Here's a list of independent artists from Canada and elsewhere I played on my CJSF Jumbalaya show, a show hosted by new volunteers wanting to get used to being on air:
The Archives
B-17
Bad Religion
Barenaked Ladies
Depeche Mode
Dig It Up
Dog Day
Feadz
Flaming Lips
Haim
Japanese Girls (often referred to as JPNSGRLS)
Light Fires
Lightning Dust
Mark Mills
Moby
Neko Case
Quadron
Raine Maida
Random Recipe
Said the Whale
Shad
Sigur Ros
We Are the City
and a few I may have missed.
I tend to lean more on the rock and electronic side, and I also enjoy some hip-hop-influenced songs (Shad and Random Recipe especially). Most of the songs I play are fairly upbeat. My favourite songs I play on air tend to have catchy melodies and solid beats.
On the other hand I'm not too much of a fan of folk-oriented music. Neko Case and Raine Maida are the exceptions, though I only really play their folk-oriented songs once in a blue moon.
Which artists do you like most, out of those you have played on air so far?
That's a tough one...I'd say Depeche Mode and Neko Case, since they've got the more inspiring tracks. Possibly also Random Recipe, JPNSGRLS, We Are the City and Shad.
What are your favourite songs to play on air?
I'll draw up a list:
Man - Neko Case
Night Still Comes - Neko Case
Mother - Said the Whale
Remember to Remember - Shad (featuring Lights)
Soothe My Soul - Depeche Mode
Vancouver Grizzly - JPNSGRLS
Legs Give Out - We Are the City
King David - We Are the City
Hey Love - Quadron
SOS - Raine Maida
Is there a song you like that you haven't got a chance to air yet?
Yes! Thanks to another Jumbalaya host I got a chance to hear Random Recipe, a hip-hop/electro band. My favourite track by them right now is "Big Girl" which I haven't played yet. I will in the next Jumbalaya set! I also quite like "Nearly Midnight, Honolulu" by Neko Case...such a powerful and heartbreaking a capella track.
