THE INDIE MACHINE

Of Montreal’s 10th studio album, ‘False Priest’ is coming out September 14th. The first single off the LP, ‘Coquet Coquette’ was just released today in video form for your viewing pleasure. The vid was directed by Jason Miller. The new album will feature guest appearances from Janelle Monae and Solange Knowles and according to frontman Kevin Barnes, “There’s a lot of very dancey, very funky songs”. I would expect nothing less from this group. Check out Of Montreal on Myspace.

First ‘Meet Me In The Basement’ and now another fan made video for ‘All To All’. Arts & Crafts released this video today for the ridiculously catchy song off of Broken Social Scene’s latest effort, ‘Forgiveness Rock Record’. BSS was recently shortlisted for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize, the winner will be announced on September 20th. Check them out on Myspace.

Relocating The City Streets of Montreal to Toronto – even for a temporary stint/visit – is just hard….I mean, the physical layout of the two cities just isn’t even comparable – one of them is like a “T” and the other is like a circle – and then the transit system on those streets in one city kinda sucks. Wait, what? They’re a band? Oh! My bad….I was starting to think I was gonna have to start explaining the intricacies of urban development. We caught up with the Edmonton/Montreal pop rock trio at The Bovine Sex Club this week. Check out their rockin’ tracks “All Is Grace” and “Mastodon”. The City Streets on Myspace.

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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

Syracuse New York’s Ra Ra Riot are set to release a brand new album (The Orchard) August 24th via Barsuk Records. The band recently premiered the song ‘Too Dramatic’ via our friends over at Stereogum. Check it out and while you’re there have a listen to the first single off the album, Boy. Ra Ra Riot play the Molson Amphitheatre August 28th with Tegan and Sara. Check them out on Myspace.

Owen Sound’s ‘First Rate People’ have a new song out today called Gentlemen’s Club. The track feature’s Born Ruffians Luke Lalonde on backing vocals. If you thought ‘Girls’ Night’ was good, wait until you hear this sucker. The band has a string of dates coming up in August including a date @ the Electric Eclectics Sound Festival. First Rate People on Myspace.

The City Streets originally hail from Edmonton but now call Montreal home. The band has recently released their third album, ‘The Jazz Age’ on Clamour Records. They spent the majority of June touring in support of the new album and are slated to be back in Toronto August 5th at the Bovine Sex Club. Head over to their website to download The Jazz Age absolutely free. The City Streets on Myspace. Photo below taken by Genevieve Lui at The Take Media.

Machines are a funny thing….remember Voltron? The more you hook up the more awesome it becomes….the same thing happened when Girl + The Machine stopped by The Indie Machine: it was an unstoppable flurry of mechanical musical fury! Check out GTM’s tracks “Blunder” and “Bodhi Tree”. Girl + The Machine on Myspace.

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Ten Bears hail from Manchester UK. The band recently released their debut single, ‘Braces’ on East City Records. Their catchy brand of indie synth-pop is not going unnoticed. The band has already played Glastonbury, SXSW and this years NXNE festival here in Toronto. All this and they have yet to release an album. Keep an eye on these guys, I expect good things to come. Check out the video for ‘Braces’ below and head over to The Indie Machine’s Vimeo page to check out their live performance at NXNE. Ten Bears on Myspace.

Toronto’s ‘All Day Driver’ will be live on The Indie Machine tomorrow evening. As individuals they have played with the likes of Oh No Forest Fires, The Hidden Cameras, Holy Fuck and Gentlemen Reg just to name a few. The band recently released their self-titled debut EP. You can download the EP for free over on Soundcloud. Be sure to tune in just after 6pm tomorrow night to catch the interview and acoustic session. Check out ADD on Myspace.