We begin a new year with an overdue profile on music from Norman McLaren and the National Film Board of Canada. We all made it this far. 01. Ctznshp: The New Year (Lost Loves: A Collection of Rarities, 2025) self-released 02. Kara-Lis Coverdale: Curve Traces of Held Space (Changes in Air, 2025) Smalltown Supersound 03. Housecat: Falling (The Porch Orange EP, 2024) Carpet Shart 04. Girl Nobody: Paper Doll (Zed: Live off the Floor, 2003) CBC 05. Light Blending In: Rebirth (Heart Full of Flowers, 2026) self-released 06. Daphni: Waiting So Long [w.Caribou] (Butterfly, 2026) Jiaolong 07. Alli Hayes: Two Point 0 (2024) self-released 08. Wasn't: Time and Infinite (Time and Infinite, 2025) & Options 09. Men I Trust: Billie Toppy (Equus Caballus, 2025) self-released 10. Surf Hat: Surf Hat Ranch (Surf Hat Ranch, 2024) self-released 11. The Nausea: Finis (Requiem, 2024) Absurd Exposition/Buried in Slag and Debris 12. Bloom Effect: Second Sight (Oscilón EP, 2025) Kingfisher Bluez 13. Sophia Stel: All Seven Seasons (How to Win at Solitaire EP, 2025) Pack 14. Louise Burns: Unclean Unseen (Unseen: Five Cues from a Film, 2025) self-released 15. Billianne: Memories (Modes of Transportation, 2025) No Wonder/Factor 16. The Weather Station: Airport (Airport & Only the Truth single, 2025) Next Door 17. Socool: Silver Falls (To the Nines, 2025) self-released 18. Hélène Barbier: Plastique Couch (Panorama, 2025) Bonsound 19. Ramen Fog: Warmer Side of Perfect (Ramen Bog, 2025) self-released 20. Brent Belke: Keep Drawing (Can I Get a Witness? OST, 2025) Rake 21. Junior Boys: The Animator (Begone Dull Care, 2009) Domino 22. Boards of Canada: Energy Warning (Geogaddi, 2002) Warp/Music70 23. Richard Bégin: Huizinga (Déjà Vu, 2025) Reverse Alignment 24. Wade Hemsworth: The Blackfly Song (Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods, 1955) Smithsonian/Folkways 25. Davy Graham: The Cat Came Back (Live at St. Andrews Folk Club: 8th May 1966, 2007) Rollercoaster/Les Cousins 26. Paul Haslem: The Log Driver's Waltz (Dulcimer Traditions, 1993) self-released 27. Norman McLaren: Now is the Time (Rythmetic: The Compositions of Norman McLaren, 2024) Phantom Limb/We are Busy Bodies/NFB 28. Norman McLaren: Neighbours (Rythmetic: The Compositions of Norman McLaren, 2024) Phantom Limb/We are Busy Bodies/NFB 29. Mount Maxwell: For You (Birds of Paradise, 2025) Hotham Sound 30. Boards of Canada: Kaini Industries (Music Has the Right to Children, 1998) Warp/Skam 31. Boards of Canada: One Very Important Thought (Music Has the Right to Children, 1998) Warp/Skam radiofreegak@gmail.com www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies https://mas.to/@100aire