The Consumption

Exciting day on the show today — the first time I’ve had official guests in the studio, and it was New York synth-pop duo Tanlines (who are playing tonight at Commonwealth as part of their one-year anniversary party that’s going all week, and you should go check it out. Calgary’s Gold is opening. It’ll be good). They talked a bit about their new video (coming soon), their view of Canadian sports on TV, and Nate Silver’s drunken tweets — pretty normal band stuff, in other words.

Outside of that, the show started with a nod to the German travelogue that ended off Nathan’s show, went through a few food-oriented songs and ended with another visit to Kid Koala’s 12-Bit Blues, easily the Kid’s most listenable solo album in recent memory. No links this time (I’m in a bit of a rush), but you folks know how to use Google. I’m sure you’ll manage. Rainy Milo and Rhye in particular are worth tracking down, and should have some free EPs online, so do have a look around.

Heidi Bruhl – Berlin

The Bar-Kays – Soul Finger
The Earthworms – Mo’ Taters
Binky Griptite with the Sugarman Three – A Lover Like Me
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings – How Long Do I Have To Wait For You

People’s Choice – Do It Any Way You Wanna
D’Angelo – Chicken Grease
Robert Glasper Experiment – Afro Blue – Black Radio Recovered The Remix EP ( Blue Note )

Aloe Blacc – Bailar… Scene 1
The Hood Internet + Various – Our Finest China – Feat ( Deacon )
Rainy Milo – Don’t Regret Me – Limey ( Self-Released )

Rhye – 3 Days – The Fall ( Republic )
Why? – Waterlines – Mumps, etc. ( Anticon )
Main Attrakionz – On Tour – Bossalinis & Folliyones ( Young One )

Main Attrakionz – Sex in the City – Bossalinis & Folliyones ( Young One )
Various* – NiLLA – Vintage 2.0 – Everybody Dance Now Songs From Hamilton 7 ( CFMU )
The Herbalizer – A Sad State of Affairs – There Were Seven ( Dept. H )
Background Noise Crew – Alone Too Long – Everybody Does This, Vol. 2 ( Background Noise Crew )

Tanlines – Not the Same – Mixed Emotions (True Panther)
Tanlines – Abby – Mixed Emotions (True Panther)
Tanlines – Brothers – Mixed Emotions (True Panther)

The Chemical Brothers – The Golden Path
Jel – Sweet Cream In It – Soft Money

Kid Koala* – 8 Bit Blues – 12 Bit Blues ( Ninja Tune )

* Canadian  ** Local

Oh, and:

Bonus video: Trust me, it’s better than it really should be