Editors' Picks: Greg MacPherson Band / Small Brown Bike

Adam: The Greg MacPherson Band's new record Night Flares has spent more time in my stereo than anything else this past week, and for good reason. There's something wonderfully honest about this Winnipeg-based singer/songwriter, and this 11 song collection of dark, working class rock'n'roll is a perfect extension of the style established with 2002's Good Times Coming Back Again and 2004's Maintenance EP. Look for the record in stores on April 5th in Canada and later on the 19th in the US. Here's a few tracks to tide you over until then:

Greg MacPherson Band - Cutting Room
Greg MacPherson Band - Hotel Motel

Scott: Can you believe it's been over a year since Small Brown Bike broke up? I found myself listening to a lot of this sadly defunct band over the weekend, and I pray they don't fall into the same obscurity their musical forefathers tumbled into. Here's a selection of MP3s from their history:
Small Brown Bike - Safe In Sound (Off 2003's The River Bed)
Small Brown Bike - Trains All Talk (off 2003's Nail Yourself To The Ground EP)
Small Brown Bike - Hideaway (Off 2001's Dead Reckoning)
Small Brown Bike - Mouth Of Madness (Off 1999's Collection)
Small Brown Bike - In Tune (Off 1999's Our Own Wars)
If you dig what you hear, head on over to NoIdeaRecords.com, where you can buy any of these releases on CD or vinyl.