{"id":3249673,"date":"2017-12-28T16:21:47","date_gmt":"2017-12-28T20:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?p=3249673"},"modified":"2018-01-12T13:56:01","modified_gmt":"2018-01-12T17:56:01","slug":"bondos-top-10-favourite-releases-of-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/reviews\/mr\/bondos-top-10-favourite-releases-of-2017","title":{"rendered":"Bondo’s Top 10 Favourite Releases of 2017!"},"content":{"rendered":"

ARTIST:<\/strong> TORA<\/span><\/a>\"\"<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

ALBUM:<\/strong> Take A Rest<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

LABEL:<\/strong> Lustre<\/a>\/Indica<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

RELEASE DATE:<\/strong> June 9, 2017<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

TORA<\/strong> <\/span>makes it onto my Top 10 list solely on the strength of the track Amsterdam<\/i><\/a>. This is a song I had on repeat for hours\/days\/weeks and I’m still just as much in love with it, if not even more. The entire record is full of ambient layers, it’s very dancy in a lazy way. Take A Rest<\/i> was my soundtrack to summer, and where it’s TORA’s debut LP I’m super excited to see what else they release in the future. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

TRY TRACKS:<\/strong> Amsterdam<\/a>, Mercury<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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ARTIST: <\/strong>Spoon<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>\"\"<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

ALBUM:<\/strong> Hot Thoughts<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

LABEL:<\/strong> Matador Records<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

RELEASE DATE:<\/strong> March 17, 2017<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I have a confession. I have never listened to Spoon<\/a> before previous to this album, which happens to be their 9th<\/sup>!! It’s a band that I was well aware of but never got around to checking out. Apparently, I’ve been missing out. Hot Thoughts<\/em> is loaded with big sounds without it actually going over the top. It’s a good mix electronic indie rock woven with piano hooks and just the right amount of funk. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

TRY TRACKS:<\/strong> Hot Thoughts<\/a>, Can I Sit Next To You<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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ARTIST:<\/strong> Matt Mays<\/a>\"\"<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

ALBUM:<\/strong> Once Upon A Hell Of A Time<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

LABEL:<\/strong> Sonic<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

RELEASE DATE:<\/strong> October 20, 2017<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This album was a grower. Upon my first listen I wasn’t that into it, mainly for the fact that I was hoping for a Coyote<\/em><\/a> 2.0. But the more I listened to it, the more I fell in love with it. It’s an introspective album of heartbreak, falling out of love and letting go, and being broken, then getting on with your life. It’s a bit dark, but above all it’s a great rock n’ roll record. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

TRY TRACKS:<\/strong> 78’s, 33’s & 45’s<\/a>; Drive On<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"\"ARTIST:<\/strong> <\/span><\/span><\/span>David R. Elliott<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

ALBUM:<\/strong> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Strawberry Grass<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

LABEL:<\/strong> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Working Class Records<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

RELEASE DATE:<\/strong> June 20, 2017<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I’ve said many times before, I think David R. Elliott<\/a> is a prolific writer. With a total of 16 releases under his Bandcamp page ranging from folk, alt.country, to psych-ish rock n’ roll, and no matter which LP\/EP you pick you know you’re going to hear clever lyrics and songwriting. What sets Strawberry Grass<\/em> apart from other 2017 releases is its fully analog recording (mixed and produced my Mike Trask at MRC<\/a>). It’s an authentic scrappy rootsy punk sound that Saint John seems to foster so well. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

TRY TRACKS:<\/strong> <\/span><\/span><\/span>I’m Not Him<\/span><\/a><\/span>; Letter To My Son<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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ARTIST:<\/strong> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Avec le Soleil Sortant de sa Bouche<\/a>\"\"<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

ALBUM:<\/strong> Pas Pire Pop, I Love You So Much<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

LABEL:<\/strong> Constellation Records<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

