Mmmmmm, New Canadian Music

Ah 2010, you've barely just begun and and the announcements of new music are coming fast and furious.  This partial list will focus on notable upcoming Canadian new music releases.

Courtesy of CBC Radio 3.

2010 Upcoming Canadian Album Releases


JANUARY

Jan 12 - Owen Pallett - Heartland (Domino/For Great Justice)
Jan 12 - Kate Maki - Two Song Wedding (Confusion Unlimited)
Jan 12 - Woodpigeon - Die Stadt Musikanten (Boompa)
Jan 12 - The Paperbacks - Lit From Within (Parliament Of Trees)
Jan 19 - Hawksley Workman - Meat (Six Shooter)
Jan 19 - The Sojourners - Self-Titled (Black Hen)
Jan 19 - Leif Vollebekk - Inland (Nevado Records)
Jan 19 - We Are The City - In A Quiet World (Independent)
Jan 19 - The Pinecones (Brent Randall) - Sage (Just Friends)
Jan 19 - Ben Gunning - Mal De Mer (Zunior)
Jan 26 - Gigi (Nick Krgovich & Rose Melberg) - Maintenant (Tomlab)
Jan 26 - Moonface (Spencer Krug) - Dreamland EP: Marimaba and Shit-Drums(Jagjaguwar)
Jan 26 - Basia Bulat - Heart Of My Own (Secret City)
Jan 26 - Hollerado - Record In A Bag (Arts&Crafts Distro)
Jan 26 - Woodhands - Remorsecapade (Paper Bag)
Jan 26 - Fucked Up - Couple Tracks: Singles 2002-2008 (Matador)
Jan 26 - Gislain Poirier - Low Ceiling (Ninja Tune)
Jan 26 - Postdata (Wintersleep's Paul Murphy) - Self-Titled (Sonic)
Jan 26 - Sleepless Nights - The Phone Booth Outside the Video Store EP (Forward Music Group)

FEBRUARY

Feb 2 - Martha And The Muffins - Delicate (Muffin Music)
Feb 2 - Meaghan Smith - The Cricket's Orchestra (Warner Music Canada)
Feb 9 - Yukon Blonde - Self-Titled (Nevado Records)
Feb 9 - Fanshaw - Dark Eyes (Mint)
Feb 9 - Babe Rainbow - Shaved EP (Warp)
Feb 16 - Kestrels - Covers EP (Noyes Records)
Feb 16 - Chris Page - A Date With A Smoke Machine (Kelp)
Feb 16 - A Silver Mt. Zion - Kollaps Tradixionales (Constellation)
Feb 23 - Matthew Barber  -True Believer (Outside Music)
Feb 23 – Blocks Records Compilation - Building Blocks (Blocks Recording Club)
Feb 23 - Fan Death - A Coin for the Well EP (Last Gang)
Feb 23 - Jay Malinowski (Bedouin Soundclash) - Bright Lights & Bruises (Pirates Blend Records)
Feb 23 - Jenny Whiteley -  "TBA" (Black Hen) *Killbeat
Feb 23 - Woodhands - Remorsecapade (Paper Bag) - digital release
Feb 23 - Zeus - Say Us (Arts & Crafts)
Feb 27 - Innes Wilson and his Opposition - Cardigan Summer (Out of Sound Records)
Feb TBC - Tiga - What You Need - Remix EP (Last Gang)

MARCH

Mar 2 - Radio Radio - Belmundo Regal (Bonsound)
Mar 2 - Camaromance - The Parade (Lazy At Work)
Mar 2 - Aidan Knight - Versicolour (independent)
Mar 9 - Ghostkeeper - TBA (Flemish Eye)
Mar 9 - Jason Collett - Rat-a-tat (Arts & Crafts)
Mar 9 - The Besnard Lakes - The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night (Outside)
Mar 16 - Lioness - Omens, Oracles and Signs - Vol. 2 (Sonic Unyon)
Mar 23 - Holy Fuck - Latin (XL Recordings)
Mar 23 - Fugitives - (Independent)
Mar 23 - The Weakerthans - Live At The Burton Cummings Theatre - CD/DVD (Epitaph)
Mar 30 - Greg MacPherson - Mr. Invitation (Smallman Records)
Mar 30 - Old Man Luedecke - TBA (Black Hen)
Mar TBC - Brasstronaut - TBA - LP (Unfamiliar)
Mar TBC - Heavy Blinkers - Health - double album (Pigeon Row)
Mar TBC - Makeout Videotape - Heat Wave EP (Unfamiliar)
Mar TBC - Kinnie Starr - A Different Day (Last Gang)

