Threat Shark Summer – Playlist PAYDAY

Technically this is playlist #29, but considering the circumstance, I had to amp things up a bit. Hence we have Playlist PAYDAY. Boom.

First off, huge thanks to Mr. Kergs for covering for me last week. I was wrapping up my last week in Toronto and between packing things up and tying up loose ends, I was doing my best to see a few sites last minute. This marks the third new location that I have published a Threat Shark Summer playlist from. Previously, I had fired things up from New College on the U of T campus. A quick move down the street brought me to Whitney Hall on U of T campus. Right now, I’m pitstopping in Calgary at my parents’ place before heading on to Castlegar for a wedding and finally Kamloops for the start of (what will hopefully be) my last year of school.

For this week, Brendan and I decided we wanted to wrap things up with a recap of our favourite tunes of the summer.

For you, I have 48 tracks compiled from my previous playlists as well as two brand-spanking new tunes that have yet to appear this summer. Hope you enjoy!

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1. Make A New Dance Up by Hey Ocean! – May 22
2. Lose It by Austra – May 22
3. My 5 by Top Less Gay Love Tekno Party – May 22
4. Out on the Shield by Said the Whale – May 22
5. Darling, Darling, Darling by Corey Isenor – May 29
6. Grab Me By the Lapel by The North Lakes – May 29
7. How Darwinian by Dan Mangan – May 29
8. No Common Ground by Gabrielle Papillon – May 29
9. The Sheriff by The Strumbellas – June 5
10. Hondo by Beta Frontiers ft. Becky Ninkovic – June 5
11. Ciao Monday by Emm Gryner – June 5
12. If I Get Old by Elliott Brood – June 5
13. In Came the Flood by Wintersleep – June 12
14. Bloodlines by Arkells – June 12
15. Echoists by Young Liars – June 12
16. Oceans by Topanga – June 12
17. Fisticuffs & Affidavits by Parlovr – June 19
18. Come On Out by The Elwins – June 19
19. Hallways by Islands – June 19
20. Americanarama by Hollerado – June 19
21. Pool Hoppin’ by Octoberman – June 26
22. Two Feet Stand Up by Cookie Duster – June 26
23. Ropes That Way by Dirty Ghosts – June 26
24. One Shot by Bend Sinister – June 26
25. Last Parade by Matthew Good – July 10
26. Who Do We Care For? by Sebastien Granger and the Mountains – July 10
27. What Are You Waiting For? by Hexes and Ohs – July 10
28. Arms Tonight by Mother Mother – July 10
29. Chameleon/Comedian by Kathleen Edwards – July 17
30. Queen of Hearts by F*cked Up – July 17
31. Vowels = Space and Time by Grimes – July 17
32. Hoshi Neko by Yamantaka // Sonic Titan – July 17
33. Chit Chat by Hannah Georgas – July 24
34. All My Friends by Lindi Ortega – July 24
35. Life on Earth by Dala – July 24
36. Quelque Part by Caracol – July 24
37. Florentine by Cinderpop – July 31
38. Edmonton By The Rural Alberta Advantage – July 31
39. I Don’t Know by The Sheepdogs – July 31
40. Scar That Never Heals by Jeremy Fisher – July 31
41. I’m Just Me by Diamond Rings – August 7
42. What Do You Wanna Do? by Louise Burns – August 7
43. When I Write My Master’s Thesis by John K. Samson – August 7
44. Favourite Kisses by Henri Faberge and the Adorables – August 7
45. Ontario by Will Currie and the Country French – August 14
46. Hallelujah Halifax! by Audio/Rocketry – August 14
47. West Simcoe County by Dinner Belles – August 14
48. I Drove the Coquihalla by Chixdiggit! – August 14
49. Waikiki by Belle Plaine – August 28
50. The Discocalypse by Tupper Ware Remix Party – August 28

Kergin will hit you with another phatty playlist on Thursday. After that, we hope to be hearing you listening to us on the airwaves back in Kamloops on X 92.5FM!

Cheers to the few remaining days of summer! Make the most of ’em!

-T

Threat Shark Summer – Playlist #5

You thought I forgot about you, didn’t you?

I would never do that…

No…

Ok…

So, maybe I almost forgot… a little bit. BUT! That’s only because I was super prepared and already had my playlist ready to rock days ago!

Think you can forgive me? I know I forgive me.

On to the music.

