New Releases

Light years ahead-of-the-curve, both musically and technologically, BT releases the hotly anticipated new single “THE EMERGENCY” from his critically acclaimed studio album, THESE HOPEFUL MACHINES (Nettwerk/Black Hole) on September 28th, 2010. Featuring BT’s own vocals, the single is a compelling and powerful pop song showcasing BT’s renowned production and recording skills. “THE EMERGENCY” is a bona fide hit, ascending rapidly up the radio and club charts.

Listen to "The Emergency" (Radio Edit):

BT - The Emergency (Radio Edit) by Nettwerk Albums

“THE EMERGENCY” EP contains 13 remixes, led by five separate edits by the hit-making producer, DAVE AUDÉ, and three edits by EDM golden child, MORGAN PAGE. The DAVE AUDÉ Remix takes the meat from the original and morphs it into a soaring composition characterized by a clean acoustic piano progression that mirrors the chorus, all the while keeping BT’s vocals front-and-center. The DAVE AUDÉ Radio and DAVE AUDÉ Mixshow edits are suited perfectly for commercial radio. The DAVE AUDÉ Club Dub accentuates the groove of the single, while the DAVE AUDÉ Dub further strips down the track to its bass-driven elements.

After months of anticipation, The Weepies' new album Be My Thrill is out today, and is currently sitting in the top five of the iTunes Top Albums chart, alongside Katy Perry, The Goo Goo Dolls and Mumford and Sons!

Check out what the critics are saying:

"On Deb Talan and Steve Tannen’s fourth studio album, the indie pop duo (and husband and wife) unleash another set of made-for-tv-licensing, romantic, intense tunes."
- HitFix.com

"...unabashed folk-pop loveliness."
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

"...bittersweet, romantic pop..."
- Philadelphia Daily News

"The Californians' heartfelt harmonies and warm guitar accompaniment are both melancholic and inviting, perfect for sitting back and relaxing."
- Self.com

"Their voices are soft and casual, their melodies whimsical, the arrangements tight and textured."
- AllMusic

Don't miss The Weepies on their first tour in 4 years this fall. (Tour dates below)

Today, Great Lake Swimmers release their anticipated Lost Channels Deluxe Vinyl. The package includes a deluxe 180-gram vinyl, a live bonus 7" with tracks "Put There By The Land" and "Concrete Heart" from the Trinity St. Paul's show in Toronto, and a Lost Channels album download card with three additional songs ("Put There By The Land," "Concrete Heart" and "It's Too Late."

Check out the vinyl unboxing above, and get it here. 

TOUR DATES:
Sep 17   St. Catharines, ON @ Montebello Park
Sep 24   Victoria, BC @ Alix Goolden Hall
Oct 22   Halifax, NS @ St. Matthew's United Church

Legendary and influential Canadian electronic-duo Delerium are set to release their first ever acoustic album on October 5, entitled Voice: An Acoustic Collection. The album is comprised of previously unreleased versions of Delerium's most memorable tracks, which are beautifully transformed into stripped-down, acoustic renditions that serve justice to their ambient, electronic-pop originals.  Listen to the never before released acoustic version of "Flowers Become Screens" (featuring Kristy Thirsk):

Delerium - Flowers Become Screens (acoustic) by nettwerkmusicgroup

Belgium-based indie-electro pop artist Styrofoam (aka Arne Van Petegem) is set to release his new full-length album Disco Synthesizers & Daily Tranquilizers on October 12. The first single, “Get Smarter,” will be out August 24, along with five remixes of the track and b-side “Kids On Acid,” featuring Paul Cook of the Sex Pistols on drums. Get the free download of "Kids On Acid" below!

Disco Synthesizers & Daily Tranquilizers (named after a line in Elvis Costello’s classic "This Year's Girl") introduces a different Styrofoam, one with a harder edge and darker sound. Co-produced and mixed by Wally Gagel (Eels, Folk Implosion, Muse) of WAX LTD, he and Arne set out to produce a timeless electronic album inspired by classics like New Order, Kraftwerk and Depeche Mode, and their shared love for early Electro Hiphop and Postpunk. The album’s beats and keys were recorded directly to analogue tape, shunning the usual ProTools trickery of all previous Styrofoam releases. In addition to the Sex Pistol’s Paul Cook on drums for “Kids On Acid,” the album also features guest drums from Devo’s Alan Myers on “Believe Everything” and Jimmy Eat World vocalist Jim Adkins on “Extra Careful.”

