Your daily dose of indie goodness! Dive into these epic tracks below!

Your daily dose of indie goodness! Dive into these epic tracks below!

Lewca – “Harmony Korine”

The Inside Out – “No Brains, No Blood.”

Block Kay – “Tribute to Tina Turner”

Empty Nesters – “Going Bye”

Callforth -“Why’d You Stop Me?” 

Marco Bruno “Crescendo”

Early Exit – “Paralyzed”

Bonnie Hart – “Angel from Montgomery”

The Background World – “I Love You”

Caroline Loveglow – “Patience Etc…”

The Hot Blood Spirit – “My Wizard of Oz”

Young Carl’s Shadow – “Dollydays”

Elijah Blake – “Holy Ghost”

Rocketball 007 – “Free Your Step”

Frank Black – “Red Flags”

John Lyzenga – “Her Love” 

Bodenbender – ‘Valor”

DWQ – “Requiem Dance”

Alexandra Lina – “In the Magazine”

Bomethius – “Barren Field”

Your daily dose of indie goodness! Dive into these epic tracks below!

Stephanie Phillips –  “Carousel of Hope”

Manuel SD – “Tonight (I Can’t Find My Mind)”

IRYS – “Waiting Syndrome”

Britta Pejic – “Between the Tines”

LOMNOUV – “Les Fourmis”

Riverfields – “The Darkest Hour”
https://youtu.be/qs0w5nOCREs

Crispus Attucks and the Love Muskets – “Closer”

 
Borderline Natives – “Coming Home”
https://youtu.be/nn1oVPOtg4U

CIAN – “Far From Home”
https://youtu.be/yqinDslgA-M

JF – “Alhabu”

Koalra – “Center of the World”

Frank Black – “Kick Back and Relax”

The Kofrim – “Memory Loss”

Adt – “This Life is Not Mine”

Dean Pilling – The Mountain 

Darcey Flo – “Merry Christmas”

Boden Bender – “My Crosshair”

Kevin Kennedy III – “Second Guessing”

Nicholas Allen – “Nothin’ 2 Somethin’”

Marco DiFelice is a Canadian singer, songwriter, music supervisor, and producer. In the 90’s, Marco was the lead singer of the pop-punk band, Supergarage. After the band dispersed, he found his way into the world of music supervision, where he selected music for films, adverts, and television shows including Orphan Black and Lost Girl. Now Marco is writing songs against the backdrop of his life as Parks N’ Rec. This project — a collaboration between Marco and several producers back at his own Self Titled Studios — deals with lost love, polarizing societies, and self-renewal.

Brand new track, “Peace of Mind,” offers up Parks N’ Rec‘s spin on the original by classic rockers Boston and will be included on a full-length covers set to be released this coming spring. A well-written song with a simple melody and lyrics, it reminded Marco that good music comes out of a few basic ingredients.

Marco DiFelice is a Canadian singer, songwriter, music supervisor, and producer. In the 90’s, Marco was the lead singer of the pop-punk band, Supergarage. After the band dispersed, he found his way into the world of music supervision, where he selected music for films, adverts, and television shows including Orphan Black and Lost Girl. Now Marco is writing songs against the backdrop of his life as Parks N’ Rec. This project — a collaboration between Marco and several producers back at his own Self Titled Studios — deals with lost love, polarizing societies, and self-renewal.

The brand new track, “Peace of Mind,” offers up Parks N’ Rec‘s spin on the original by classic rockers Boston and will be included on a full-length covers set to be released this coming spring. A well-written song with a simple melody and lyrics, it reminded Marco that good music comes out of a few basic ingredients.

We spoke with Parks N’ Rec about the video which you can dive into below!

Tell us the story of this song, why did you choose to visualize this song specifically?

I landed in Havana and for whatever reason the melody of the song “Peace Of Mind” kept on repeating in my head.   It is an epic, classic rock song from 1976 that is spectacular in production and perfect in execution.  I was inspired to produce a zen like version of the song while doing my morning walk on the Malecon, a famous seawall along the north shore of the city.  The walks are very peaceful at 6 am, in complete contrast to what this road becomes once the day begins.  Living in Havana is a challenge for us comfortable North Americans, and I think I wanted to create a soundtrack deal with this challenge…what a life lesson?!    

What was the inspiration behind this video(visuals, storyline, etc.)?

I made a visual playlist of my experiences over the last 3 years.  First, I wanted to capture the lush grounds of Colombia, Costa Rica  and the seabed of Belize.   Part 2 , I wanted to show the stark contrast of navigating the urban jungle of Havana and NYC.  Part 3 is hubble of telescopic footage that matched what I think I saw, experimenting with Bufo and ayahuasca in Mexico…lol.

What was the process of making this video?

I simply collected footage and sent back to Toronto to a talented visual editor to make it come alive. I would explain the shot list, but he became the story teller as well. 

Ian Arden, the twenty-something Toronto troubadour was raised in a French Canadian and Moroccan household. When Ian began speaking as a toddler, he struggled with a stammer. Speech therapy showed meager results at best, so his father began teaching him to recite song lyrics from memory, mainly focusing on the songs of Leonard Cohen, Paul Simon and Bob Dylan. Every night, a new song was chosen, and Ian would repeat the song’s lyrics again and again until they were recited in their entirety with no stammer and no accent. 

For Ian, his debut single, “Nadia,” was written in one emotional and traumatic night. The song is about compassion and concern for a loved one who is struggling with opioids or mental health. “Nadia” serves as a reminder that there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

Watch the music video directed by David J Redman (TEDY, BASHA, RIELL):

“Ian Arden is extremely gifted. I can’t wait for everyone to hear Nadia and the rest of his album ‘Songs for Rebecca.’ The music video for Nadia blew me away.”

 –Grammy Award winner John Greenham (Billie Eilish “when we all fall asleep where do we go?” Mastering Engineer, Bo Burnham “INSIDE” Mastering Engineer.

Kendra Gabrielle is ready to paint 2023 her favourite colour with witty new single “RED,” produced by CMAO nominee producer Shawn Moore. The singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist is a fresh-faced indie artist in the country music world.

Inspired by a joke about being attracted to red flags, “RED” captures the true Kendra, showcasing her sassy and upbeat persona. 

https://ffm.to/redkg

Official video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-x3_q1JfueM

In 2020, Kendra released her debut single “Bad Boy” which reached #2 on the Canadian Indie Country Countdown. In 2022, her self-love anthem “Drunk On My Own” earned her a nomination for Best New Solo Artist at the Mississauga Music Awards.