Toronto indie music legend Kyp Harness releases his 18th album, Kick The Dust, once again confirming his status as one of Canada's most socially conscious singer/songwriters. The album is available on all digital platforms and via Bandcamp. Produced by Kyp's longtime collaborator Dale Morningstar, Kick The Dust presents nine new songs in a stripped down setting, with accompaniment provided by bassist Victor Bateman and drummer Blake Howard.
A wide variety of music on the Wavelength tonight including a couple of songs from new releases. We open with two tracks from the new album by British rock group Dry Cleaning. Stumpworks continues the great musical stylings the group explored on the debut album New Long Leg - with the dry, deadpan vocals of Florence Shaw atop the great alt-rock grooves created by her bandmates Tom Dowse (guitars) , Lewis Maynard (bass) and Nick Buxton (drums.) It s a lot of fun and once again Shaw s lyrics are really intriguing and thought-provoking. We also feature a new one from Kyp Harness and a song by Dan Mangan that reminds us that we have people/friends in our corner even when we full desperately alone with our troubles. Mangan dedicates this song to the spirit and memory of Scott Hutchison, who was the lead singer of the Scottish rock group Frightened Rabbit, until he sadly took his own life back in 2018. We then play two songs by Frightened Rabbit - one about how loneliness of depre
It s a simple concept tonight. Some great music by independent Canadian artists - many who are under appreciated for the great music they create. We also dedicate a couple of songs to Mayor Jim Watson, Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre and Russian President Vladimir Putin. If you have never heard Kyp Harness s "Low Dishonourable Men" tune in tonight for sure. you re in for a treat with a song that will have you humming and thinking about so many low and dishonourable men who sadly have so much power in our world. Stay well and stay safe. Oh. and here is the Rick Mercer bit about Pierre Poilievere from a few years ago. Go out and buy yourself some "smug wipes" today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzaZLiYcQxw And here s another great Rick Mercer take on Pierre Poilievre. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnmgL5CZqfs Enjoy
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