Co-written with Enzio Verster, “What the world” is a quirky charmer, highlighted by vulnerable vocals.
From the album ‘Don’t Be Yourself’.
Tag / vancouver
“Junky Don’t Care” by Sunday Morning
Vancouver’s Sunday Morning take on Art Bergmann’s harrowing “Junky Don’t Care” with grimy precision.
“distball mit shoy (raccoon face)” by General Purv
Adam Cantor and Mark Anthony Brennan (aka General Purv) create a mosh-up of imagery to match their giddy track of weirded-out disco.
From the album ‘don juan without so much spam in it’.
Album Premiere: “don juan without so much spam in it” by General Purv
General Purv is the collaboration of general gruff (Adam Cantor) and Purveyors of Free Will (Mark Anthony Brennan). Without any sanity to support them they feed off each other’s manic tendencies. The result is an odd assortment of electronic-based flights of dark fancy.
Irregular Dreams’ Favourite Videos of 2022
These are our ten favourites of all the videos that have appeared on our pages in 2022:
“Tongues” by Tanya Tagaq
Tagaq’s song about the colonial attempt to extinguish native languages, with potent imagery by Caitlin Veitch.
“Walking Feels Slow” by Eliza Niemi
The strange simplicity of Ali Vanderkruyk’s video perfectly matches the oddly-delivered confessional prose of Eliza Niemi.
“Which Way” by Amai Kuda et Les Bois
In conjunction with Spoof Animation, Amai Kuda creates a somewhat fantastical Africa while depicting its history.
“Turn to Rust” by AUS!Funkt
Prince Amponsah is the star in this grim but stylish look at urban dystopia to the sounds of post-punk despair.
“The Weeping Man” by By Divine Right
The poignant strains of “The Weeping Man” are set against black and white images of the city at dusk, with some of the most imaginative uses of stop-motion we’ve ever seen.
“Carnival of The Ghosts” by Kobo Town
Mariano Franco’s video gets increasingly fanciful (and animated) as the calypso-rock of Kobo Town rolls on.
“God Complex” by Gentle Party
The experimental chamber pop of Gentle Party is treated to some truly inventive animation by Eva Dominelli.
“Tourist Town” by JP Lancaster and Jared Jackel’s Bad Vibrations
90’s CGI is a good choice of aesthetic for the warped tune by JP Lancaster and Jared Jackel.
“Chattels” by Brava Kilo and Annie Sumi
Chattels is in reference to the personal items confiscated from Japanese/Canadians entering internment camps. Part of the art project ‘Kintsugi’ by Brian Kobayakawa (Brava Kilo) and Annie Sumi.
“Natural” by 36?
Probably the weirdest video of the year, and that is really saying something.
“Nebraska” by stuttr
Vancouver noise outfit stuttr lull you into a false sense of ambient calm until they scream “Murder, murder Bloody fucking murder “.
Irregular Dreams’ Best Songs of the Month: December
Our ten favourite tracks right now:
“High Five” by Abby Sage
“All the Queen’s Men” by Private Lives
“New Kind of Summer of Love” by Spencer Krug
“Power” by Broken Egg
“North Battleford” by Bright Boy
“The Mute” by DA’AT
“Pull Me Up” by Dumb
“High Road” by Diamondtown
“Waste of Crime” by American Lips
“9 to 5” to Joyeria
“Catherine” by Kylie V
Vancouver’s Kylie V treats us to another track of dreamy, intimate bedroom pop.
“Victoria” by Bratboy
Although we are anxiously awaiting an album from Bratboy (Bella Bébê, Megan-Magdalena, Tony Dallas) we will happily settle for another excellent single of playful punk-pop.
“Pull Me Up” by Dumb
The weirdo slacker vibes of Dumb have never sounded better. And the video, by the way, is a virtual love note to East Van.
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