Last month saw the release of Aurora’s latest album, What Happened to the Heart? Seems like it hasn’t been very long since the last album; is she that prolific, or am I just losing track of time in my old age?

I don’t know if I would say this is my favourite song on the album per se, but it’s definitely the most interesting, the most unique.

Would like to have been present for the pitch meeting for these videos. “Yeah, so I’m just gonna frolic about with a model heart and a giant dagger in a manner that is simultaneously playful, menacing, and weirdly sexual.”

A few weeks back bhagpuss featured a song by Toronto’s own July Talk in one of his music posts. Wondering if I’d shared it myself, I was shocked to discover I have apparently never featured July Talk in my Song of the Month segment before.

It is true that I haven’t liked the direction the band has taken in their more recent albums, but their first two albums are absolute killers, so you’d really think I would have posted something by now.

There’s also an amazing live band, by the by. When I saw them, Leah spent most of the song Guns + Ammunition crowdsurfing, brought her mic with her, kept singing the whole time, and didn’t miss a beat. To say nothing of the provocative poses and raw sexual energy that make their performances feel as much burlesque show as rock concert.

Anyway, here’s possibly my favourite song of theirs, though Summer Dress and Beck + Call are also strong contenders.

Seeing that this video is eleven years old has done me serious psychological harm.