i know that I've been selfish and i ended it the first time/but maybe if it's different and we listen to the warning signs

 Album of the week

Dazy - Bad Penny

James Goodson's a music PR guy who started putting out music under the Dazy moniker after COVID started, which honestly seems pretty rude, because the guy's way better at his side job than I've ever been at any job.

Goodson writes hooks and this surprise EP (that doesn't have anything to do with a Big Black cover) crams a zillion of them in an economical 21-minutes.

Song of the week

Sasami and Soccer Mommy - Just Be Friends (Soccer Mommy Version)

I liked the original version of this song from Sasami's May album, Blood on the Silver Screen just fine. But I fucking love this pop-country duet version. It's a good song no matter how it's dressed up, but the double vocals and that slide guitar really take things up a notch.

Classic of the week

Bikini Kill - Rebel Girl

My favourite song from 1993, the last time Toronto was in the World Series.

Go Jays.

More heat

Ekko Astral - Horseglue

Speaking of Bikini Kill, here's a band that sounds as vital as they did in '93.

Home Front - Eulogy

There's that hardcore sound, that synth pop song, and this largesse (complimentary) that kinda hangs over everything that makes this sound like it should be soundtracking an 80s coming-of-age movie (also complimentary). And (with respect to SNFU, the Smalls, Cadence Weapon and... uhh Shout Out Out Out Out, I guess?) they're from fucking Edmonton of all places.

Armand Hammer & the Alchemist w/Silka & Cleo Reed - Calypso Gene

"Super Nintendo" was fun as hell and a whole record like that would be a great one. But when I think of Armand Hammer getting together with the Alchemist, this is what I think of. I didn't get as into Golliwog, billy woods' solo effort from earlier this year, but I'm ready for this to be my favourite rap record of 2025.

now playing: Madi Diaz - Hope Less