I won't forget you if someone else comes along...
Well hello again, podcast fans! Welcome to Flatbasset Radio's Annual Canada Day Special!
That's right, folks, another Canada Day is upon us. Now I know things are a little curious between my country and yours right now. I know that, despite hundreds of years of peaceful co-existence and the world's longest unprotected, our President has decided that our relationship is unfair and you're somehow to be blamed (as if you're the tempestuous, excitable, delusional party in our relationship). Honestly, considering no Canadian team has won the Cup since '93, I'm surprised you haven't turned on us. But I digress....
Listen, Canada, I can't claim to speak everybody in America (for better and far more often worse, thanks to Twitter, they're certainly more than capable of speaking for themselves) but I've said it a hundred times if I said it once - I absolutely consider Canadians my brothers and sisters. I've spent nearly all 36 years of my life living in a state that shares a border with Canada and I've interacted with hundreds (if not thousands) of Canadians in various capacities and I can say with confidence that 90% of those interactions have been nothing but enjoyable. Yes, sure, there's always a few bad apples (cough... cough... Jets fans...), but what can you do? There's always a few. I don't let them ruin my opinion of your country and I hope you don't let the bad apples from Minnesota ruin your opinion of ours.
That said, let's get to the show. Lots of great Canadian artists on this one (and I even removed my stupid rambling from the proceedings). No agenda, no algorithms, just a 16 song, 53 minute love letter to the our neighbours to the north. I've got a few anniversaries in the mix, a Cover Of The Week, and a 50th Anniversary Flatbasset Flatclassic! Enjoy!
As always, Flatbasset Radio is completely free. I've finally set up a decent downloading site, so if you'd like to download Flatbasset Radio: Episode #130 (with all the appropriate iTunes tagging), just click here.
Here's how Ep. #130 plays out:
01. Ian Kamau - Intro
02. Daniel Romano - Toulouse
03. BADBADNOTGOOD - Can't Leave The Night
04. Sloan - The Lines You Amend
05. Owen Pallett - Hard To Explain
06. Buck 65 - Killed By A Horse
07. Andy Shauf - I'm Not Falling Asleep
08. Caribou - Medium Size Working Dog (Steady Steady)
09. The Everywheres - Tripping
10. Shad - Intro
11. Destroyer - It's Gonna Take An Airplane
12. Ryan Hemsworth - Wait (w/Keaton Henson & Mitski)
13. Wolf Parade - California Dreamer
14. Ian Kamau - Sidewalks
15. Stars - Cotes De Neiges
16. The Band - This Wheel's On Fire
Flatbasset Radio Artwork by Ross Auger
Canadian Flag by George F.G. Stanley
Thanks for listening!
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