I Like This: Blinker the Star

Jordon Zadorozny is one of Canada's underrated talent.  He's back with a new Blinker the Star record entitled Songs From Laniakea Beach.  This is the first single and video.

I Like This: Dan Deacon

This won't be for everyone, but I find it weirdly hypnotic.

Black Sabbath Reveals Artwork for New Album in a Video

Kinda cool.  This shows you what kind of care and money they're putting into this release.

More Music from the Inbox, 04 April 2013: Puppet Rebellion, Anthropologists of Nosy Mangabe, The Strangers, Goodnight Sunrise, Vows, Skeleton Suites

By Larry Lootsteen

Artist: Puppet Rebellion, “The Greatest Lie Ever Told”

Album: Single

New, new, new band recently formed.  This is their first, and highly enjoyable, demo track.

Sounds like:  A driving force, calling out...

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Weekly Music Sales Report - 04 April 2013

Sorry for being a bit late this week, but I'm on the other side of the planet and getting these posts up while being 12 time zones out of sync can be a bit weird.  Next week will be like that, too, so my apologies in advance.

We're finally gettings good gushes of new releases into the system, something that the industry needs if it's going to make up its deficit sales position over 2012.  There are seven new releases in the top 20 on the Canadian charts this week, pushing sales up 6% of last week.  That'll help nibbling at the -2% annual pacing we're seeing right now.

Physical CD sales are no help.  They're now down 17% year-to-date from 2012.  Digital albums are up 22% over last year while digital singles are up 10%.

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