“Dying in LA” by Gold & Youth

As it gets closer to the release date (November 5th) for Gold & Youth’s new album Dream Baby, we continue to get new music to wet our whistles.
Matt Lyall, lead singer of Gold & Youth says that the ”Dying in LA” working title was a joke, but that he never changed it, and was also a play on ('“an inevitable sequel to) Bran Van 3000’s “Drinking in LA”.

While not being about literally dying, it focuses on Matt’s dying to get OUT of LA, and back home to his partner. I seriously can’t wait for this record.

Christine

“Calle Easy” by Johnny Payne

If you’re in Vancouver, you may have been dreaming of something a little more tropical for the last few days. And that’s where Johnny Payne comes in.

The former member of The Shilohs released a new single last week, an incredibly relaxing tune called “Calle Easy” and if you close your eyes, you can almost feel the sand on your feet, waves at your ankles, and margarita in your hand.

The single is a tease of his upcoming album King of Cups, which was written, arranged, and produced by Johnny.

Kirk

“You Lock The Door, I Broke The Window” by Sam Jr.

Do you ever hear a song, and immediately picture a music video in your head? Or think of the perfect placement in a movie/tv show? Because that’s what happened to me on first listen of the brand new single from Sam Jr. (who you may know as Sam Goldberg of Broken Social Scene fame).

Maybe it’s was the vaguely threatening title “You Lock The Door, I Broke The Window” or just the general proximity to the spooky season… but upon first listen to the fuzz-drenched, methodically paced song I was picturing a horror movie villain relentlessly stalking their prey in the chilling climax to a film.

That being said, Sam Jr. describes the ear-worm of a song as much less sinister and much more anti-establishment, saying it’s “a genuine anthem-in-waiting for everyone who’s spent a lifetime being told what they should and shouldn’t do and getting absolutely nothing in return. Everyone who’s realized that ‘Do what you’re taught’ and ‘Do what they say’ are drilled into you from childhood for some nebulous Other’s benefit but definitely not your own. So the message is to not let yourself be boxed in by others and what society can try to convince you is the ‘right’ thing to do because a lot of the time it’s for the benefit of the higher-ups. ‘Go to school your whole life so you can work for my company and I can ride around in my Porsche while you grind yourself into the grave for me, thank you. I’ve always put myself in positions where I break the rules to see what’s on the other side of life. Jump the fence, break the window, be a weirdo. Fuck the masses. Question what you’re taught.”

Have a listen below and let me know what you think.

Kirk