Pray for a Great Set Jonathan Migneault

Yesterday I featured a new up and coming Ottawa band. Today, I'll cover one of the city's most successful bands, My Dad vs. Yours. Ottawa's premier post-rock group has really made a name for itself in the last couple of years. Their latest album, After Winter Must Come Spring, has gotten heavy rotation on college radio stations across the country and has garnered a slew of positive reviews. My Dad vs. Yours has also been at the receiving end of some blogger love from Chromewaves, Largehearted Boy and Music (for robots) among others. All the positive attention is well deserved. They add an upbeat pop sensibility to a genre that often takes itself far too seriously. The words "post-rock" and "fun" often don't go well together but My Dad vs. Yours makes it work. Their song "Tanz Mit Uns" is among those rare post-rock concoctions that makes me want to get up and dance. Last Sunday, they played a glorious set as part of i (Heart) Music's one year anniversary. Despite a few technical difficulties they still managed to entertain a small but enthusiastic crowd. I had a mic in hand and recorded the entire thing for your listening pleasure. Enjoy! Download: My Dad vs. Yours -- Live @ The Blacksheep Inn, Wakefield, Quebec. Sunday August 20 My Dad vs. Yours - Habla Paisano My Dad vs. Yours - Pray For Short Cops My Dad vs. Yours - The Harder We Work the Behinder We Get My Dad vs. Yours - Tanz Mit Uns My Dad vs. Yours - No Farm, No Food, No Future My Dad vs. Yours - Bellicose My Dad vs. Yours - In My Arms We Shall Begin Buy: My Dad vs. Yours - After Winter Must Come Spring