nocturnal weeks: potholes of sound and random strings i've found

a random grab bag of songs that are new or new to me, a fair bit of canadian stuff, for you listening pleasure

Jason Molina and Will Johnson have collaborated and have an album coming out. Judging by the track below its going to be on constant rotation for me. Spiral Stairs makes me want to go see the Pavement reunion and remember a great show they did with BSS at sled island. Forest City Lovers have a new 7' and continue to refine their sound. Mountain Man reminds me Alela Diane, not as haunting, but a similar style to her first amazing album The Pirates Gospel. Woods played three new tracks on Daytrotter, these are my two favs, been loving these guys for years. Golden Isles are a Canadian band that is new to me, at first they reminded me of tons of the NME style British crap but on further listens I think they come at their music without the aspirations of a magazine cover. Videotape, often compared to Women which i find a stretch, are also new to me but judging by the tracks I found they are keepers. I generally hate 'remixes', they are music for people who go to clubs to try and get their photos taken by scene photographers for facebook glory. I fucking love the Soft Pact (formerly the Muslims) and I like how much they have changed the song in their remix. Finally, I had heard a little buzz about Valleys before Pop Montreal who's show I unfortunately didnt make it too, but I really with I could have. They remind me of Citizens Here and Abroad but, from the sounds of it, less hit and miss. Ok thats my review? Synopsis?