So it wasn’t until I had to give this blog a fresh start with a new focus that I have realized how much great Canadian music I have missed this year. As I am searching and buying albums on emusic.com I keep stumbling across albums that I have overlooked from side projects that I knew nothing about. It is great having a reason to actively look and discover new music, I guess that is why I do this.

One said side project is Lightning Dust, featuring Amy Webber and Joshua Wells of  the Black Mountain Army. Yes (with arm pump)! Another Black Mountain side project. Seriously, these guys are starting to seem like the psychedelic west coast version of Broken Social Scene. For those not too familiar with the names, Amy Webber is the sometimes haunting, sometimes warbbly voice from Black Mountain.

Infinite Light, their latest release is still reminiscent of Black Mountain, if you strip back the heavy fuzz. Still psychedelic, but in more of an easy listening way. They heavy guitar riffs have been traded in for a grand piano and plenty of keyboard. For me, the album was an instant hit. The sound is familiar, soothing and catchy without losing the psychedelia that ties them into the Black Mountain Army.

Lightning Dust – Never Seen
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