by Tiana Feng

Vancouver garage rockers Dead Ghosts released their latest LP Can’t Get No back in April. They may be fuzzy and have everything turned up while recording but for the most part everything manages to remain relatively clear, from the vocals to the guitar. “Can’t Get No” was recorded with an old 8-Track the group found on Craigslist. With influences of surf-rock and the use of classical licks, here’s another album to include in your summertime mix.

by Tiana Feng

Lombok is a dream-pop group from Victoria BC.The band was formed by Owen Hooper after a year in Indonesia. The latest EP The Great South-East embodies some of his travels. Their Bandcamp page has a track by track description of each of the tracks. The songs meld Eastern melodies with the Western indie-pop structures.

by Tiana Feng

Continuing the Bandcamp finds this morning, here is Montreal’s Forêt with a self-titled album. The instrumentals layers are as lush as the forest that is their name. Émilie Laforest’s sweet vocals adds to a very dreamy atmosphere.

by Tiana Feng

Here is a random Bandcamp find from Hamilton. So far there’s not much on their page besides the playful little tune below and the promise of an album in June.

by Tiana Feng

Indian Handcrafts battle it out in their latest action packed video for “Bruce Lee”.

by Tiana Feng

This Calgary garage rock band formed in the summer of 2012, so its no wonder there’s a sunny feel to it. Their self-titled EP is currently free for another few more days so grab it while you still can!

by Tiana Feng

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Release Date: April 2nd, 2013
Label: Cordova Bay Records

Victoria BC’s Acres of Lions released their third album Homes(s) last month. The release is full of 90′s emo pop-rock influences (“Miserable Together”.) The main difference between Home(s) and 2011′s Collections is the production sounds like it was geared towards sounding live.

Highlights include the sugary and welcoming title track and the glock/piano accompanied “Prairie Fire”, an addictive tune you can see the crowd singing along with at shows.

For the most part the songs are earwormy with superficial to-the-point lyrics which lend themselves to a concert setting. While tunes like “Never Let Me Go” are enjoyable, the band will find themselves struggling to compete with similar sounding bands.