APRIL

April 6 - Rich Aucoin - Public Publication (Independent)
April 13 - Ghost Bees - TBA (Independent)
April 13 - Lily Frost - TBA (Aporia)
April 13 - Steven McKay - TBA (fuzzy logic)
April 13 - Jon McKiel - TBA (Independent)
April 20 - David Myles - Produced By Joel Plaskett (Independent)
April 27 – Kestrels – TBA – (Noyes Records)
April 27 - The Pack AD - We Kill Computers (Mint Records)
April TBC - Fan Death - Womb Of Dreams (Last Gang)
April TBC - Hannah Georgas - This Is Good (Hidden Pony)
April TBC - Sleepless Nights - The Communication EP (Forward Music Group)

MAY

May 4 - D-Sisive - Vaudeville (Urbnet)
May 4 - Delhi 2 Dublin - TBA (Independent)
May 4 - The Mohawk Lodge - Crimes (White Whale Records)
May 11 - Shearing Pinx - Night Danger (DIVORCE)
May 11 - Friendly Rich and the Lollipop People - The Sacred Prune of Remembrance(Pumpkin Pie Corp)
May 18 - Drew Smith (The Bicycles) - TBA (fuzzy logic)
May 18 - The Wheat Pool - Simple Bits EP (Shameless Records)
May 18 - Women - TBA (Flemish Eye)
May 26 - DL Incognito - Someday is Less Than a Second Away (Urbnet)
May TBC - Broken Social Scene - TBA (Arts & Crafts)

Unscheduled for spring/summer/fall: The Arcade Fire, Stars, the New Pornographers, Wintersleep, Plants and Animals, Jim Bryson w/ The Weakerthans.

I Love the Smell of Albums in the Morning

The new album release calendar is beginning to fill up and I thought it might be nice to share a little bit of the associated excitement with all of you. First up is Brooklyn’s finest- the National who have indicated their follow up to Boxer will be available in early 2010. Rumours are also swirling that a Sufjan Stevens/Dessner brothers (The National) Christmas EP might just see the light of day soon too.

Further, one of indie rock’s more consistently great bands Spoon has just announced a release date for their new album. The band's seventh LP, Transference, is due out January 26th in North America via Merge and January 25th in Europe via Anti-.

The record features eleven songs produced by the band, including recent single "Got Nuffin", not to mention tracks called "I Saw the Light" and "Out Go the Lights". I’m sensing a theme here people.

Peruse the track listing below:

Transference

01 Before Destruction

02 Is Love Forever?

03 The Mystery Zone

04 Who Makes Your Money

05 Written in Reverse

06 I Saw the Light

07 Trouble Comes Running

08 Goodnight Laura

09 Out Go the Lights

10 Got Nuffin

11 Nobody Gets Me But You

Forthcoming New Releases of Note

January 12:

Vampire Weekend – Contra

Final Fantasy – Heartland

January 19:

Eels – End Times

January 26:

Free Energy – Stuck On Nothing (DFA/Astralwerks)

Basia Bulat – Heart of My Own (Secret City Records)

January TBA:

Laura Veirs

January 26:

Spoon – Transference (Merge)

February 9:

Shearwater – TBA (Matador)

February 16:

Field Music – Measure (Memphis Industries)

February TBA:

Midlake – Courage Of Others

The Radio Dept. – Clinging To A Scheme

March TBA:

Miles Kurosky (Beulah) – Rad

2010 TBA:

The National

Jens Lekman

The Shins

Ravens & Chimes

Ted Leo (Matador Records debut)

Spoon

The Whigs – In The Dark

Sufjan Stevens

Toro Y Moi (two albums)

More dates as I get them on forthcoming 2009 and 2010 albums as always.