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.

Did you ever have a dream of going to an ivy league school and getting a ridiculously expensive education….well The indie Machine is so resourceful and so keen to edumacate the masses that we’re willing to bring Stanford to you! Next week….YALE!!! In the meantime, check out Toronto’s Stanford as they hit us up with two new songs: “Modern Ballad” and “Lame Jerk”. Stanford on Myspace.

Stanford – Sessions: Episode 19 from The Indie Machine on Vimeo.

Toronto indie rockers ‘The Golden Dogs’ have a new album out and I have a confession to make. I’ve had ‘Coat Of Arms’ for just under 3 weeks now and until tonight I had not listened to any of it. What the hell was I thinking? This album is chock-full of incredible songs. Two and a half weeks of my life that I could have spent listening to this sucker. Head over to Nevado to buy the LP. The Golden Dogs on Myspace.

Kidstreet hail from the Kitchener/Waterloo region. The electro pop band recently released the ‘X’ EP featuring remixes from Rampue, Panic Bomber and Jeremy Glenn. Enter your email address in the widget below to get ‘X’ for free. If you head over to their Myspace page you can check out some new material along with an incredible remix of ‘Sun’ off Caribou’s new album ‘Swim’. Kidstreet play the Starlight in Waterloo with Gobble Gobble and Land Mammal on September 18th.

Toronto’s Small Sins will be releasing a third studio album September 28th via Arts & Crafts Records. The album, ‘Pot Calls Kettle Black’ will feature the production work of John McIntire of Tortoise fame. If you head over to the Small Sins website you can download the title track courtesy of the band. In addition, check out Myspace to listen to a few of the tracks on the album including the first single, ‘Deja Vu’ featuring K-Os.

That’s what hunters do….no seriously….kill deer. It’s also the name of a North American bird. It’s kinda brown and has spots, quite dissimilar from the two ladies of Kildear though. Check out “Seeds” and “Slippery Elm” – birds don’t make songs like this. Kildear on Myspace.

Kildear – Sessions: Episode 18 from The Indie Machine on Vimeo.

aKido is the moniker of Montreal Quebec’s Kim Gaboury. His third studio album, ‘Gamechanger’ was released on August 2nd via Nordique Records, his own label. If you head over to his website you can download the album absolutely free of charge. Check out aKido on Myspace.

Toronto’s ‘Freedom Or Death’ are the musical duo of Fernandez and Sway. The guys just released their first EP in June of this year and their sound has been compared to the likes of Miike Snow, TV On The Radio and Primal Scream.

The duo plays Wrongbar tomorrow night, August 12th. Check out the video below for ‘This Crowded Room’ and if you head over to Itunes you can grab the new EP. Visit Freedom Or Death on Myspace.

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.

In a little booth at a Queen Street restaurant, The Indie Machine sits down with Montreal’s The City Streets to talk about their latest album ‘The Jazz Age’, band finances, and The Great Depression. The City Streets on Myspace.

The City Streets – I/O: Episode 1 from The Indie Machine on Vimeo.