Hi, Partygoers! Welcome to the second CanCon episode as we explore a favourite musical moment of Dave’s: the mid-nineties to mid-noughties Canadian indie music renaissance. A special time in Canadian music when many local scenes coalesced into a musical movement that triumphantly swept across Canada just beneath the notice of pretty much everyone.

We hope you enjoy it. As always, snuggle up in your favourite chair with a warm winter drink as we listen to:

* Cuff the Duke – “Ballad of a Lonely Construction Worker” – Life Stories for Minimum Wage, 2002* Boy – “Black Cat” – Every Page You Turn, 2004* The Inbreds – “Drag Us Down” – It’s Sydney or the Bush, 1996* Hot Hot Heat – “Get In or Out” – Make Up the Breakdown, 2002* Magneta Lane – “The Constant Lover” – The Constant Lover EP, 2004* Rufus Wainwright – “April Fools” – Rufus Wainwright, 1998* Local Rabbits – “61 Days” – You Can’t Touch This, 1996* Metric – “Monster Hospital” – Live It Out, 2005* The New Pornographers – “The Laws Have Changed” – Electric Version, 2003* The Super Friendz – “The World’s Most Embarrassing Moment” – Slide Show, 1997* Canned Hamm – “I Kissed All the Girls at the Party” – Karazma, 2001

We also played:

* The Inbreds – “Round 12” – Kombinator, 1994 – A good example of their bass and drums sound with some amazing bass playing that comes very close to sounding like a guitar.* King Crimson – “Cat Food” – edited version for single, b/w “Groon” (1970), from A Young Person’s Guide to King Crimson, 1976

Thanks for listening.