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The Sound Affect
by Tom and Dave
In a world of downloadable singles, our hope with this podcast is to look a little deeper at what influences musicians and see the impact an album (as opposed to a single) can have on an artist’s work. The Sound Affect is about discovering (or re-discovering) a record that has influenced a musician. You tell us the record. We will do the legwork to investigate the record and tell the listener some of the basic information. Then we invite an artist in to chat with us about that record. This is the artist's opportunity to "geek out" and have some fun.
Episodes
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Shad picks Cleo Sol's "Mother"
Canada's legendary hip hop star Shad joins us for the second time to discuss his new record "Start Anew" and the influence of English singer-songwriter Cleo Sol. A mixture of Neo-soul, R&B, with strong influences from jazz, reggae, and Motown, her second full-length studio album "Mother"…
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John Borra picks The Waterboys "This is the Sea"
On the dawn of his latest album, Last Dance at the E Room, Toronto troubadour John Borra joins the Sound Affect to talk about Toronto, post punk, and The Waterboy's seminal classic "This is the Sea". Released in September 1985, This Is the Sea is the third studio album by the Waterboys. It’s…
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Mooch Picks Kyuss' Welcome to Sky Valley
Montreal's Mooch pick the stoner-rock/Desert Rock classic "Welcome to Sky Valley" by Kyuss! Despite breaking up in 1995 Kyuss impacted the 1990s musical landscape in so many ways. "Welcome to Sky Valley", Kyuss’ third studio album demonstrates a much more psychedelic and mature sound that has...
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Clem Leek picks Aqualung's debut album
CLEM LEEK is a British born musician and composer, hailing from Kent, England. He studied performing arts and composition. For the last 10 years, he has produced music professionally for general release, film, TV and is a seasoned performer. His modern classical and ambient soundscapes take...
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Gavin McLeod picks Neil Young's On The Beach
Gavin McLeod is a 22-year-singer-songwriter from Milton Ontario. Gavin’s raw guitar-based sound is rooted in classic rock and blues as well as the modern sounds of Sam Fender and James Bay, but is - obviously - also influenced by the sounds of Neil Young. He joined the Sound Affect to talk about...
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Rob & Ian from Change of Heart pick The Dream Syndicate's The Days of Wine and Roses
Toronto's legendary Change of Heart are back baby! After 27 years, the members of the post-Smile line-up of the band have a new album, In the Wreckage, and are hosting two shows at the end of the month in Toronto! To celebrate this, bassist/lyricist Rob Taylor and Guitarist/Singer Ian Blurton...
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I, the Mountain pick The Strumbellas' We Still Move on Dancefloors
Kitchener's I, the Mountain, pick an album by their kindred souls, Toronto's The Strumbellas. Formed in 2009, they soon picked up residencies at legendary Toronto clubs like The Cameron House and The Horseshoe Tavern before releasing their debut albumMy Father and the Hunter. They then signed…
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Matt Hart from The Russian Futurists looks back on the 25th anniversary of their album The Method of Modern Love, and the influence of The Magnetic Fields.
25 years ago, the Toronto and Canadian music landscape was turned on its ear with the release of The Russian Futurists’ internationally acclaimed debut, The Method of Modern Love. The album is an unabashed confession of romance built on a bedrock of thrift-store toy keyboards and cheap guitars...
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Year in Review
We at the Sound Affect hope you had a wonderful 2024 and we wish you a great 2025! This episode lists some of of our faves of the year!
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Brendan Canning from Broken Social Scene joins us to chat about their upcoming documentary It's All Gonna Break
In the early days of the new millenium Toronto was alive with new innovative music. This new indie music revolution was spearheaded by one band in particular: Broken Social Scene. And, now, almost 25 years after it began, they are the subject of a documentary. Stephen Chung's IT'S ALL GONNA BREAK...
