Winnipeg can be a fickle city when it comes to choosing the current season. In one week it can go from +30°C to below 0, and back again. “What’s that?”, said Mother Nature, “You already planted all your plants for the year? LOL Here’s some more snow!”…… Aw, thanks. You shouldn’t have.

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Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Like Acid Rain

Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s most recent album, Multi-Love, was released last week, and it is one I keep listening to over and over. An album inspired by the polyamorous relationship between singer Ruban Neilson, his wife, and a woman he met in Tokyo while on tour. If you’re intrigued, read more about the details here.

Now go and give your significant other a nice long handshake, and stop looking at me with those eyes.

Milo Greene – Heartless

This weekend Milo Greene returned to Winnipeg on their own headlining tour (last seen here opening for Bombay Bicycle Club in October). Unfortunately, I was stuck working and couldn’t make it. However, my fiancée made it to the show and sent me a pretty great 15 second clip, so at least I’ve got that going for me! Besides the distracting couple behind her that sang the wrong songs and tried to conceive a child (who in 9 months will be named Milo), she said it was a great concert.

This track from Milo Greene is off their latest album, Control, and led by the vocals of band member Marlana Sheetz. (Oh boy, I just have to take this opportunity) I hope you’re not listening to this playlist in bed, otherwise after listening to this track you may leave some sheetz in the sheets! For those 26 loyal followers that read my last post, you’re welcome again.

Of Monsters and Men – Empire

Looks like Of Monsters and Men are ready for summer as well! They’re ready get out of Iceland and tour with their new album, Beneath the Skin, out June 9th. If you can’t wait, they have released four songs you can check out. The band is describing this upcoming album as a polar opposite to their last, being described as more personal, and from the sounds of some of these songs, more personally emotional.

Strand of Oaks – Goshen ’97

“Goshen ’97”, the album opener on Strand of Oak’s album Heal sounds like it could be straight out of the 70’s. The song recounts singer Timothy Showalter’s first experience creating music in his hometown of Goshen, Indiana, but I can’t remember when that was supposed to have happened.

Mutemath – Typical

in 2005, OK GO released their revolutionary music video for their single “Here it Goes Again”. What they started on those treadmills would set a new standard for music videos… At least, for music videos could hold my attention. For some bands, they play their instruments and shoot a video. For others, like Mutemath, they learn all their respective parts (from vocals, to every single instrument) backwards, and shoot the video. If you’re amazed by this video, check out their making of video that gives a glimpse of how difficult that task would actually be.

Tame Impala – Disciples

Looking for more psychedelic-rock to go with Unknown Mortal Orchestra? Tame Impala can help with that. Not only neighbors to UMO in terms of musical genre, but they also hail from Australia as UMO does from New Zealand. Tame Impala’s new CD will be coming out July 17.

AWOLNATION – Hollow Moon (Bad Wolf)

If you’ve been lulled into a daze by Tame Impala, you’re surely about to be woken up by the almost-yelling vocals of AWOLNATION. This track is fresh off their latest album, Run, which was released in March. What’s got me particularly excited about this band right now is that former Company of Thieves Guitarist Marc Walloch is currently playing bass with them! For Winnipeg readers, AWOLNATION will be coming to Winnipeg July 5, so if you like what you hear, go get your tickets!

Yukon Blonde – Saturday Night

Yukon Blonde is a Canadian band I discovered just as I was leaving on my 2 year trip up north to good old Thompson Manitoba, as I played their 2012 release Tiger Talk over and over. At long last, we finally get a taste of some new Yukon Blonde (phrasing) with their latest single “Saturday Night”, which will be on their next album On Blonde coming out June 16.

Until next time, keep fit and have fun!

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