THE INDIE MACHINE

Two videos in as many weeks from the twins out of Vancouver. Check out ‘Northshore’ off their Polaris Prize nominated album, ‘Sainthood’. Oh and mark your calendars people, Tegan and Sara will be here August 28th @ The Molson Amphitheatre. Check them out on Myspace.

Teen Daze is a one man show out of Vancouver, British Columbia. His music can be best described as ‘chillwave’, the genre everyone seems to be crazy about these days (me included). Although he’s been on the radar for quite some time now, he still remains somewhat of a mystery. He has only released a number of remixes so far by the likes of Twin Sister, Washed Out and others. On August 12th that will change with the physical release of his first EP, ‘Four More Years’ via Arcade Sound. You can pick up the album digitally over on Itunes now. Teen Daze on Myspace.

Victoria based Kathryn Calder just released her debut solo album on the 3rd of August via File Under: Music. The album is entitled ‘Are You My Mother?’ and was named after the children’s book. The album features appearances from Neko Case, Ladyhawk and members of Frog Eyes. Kathryn also happens to be a member of the Immaculate Machine and The New Pornographers. Check out the video for ‘Slip Away’ below. Kathryn Calder on Myspace.

Tegan and Sara have just released a video for ‘On Directing’ off of their latest effort ‘Sainthood’. The album was recently shortlisted for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize. Check out the video below. Tegan and Sara on Myspace.

Vancouver’s Japandroids took the stage at Lee’s Palace during NXNE by proposing “let’s get fucking crazy tonight”. They were so intense, they kinda broke our camera for a bit….but we kept the film rolling through three tracks: “Press Corps”, “Art Czars” and “Wet Hair”. Japandroids on Myspace.

Wired: Episode 18 – Japandroids (NXNE 2010) from The Indie Machine on Vimeo.