DJ Dan releases his long awaited debut artist album Future Retro on September 14th. DJ Dan first stepped behind the decks in 1989, and 20 years later he’s still one of the most prolific and successful DJs performing in front of thousands. The aptly titled album, Future Retro is a 2-part conceptual project that is both a retrospective reminder of dance music’s early days and a suggestion of its future. To be released August 24, the next single, “Fascinated,” is a much-admired tune reworked with a twist that nods graciously to the sounds of tomorrow. DJ Dan preserves the track’s original vocals and big drops with new bass-hooks and four-to-the-floor sensibilities for good measure. It adds up to the perfect good-time anthem and will be a summer hit once more - reborn and reworked for the latest generation of beat-hungry obsessives.

DJ Dan - Fascinated (Radio Mix) by nettwerkmusicgroup

Nettwerk is excited to officially announce the signing of alt-pop duo St. Lola In The Fields. Their debut full-length High Atop The Houses And The Towns will be released on October 5; first single “Hold Me” will be available for purchase on September 7. Listen below to “Hold Me,” which was recently featured in an episode of Pretty Little Liars.

St. Lola In The Fields - Hold Me by nettwerkmusicgroup

St. Lola In The Fields is comprised of Cindy Brouwer and Jeremy Bose, two veteran songwriters who found themselves writing songs they loved, but weren’t designed to be commercially popular. St. Lola was born in 2007 to give those songs a stage. Brouwer and Bose began working on an EP, Little Breaks/Little Bends, and performing live together when schedules allowed. Both writers appreciated the break St. Lola gave them from all the voices that weighed in on the creation of music industry songs.

“For the first time in my life,” enthuses Bose, “I’m writing songs I really, really love and not giving them away.” Brouwer adds, “For us radio wasn’t even a concern. Every time we got together to write it was like dessert. It didn’t feel like work at all.”

On October 5, Guster returns with Easy Wonderful (Aware/Universal Republic), their first studio album in four years and undoubtedly the best of their career. Recorded in New York and Nashville, Easy Wonderful features twelve new original songs by the group – Ryan Miller (guitar/vocals), Adam Gardner (guitar/vocals), Brian Rosenworcel (percussion), and multi-instrumentalist Joe Pisapia. Their most sophisticated and rewarding work to date, 'Easy Wonderful' is an arresting pop gem, one that's subtle but insistent, layered and complex yet immediately and undeniably catchy.

Check out a free download of the infectious anthem "Bad Bad World" on Guster's website: http://bit.ly/b948iY

After having just released his third full-length album The Learner last week, Griffin House has released a brand new song inspired by the recent events in Nashville and the Gulf of Mexico called "Head For The Hills." 

A note from Griffin House on "Head For The Hills":
“I sat in my bedroom and wrote “Head For The Hills” while the rain pounded Nashville and caused the city to flood. When I saw the destruction in the aftermath and thought about the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, my mind wanted to make sense of all the natural and man made disaster that seems to be occurring at an unusual pace, and my heart wanted to sing relief into the hearts of the people who have suffered loss from these disasters. I headed to Louisiana to capture some images of the land and the people in the midst of their stories."

"Head For The Hills" is available for purchase on iTunes HERE, and The Learner is in-stores now on iTunes and Amazon. 

In anticipation of Lilith 2010 kicking off this Sunday, June 27 in Calgary, Nettwerk has just released a compilation entitled Best Of Lilith Fair 1997 - 1999, featuring the most memorable live performances from the all-female women's touring festival of the late 90s. Featured songs include Liz Phair's "Never Said," Patti Griffin's "Cain," Bonnie Rait's "Spit Of Love," and the Indigo Girls, Jewel and Sarah McLachlan's rendition of "Water Is Wide." Stream the entire album the Lilith's Facebook Page HERE, and grab a copy of the album from iTunes HERE.

Various Artists: Best Of Lilith Fair 1997 - 1999:
1. Angélique Kidjo- Never Know (Live)
2. Emmylou Harris- Deeper Well (Live)
3. Sarah McLachlan- Building A Mystery (Live)
4. Abra Moore- Four Leaf Clover (Live)
5. Luscious Jackson- Naked Eye (Live)
6. Indigo Girls, Jewel & Sarah McLachlan- Water Is Wide (Live)
7. Sinéad O'Connor- Fire On Babylon (Live)
8. Queen Latifah- Life (Live)
9. Bonnie Raitt- Spit of Love (Live)
10. Chantal Kreviazuk- Surrounded (Live)
11. Dayna Manning- I Want (Live)
12. Emmylou Harris- Going Back To Harlan (Live)
13. Lhasa De Sela- El Payande (Live)
14. Lisa Loeb- I Do (Live)
15. Liz Phair- Never Said (Live)
16. Holly McNarland- Elmo (Live)
17. Morcheeba- The Sea (Live)
18. N'dea Davenport- Underneath a Red Moon (Live)
19. Patty Griffin- Cain (Live)
20. Sarah McLachlan & Emmylou Harris- Angel (Live)