Video Premiere: Hey Rosetta! - "Yer Fall"
Canadian six-piece Hey Rosetta! has the ability to blend traditional indie instrumentation with eloquent strings of a chamber orchestra. They were short-listed for the Polaris Music Award, which is given to the best full-length Canadian album, twice. read more
Found in: Featured Videos20 SXSW Bands You Might Not Know (But Should)
If you want to catch the buzziest acts at SXSW, go see Yuck, Cults, James Blake, The Rural Alberta Advantage, Wye Oak and Middle Brother. But if you want to find some great music a little further off the beaten path, check out some of these 20 bands. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayDownload Hey Rosetta!'s "Yer Spring"
When Canadian sextet Hey Rosetta! goes on tour, they first have to make the day long drive from their home in St. John’s, Newfoundland, to get to the overnight ferry to the mainland. But that hasn’t kept the band from traveling to Australia, China, Europe and the US to spread its orchestral sounds. Sophomore album Seeds was recorded by Tony Doogan (Belle and Sebastian, Mogwai, Wintersleep) and is out Feb. 15. You can download the track “Yer Spring” right here.... read more
Found in: Blogs, Free MP3Short List of Canada's Polaris Music Prize Nominees Revealed
Not too long ago, we revealed to you the prestigious Long List of nominees for this year's Polaris Music Prize, Canada's top nod to indie musicians. And Tuesday, the even-more-prestigious, whittled-down Short List was revealed. ... read more
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