tunesday

I am very happy to share with you a Canadian band that I discovered while I was in university, thanks to a neighbour who was an old friend of the band. They are called Slowcoaster - a three man jam rock band from Cape Breton.



For the longest time all I had was a burned copy of their album Leaves (2002), given to me by my neighbour. I loved that cd and listened to it until it was so scuffed and scratched that not a single track would play without skipping. My favourite song was instantly (and still is, I think) Jon. (I am not known for my terribly current taste in music, and I'm not going to pretend otherwise.) Anyway, these guys have been doing really well for themselves over the past several years, in fact, they just won an ECMA (East Coast Music Association) award for Alternative Album of the Year for their latest release, The Darkest of Discos (January 2011). Congratulations you guys, and keep it up!!! I can't wait to hear more.