Arctic: Music from Canada's Northwest Territories, Metric video, SXSW Torrents, Chef to quit South Park, more
- Arctic
Marcus Martin is the brains behind Arctic. Drawing from his childhood experiences in the arctic region of Canada's Northwest Territories, his haunting music transcends ordinary folk/rock with layers of beautiful acoustic guitar, subtle synthesized sounds, and sublime pedal effects.
Arctic - Some One Turning
Arctic - Launching Pad - Metric - Poster of a Girl (video)
Some videos just perfectly capture the vibe of a song. This is one such example. Plus you get to see Emily in her skivvies. - Check out SXSW Torrents for all their MP3s [via]
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