The Sound Affect

Toronto's Elephant and Stars are a hard-working and hard-rockin' band with a penchant for a variety of great rock music! Citing loves from as varied as KISS, The Dead Kennedys, and the Goo Goo Dolls, to CANCON royalty like The Doughboys, Change of Heart, and Lowest of the Low, Elephants and Stars bask in their love of all things rock n' roll! Their second EP Last Chance Power Drive (due to be rele...

With this week's pick, Beck makes it to a very special club (the only other artist in the club is David Bowie) here at the Sound Affect: The second album club. Like Beck himself, Winnipeg's Royal Canoe has made a career of pushing the line of contemporary indie rock and pop. Lush production and musicianship are cornerstones of this album and have proven a cornerstone of Royal Canoe.  So, it s...

First off, excuse the horrible production here. This is in no way up to Dave's standards. But I figured with him being out of town, I could go after two of his favourite things. We can talk about his love of bent baseball caps another time. 

Edmonton Alberta’s IAMHILL is a experimental pop/r&b/alternative musician and producer. She released her debut album in 2018, found herself nominated for a Juno Award in 2019, and just this past week has released her latest album SELLOUT (co-created by Mike Schlosser). She tells us the impact Banks London EP had on her as an artist. 

The Beastie Boys' 1989 masterpiece Paul's Boutique is a legendary album that changed how the world viewed the art of sampling. Who better to talk about the album than Polaris Prize-winning hip hop artist Cadence Weapon (Rollie Pemberton). And, when you are done listening be sure to get to your favourite local book store to grab Rollie's brand new book Bedroom Rapper!  Remember to follow our S...

It's a double shot of bitter, sardonic, and nihilistic Brit pop! Torquil Campbell the enigmatic lead singer of Montreal-based Stars joins us to talk about not one, but two albums (one songwriter) that shaped him as an artist. Tune in and listen to Torq's poetic diatribes on the role that The Auteurs and Black Box Recorder played in the shaping of the Stars sound and on him as an individual. There...

The angelic voice of Abigail Lapell is pure honey sweet! And, it is no wonder, given her love of Neko Case. Join us as we chat with Abigail about her voice and the voices that have shaped her career! Then, make sure you grab her newest album Stolen Time.  And remember that you can hear some of the music we play on our show on our Spotify playlist . 

Happy Birthday to us! It has been a year since we debuted our little podcast! It's been an incredible amount of fun. Here's to another year of positive vibes, great conversations about old and newly discovered albums, as well as, to quote a friend, remembering the lyrics to YYZ in our old age. Cheers to all! These are the songs we are listening to right now! Oh, and remember to check out our playl...

Is there a better first song on an album than Sonic Youth's Teenage Riot? Join Cole Sefton from Toronto indie darlings Sham Family as we discuss one of the most important albums ever! That's right, ever! No hyperbole. Disagree? Listen to our chat and we think you will come around.  And remember to check out our playlist after you listen! 

Back after a bit of a hiatus, we bring you another clip from our crossover episode with Mike and Mike at Mid-Credit Scene Podcast  In this one we discuss music used in a scene with clips from Rushmore and The Social Network.

Teagan Johnston - the artist formally known as Little Coyote - is a Toronto-based singer-songwriter with a penchant for melancholy melodies that sing from her piano. Jonhston's latest singles: "Blue Monday" and “Slash to hurt, Stab to kill” are dripping with dark imagery and are sure to be cornerstones of her upcoming album due to be released at the end of the month. Her despondent pop music puts...

It's our first crossover episode!  We hooked up with Mike and MIke at Mid-Credit Scene Podcast to chat about the Oscars. The thing is that this fell into a 20-minute conversation about Bond theme songs. So, get the popcorn and peanut M&Ms, lean back, and enjoy.

Winnipeg's Alexa Birk, AKA Begonia joins us to chat about Erykah Badu's sophomore album Mama's Gun . Begonia's performances - like that of Badu - highlight her sincere voice, personality and humour. Begonia's love of Badu shines through with every word and her infectious devotion to the record is sure to have you heading out to your local record store to grab it.  This episode is brought to y...

Well maybe not perfect as that's all relative. But on the latest pop up, the guys each pick a song that they would describe as perfect. No spoilers here, you'll just have to listen to find out what they are. Or catch Tom and Dave when they belt them out at the next karaoke night.

Halifax, Nova Scotia's pop wunderkind Rich Aucoin joins us just before hitting the road to talk about Air's Moon Safari. Released 24 years ago, Air's debut album was an interesting moment in music history. Aucoin, who was but a child when it was released, walks us through how he discovered the record and the influence the record has had on his career. 

Hey Tik Tok kid, remember You Tube? We do! It's still the best place for old and new live band clips. We chat about a few of our favs on todays Pop Up. The Tea Party get Intimate and Interactive ...that's copyrighted. Holy Fuck make some beautiful noise . Sylvan Esso just makes beauty .

This ain't no pop up! Time for the guys to go full geek on a couple of their favorite albums. Dave - Scott Weiland 12 Bar Blues - Dave heaps praise on this highly underrated solo album from the Stone Temple Pilots front man. Tom - Rod Stewart Every Picture Tells A Story - Don't it? Tom gushes about this influential album from Rod the Mod.  Find out which of these albums actually broke up a ba...

Apparently, our last hot takes were so well received we thought we would take on the ultimate in hot takes. We give our opinions on The Beatles Get Back documentary. First hot take, we still haven't finished it!!! Though, that's more of a revelation? As always follow along with the Sound Affect Spotify playlist here! PS: Some quick non-music related hot takes Dave: The Simpsons are doing some of t...

As 2021 comes to a close, we are excited to look back on the year, the guests we had, and the music we listened to! Join us to salute our former guests and pick our favourite records and singles of the year. There may even be a surprise for one lucky listener! 

A little Christmas pop up for ya! We let you know our favorite and least favorite Christmas tunes.  As always, follow along here!

Hey y'all! It's been a bit! We're back with a new episode and guest! Want to know what Lex Leosis first tattoo was? Better listen this week as she joins us to talk about The Cool by Lupe Fiasco. There's a lot going in in this one (Might have to save some extra for a pop up) and you can hear her smile the entire time and her love of this album is infectious. Check out Lex here and Lupe here As alwa...

In today's episode we chat with Canadian Indie journeyman Stephen Ramsey of Light Conductor and the album The Expanding Universe by Laurie Spiegle. We find out what it has in common with Chuck Berry (other than both artists being featured on our show), talk synths, jamming and ...Phish? It's a noisy good time! Check out The Expanding Universe on Spotify here. The latest Light Conductor album here...

Behold the brilliant banter that is our Pop Up Episode. This week featuring; Spoon War On Drugs Don't Forget to follow our Spotify playlist here Check out our new episode next week when we discuss one of the most...interesting albums yet.

To many, The Weber Brothers are the baddest band in the land. Over the past 16 years they’ve recorded 12 independent albums and toured extensively throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe both as solo artists and as members of Ronnie Hawkins "The Hawks".  Fresh off the heels of their latest album "Choose Your Own Adventure" Ryan and Sam Weber join us to talk about Chuck Berry's album The Great...

It's amazing what opinions come out in casual conversations about music. We give our hot takes on a couple of old albums.  Find out which U2 album Dave thinks is superior to their others, and which bands follow up project, Tom thinks is better than their most famous work.  Editors note: Either brain fart or early onset dementia, Dave kept calling U2's Zooropa, the incorrect name of Zoo T...