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NRTHRN picks This Will Destroy You's Young Mountain
NRTHRN is the solo project of composer and producer Felipe Elioenay. He started playing hardcore in 2002 in his hometown of Sao Paulo, Brazil. His ever-evolving music style explores the Cinematic powers of the Guitar. His love of Post-Rock music stems from his first listen to San Marcos, Texas…
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The Meringues pick Tyrannosaurus Hives by The Hives
Hello! We have been on a summer hiatus but are returning with an amazing episode featuring Kingston, Ontario's The Meringues' picking The Hives' Tyronnosaurus Hives. The Meringues have a new album out on September 16th and their live show is something to behold! So, listen to the podcast. Then...
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Lives Like Skyscrapers pick The Flaming Lips Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
The Flaming Lips have established themselves as one of the most important alternative acts of the 21st Century! So, why did it take us until season 4 to finally discuss them and their album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots? Mindblowing! Alas, here we are... Ottawa's Lives Like Skyscrapers have a...
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The Anti-Queens pick The Distillers' Coral Fang
Toronto's The Anti-Queens have just released their latest album, Disenchanted on Stomp Records! Their heavy punk is a perfect blend of pop mastery and gritty aggression! And, as you will learn in this episode, they come by it naturally! Lead vocalist and guitarist Emily Bones and lead guitarist...
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Pop Up - Too old for live music Dave?
Who's up for the summer festivals...oh my back.
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Episode 60 - Thrush Hermit pick...Thrush Hermit?
2024 marks the 20th and 30th anniversary of many iconic Canadian records. Today we are going to look back at one such record: Thrush Hermit’s debut EP Smart Bomb. As the Halifax music scene was beginning to surge 4 very young men came onto the scene with a penchant for pop and classic rock. Smart...
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Pop Up with Jaguar Sun
Sometimes we cut things out of the podcast that should really be heard. Here's what Jaguar Sun had to say about his excellent version of For What It's Worth.
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Episode 59 - Spencer Burton picks...Nature?
Well, now for something completely different. The charming country sounds of Spencer Burton obviously have some country and folk influences, but on the making of his latest record, North Wind, Spencer found his biggest inspiration was nature. Secluded in northern Ontario, Burton tapped into the...
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Episode 57 - 2023...our thoughts
Because you know you've been waiting.
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Episode 56 - Autogramm picks Have An Idea by The Heats
Seattle, Chicago, and Vancouver combined to create Autogramm. A pure power-pop masterclass, their new album "Music That Humans Can Play" brings their love of everything 80's to an epic crescendo! In this episode, Autogramm's Lars Von Seattle joins us to chat about hometown Seattle heros The Heats...
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Episode 53 - Rachel Hickey picks Come On Over By Shania Twain
Kitchener's Rachel Hickey kicks Dave and Tom out of their comfort zone and sends them flying all the way back to 1997's where they will revisit the absolutely massive hit album Come on Over by the pride of Timmin's Shania Twain. Don't know Rachel HIckey? Check her out wherever you get your music....
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Episode 52 - Rise Carmine pick The Bends by Radiohead
Toronto's electro-pop-rock band Rise Carmine have a slew of influences, but for lead singer and guitarist Liam Colbert one stands above the rest: Radiohead's The Bends.
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Pop Up: Saying goodbye to some legends. Robbie Robertson and Sinead O'Connor
This summer, we have seen the passing of several legendary musicians. We want to take a few minutes in this pop-up episode to look on the music of two of these legends: Sinead O'Connor and Robbie Robertson. Take some time and wander with us down this "crazy river" as we look back on "the last…
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Episode 51 - Matt Rhode of Bend Sinister picks Styx's Paradise Theatre
Matt Rhode is the bassist for Vancouver’s progressive-indie band Bend Sinister. Their latest single Price You Pay and Hot City, was released on July 14th, 2023 and they are currently working on their next album release in early 2024. And, when we asked Matt what album he wanted to chat about he...
