Louise Burns is a singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer who has received consistent critical acclaim including multiple Polaris Prize nominations over the course of her 20+ year career. 

On her latest release titled Element, Louise takes her synth pop sound in a more meditative and atmospheric direction reflective of a need for healthy escapism.

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Bratboy are a power trio who play a snappy and fun blend of early punk, surf rock, and 60s pop while incorporating an eye-catching visual style throughout their music videos, photoshoots, and on-stage attire.  

The group has played with international touring acts including Amyl and the Sniffers and Starcrawler along with local groups such as Dead Soft and Woolworm.

Bratboy’s debut record Bratworld arrives spring 2023.

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Rong are a three-piece rock group who play a “heart-on-sleeve, tongue-in-cheek” brand of punk.

The band’s recently released debut record Wurst sees the group expand and refine their fiery, riff driven rock sound.

Listen in as we talk about the band’s roots as a Dookie-era Green Day tribute act, the best parts of recording Wurst, ventriloquist dummies, and more.

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Babe Corner are a Vancouver indie dream pop supergroup featuring members of Blue J, Club Sofa, Doohickey Cubicle, and Haley Blais.

On this episode, we chat with lead vocalist/guitarist Lindsay Sjoberg about the band's origins, the meaning of "babecore", their debut record Crybaby, & more.

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Janky Bungag is a Filipino-Canadian country artist inspired by the outlaw stylings of Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard, and Johnny Cash.

Initially conceived as a pandemic project, Janky has emerged as part of a burgeoning and exciting Northern Country or cowpunk scene in the Vancouver music ecosystem.

Listen in as we learn how Janky got into country, his love for skateboarding, how he wound up opening for Canadian hardcore legends Cancer Bats, & more.

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Maddisun is an up-and-coming singer/songwriter from the rural community of Cranbrook, BC. Her second album, Home Is Where the Music Is, came out in 2022 and was featured in Pacific Sound Radio's year-end episode.

Utilizing a knack for pop songwriting, commanding vocals, and by incorporating a range of musical styles, Maddisun has established herself as an authentic and genuine emerging talent.

On this episode, Maddisun talks her time living abroad, navigating the LA music industry, a memorable summer video shoot in the Okanagan, and more.

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Cain Price is the latest musical project of vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Mat Wilkins. Through Cain Price, Wilkins blends folk and accessible pop songwriting with electronic textures to create a sound that is eclectic and otherworldly. 

With Mat, we discuss the isolation and anxiety of the digital age, what makes for the best cover song, his visually striking new music video, and more.

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Byron & Adam Slack of punk trio Invasives reflect on their unique place as one of the longest running bands in the Vancouver punk and hard rock scene, talk tales from the road, and dig into their latest release, Feel Good Live Forever.

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Will Chernoff joins James for an annual tradition: the PSR "best-of" episode that ends each year. Will is a bassist and music journalist in Vancouver. In addition to now co-producing this podcast with James, Will also hosts two other music podcasts: Rhythm Changes and Jazz Office Hours.

In this best-of episode for 2022, James and Will each pick two local (Metro Vancouver / South Coast / South Vancouver Island) albums, two albums from the rest of Canada, and one album from anywhere in the world.

Honourable mentions:

James picked

• Kamikaze Nurse - Stimuloso
• Wallgrin - Yet Again The Wheel Turns (Wallgrin's PSR episode)
• Orville Peck - Bronco
• King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Ice, Death, Planets, Mushrooms, and Lava

Will picked

• Maddisun - Home is Where The Music Is
• Makadi - BRGNDY
• The Blue and Gold - self-titled (Will's review on Rhythm Changes)
• Keanu Ienco - Celestial Desire (Keanu's interview on Rhythm Changes)

Local picks:

James picked

• The This - How Does It Feel When It’s Gone? (Track: "Strike The Gong")
• Vox Rea - self-titled (Track: "I'm Free") [Vox Rea's PSR episode]

Will picked

• Amanda Sum - New Age Attitudes (Track: "Awkward Bodies") [Amanda's Rhythm Changes Podcast episode]
• Blue J - A Sign of Good Luck (Track: "I Feel Your Pull") [Justice McLellan's Rhythm Changes Podcast episode]

Rest-of-Canada picks:

James picked

• Luna Li - Duality (Track: "What You're Thinking")
• Alvvays - Blue Rev (Track: "Belinda Says")

Will picked

• The East Pointers - House of Dreams (Track: "Stronger Than You Know")
• Iskwē & Tom Wilson - Mother Love (Track: "Coal Mine") [Will's review on Roots Music Canada]

International picks:

James picked Viagra Boys - Cave World

Will picked Makaya McCraven - In These Times

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Tegan Wahlgren of the art pop act Wallgrin talks the interdisciplinary dimensions of their work, facing the chaos of the modern world, and the thematic layers of their latest record Yet Again The Wheel Turns.

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