{"id":2229549,"date":"2026-01-10T14:14:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T14:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2229549"},"modified":"2026-01-10T14:14:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T14:14:28","slug":"van-jams-new-vancouver-music-from-december-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/van-jams-new-vancouver-music-from-december-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Van Jams: New Vancouver music from December 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-tab=\"nav--article\" id=\"article\">\n<h3><strong>Get the best of Vancouver in your inbox, every Tuesday and Thursday.\u00a0<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/newsletter.straight.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=straight&amp;utm_medium=article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Sign up for our free newsletter<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em><br \/>You can\u2019t catch a bus in Vancouver without tripping over a struggling indie musician trying to figure out how to turn the pain in their soul into 10,000 Spotify streams and a record deal\u2026or even just a level of familiarity that means the Green Auto regulars are excited to see their name on the bill. We all start somewhere.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>So, we\u2019re collecting jams from local artists both small and not-so-small and giving them a spin each month.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\">Albums<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">Phuture Memoriez \u2014 <em>The Greatest Jockey of All Time<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/2O9sGPyGMRYS9VGM7Osil1?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Synthpunk rockers Phuture Memoriez\u2019s latest release is a concept album that refers to the titular jockey, an athlete so mighty that the horse rides him. Phuture Memoriez specializes in making the kind of noisy, industrial dance music you might hear at an after-hours warehouse party, but with spice. Take \u201cTension is Building\u201d, for instance, which could easily serve as a kickass soundtrack for a Sega Genesis game. (NC)<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">Duke &amp; Goldie \u2014 <em>Romance and Ramblin\u2019<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/2C7HaC8hTdm9VHAtksCk5j?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">If country is your thang, you\u2019ll likely be a little surprised to learn that Americana duo Duke &amp; Goldie aren\u2019t from Texas. Vancouver-based duo Eric Duquette and Jena Gogo began writing songs while living on pirate-themed Protection Island. But, on their recently released EP, they sound just as polished as anything you\u2019d find off Nashville\u2019s Broadway Street. The difference is that they sing about Montreal (\u201cWest End Queen\u201d). (NC)<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p3\">Ordinary Birds \u2014<em> Ordinary Birds<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/5rJKAWc7keEvTi1pXx2wE0?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The genre known as \u201csparklepunk\u201d isn\u2019t known for taking up large swaths of space in your favourite record store. Props to Ordinary Birds, then, for inventing a Bandcamp tag that perfectly catches the sound of the quartet\u2019s eponymous debut. The guitars of scene vets Joel Passmore and Leif Thorseth do indeed sparkle\u2014giving standouts like \u201cPart of the Noise\u201d and \u201cPortland\u201d a starburst majesty. Remember when every early emo band on Dischord were in an effects-pedal arms race for world domination? That\u2019s a good starting point for Ordinary Birds. Guitars are indeed back, even if they never even really went away. (MU)<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">Bludgeoned Pigs \u2014 <em>Live At the Smilin\u2019 Buddha, 1980<\/em><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">For a brief period during the early years of Vancouver punk, Bludgeoned Pigs were the city\u2019s most notorious act, with that largely thanks to the antics of perpetually loaded frontman Al Jamieson. Some bands plug in and play. Bludgeoned Pigs\u2014who never made it into the studio before Jamieson died young and too early\u2014hit the stage like a drunken-fireball car crash. File this retrospective EP under \u201cA mythical band finally gets its due\u201d, with the six live songs bridging anarchy-in-the-U.K. punk with garage-grimed hardcore. Best of all is Jamieson, on a captivating mission to offend, well, everyone, starting with the punk poseurs in the Buddha\u2019s front row. (MU)<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\">Singles<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">Eamon Daly \u2014 \u201cSomething Else\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/4IRPAxXkVOyOjApQ1sStlf?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Originally from Northern Ireland, singer-songwriter Eamon Daly has brought not just an accent from his home country, but the sort of mysterious, whiskey-and-rain-soaked music that is, of course, welcome in his adopted hometown. \u201cSomething Else\u201d\u2014the second single off Daly\u2019s upcoming album, which will be released in February\u2014is an acoustic-heavy, driving ballad that is guided by Daly\u2019s transportive lyrics and deep voice. (NC)<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p2\">Rising River \u2014 \u201cPerfect Mistake\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/7t943Zo5lVCc8JEMipMwz9?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Rising River started as an eclectic cover band and now, upon the release of its first single, is just an eclectic band. The three-piece combines elements of smooth R&amp;B and wholesome indie folk with some of its Latin influences, resulting in a fun, easy, and rocking ride, complete with big basslines and soaring hooks. It\u2019s hard to pin down, probably by design, but enjoyable nonetheless. (NC)<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p2\">Mya Lowe \u2014 \u201cPretty When I Cry\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/3HklF7a62jiwmZsNMbz6AQ?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">In late November, night one of MRG Group\u2019s ELEVATE project took to the Biltmore Cabaret. Unlike many \u201cbattle of the bands\u201d nights, the six groups that graced the stage that night were all more than competent. It was hard, though, to pinpoint an act with more potential than Mya Lowe, the Vancouver singer-songwriter who has been slowly making a move toward more pop-centric tunes. As she heads in that direction, marked by rousing new single \u201cPretty When I Cry\u201d, she still has the impeccable range and contemplative lyrics that form the foundation of her act. (NC)<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p2\">Micae \u2014 \u201cIt All Looks a Little Different Now\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/3CeBJQqZHCXBZquvWbZphs?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">As life lessons go, it\u2019s an important one, namely learning to accept that nothing lasts forever. On a base level Micae\u2019s \u201cIt All Looks a Little Different Now\u201d is a lilting, entirely lovely lament for a Burnaby where mom-and-pop shops are being bulldozed for towering concrete and steel condos. But even while unleashing her wistful inner heritage-building advocate, the honey-voiced singer suggests the future isn\u2019t all bad, the back half of the song becoming a bright-eyed mantra with \u201cI wish you could see me now\u201d. Micae\u2019s blend of soft-focus Americana and golden Laurel Canyon folk is beautiful, even if the residential towers that keep popping up on Hastings Street aren\u2019t. (MU)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/2MdS78lfVHK4Q21HvYiLlj?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.straight.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get the best of Vancouver in your inbox, every Tuesday and Thursday.\u00a0Sign up for our free newsletter. 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