The A.M.

Of note: An unexpected early episode farewell to the great Canadian label Telephone Explosion; a throwback to the band that (supposedly) underpins The A.M.'s whole mood; autumnal shoegaze and jangle pop; and other mellow sounds to indulge in on an October morning. Hope you enjoy it. Playlist: Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians: Section I Allison de Groot, Rich Ruth - New Intervention John Beltra...

The Honourable Eleanor Olszewski joins midway through the show to discuss the upcoming referendum in Alberta — please don't forget to vote on October 19 or in one of the advance ballots. Otherwise, it's a steady mix of mid-tempo music for an autumn morning. Nearly all brand-new songs, with a couple exceptions. Hope you enjoy them, and have a fantastic week! Playlist: Light Conductor - She Glitters...

This week's AM opens with Space Ghost's "Back from Reality," only appropriate as we go from the real world of unstructured weekend time into the strange shared fiction of the working week. Tune in for ambient electronics, vintage psychedelia, brand-new shoegaze and dream-pop, experimental jazz, and other sounds to tied you over until reality returns again. Playlist: Space Ghost - Back From Reality...

Moody music on a misty Monday morning — what could be cozier on the Labour Day long weekend? A couple surprises this week, including ambient jazz from Andrew WK, and a psychedelic epic from Frankie Valli's Four Seasons, but mostly it's your recommended mix of offbeat easy listening to start your week off right. Hope you enjoy it. Playlist: Living Hour - Magnet Fejká - Tape_X247 - Max Cooper Remix...

An ambient-leaning first hour, a throwback to a quarter-century-old glam rock musical, and an eclectic third hour that encompasses shoegaze, neo-classical, and oddball folk. In other words, it's another AM full of offbeat easy listening to end your August on a pleasant note. Playlist: Light Conductor - Omenize Bibio, Dorian Concept - Lichen Trip Sun Drawing, Sea Level - Mornings at the Library Ten...

Mild technical difficulties can't get a good AM down. This week's episode starts with soul-nourishing sounds from Beverly Glenn-Copeland, wraps with the Durutti Column's most recent magic, and finds room in between for tropical getaways, art-rock detours, and kosmische expanses. Hope you enjoy it. Playlist: Beverly Glenn-Copeland - Light of the Heavens Fling II - ilia Elskavon - Mannequin Postmode...

Running through some favourites from the first half of 2026. Follow @theam.ca on Bluesky for links to the full playlist of 100+ songs, which will likely grow a bit in the weeks to come as I realize more that I missed. Hope you enjoyed this brief respite from Stampede season. We'll be back to the usual mix of new releases, classic throwbacks, and offbeat easy listening next Monday. Playlist: John H...

Wrapping up June with an eclectic AM, throwing back to electro-poppers Seeland, checking on new releases from Fiver, PJ Harvey, and Maya Ongaku, and generally aiming for the right balance between waking up and calming down. Hope you enjoy it. Playlist: Richard Norris - River's Song M. Geddes Gengras - The List is Millions Long PJ Harvey - Voyager Ambre Ciel - dream / mirage Jacana People - Koshi D...

Don't let the cloud cover fool you, it is in fact the day after the Summer Solstice, and there is scattered sunshine throughout this week's AM. This week's throwbacks is to one of the all-time great debuts — Belle and Sebastian's Tigermilk — along with atmospheric electronics, Thai psychedelia, a spin-off from Project Gemini, and other sounds to start your week off right. Enjoy! Playlist: Pierre-Y...

The AM's annual Sled Island special, with 10 of today's artists also appearing at Sled later this week. Hopefully it hangs together outside of that, too, despite some grogginess on your humble host's part. We all have to find our footing sometimes. Playlist: Laraaji - All Pervading (Glimpse) Clear Path Ensemble - Tongue Rhythm Nick Schofield - Imagine Space Hollie Kenniff, featuring Kazuma Okabaya...

The sun is shining—for the moment at least—and The AM is here to give a chance to bask in the glow for a few hours. A throwback to Jerry Paper's philosophically dense oddball pop, new music from AM favourites like Tara Clerkin Trio, Bernardino Femminielli, and Memorials, and other offbeat easy listening to start your week off right. Enjoy the sunshine before the clouds settle in for the rest of th...

Playlist: Bluetech - A Study In Vapors Noveller - Portmeirion Cédric Dind-Lavoie - « Bounce » Michael Nau - Firstborn Wave Martyn , featuring Duval Timothy - No One Plays the Game Boards of Canada - Into the Magic Land Sinewave - 3rd Density Blues Cylindricon - Check Mark Contagious Yawns - Cloudious Nimbus Janek van Laak, The Circle of Madness - Llegando The Durutti Column - Liars Bill Orcutt, Ma...