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Episode 50 - Kilometre Club picks The Closer I Get by Hayden
WOW, it's our 50th episode! Kilometre Club’s Daniel Field describes himself as someone “who has entirely too much time on his hands”. However, this abundance of time has allowed him to create some of the most interesting ambient and electronic music coming out of Canada. Fields joins us to…
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Episode 49 - Marc from Hammock picks Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me by The Cure
Marc Byrd is one half of American ambient/post-rock band Hammock who formed in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2003. The band consists of composers and instrumentalists Marc and Andrew Thompson. Hammock's music is characterized by its ethereal, atmospheric soundscapes, lush melodies, and emotional…
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The One & Only Tina.
Sorry for the delay on this episode, but we wanted to make sure we got this pop-up episode right. The loss of the reat Tina Turner is a hard pill to swallow. Dave and Tom reflect on their love of the Queen of Rock n' Roll and all that she did for the music industry. Rest in Peace Queen.
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Episode 48 - Stuart Chatwood picks Ocean Rain by Echo and The Bunnymen
For over 30 years, Stuart Chatwood has been 1/3 of Canada's legendary Tea Party. He has also garnered great attention as a soundtrack composer for video games like Prince of Persia and the recently released Darkest Dungeon II. Whether it is as a member of The Tea Party, in his role as a music...
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Pop Up - So what bands do you think should be more famous?
We give you 4 to check out for yourself!
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In memory of Gordon Lightfoot
This week Canada and the world lost the legendary Gordon Lightfoot. His music touched the souls of so many. It was only suitable to spend a few minutes reflecting on his passing and his enormous impact on the music world.
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Episode 47 - Brent Smith from Tin Constellations picks Sweet Release by The Flashing Lights
Brent Smith arrived in Ottawa in the late 1990s and brought a penchant for pop music! That pop music is the root of his latest project Tin Constellations. Joined by Andrew Robertson on violin/mandolin, Brennan Plikington on drums, and Rob "Chops" Snasdell-Taylor, Tin Constellations' debut EP A...
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Episode 46 - Sunsetter picks Captured Anthems For an Empty Bathtub + Anthems For The Could've Been Pills by KC Accidental
We are going back to Toronto in the late nineties, and two albums that shaped the Canadian indie music scene. On the heels of his new album The Best That I Can Be, Sunnsetter joins us to chat about all the importance of Charles Spearin and Kevin Drew's KC Accidental, and how this album came to...
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Pop UP - What are we listening to?
Lots of great new music out right now, some old favs and new stuff to!
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Episode 45 - Kevin Hearn and Hugh Marsh talk about the decade that influenced their new album Dreaming Of The 80's
After joining the Barenaked Ladies in 1995, Kevin Hearn has released innovative solo records and collaborated with everyone from Ron Sexsmith and Mary Margaret O’Hara to The Violent Femmes and Lou Reed, for whom Hearn acted as a musical director and keyboardist from 2007 until his passing in…
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Episode 44 - July Talk pick Pleasure by Feist
Formed in 2012 by Peter Dreimanis and Leah Fay, Toronto’s July Talk has spent the last ten years building up an incredible following based on an energetic live show and three stellar albums that won them the Juno award for Best Alternative Album. They have just released their fourth studio album,...
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Episode 43 - Jim Bryson picks Sumday by Grandaddy
In what very well might be the most entertaining interview (at least for us) in the show's history, we are joined by Ottawa's Jim Bryson to discuss Grandaddy's album "Sumday". This may very well be our last episode, as Jim decided halfway through the interview to take over the show. I think he…
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Episode - 42 Glen Milchem picks Natural Bridge by The Silver Jews
For the first episode of our third season, we are so excited to be joined by Glenn Milchem. Most of us know Glenn as the drummer from Blue Rodeo a band he joined in 1992 after cutting his teeth with Groovy Religion, The Plasterscene Replicas, Vital Sines, and of course, as the drummer on Change…
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Episode 41 - The Sound Affect 2022 Year End Episode
As we wrap up 2022 - and our second year on the air - it is time for us to look back on the year that was! A special thank you to all the amazing guests we had this year and an extra special thank you to Ian Blurton, Bucky from Royal Canoe, Abigail Lapell, Dave from the Golden Dogs, and Manfred...
