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It Might Be A Very Good Year…

It Might Be A Very Good Year…

Posted by Grant Lawrence on Mar 01, 2007
Chris Kelly, CBC Radio 3's resident sparkplug, has a theory that the greatest Canadian music comes out during the ‘odd' years of the decade... 2003... 2005... and yes, 2007.

As usual, I scoffed at his concept, telling him that one jaw-dropping Arcade Fire album does not a great year in Canadian music make. Then I started poking around the web, talked to a few people here and there, and realized that Chris may be onto something.

Here are ten Canadian albums from an amazing array of cross-country talent that are all scheduled to be released in 2007:

March 6 - The Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
March 13 - Cadence Weapon - Breaking Kayfabe (Epitaph Records release)
April 17 - The Joel Plaskett Emergency - Ashtray Rock
May 1 - Feist - The Reminder
May 15 - Rufus Wainwright Release The Stars
May 15 - Hot Hot Heat "Happiness Ltd."
June 12 - Immaculate Machine "Immaculate Machine's Fables"
July - Tegan and Sara
August - New Pornographers
September - Islands (tentative)
October - The Weakerthans (tentative)

It's an all-star list, and includes three of my top five Canadian bands, but I would also love to see new (and overdue) records from Wolf Parade, Cuff The Duke, and Wintersleep. Any others we are forgetting? Which album release are you looking forward to the most?
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  1. MAK
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    Re: It Might Be A Very Good Year…

    Posted on Mar 01, 2007 by MAK
    Very much looking forward to the new Propagandhi album.
  2. like a shark
    02

    Album coming...

    Posted on Mar 01, 2007 by like a shark
    April 4 - The Pack - Tintype
  3. Chris Kelly
    03

    Re: It Might Be A Very Good Year…

    Posted on Mar 01, 2007 by Chris Kelly
    The Pack! They love the civil war!!
  4. Silvorgold
    04

    Novillero!

    Posted on Mar 01, 2007 by Silvorgold
    Novillero looks to be working on a new album too! They posted some demos on their MySpace
  5. kyle
    05

    two more...

    Posted on Mar 01, 2007 by kyle
    Sunset Rubdown should have something out soon,
    and the Reverie Sound Revue said they'd put something out too.
  6. ET in space
    06

    Dreaming of le rêve

    Posted on Mar 01, 2007 by ET in space
    Reverie sound revue sounds like they're doin' somehting...as a brand new fan of theirs, I'm really looking forward to it
  7. Grant Lawrence
    07

    Re: It Might Be A Very Good Year…

    Posted on Mar 01, 2007 by Grant Lawrence
    I heard that the new Novillero album got pushed back to early '08, but if they have new tracks they should put them up on newmusiccanada so we can podcast them! Didn't realize that Reverie Sound Revue was still an active band!??!
  8. brandon
    08

    ELIZABETH - FIRST EXCOMMUNICATIONS - MARCH 20TH

    Posted on Mar 01, 2007 by brandon

    ELIZABETH - FIRST EXCOMMUNICATIONS - MARCH 20TH

    I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE FOR MONTHS. THEY HAVE 5 OR 6 TRACKS ON THEIR NMC PAGE AND THEY ARE WICKED GOOD.
  9. Silvorgold
    09

    Not a NMC band..

    Posted on Mar 01, 2007 by Silvorgold
    but Grady's coming out with their new album in time for SXSW, still have to see them perform someday, and each time Johnson's Big Sugar performed, I was either sick or unable to go each time, same with his Grady band.
  10. slow down molasses
    10

    a couple that have already been released...

    Posted on Mar 01, 2007 by slow down molasses
    We'll already this year we have new, brilliant records from Julie Doiron and Do Make Say Think.......and I thought I heard something about a new Final Fantasy record, possibly with Beirut???? and what about a new record from Caribou, it seems like he should be having something come out soon. This year does indeed seem like it will be a great year for music.
  11. Grant Lawrence
    11

    Re: It Might Be A Very Good Year…

    Posted on Mar 01, 2007 by Grant Lawrence
    you're right, I think we can expect a new Final Fantasy record in the fall but it may not be until January 08... both Julie's record and Do Make Say Think are very good, as was the February release of the Apostle Of Hustle!
  12. like a shark
    12

    The Pack loves the Civil War and...

