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Best Canadian Releases of 2011

2011-12-31T17:19:00.000-08:00

Honorable Mentions
-Northamorica - Bike - Feelin' So City - IND (Toronto)
-Coeur De Pirate - Adieu - Blonde - Grosse Boite (Montreal)
-Indian Wars - That's The Way it Goes - Walk Around The Park LP - IND (Vancouver)
-Timber Timbre - Too Old To Die Young - Creep On Creepin On - Arts & Crafts (Toronto)

Top 10!
10. Austra - Beat and the Pulse - Feel It Break - Paper Bag (Toronto)
9. The Hoa Hoa's - Modern Men - S/T - Outside Music (Toronto)
8. Code Pie - Low Devotion - Love Meets Rage - Flagless (Montreal)
7. Aline Morales - Tem Do De Mim - Flores Tambores e Amores - IND (Toronto)
6. Feist - Comfort Me - Metals - Arts & Crafts (Toronto)
5. Dan Mangan - Oh Fortune - Oh Fortune - Arts & Crafts (Vancouver)
4. The Pack A.D. - Sirens - Unpersons - Mint (Vancouver)
3. Whitehorse - Killing Time is Murder - S/T - Six Shooter (Toronto)
2. Junior Boys - You'll Improve Me - It's All True - Domino (Hamilton)
1. Chad Vangaalen - Sara - Diaper Island - Sub Pop (Calgary)

Best Canadian Releases of 2010

2010-12-31T17:18:00.000-08:00

BEST OF 2010!!!

BEST CANADIAN ALBUMS OF 2010!!!

Honorable Mentions:
From the Tank Compilation - Shark Tank Productions (Windsor)
Ron Leary - For the Woman - Dependent Arising - Independent(Windsor/Toronto)
Wolf Parade - Expo 86 - Sub Pop (Montreal)
Caribou – Swim – Merge (London)

10. Besnard Lakes - Are the Roaring Night - Jagjaguwar/Outside Music (Montreal)
9. Sarah Harmer - Oh Little Fire - Universal (Kingston)
8. Plants & Animals - La La Land - Secret City Records (Montreal)
7. Forest City Lovers - Carriage - Arts & Crafts (Toronto)
6. Ghostkeeper - S/T - Flemish Eye (Calgary)
5. Broken Social Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record - Arts & Crafts (Toronto)
4. Holy Fuck - Latin America - Young Turks (N. America)/XL Recordings (UK)(Toronto)
3. Young Rival - S/T - Sonic Unyon (Hamilton)
2. Bocce - Disambiguation - Dadmobile (Waterloo)
1. Born Ruffians - Say It - Warp Records (Toronto)

Best Canadian Releases of 2010

2010-12-21T17:13:00.000-08:00

Honorable Mentions:
From the Tank Compilation - Shark Tank Productions (Windsor)
Ron Leary - For the Woman - Dependent Arising - Independent(Windsor/Toronto)
Wolf Parade - Expo 86 - Sub Pop (Montreal)
Caribou – Swim – Merge (London)

10. Besnard Lakes - Are the Roaring Night - Jagjaguwar/Outside Music (Montreal)
9. Sarah Harmer - Oh Little Fire - Universal (Kingston)
8. Plants & Animals - La La Land - Secret City Records (Montreal)
7. Forest City Lovers - Carriage - Arts & Crafts (Toronto)
6. Ghostkeeper - S/T - Flemish Eye (Calgary)
5. Broken Social Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record - Arts & Crafts (Toronto)
4. Holy Fuck - Latin America - Young Turks (N. America)/XL Recordings (UK)(Toronto)
3. Young Rival - S/T - Sonic Unyon (Hamilton)
2. Bocce - Disambiguation - Dadmobile (Waterloo)
1. Born Ruffians - Say It - Warp Records (Toronto)

Best Canadian Releases of 2009

2009-12-31T17:15:00.000-08:00

Honorable Mention: The Done-fors - How to Have Sex With Canadians (Toronto)

10. Field Assembly - Broadsides & Ephemera- June 09 (Windsor)
9. Ohbijou - Beacons - Apr 09(Toronto)
8. Islands - Vapours - Sept 09 (Montreal)
7. Black Mold - Snow Blindness is Crystal Antz - Aug 09 (Calgary)
6. Immaculate Machine - High on Jackson Hill - Apr 09 (Victoria)
5. Jenocide - Machines to Make Us Wet - Sept 09 (Halifax)
4. Handsome Furs - Face Control - Mar 09 (Montreal)
3. AC Newman - Get Guilty - Jan 09 (Vancouver)
2. Thunderheist - S/T - Mar 09 (Toronto/Montreal)
1. Young Rival - S/T - Jan 09 (Hamilton)

Best Canadian Releases of 2008

2008-12-31T17:16:00.000-08:00

Honorable Mentions:
Women - S/T (Calgary)
Crystal Castles - S/T (Toronto)

10. Born Ruffians - Red Yellow & Blue (Toronto)
9. Lake of Stew - Ain't Tired of Lovin (Montreal)
8. Land of Talk - Some are Lakes (Montreal)
7. Plants and Animals - Parc Avenue (Montreal)
6. King Khan & The Shrines - The Supreme Genius of King Khan & The Shrines (Montreal)
5. Wet Secrets - Rock Fantasy (Edmonton)
4. Islands - Arm's Way (Montreal)
3. Mother Mother - O My Heart (Vancouver)
2. Black Mountain - In the Future (BC)
1. Hayden - In Field & Town (Toronto)

Best Canadian Releases of 2007

2007-12-31T17:17:00.000-08:00

10. Buck 65 - Situation (Nova Scotia)
9. Deep Dark Woods - Hang Me, Oh Hang Me (Saskatoon)
8. Sleepless Nights - Hang Up EP(Halifax)
7. K-OS - Collected (Toronto)
6. You Say Party! We Say Die!! - Lose All Time (Vancouver)
5. Caribou - Andorra/Pink Room Sessions/Tour Cd (Dundas Ont)
4. Locust Have No King - S/T (Windsor)
3. Holy Fuck - Tour Only CD (Toronto)
2. Bend Sinister - S/T (Vancouver)
1. Feist - The Reminder (Toronto)