 10th in US)
Here are some links to where you can find Are You My Mother?:
Dan Mangan and band will be performing at this year’s Glastonbury Festival in the UK! Glastonbury is hands down the largest open-field music event on the planet, boasting over 50 stages and several hundred thousand attendees.
Here’s where you can find him:
Jun 26th – The Rabbit Hole @ 12:00 pm
Jun 26th - Field Of Avalon Stage @ 7:30 pm
Jun 27th - John Peel Stage (w/ Ash, Broken Social Scene, Julian Casablancas, Holy F*** and more!) @ 11:00 am