THE INDIE MACHINE

Sometimes you find something great, that you’re not expecting, in your own backyard. In this case, it’s Toronto band Heartbeat Hotel and their gem of an album, ‘Fetus Dreams’. Although the LP has been out for a while, I’ve just come across it recently. It’s really hard to classify this one folks….pop, rock, experimental, noise….it’s all here really. If you head over to their Bandcamp page, you can download the debut album for free. Trust me when I say, it’ll be the best thing you’ve done all week. Check out Heartbeat Hotel on Myspace.

The iM spends alot of time promoting up and coming artists in the Canadian music scene. If you haven’t caught some of our ‘Sessions’ or ‘Wired’ series video’s, now is your chance to check some of these artists out. Our videos from the month of August are below. You can head over to the iM Vimeo Channel to see all the work we’ve done in the past as well. Enjoy the show!

The folks over at Pitchfork debuted a video yesterday for Royksopp’s new single, ‘The Drug’. The song comes off the duo’s latest effort, ‘Senior’ which is due out September 13th via Wall Of Sound. The LP will be a complete instrumental album and a follow up to last year’s ‘Junior’. Check out the video for ‘The Drug’ below. Royksopp on Myspace.

Matador Records released a video today in support of Belle & Sebastian’s up coming album, ‘Write About Love’. At a half hour in length, the video features two new songs, “I Want The World to Stop” and “I Didn’t See It Coming” plus a whole bunch of extras. The band plays Massey Hall on October 12th. Get your tickets now before they’re gone! Check out B&S on Myspace for tour dates and more.

Bad Tits are Sebastien Grainger and Josh Reichmann. These two are no strangers to the Canadian music scene. Sebastien was once half of “Death From Above 1979′ and Josh played in the band ‘Tangiers’. They also have successful solo careers. The guys recently released a video for their song ‘No Skin’. Check it out below. Their ‘Garbage Night’ 7″ is available now which includes a free 6 song EP download. Get it through the Hand Drawn Dracula store. Bad Tits plays the Phoenix on September 29th with Holy Fuck and Indian Jewelry. Check them out on Myspace.

Montreal’s Land Of Talk have a new video out for their absolutely incredible song, ‘Quarry Hymns’. The track comes from the album, Cloak and Cipher, which was recently released on Saddle Creek Records. Check out the video below. The band plays Lee’s Palace September 16th. Land Of Talk on Myspace.

There is a new night in town people….one you don’t want to miss! It’s called Silent Shout and the first installment goes down Friday September 10th, so mark your calendars. Silent Shout is a dark pop night that happens every second Friday at Teranga (159 Augusta Avenue) in Kensington Market. Each installment features two live local bands, followed by the Silent Shout DJs, Digits and DJ ARP 2600. The Indie Machine had a chance to talk to Digits aka Alt Altman about the evening. “We’re trying to build the night as supportive of up-and-coming local indie electronic artists, and the DJ portion of the evening will play a good amount of local stuff, something that seems to be lacking in Toronto.” I couldn’t agree more. The first installment will feature, Ghost Is Dancing side project, ‘Powers’ and ‘Dinosaur Dinosaur’. Head over to the Silent Shout Facebook page for more info.

1. Our Husbands – Villages
2. Clinic – I’m Aware
3. Land Of Talk – Quarry Hymns
4. Kathryn Calder – Slip Away
5. Craft Spells – Party Talk
6. The War On Drugs – Comin’ Through
7. North Highlands – Hiking
8. Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – Home
9. Golden Dogs – Permanent Record
10. The New Pornographers – Your Hands (Together)
11. Falklands – Saint Vinny
12. Telekinesis – Dirty Thing
13. Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin – Sink/Let It Sway
14. The Acorn – No Ghost
15. Winter Gloves – Plastic Slides
16. Arcade Fire – Sprawl II (Mountains On Mountains)
17. Restless People – Don’t Back Down
18. Twin Shadow – Slow
19. Blackbird Blackbird – Sunspray
20. Games – Heartlands
21. Teams vs. Star Slinger – Close To Me
22. Star Slinger – Mornin’
23. French Horn Rebellion – Brasilia Girl (Epic Edit)
24. Broken Social Scene – All To All (Skeet Skeet Remix)
25. Stars – Dead Hearts (LightsOverLA Remix)

Edmonton rockers ‘Falklands’ have been around for a few years now. The band has released a couple of EP’s and 7 inches to their credit, with no sign of an album. Until now that is. The 4-piece is set to embark on a cross Canada tour in support of their debut LP, ‘Think About It’. The end of the month will mark the release of the album and the start of a tour which will see them play pretty much every major Canadian city along the way. Check out the incredibly catchy Saint Vinny, the fourth and possibly best track on the album. At just over two and a half minutes this song really packs a punch. Check out Falklands on Myspace for tour dates and more.