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Listen to Biffy Clyro’s new album in First Spins

March 5th, 2013

With so much music out there sometimes (and this is embarrassing to admit) great albums and artists slip through the cracks. Biffy Clyro is one of those bands that didn’t take the inyourface approach of marketing and let their music do all the talking. And so after wading through new videos by the likes of [...]

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Listen to Wild Belle’s new album on First Spins

March 4th, 2013

When was the last time you hung out with your sibling? How about when was the last time you made anything with them (probs back in the fifth grade for a macaroni portrait for your mom’s birthday, right?)? Wild Belle is the sibling duo of Elliot and Natalie Bergman and they’re rocking the socks of [...]

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Listen to the latest album by Apparat on First Spins

February 20th, 2013

Seems like our First Spins section is being dominated by a European sound! Apparat is Sascha Ring, a musician from Berlin who masterfully crafts a sound, versus say, crafting a beat like dubstep. When doing research about Apparat and his new album, Krieg und Frieden, we came across Sascha’s blog and he wrote, “i made [...]

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Listen to the new album by Boy on First Spins

February 20th, 2013

It may be winter in Canada but things are just about to burst into spring with the new album by Boy, our newest girl crush duo from Germany and Switzerland. Boy is Valeska Steiner and bassist Sonja Glass and they founded the group in 2007 after they met at a music clinic in 2005. They [...]

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Listen to the latest album by The View on First Spins

February 13th, 2013

The View is a crazy talented indie rock band from Scotland. They are veterans on the scene with now a total of four studio albums under their belt with their latest, Cheeky For A Reason. The album has been described by the band as “Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours done by The Clash” and we have it [...]

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Hum to Local Natives’ Hummingbird on First Spins

January 29th, 2013

I came to know Local Natives when my co-worker came to the office gushing about attending their show the night before. They had just come out with Gorilla Manor and like juicy Pretty Little Liars text from A, Gorilla Manor was in your face, beautiful, pounding, and anthemic. That was 2009. Four years later, finally [...]

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Hearts will throb for Tegan and Sara’s album in First Spins

January 24th, 2013

We’re sure that Canada’s coolest twins, Tegan and Sara, got your head bumping with their video for Closer and now they’re ready to rock your socks off with their album Heartthrob! The new album is a departure from their humble indie beginnings and we’re really excited to hear what they have asserted as anything but [...]

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Listen to the new album by Ra Ra Riot on First Spins

January 16th, 2013

Are you ready for a crazy real album review? It really begins as a story, so here goes: today I came into work kinda bummed. Wearing all black and with a sour face on, it didn’t matter if the sun was shining or if I had a cookie waiting for me. Nope, nothing could cure [...]

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Get your holiday cheer on with this Sufjan Stevens First Spin

December 7th, 2012

Think you know CHRISTMAS MUSIC? Well, you have no IDEA. Yeah, that’s right. Sufjan Stevens has released a FIFTY-EIGHT track Christmas album called Silver & Gold and guess what kids? MUCH has a First Spin on lock for you to listen to over the holidays for FREE! Honestly, this should count as part of New.Music.Live.‘s [...]

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Listen to The Weeknd’s Trilogy on First Spins

November 15th, 2012

2012 was a big year for music. Frank Ocean. Beach House. Kendrick Lamar. And now we have The Weeknd’s Trilogy ready for you here on MuchMusic.com‘s First Spin section. The Weeknd has finally released an all-encompassing package of his groundbreaking mixtapes House of Balloons, Thursday, Echoes of Silence from 2011 which has lead to an [...]

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