Owen Pallett - "Lewis Takes Off His Shirt". A song revolts against its own writer: "No I won't!" shouts Lewis. And of course he says it amid this manifold and beautiful sound - overlapping horns, climbing strings, lifted hooves, streaming aurora. Lewis stares steely at a point in the sky, at the god he wishes to kill. He advances at a gallop. And the world shines gorgeous, ambivalent to blasphemy, accustomed to fury, every molecule unchanged as the creation disbelieves. [buy / go see Owen on his long and ancient tour]

Morning Benders - "Excuses".

"Dime a go, sir," said the man with the black moustache.

"A dime?!" Charlie said. He looked back across the boardwalk. All the other Tunnels of Love were just a nickel. "That's double what the others charge."

"Dime a go, sir," said the man with the black moustache.

Charlie narrowed his eyes. "This better be worth it."

[buy]

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If you live in Montreal but also under a rock, take note: Blue Skies Turn Black, the ragtag promoters who are city treasures, at least one-third responsible for Montreal's mini indie-rock ecosystem, celebrate their 10th anniversary this week. And so three concerts, all Pay What You Can, all at Il Motore. Thursday's is the gentlest: Snailhouse, Adam & the Amethysts, Little Scream, Shapes & Sizes, the Besnard Lakes. Friday things get heavier: Black Fleetings, Grand Trine, Tonstartssbandht and more. And Friday marks the grand reunions: Rockets Red Glare, North of America, Thundrah and Spengler, playing in that little room. Congratulations to Meyer and Brian, to all that grand gang. Go to these shows, and go early.