Oct. 26, 2011 - Issue #836: Winter Guide 2011
Sonic Suggestions
Alice Kos's winter album pick:Fairport Convention, Unhalfbricking
Singer-songwriter Alice Kos's melancholic debut album You Missed It All will be released soon.
Angie Mason's winter album pick:
Shuttle358, Understanding Wildlife
"Good company for the quiet meditative mind-space that is experienced during those silent winter moments that seem frozen in time."
Angie Mason hosts Borscht in Space, Mondays at 7 pm on CJSR.
Caity Fisher's winter album pick:
Jessica Jalbert, Brother Loyola
Singer-songwriter Caity Fisher's next show will be at the release party for Jessica Jalbert's Brother Loyola. What a curious coincidence!
Stefan Duret's winter album pick:
Women, Public Strain
"That album sounds like a snow storm."
Stefan Duret est le bassiste du groupe musical, Slates. Le groupe vient de rentrer d'une tournée européenne.
Joe Gurba's winter album pick:
múm, Finally We Are No One
Joe Gurba—who performs hip hop under the name The Joe—owns the label Old Ugly, home of the likes of Doug Hoyer, Caity Fisher and Mikey Maybe.
Amy van Keeken's winter album pick(s):
Chet Baker, Baby Breeze and Antonio Carlos Jobim
The Girl From Ipanema: The Antonio Carlos Jobim Songbook
" These two albums are on steady rotation during the cold months when I am snug as bug in my house, making soup, baking cookies and cuddling my dogs."
Amy van Keeken plays in the Secretaries and the AwesomeHots.
Paul James Coutts's winter album pick:
Enslaved, Axioma Ethica Odini
"This one clears all snow for pure Viking conquest."
Paul James Coutts is the singer and guitarist for Free Judges.
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