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No Big Hair 2015
By Scott Reid | 20 December 2015
Art: Sarah Andreasson
Diligent Glow reader: before we put the final touches on our Unison/Harmony feature and close out the year, we give you this one last gleaming hunk of No Big Hair-ness, this 50-minute mix of self-released/small label/underheard/definitely on Bandcamp/possibly just Canadian music that our staff loved in 2015, as thanks.
Thanks for what, exactly? For not giving up on us—not even after that one time Robert Christgau mocked us because we didn’t like Eminem’s Encore. My own mother didn’t speak to me for 6 months, but you? You persevered. When we shrugged at Odd Future after their first TV performance, then shrugged even harder at LCD Soundsystem’s entire career, and the Internet told us to fuck off forever? You forgave us; we grew stronger. When we giggled at that Of Montreal album you sorta liked and gave it a “fart%”? It took strength, but once again you endured. And Yeezus…you know what, let’s not get into Yeezus.
Friend, your prize awaits:
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1. .L.W.H.: “Poverty of the Mind”
- (0:01 – 3:23)
- from 12 Living Generations (Green Ova; 2015)
- lwhmusic.bandcamp.com
2. Andrew Broder / Crescent Moon: “Palms Up”
- (3:24 – 7:47)
- from Andrew Broder / Crescent Moon (Baro Records; 2015)
- barorecords.bandcamp.com/album/andrew-broder-crescent-moon
3. Helena Hauff: “Tripartite Pact”
- (7:48 – 10:56)
- from Discreet Desires (Ninja Tune; 2015)
- helenahauff.bandcamp.com
4. Faith Healer: “Canonized”
- (10:57 – 14:24)
- from Cosmic Troubles (Mint; 2015)
- faithhealer.bandcamp.com
5. Dilly Dally: “Witch Man”
- (14:25 – 17:20)
- from Sore (Buzz Records; 2015)
- dillydally.bandcamp.com
6. Violent Mae: “Murdered Bird”
- (17:21 – 21:18)
- from Kid (Self-released; 2015)
- violentmae.bandcamp.com
7. Palm: “Child Actor”
- (21:19 – 24:23)
- from Trading Basics (Inflated Records/Exploding in Sound; 2015)
- palmnewyork.bandcamp.com
8. Tica Douglas: “Black & White”
- (24:24 – 27:12)
- from Joey (Swell; 2015)
- ticadouglas.bandcamp.com
9. The Weather Station: “Way It Is, Way It Should Be”
- (27:13 – 30:45)
- from Loyalty (Paradise of Bachelors; 2015)
- theweatherstation.bandcamp.com
10. Stara Rzeka: “Małe świerki” (f/ Jachna/Buhl)”
- (30:46 – 35:46)
- from Zamknęły się oczy ziemi (Instant Classic; 2015)
- stararzeka.bandcamp.com
11. Palmbomen: “John Lee Roche” [section]
- (35:47 – 37:20)
- from Palmbomen II (RVNG Intl.; 2015)
- rvng.bandcamp.com/album/palmbomen-ii
12. A Sunny Day in Glasgow: “Hey, You’re Mine”
- (37:21 – 40:46)
- from Planning Weed Like It’s Acid / Life is Loss (Self-released; 2015)
- asunnydayinglasgow.com/
13. Natasha Kmeto: “Peak”
- (40:47 – 44:26)
- from Inevitable (Dropping Gems; 2015)
- natashakmeto.com
14. Skylar Spence: “Affairs”
- (44:27 – 48:41)
- from Prom King (Carpark; 2015)
- soundcloud.com/skylarspence
15. Future Stoa: “dcnnas2”
- (48:42 – 51:56)
- from post-rock on~~~ (Self-released; 2015)
- futurestoaltd.bandcamp.com