TOPS

Thought I would do a combo 'shades of' post. Loneliness and Change are deeply connected, two themes that are truly elemental and run throughout pretty much all of our music. - DVC, TOPS

Chill pimp video to vibe to. Sometimes I put this on and just wonder where this life is taking me. Usually ends in deep space. This song is Larry Aheard of it's time. - DVC, TOPS

TOPS on the site, we are pretty excited to be leading the way today. In order to truly experience this takeover there is one necessary step to be taken. Open this air-horn sample in a separate tab and play it sporadically during or in-between any posts that we make throughout the day...

Extremely psyched to have one of our favorite pop bands in the world right now taking over the site today: say hi to TOPS, whose new LP Picture You Staring -- easily one of the best records of the year -- is out this week on Arbutus. You can listen to that here, and stay up on all of the sweet posts TOPS have planned for you throughout the day here...

TOPS' Picture You Staring is out next week on Arbutus

Montreals TOPS unveils the softest, most pillowy of jams, our current favorite from their stellar new album (although it could just as easily have come from the Top Gun soundtrack). Picture You Staring is out September 2 via our friends at Arbutus...

"Way To Be Loved" is the opening track from TOPS' excellent new LP Picture You Staring, out September 2 on Arbutus.

Another lovely track from one of the most underrated bands in the game, Montreal's TOPS: "Sleeptalker" is the other side of their new 7" (you've seen the perfect video for "Change of Heart" by now, hopefully), out July 14 via our friends at Arbutus:

Montreal's TOPS make their long-awaited return with this fun self-directed video for their breezy, softly shimmering new single. "Change of Heart" is the A-side from the group's new Change Of Heart / Sleeptalker 7", out June 23 on Arbutus. Catch TOPS at one of 3 summer dates, including the Toronto stop of the Cascine & Friends tour along with Yumi Zouma and others; all dates af

SXSW asked us to curate their official Flatstock stage at the Austin Convention Center on Friday, March 14, so we put together a very sweet bill to soundtrack your annual perusing of the "works of the world's top gig poster artists." Featuring live performances from TOPS, Angelina Lucero, Pure Bathing Culture, and Tei Shi, starting at 1 PM on Friday...