Better Know A Jury Member #7: Brendan Murphy July 14 2009
Music Columnist, Hour and Tourisme-Montreal
Jury member since: 2007
Please share the Top 5 Canadian records you put on your first ballot
Chad VanGaalen Soft Airplane
K’NAAN Troubadour
Think About Life Family
Fucked Up The Chemistry Of Common Life
Clues Clues
Tell us about your top ranked choice. Why #1?
CVG’s bedroom-based musical megalomania contains quirky folk, fuzzy rock-outs and skewed beats. He manages, with a Neil Young-er delivery, to half tie it all together with often creepy and macabre lyrics- though the album’s loose sonic strings are absolutely some of its appeal. Inventive, interesting, heart breaking and weird. #1.
Reaction to the Short List: Your most pleasant surprise ? Shocked by any omissions ?
Maybe it’s because I still have 3 ponies in the race, but no problem here with a list containing albums I’m not into. I’ve heard some very intelligent people go dumb when discussing this issue. That said- Elliot Brood? WTF?
Describe the state of Canadian music in 5 words:
Almost as good as Montreal's.
Imagine the tables are turned and you are the nominee : What would you do with the 20,000$ prize money ?
1) Buy a horse (for show transportation) and a peregrine falcon (for
scouting good spots at outdoor concerts). 2) Save print. 3) Rent the
cottage beside Grant Lawrence’s and blast Think About Life all summer.
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