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1. The Sheriff by The Strumbellas – Let’s start with something fun, shall we? When I’m feeling blue, I like to find an upbeat tune to bounce along to. That is exactly what The Sheriff is. If you can’t find a little bit of enjoyment in this track, then you’re just crazy. My apparent Toronto influence continues as the so-called “Centre of the Universe” is where The Strumbellas call home. But that’s ok, I’ll forgive them because this song makes me happy.
2. Illusions by Corey Isenor – You’ve caught me. I try my best not to double-up on an artist one week after the other. Fortunately, Corey Isenor rocked my musical world so hard last week that I simply couldn’t not include him on my playlist list week. He’s still from Halifax and he is still just as awesome.
3. Sunday Night by Teapot Hill – This song comes two nights too late, but I’ve always said, “better late than never.” Vancouver has been pumping out jammin’ indie rock bands one after the other over the past few years and Teapot Hill falls right there with the likes of Said the Whale, Hey Ocean! and others. A little more folky than the aforementioned, but still groovy, Teapot Hill is definitely a band I will be adding to my library. Sunday Night can be found on the band’s latest release, Night Night Rock.
4. Hondo by Beta Frontiers ft. Becky Ninkovic – Beta Frontiers hail from Toronto. I’ll admit that as of late I have found myself much more into the disco/electro/synth pop that this group, among others, embodies. That being said, I think it is the seductive vocals of Becky Ninkovic that really draw me in on this track. Hondo appears on the group’s most recent EP, released in April 2012.
5. Little Poems by Rah Rah – It feels as though it’s been an extremely long time since I found something out of Saskatchewan that I like… I KID! I love Saskatchewan! But it has been a long time since I found music out of Saskatchewan that really…struck a chord with me. Rah Rah can be credited with being the first band in a long time to do that. Right out of the heart of Saskabush, Rah Rah comes from beautiful Regina (I’m assuming it’s beautiful, I’ve never actually been). They’re not going to wow you with flashing lights or fancy bells and whistles. They’re just a great alt. rock band that combines soothing female vocals with a bluesy male presence and folk twang.
6. Post-War Blues by Dan Mangan – So, this might be two strikes for me. I repeated an artist TWICE within two weeks. Not good, but that just goes to show you how awesome I think these two guys are. Last week I thought that How Darwinian was awesome. Then I heard Post-War Blues and discovered that it was even more…awesomer. The moral of the story is: be awesome and listen to Dan Mangan because he awesome and if you listen to him then you can be awesome too.
7. Adieu by Coeur de pirate – I have a bad tendency of routinely butchering the French language. It isn’t because I hold anything against the French. I really have nothing against the French. If anything, I wish I could speak French. I actually think that my slaughtering of the language is more a mockery of myself and my inability to speak it, despite my (half-hearted and not great) efforts. Regardless of all that, I have a new-found love for French-Canadian indie pop. It started with Caracol and has since moved on to Coeur de pirate, a French-Canadian singer-songwriter from Montreal. Seriously though, she has a beautiful voice. When I listen to Adieu, I can picture myself in a 1930s film noir.
8. It by Rich Aucoin – Back to Halifax we go. I will forgive Rich Aucoin for being possibly the most hipster dude to ever come out of Halifax simply because this song is pretty damn awesome. I really can’t say much else because one look at this guy and one read of his biography on CBC Music resulted in me saying, “pfffttttt.” Appreciate the song for what it is. I don’t buy the guy’s image though. Thankfully my ears don’t have to see him in all his painful hipster glory.
9. Ciao Monday by Emm Gryner – No Italian jokes. Ok, glad we got that out of the way. So, I want to start by saying that I was immediately drawn to this song because the common Italian greeting “ciao” was contained within the title. Then I started listening to the actual track. It sort of reminds me of Friday, I’m in Love by The Cure in the sense that it is this really fun and upbeat track about a day of the week. The only difference is that it falls at the opposite end of the week and rather than being in love, it’s about being done with Monday! I’m in love. Did I mention that Emm Gryner also happens to be drop-dead gorgeous? Did I already say that I’m in love?
10. If I Get Old by Elliott Brood – This song is really hitting home with me right now… mostly because I just turned 24 and feel older than I ever wanted to be. In fact, I want to go back to the good ol’ days when I used to play street hockey in an old parking lot, only stopping to eat a peanut butter ‘n’ jelly sandwich on the curbside. Elliott Brood comes from the same hometown as one of my other favorite Canadian bands, the Arkells.

Woo! We made it to the end! I bet you’re glad to be done with all of my ramblings. I tried to freshen things up this week and rather than talk about the boring old usual “this band is from X city and plays Y type of music while reminding me of Z band,” I tried to give you a little insight into why I choose the music I choose.

Hope you enjoyed the music! Check us out on Thursday for Kergin’s latest!

Ciao…Tuesday!

-T