Absent Sounds Archive

Happy Monday! On live (right now!) today's episode of Absent Sounds is an interview with Danny Bateman of  @heyitsfrog  himself :) last year the band released one of our favourite albums, GROG and on today's show we play through it along with the interview. This was a really funny interview and Danny was ever so enjoyable to chat with. Thanks Jamie (  @audioantihero  ) for your...

Happy Monday! Today's episode is an interview with New York based artist  @miss_grit  . We dive into some classic anime, what it means to Follow the Cyborg and play through their latest album of the same name. Tune in live today @ 1:00-2:30 pm to hear the full interview on CJAM 99.1 FM // iHeartRadio// our archive link // in the interwebs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

Today on Absent Sounds we're spinning the album Abstractions by  @tallblackguyproductions . Born in Detroit, TBG fuses the sound of motor city, with experimental midtempo beats and caps it all off with his signature energy. Right after that, we play Vacant EP by Toronto based, Nigerian born artist,  @whoisamaka Catch it live at 1:00pm EST on cjam 99.1FM in Windsor/ Detroit or at cjam.ca...

2023 had some great albums, today's episode will feature a lot of them as we tell the story of our year. Thank you to all our friends who submitted something. We appreciate you endlessly :) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As we near the end of the year, we've started looking back at some of our favourite albums from 2023. Chief among the list is the album Another Blue by Crosslegged. We were delighted to get the chance to speak to Keba Robinson (Crosslegged) and talk about her journey getting started as crosslegged, keeping the pot of art stirring, being comfy and how she crosses her legs. Hosted on Acast. See acas...

November 11th marks the 1 year anniversary of Racing Mountain Pleasant's debut album 'Grip Your Fist, I'm Heaven Bound.' Previously known as Kingfisher, this Michigan based band (Ann Arbor/Detroit) put one of our favourite albums out last year and what's more, to celebrate the album's birthday, Weajue and I were joined by Sam and Casey to do an album playthrough. The talk was so much fun and I lau...

Lutalo Jones is a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist for the ages, so when Weadee and I received the opportunity to talk after their show opening for Claud, we were more than excited. There is a certain essence that clearly runs through the music of Lutalo. Beyond the tangy guitar and the fuzzy distortions, they present a genuine heart to everything they touch. We are honored to have connected w...

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On this episode, Weadee talks to cootie catcher after their show at the Velvet Underground. When Weadee met the band, it had been almost exactly one year from their 2022 release- stupid is as stupid does. The band has only punched more crunchy, cranked and cool bits into their next released 1234, and 5678 which we play today. For the last half of the show, we dive into the world of 12 Rods, one of...

Nothing beats talking about your favourite albums with some of your favourite people and that's why this episode of absent sounds is a special one. A few weeks ago our dear friend and fellow Copeland lover  @tylerj.music  dove into the album Revolving Doors with us. Copeland is such a beloved band to each of us and sharing what makes their latest release so special was a joy. We talked f...

PLEDGE DRIVE is HEREeeE (⁠◍⁠•⁠ᴗ⁠•⁠◍⁠)⁠✧⁠*⁠。 For our special episode coming up @ 1pm EST, we play though an album that is tucked away in our hearts forever - You Wouldn't Believe What Privilege Costs by civilian. Then we close out with the latest record by Ontario native- closetjudas :) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on Absent Sounds, we're celebrating the 20th anniversary of The Beautiful Letdown— a fundamental album in the story Switchfoot (and consequently the story of us), and then after that we play through Jo Passed's 2018 record, Their Prime. Within the cannon of "music that formed me," you'd find Switchfoot near the top. Few bands have managed to grab a permanent seat at our table as prominently...

Hello from our makeshift studio :~) We're gonna be diving into these two albums on our show today. Shad's 2018 release, A Short Story About A War was one of my favs when it came out. It's hard to beat an album filed with such unapologetic optimism. The Fool (Get it Got it Good) never fails to get me in a good mood and neither does the band BLACKSTARKIDS. They are a great group of Black kids just h...

It's been a while since we last caught up with Evan and Andrew (Cake Function) to talk music, and while a few things have changed in their lives, their playful spirit, and love for music has not. They did however , release an amazing record on Jan 24th 2022. Its an instrumental, math rock bottle of all things amazing. We love it!! Tune in to hear us play it from top to bottom, and get the story be...

With Jan 30th upon us, Weadee and I are finally ready to kick 2022 out into the street! Today's episode is the final (part 3/3) of the recaps we've been doing, highlighting our year. As usual, we also got some of our friends to join us. Tune in as we play though some of our favourite albums, tracks and more all on CJAM 99.1 FM, iheartradio, and those other snazzy radio sites! Hosted on Acast. See...

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On this week's episode Weadee and Weajue talk with Washington based artist John Van Deusen on life, faith and art. John's latest release, (I am) Origami Pt. 4 - Marathon Daze brings the four part (I am) Origami series to a close and marks a new transition in his his work as an artist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's episode of Absent Sounds, we celebrate the one year anniversary of Where the Orange Groves Grow, with an interview featuring the one and only Bilal Nasser :)  @bilalguitar Bilal composed each piece of this album as a way to navigate himself within the fragmented reality of many Middle Eastern youth. As we dive into each song, it's easy to see how these flashes become landmarks, bui...

Today's episode, on air now till 2:30  @cjamfm , is an interview we did with Liz Hysen, the mind behind  @thebandpicastro . Based in Toronto, Ontario, Picastro is a hidden gem in the city. Their music is filled with intricately woven instrumentation, experimental melodies and immersive vocals. All their work is exceptionally good and today we dive into one of our favourite albums by them...

For 6 weeks in the summer of 2022, CJAM teamed up with the Windsor Public Library to host nights full of poetry and music. Here are a few samples from those days! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tune into  @cjamfm  to hear our talk with Willem James Cowan on his inspiration, moving from London to Toronto and insights on some of his new music. Willem James Cowan is a musician from London/Toronto whose work is a perfect blend of folk inspired alternative rock. If you like what you hear, be sure to follow his social media and keep an eye out for his new music coming out in the fall...

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Before his show at the Phog lounge, John Cohen joined me to play some of his songs live. This is a shortened version of the episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week continuing our NXNE festival series, Weajue interviewed Montreal based band Family Man . . With their classic punk rock sound mixed with heartfelt lyrics, they tell us about the inspiration behind their music, their journey to get to where they are now and keeping their weird spirit even as they mature as a band. . Catch us live on CJAM 99.1FM next Monday to hear the rest of our intervie...