Take It Home with Tom Cochrane

Manitoban Tom Cochrane has always been able to craft some good tunes and continues his legacy on latest album Take It Home. Technically, this is his seventh studio album, sixth since he went completely solo in 1991 snipping association with Red Rider. He released a debut solo record way back in 1974. Tom is a diamond recording artist thanks to blockbuster album Mad Mad World and scored 11 Top 40 hits from 1991 to 2003. Take It Home features his characteristic folk/ heartland rock style. Standouts include “Can’t Stay Here”, “Sunday Afternoon Hang”, and “Diamonds”.

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A Batch of New Songs Beefs Up the Summer of 2014

This week, at least half a dozen maple dipped singles materialized on the digital shelves of online retailers. Hopefully, at least one of them will hit the spot for you. Montréal EDM wizard and music producer Tiga has released “Bugatti” showing that he still has the magic that helped him win a JUNO award back in 2007. Speaking of JUNO award winning artists, Vancouver’s Grimes has a new song out called “Go“. This one, which features Canadian producer Blood Diamonds, is more mainstream than her previous avant-garde efforts. This owes to its being originally written for Rihanna.

Austin Belle is a new country duo from Vancouver. Singer-songwriter Stacey McKitrick was part of chart-topping supergroup Young Artists For Haiti. The other half of Austin Belle is Jesse Wainwright, a member of multiplatinum rock band State of Shock. The duo released a single earlier in the year. “Just Drive” is the followup.

Diamond veteran Tom Cochrane‘s latest tune is “Sunday Afternoon Hang” which proves that the Manitoban still has it. Alberta’s Raghav, after Hot 100 charting single “WooHoo” and writing music for Hollywood feature films, has a new feel-good dance anthem for the summer entitled “Take Me Away“. Finally, Hot 100 charting Vernon BC singer Andrew Allen isn’t just thinking about anyone; he’s … “Thinking About You“.

Links – Pick Your Summer Anthem(s)

“Bugatti” by Tiga  iTunes
“Go” by Grimes  iTunes
“Just Drive” by Austin Belle  iTunes
“Sunday Afternoon Hang” by Tom Cochrane  iTunes
“Take Me Away” by Raghav  iTunes
“Thinking About You” by Andrew Allen  iTunes