    Posted on Mar 01, 2007 by like a shark
    The Pack also loves orphans and movies about domesticated pets who just want to get home...
  13. TheRadioHead
    13

    Born Ruffians!

    Posted on Mar 01, 2007 by TheRadioHead
    Last years 6 song EP isn't enough, I want more!
  14. tb3
    14

    Re: It Might Be A Very Good Year…

    Posted on Mar 01, 2007 by tb3
    I'll advance the theory that every year is going to be a great year for music release now that we got Globocorp record companies out of the way… Cause 2006 was no year to ignore either!
  15. Charles
    15

    Scott Merritt

    Posted on Mar 01, 2007 by Charles
    Waiting for another Scott Merrit album, of course. The last one took 8 years! Then again, it was worth it. There is simply no better music being made in English Canada today than by this wholly underrated man.
  16. jmasterfresh
    16

    Not NMC but somewhat Canadian

    Posted on Mar 01, 2007 by jmasterfresh
    Amon Tobin may be more of an international vagabond than Canadian independant musician, but i bet his album coming out this month called 'Foley Room' is going to kick ass. While he may not be an NMC artist, he apparently lives in Montreal, so why not throw it out there... and what's with all the Canadian music put out on labels that aren't very big, but not NMC... is there a category for this type of music?? I vote for "calling it "Kindy"music, as in "Kinda Indy". So there.
  17. blinger12
    17

    Re: It Might Be A Very Good Year…

    Posted on Mar 02, 2007 by blinger12
    this year will be awsome! For some reason I had yet to hear about Hot Hot Heat and Immaculate Machine!
    And of course I'm VERY highly awaiting Neon Bible
    I'm waiting for something new from Tokyo Police Club! Their EP was too short! What, was it like 17 minutes total?!
  18. suckamc
    18

    Great Year

    Posted on Mar 02, 2007 by suckamc
    I'm looking forward to so much on the main list, and other bands from the comments, but currently topping my list is the new Chromeo album due out in May.
  19. prairie punk
    19

    the west, the west

    Posted on Mar 02, 2007 by prairie punk
    My most anticipated 2007 releases are definitely Maybe Smith's new recored "Animals & Architects" and Carbon Dating Service's "Polyentendrii". Saskatoon's got some of the sweetest indie rock going these days. True Story.
  20. neuromancer
    20

    Re: It Might Be A Very Good Year…

    Posted on Mar 02, 2007 by neuromancer
    I'm still also waiting for a new Wolf Parade release, but I'm really looking forward to Basia Bulat!
  21. Grant Lawrence
    21

    yes, yes, and yes

    Posted on Mar 02, 2007 by Grant Lawrence
    these are all great picks! neuromancer, good news: the new Basia Bulat (who is a rising female singer songwriter from London ON) will be in our next podcast, as will a NEW song (well, to Canada anyway) from the band that might prove to be the sleeper success story of 2007: Tokyo Police Club from Newmarket, Ontario.
  22. blinger12
    22

    Re: It Might Be A Very Good Year…

    Posted on Mar 02, 2007 by blinger12
    a NEW song from Tokyo Police club?! yay!
  23. kyle
    23

    Loscil's rubies

    Posted on Mar 03, 2007 by kyle
    I spoke with Scott Morgan when Destroyer played DC last year and he'd said a collaboration was coming out. This might count as last year's release, but a double vinyl version of Destroyer's Rubies is out now and the fourth side is Loscil's Rubies - a 23min track. Morgan just made reference to this on his website this month. Hope they bring their two styles together more often.

    P.S. If you want some cool ring tones, Loscil has a few you can download here: http://www.toneshared.com/

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    If you hate mobile phones as I do, but need to own one anyway, here's a way to put some good use to them: (Spread the word of CBCRadio3!)
    http://www.mobileactive.org/

    Cheers,
    K
  24. kyle
    24

    one more ...

    Posted on Mar 04, 2007 by kyle
    Stars - Fall 2007
  25. ottawateeth
    25

    Re: It Might Be A Very Good Year…

    Posted on Mar 06, 2007 by ottawateeth
    I'm looking forward to a new Constantines album this year...but that may not happen until 2008. Other Canadian acts releasing albums this year that I'm looking forward to (and haven't been mentionned yet) include Jim Bryson, the Acorn, and Hayden? (long overdue).
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