Land of Talk Primer

Land of Talk is a Canadian band that does not receive enough respect or recognition. Yesterday's Is This Song Good? podcast featured their song The Hate I Won't Commit. As a supplement, the playlist below is a curated group of Land of Talk songs that showcases the songwriting strengths of the band. Come explore the Canadian indie rock awesomeness that is Land of Talk.…

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Titus Andronicus – Ecce Homo

This week, on the Is This Song Good? podcast, we discuss Titus Andronicus' song Ecce Homo. Is it punk? Is it indie rock? Why is the singer yelling at me? Tune in and find out most of the answers to none of your questions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h51C5YeLw0Q

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Wild Beasts – Two Dancers

I first heard the song Hooting & Howling somewhere online and was really taken aback at how simple and emotionally effective it was. The falsetto singing elevated it to a higher level. It begs the question: "Who can sing that high with so much presence?" Also, "What happened to that guy's balls?" LOL, JK. Sorry, not sorry. Upon listening to the rest of Two…

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Field Music – Flat White Moon

Field Music is a British band I've been listening to for awhile. They are very stylistically all over the place. I usually just say Indie Rock, because it's too hard to get into the details. This album, Flat White Moon, is a romping good time of Indie Rock. The song Not When You're In Love has such a fun rhythm to it. It's like…

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The Antlers – Green to Gold

The Antlers have been around for awhile and I really like some of their music, like their 2009 album Hospice. This album is a bit of a departure for them and they haven't released anything since 2014, so I'd imagine the songwriting was in a bit of a different place. If I had to describe the music, I'd say it is fairly light and…

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