RELEASE DATE:<\/strong> January 20, 2017<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Is Krautrock still a thing? How else can you describe Pas Pire Pop, I Love You So Much<\/em><\/a>? What a quirky way to musically kick off 2017! It’s a psychedelic electronic sonic gem that is divided into three movements. It’s like a super interesting long form jam. In an era where everything is starting to sound the same Avec le Soleil Sortant de sa Bouche<\/em> keeps my love of weirdo music alive. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

TRY TRACKS:<\/strong> Alize et Margaret D. Midi moins le quart. Sur la plage, un palmier ensanglante II<\/a>; Tourner incessamment dans l\u2019eclatement euphorique de soi – Road Painting Ahead I<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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ARTIST:<\/strong> Methyl Ethel<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\"\"<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

ALBUM:<\/strong> Everything Is Forgotten<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

LABEL: <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span>4AD<\/a>\/Dot Dash<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

RELEASE DATE:<\/strong> March 3, 2017<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

For not being the biggest fan of pop music this album stayed in my heavy rotation all year long because Methyl Ethel<\/em><\/a> has thrown the <\/span><\/span><\/span>clich\u00e9 <\/span><\/span><\/span>out the window. The combination of jangly guitar paired with some synth electro pop again created a dark quirky texture of sounds. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

TRY TRACKS:<\/strong> Drink Wine<\/a>; L’ Heure des Sorci\u00e8res<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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ARTIST:<\/strong> Whitehorse<\/span><\/a>\"\"<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

ALBUM:<\/strong> Panther in the Dollhouse<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

LABEL:<\/strong> <\/span>Six Shooter Records <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

RELEASE DATE:<\/strong> July 7, 2017<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Statistically, husband and wife duos can be messy. (Sonny and Cher, Ike and Tina, Bey and Jay Z, etc.) But Hamilton’s Melissa McClelland and Luke Doucet prove with their 4th<\/sup> studio record that sometimes, just sometimes, it can work. Panther in the Dollhouse<\/em><\/a> is a bit of a departure from the folkier sounds that I associate with them and takes you on a ride covering all the soundscapes from power harmony pop, rock, and blues. It’s an anti-album about the complications of life, and if you’re looking for a feels-good album you’d better move on. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

TRY TRACKS:<\/span> <\/strong>I Can’t Take You With Me<\/a>; Nighthawks<\/a>; Manitoba Death Star<\/a>; any of them, really.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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ARTIST:<\/strong> Walrus<\/span><\/a>\"\"<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

ALBUM:<\/strong> Family Hangover<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

LABEL:<\/strong> Madic Records<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

RELEASE DATE:<\/strong> June 9, 2017<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Walrus<\/a><\/em> have a couple EP’s out already but Family Hangover<\/em> is their first full length album, and what a way to start their career! It’s a retro sounding jangle garage rock record with sick bass lines, maybe a reason why I love this album so much. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

TRY TRACKS:<\/strong> In Timely Fashion<\/a>; Step Outside<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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ARTIST:<\/strong> Not You\"\"<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

ALBUM:<\/strong> Misty<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

LABEL:<\/strong> Fundog Records<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

RELEASE DATE:<\/strong> May 12, 2017<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The first time I listened to this album I absolutely knew this would end up on my favourite albums list. A Halifax supergroup, it’s an all-female foursome made up of other bands like Dog Day<\/a><\/em>, Bad Vibrations<\/a><\/em>, Moon<\/a><\/em>, and more! The album is full of shoegaze tones and distortion with melodies, harmonies and pop hooks (but not how you’d expect). <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

TRY TRACKS:<\/strong> Mabel<\/a>, twofour<\/a>, PT<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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ARTIST:<\/strong> The Hypochondriacs\"\"<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

ALBUM:<\/strong> In 3\/4<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

LABEL:<\/strong> Self-Released<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

RELEASE DATE:<\/strong> September 9, 2017<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I don’t know what I can say about this album that I haven’t said before<\/a>. This record is witty, tragic, heartbreaking, and addictive. Give it a listen, or a few!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

TRY TRACKS:<\/strong> Just Like Before<\/a>; Two Bottles Of Whiskey<\/a>; Reaching Out<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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