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• Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Mosquito

  

  I consider myself an atypical Yeah Yeah Yeahs fan, in that I’ve always preferred It’s Blitz to Fever to Tell. Then again, I’ve always been more into “Y Control” than “Date with the Night,” so the poppy electronics of It’s Blitz were...

  by cavacool - April 09, 2013

• Suuns

  

  As the dust of Canadian Music Week settles, Montreal’s unique brand of shoegaze and psychedelia departs town in the form of Suuns. Releasing their first LP, Zeroes QC, back in 2011, they’ve been looked to for an equally eclectic mix of electronic...

  by cavacool - March 25, 2013

• Foxygen: We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic

  

  Jagjaguwar’s release of Foxygen’s Take the Kids Off Broadway last year introduced audiences to a duo of psych-pop revivalists that made it their mission to cram as many influences as they could into one album...

  by cavacool - February 21, 2013

• Tegan and Sara: Heartthrob

  

  If the last Tegan and Sara song you’ve heard was “Monday Monday Monday,” the electronic pop of Heartthrob might come as a bit of a shock. The shift has been foreshadowed in the recent years by “Someday,” the final track on Tegan and Sara’s...

  by cavacool - February 08, 2013

• A$AP Rocky: Long.Live.A$AP

  

  A booming crash of thunder rumbles then fades. A mysterious, foggy landscape is painted. The beat kicks in accompanied by a haunting synth melody and a violin section straight out of Psycho. As A$AP Rocky’s larger than life vocals soar on the hook...

  by cavacool - January 21, 2013

• Halifax Pop Explosion 2012

  

  Amidst all of this holiday season craziness, here is a list of favourite things that happened at the Halifax Pop Explosion 2012, the twentieth anniversary of the festival, for you to ponder how awesome the festival is and why you should probably attend...

  by cavacool - December 24, 2012

• Best Albums of 2012, Pt. 1

  

  Like we always do at this time, today Ca Va Cool presents the 20 albums we collectively overplayed and played loud in 2012. The first half of our list includes some faithful R&B from the unlikely state of Colorado, past CVC favourites...

  by cavacool - December 18, 2012

• Fort York

  

  Toronto alt-folk group Fort York are having a busy month. With an Indiegogo campaign in full flight to help fund the recording of a new album and shows planned all over the city, I asked the guys to take over mixtape duties for me and tell me what they...

  by cavacool - August 24, 2012

• Spiritualized: Sweet Heart Sweet Light

  

  I have to confess I was a little relieved the first time I heard ‘Hey Jane’, the initial single from Jason Pierce’s latest offering Sweet Heart Sweet Light. Clocking in at just less than 9 minutes, the song stays true to earlier Spiritualized form,

  by cavacool - April 21, 2012

• Tennis: Young & Old

  

  When first we heard from Tennis they had an incredible amount of positive buzz attached to their name. With only one single and a story that chronicled a long term romance filled with university life, sailing trips, and marriage, Tennis reached for the to

  by cavacool - March 20, 2012