THE INDIE MACHINE

Wolf Parade’s latest effort, ‘Expo 86′ was released June 29th via Sub Pop Records. The band has just announced North American tour dates in support of the album. The last stop will be here in Toronto on the 26th of November at the Sound Academy. Get your tickets fast. Check out the incredible ‘Ghost Pressure’ from the new album below. Wolf Parade on Myspace.

Wolf Parade – Ghost Pressure

Black Devils Brigade are a straight up rock n’ roll band. The Toronto foursome have released a handful of demos and are currently working on their debut LP. You can catch them live this Friday night @ Duffys Tavern and again August 7th @ Rancho Relaxo. Check out a couple of their demos, Gemini and The Fire Code.  Be sure to tune in Thursday night between 6 and 8pm for the interview and live session.  For more info on BDB head over to Myspace.

Here is a band you should know about. Stanford hail from the city of Toronto. Their 8 song self-titled debut will be out May 20th, 2010. The CD release will be held that night @ Tiger Bar on College Street and you can find out more info here on Facebook. Check out a live version of the incredibly infectious ‘Hollywood Bound’ at the bottom of the post. Also, you can check out a few cuts from the new album on their Myspace page.

The Swimmers come to us from the city of Philadelphia. Their sophomore effort, People Are Soft, was released back in November but I just come across it recently. Quite honestly, I want you to know about it. The second track on the album, A Hundred Hearts, has been on repeat for a couple of days now and shows no signs of letting up. Do me a favour and check it out below.

The Swimmers – Myspace

Pendentif are from France.
The english translation for the band name: pendant.
Their sound: girl/boy vocals over electronic pop sounds.
They recently released the self-titled single in February of this year.
You can listen to the single below and check out the band here.
Be sure to check out the split track with April Shower on Myspace.

Tokyo Police club hail from Newmarket, Ontario.
They have just recently finished mixing their second full length, ‘Champ’.
‘Breakneck Speed’ is the first track released from the album which drops June 8th, 2010.
You can head over to their website to download the song for free here. An email address is required.
Check out ‘Breakneck Speed’ below and their Myspace page for up-coming tour dates.

Nada Surf will be releasing a covers album this spring , ‘If I Had Hi-Fi’.  It will be released on the band’s own label, MarDev Records. The album features covers from Spoon, Depeche Mode, Kate Bush & The Moody Blues. Check out the cover below of Bill Fox’s, ‘Electrocution’. They will be selling the album during their spring tour ahead of the release date, June 8th. Nada Surf play Lee’s Palace tomorrow night with Dawn Landes & The Hounds. Doors open at 8pm.

Nada Surf – Myspace

LCD Soundsystem is American producer James Murphy.
He just finished recording his yet to be titled third LP in a Los Angeles mansion. Check it out here.
The album will be released May 18th via DFA here in North America.
Death From Above Records was actually co-founded by Murphy in 2001.
You can check out the first single ‘Drunk Girls’ below.

LCD Soundsystem – Myspace

Hot Panda hail from the ‘City of Champions’ otherwise known as Edmonton. They’ve spent the better part of a year touring in support of their first full length album, Volcano Bloody Volcano. Maghan, the drummer from the band recently took some time to talk to The Indie Machine about what’s going on in the world of Hot Panda. Check it out below.

1. Why the name Hot Panda?
Straight up it was a bad joke about what could be on the menu at a Chinese restaurant.

2. Describe you musical style?
Ummmm, a clusterfuck. On the new album especially ‘ecclectic’ is the name of the game- and live there’s definitely a punk rock spirit. But as we always say, we play music we hope you can dance to.

3. How was your SXSW experience this year?
This was our second time at the festival, and like last year, it was semi-unbelievable…I mean our shows
aside, you’re walking down the street and suddenly you see a crowd grouped around what turns out to be Fucked Up, playing Sex Pistols covers on a street corner. Or you’re in line to get your wristbands, and there’s Gwar in full costume next to you in line for the help desk. Crazy! Our shows were fun, really hot, and pretty rambunctious! Lots of Canadians come to see you at SXSW (because they can’t see you in Canada?). It was neat!

4. What can we expect from Hot Panda in 2010? Any new music in the works?
We just recorded a new album at JC/DC studios in Vancouver. I mean just. Like, we finished a few days before we went to Austin. So, yes! 2010 will bring forth a new Hot Panda album, out on Mint Records in the fall I think, that should be pretty durn neat. We’re excited, anyway!

5. Will you be playing any festivals this summer?
We might be hitting up Sled Island, and possibly NXNE…depending!

6. What are 5 bands from Alberta people should know about but probably don’t?
Hmmmm….Sharp Ends, SANS AIDS, Outdoor Minors, The Faunts (ok people probably know about them) and The Wet Secrets (them too….) Most rambunctious stuff from local kids! Grrrrreat!

7. What are your 5 favourite songs @ the moment?
Mine are probably…hmm. This is hard. Well, probably Life’s A Gas (T-Rex), Punchbag (The Bees), Once Was Not Enough (The Bicycles), Lover’s Spit (Broken Social Scene), and maybe Fences by Phoenix! So, you can tell I like pop music?

Hot Panda will be playing two shows in early April in support of Think About Life in Calgary & Edmonton. Check out Myspace for more details. You can visit their website here. Listen too ‘I Tried Very Hard’ from Volcano Bloody Volcano below.

Scotland’s Teenage Fanclub have recently announced a new album ‘Shadows’ will be released June 8th on Merge Records. It has been 5 long years since their last studio effort ‘Man-Made’. The second track on the album ‘Baby Lee’ is rather reminiscent of the album ‘Songs From Northern Britain’. This is a good thing as far as I’m concerned. Check it out below. Their Myspace page can be found here.