Dream traps

Making up for last week's premature conclusion, today's show began with the shrill sounds of Speedy Ortiz, a group that's clearly schooled in the ways of Helium and Archers of Loaf. Next up, we had a pair of dream pop gems, the first from Toronto's Moon King and the other from Frankie Rose (of Dum Dum Girls and Vivian Girls). Then, finally, the track that inspired many of today's selections, "Polar Bear" from Ride's seminal Nowhere. I'm afraid it isn't the best in terms of audio quality (all treble, no bass), but I'm confident it'll still be enough to convert a few new fans. The day's vinyl track came courtesy of Edmonton's The Sorels, who can also lay claim to the day's most unapologetically kickass guitar solo. Also from Edmonton, Doug Hoyer sung the danceable sorrows of the minimum wage employee; and, from across the plains, Royal Canoe delivered the goods with their lead single from a new (hotly anticipated) LP, Today We're Believers, which I frankly cannot wait to get my hands on.



"Tiger Tank" - Speedy Ortiz - Major Arcana
"Experimental Fiction" - The Danks - Gank
"Dream Trap" - Moon King - Obsession II
"Daylight Sky" - Frankie Rose - Interstellar
"Polar Bear" - Ride - Nowhere
"What Would I Want? Sky" - Animal Collective - Fall Be Kind EP
"See the Sky About To Rain" - Neil Young - On the Beach 
"GAG" - The Sorels - Daylight
"Sea of Love" - The National - Trouble Will Find Me
"Miasma Sky" - Baths - Obsidian
"Minimum Wage" - Doug Hoyer - To Be A River
"Bathtubs" - Royal Canoe - Today We're Believers
"Ode to Subterrania" - Hooded Fang - Gravez