February 2012
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KWCW TOP 5 ADDS 2/21/12
Yellow Ostrich Strange Land Bombastic, brilliant. Swerving and confusing, mildly electric, looped and overdubbed into oblivion, yet so freaking clear and understandable. Yellow Ostrich is all about rhythm and melody (as is all music?) but the energy and the emotion here have an undeniable clarity and vision, a prowess. This mostly one-man-band is slowly transitioning from funny pop to serious...
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KWCW TOP 5 ADDS 2/13/12
Valentines come and ago but loud, obnoxious, self indulgent rock’n’roll is forever.  1. Tennis - Young & Old Tennis’s 2nd full length album may be even better than their first. Simple, dreamy, nostalgic pop. Songs about young love, traveling, and dreams. This album is heavenly, can’t stop listening to it! Totally recommended -Julia Try 1,2!,3,5! 2. Damien...
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January 2012
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KWCW Top 5 Adds 1/30/12
1. Of Montreal - Paralytic Stalks Kevin Barnes is that weirdo theater freak from your high school. And he’s a genius. Everything he produces is fucking brilliant and epic, he always goes big. This new album from Of Montreal is no exception. Every song is a manic showtune on steroids, or acid, or some kind of drug. I don’t even know just listen to it! Try: 2,3 -Julia Go see them...
Jan 31st
My CD player has a REMOTE. Convenience at its finest.
Jan 30th
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KWCW Top 5 Adds 1/22/12
First adds of the year. Potentially the last year ever. Woah.  1. First Aid Kit - The Lion’s Roar With Bright Eye’s musicians at the helm, First Aid Kit’s second album is more produced and contained but doesn’t sacrifice their lush, youthful harmonies, more civilian and less folky, they seem to have embraced indie stardom. Or maybe they’re just older. Try:...
Jan 24th
I guess I just mean that i don’t really get Elliott Smith
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Spring 2012 DJ Application (for real) →
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December 2011
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Now that the aural tyranny commonly referred to as Christmas music has left us, here’s some (mostly) quiet folk to get you through the cold days. The Barr Brothers- Beggar In The Morning Damien Rice- Lonelily Cat Power- The Greatest Evening Hymns- Asleep In The Pews Slow Club- Gold Mountain Bowerbirds- Tuck The Darkness In Alexi Murdoch- Crinian Wood Blake Mills- Winter Song ...
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WatchWatch
Destroyer - “Kaputt” Watching music videos is the best way to procrastinate. This is a cool one.
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WatchWatch
Lou Reed and Metallica - “The View” directed by Darren Aronofsky You’re welcome.
Dec 5th
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Dec 5th
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Dec 2nd
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November 2011
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Andrew Hall talks to Diamond Rings
A Conversation with Diamond Rings by former KWCW General Manager Andrew Hall A lot has happened for John O’Regan, the Toronto musician who performs as Diamond Rings, since his first single showed up on a split 7” with PS I Love You in late 2009. Between then and now, he released his debut album, Special Affections (which has since been re-issued on his new label, Astralwerks),...
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KWCW TOP 5 ADDS 11/15/11
Oh Hey, Kdub didn’t get a ton of music  this week but quality over quantity amiright? If there was ever a week for clichés, this is it.  1. Feist- Metals All understated urgency and smooth melodies, Leslie Feist is a queen of accessible rock. But there is a definite shift on display in Metals; she’s traded some of her pop hooks for a maturity, a minimalism that you never quite realize exists...
Nov 15th
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