Best Canadian alternative/underground music

A Listmania! list by Timothy Johnson "Tim" (British Columbia, Canada)
 
Bites
1.  Bites by Skinny Puppy
The list author says:
  "Skinny Puppy's masterpiece.  Not as harsh & unlistenable as later releases"
CDN$ 9.49   Used & New from: CDN$ 8.29
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Head Down
2.  Head Down by Moev
The list author says:
  "A huge improvement over their previous album Yeah, Whatever.  Typical 1980's Nettwerk sound.  Excellent."
CDN$ 16.95   Used & New from: CDN$ 6.99

Floodlit
3.  Floodlit by Lazarazu
The list author says:
  "Former members of Grapes of Wrath and Moev.  Like Curve with more synths."
CDN$ 34.95   Used & New from: CDN$ 12.55
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Over 60 Mins
4.  Over 60 Mins by Strange Advance
The list author says:
  "Unique new romantic music with great vocals and moving melodies.  Collects classics from their first two albums."
CDN$ 15.45   Used & New from: CDN$ 10.18
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Falling
5.  Falling by Blue Peter
The list author says:
  "Very similar to late '70's/early '80's Roxy Music.  Finally their classic last album is released on CD with bonus tracks!  Check out their other 2007 CD reissues."
CDN$ 8.98   Used & New from: CDN$ 5.08
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Arias And Syms
6.  Arias And Syms by Spoons
The list author says:
  "Spoons masterpiece from 1982. Elements of Railway Children, early Duran Duran, Abecedarians, Teardrop Explodes, Wild Swans, etc... Their next album Talkback is also very good."
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4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Funeral
7.  Funeral by Arcade Fire
The list author says:
  "One of the few great bands in existence today.  They are fans of The Smiths, Pixies, Violent Femmes, Echo & The Bunnymen and New Order"
CDN$ 13.99   Used & New from: CDN$ 4.46
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)

Spin
8.  Spin by 24 Gone
The list author says:
  "Amazing album for fans of Catherine Wheel, Nowhere-era Ride and Kitchens Of Distinction"
CDN$ 92.95   Used & New from: CDN$ 92.67
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Somnium
9.  Somnium by SIANspheric
The list author says:
  "a hybrid of space rock (Spacemen 3, Spectrum, Spiritualized) shoegazer (Slowdive, My Bloody Valentine) and ambient."
CDN$ 20.43   Used & New from: CDN$ 4.89
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Collections
10.  Collections by Platinum Blonde (Rock)
The list author says:
  "Greatest hits from their first two classic new wave albums.  A better collection than Seven Year Itch because it has no songs from their horrible last album"
CDN$ 56.95   Used & New from: CDN$ 24.97
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Hold Your Fire
11.  Hold Your Fire by Rush
The list author says:
  "In my opinion, Rush's masterpiece.  Check out Power Windows, Grace Under Pressure and Signals also. You'd be surprised to find that the sound is not far off from Comsat Angels."
CDN$ 14.63   Used & New from: CDN$ 2.91
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (103 customer reviews)

Best of
12.  Best of by Images in Vogue
The list author says:
  "Fantastic band whose albums were flawed by bad producers.  For fans of Ultravox, Japan, Simple Minds, Kraftwerk and The Cure."
CDN$ 90.95   Used & New from: CDN$ 89.92
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

The Great Lake
13.  The Great Lake by Chalk Circle
The list author says:
  "Great band with a similar style to classic U2 and The Mightly Lemon Drops or 1987-era Echo & The Bunnymen."
CDN$ 34.35   Used & New from: CDN$ 19.95

Visionaries
14.  Visionaries 
The list author says:
  "New Order meets a new wave Kate Bush.  This amazing new band should get more recognition.  Best album of 2010?"
CDN$ 15.52   Used & New from: CDN$ 6.97

For Those Who Think Young
15.  For Those Who Think Young by Rough Trade
The list author says:
  "Rough Trade's masterpiece.  All their other albums have some of the greatest songs but hardly enough to carry a whole album, unlike this."
CDN$ 245.62   Used & New from: CDN$ 245.59
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

This Is The Ice Age
16.  This Is The Ice Age by Martha and the Muffins
The list author says:
  "Martha & The Muffins best album.  Their most somber release."
CDN$ 18.56   Used & New from: CDN$ 11.38
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Invisible Republic
17.  Invisible Republic by Young Galaxy
The list author says:
  "Best Canadian alternative music since Arcade Fire; this has some neo-shoegazer moments."
CDN$ 21.43   Used & New from: CDN$ 8.50

Worlds Apart
18.  Worlds Apart by Saga
The list author says:
  "Progressive rock meets new wave.  Behaviour and Heads or Tales are also great if you like '80's Roxy Music meets Prog rock."
CDN$ 35.52   Used & New from: CDN$ 24.99
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

Apologies to the Queen Mary
19.  Apologies to the Queen Mary by Wolf Parade
The list author says:
  "Very unique."
CDN$ 19.70   Used & New from: CDN$ 5.98
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Black Noise
20.  Black Noise by FM (Rock)
The list author says:
  "Classic art-rock featuring Nash the Slash."
CDN$ 41.58   Used & New from: CDN$ 29.99
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

Visions
21.  Visions by Grimes
The list author says:
  "Should have beat out Feist for the Polaris Prize..."
CDN$ 13.99   Used & New from: CDN$ 9.46

Fantasies
22.  Fantasies by Metric
The list author says:
  "Their best album includes two of the best songs of all time Help I'm Alive and Gimme Sympathy"
CDN$ 12.00   Used & New from: CDN$ 7.98
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

Expatriate
23.  Expatriate by Coast
The list author says:
  "Unique alternative sound."
CDN$ 21.98   Used & New from: CDN$ 7.99

Feel It Break
24.  Feel It Break by Austra
The list author says:
  "They almost won the Polaris Music Prize for best album in 2011 but got beat out by The Suburbs from Arcade Fire.."
CDN$ 21.63   Used & New from: CDN$ 10.10
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

TRST
25.  TRST by Trust
The list author says:
  "Features Maya Postepski of Austra.  Very dark electronic music with gothic leanings"
CDN$ 18.32   Used & New from: CDN$ 10.55
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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Last updated: 13/01/13
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