Vancouver quartet Flash Palace make skittering post-rock with electronic elements that weave in and out of their compositions. The band has a cassette EP, Some Misinterpreted Sunsets, available to purchase over at their MySpace (there’s download links too, for those of you without tape decks), and “Seventy Lives” is from Side B. (via Delicious Scopitone) – Pitchfork Media

New Release From Cousin Harley (Paul Pigat)

Galaxies communicate by colliding. The violence of the collision is destructive only to puny solar systems. And those who dwell within them. For the Galaxies it’s like “Hey Dude!”

Local metal legends return with a new offering, cd available now

two albums on one cd – remastered!

In our current cluttered musical climate, The Awkward Stage’s upcoming sophomore record, Slimming Mirrors, Flattering Lights is an audiophile’s oasis where the band successfully combines clever lyrics and courageous arrangements into 12 brilliant and brutally honest pop gems.