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Episode 40 - Eamon McGrath Picks Black Love by Afghan Whigs
Edmonton’s Eamon McGrath has been making a name for himself since releasing his debut Wild Dogs in 2008. Ever since then, McGrath has been a non-stop touring machine playing both stripped-down folky solo shows and upbeat punky rock with his band. His 11th record Bells of Hope was released earlier...
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It's a Christmas Pop Up!
Because it's 2022, we discuss our most hated Christmas songs...oooooh controversy.
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Episode 39 - Family Man Pick Brutalism by IDLES
The aggressive sounds of IDLES have turned them into one of the world's premier rock acts! So, it should be no surprise that Montreal's post-indie darlings Family Man has chosen IDLES' 2017 debut album Brutalism to chat about.
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The Sound Affect Live!!!!
Since we began this little podcast over 18 months ago, we have always wanted to try and pull it off live. Well, this past weekend, we did just that! At Together We're Bitter Brewing in Kitchener, we had the pleasure of interviewing Marcus Addams from Hyness! And, wouldn't you know it, he picked…
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Episode 38 - Dan Mangan pick Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Vancouver's Dan Mangan has gotta be Canada's nicest guy! So, can we even possibly come close to explaining what an honour it was to have him join us on The Sound Affect? No, we cannot...and wait, what? He picked what album? Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot! So, why am I still reading this and not...
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Episode 37 - Dave from Golden Dogs The White Album Part Two
The Beatles White Album is so gigantic that we needed two episodes with Dave Azzolini from The Golden Dogs! So, join us for part two of our chat about one of the most essential albums of all time! This episode includes an excerpt from John Cage's - Radio Music Remember to check out our playlist...
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Episode - 36 - Dave from Golden Dogs The White Album Part One
So, today we are talking about a little band called The Beatles. And, we are talking about a little album called The White Album (maybe you've heard of it). So, needless to say, there is a lot to chat with the great Dave Azzolini of The Golden Dogs about. As such, we are posting this as a...
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Episode 34: Domanique Grant picks TLC's Fanmail
Toronto's effervescent and ultra-cool Domanique Grant is a Pop-Soul Singer/Songwriter with a penchant for empowering music! Named one of Buzzfeed's top 20 artists to watch, her EP Queen/Dom is a "fusion of feel-good pop, moody R&B and soul". It should come as little surprise that her music has…
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Season 2 Pop Up 12 - The retort!
Toms away and now is the time for the truth about Dave's co host to come out!
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Episode 33 - Kiwi Jr. pick The Mollusk by Ween
Toronto's Kiwi Jr. has released their newest album Chopper on Sub Pop Records. Jeremy Gaudet joins us to chat about a strange band and an equally strange album that he was listening to a lot when making this record. So, sit down and relax with Ween's 1997 album The Mollusk. From the very start to...
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Season 2 - Pop Up 11 - The Stranger Things Effect.
Stranger Things has brought Kate Bush back to the Top 40! This is not the first time a TV show has relaunched a song! So, Dave and Tom talk about the Stranger Things Effect and songs that they have discovered (or rediscovered) because of TV!
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
In a world of downloadable singles, our hope with this podcast is to look a little deeper at what influences musicians and see the impact an album (as opposed to a single) can have on an artist’s work. The Sound Affect is about discovering (or re-discovering) a record that has influenced a musician. You tell us the record. We will do the legwork to investigate the record and tell the listener some of the basic information. Then we invite an artist in to chat with us about that record. This is the artist's opportunity to "geek out" and have some fun.
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