Music

Listen to Jessica Jalbert's "Until the World Lets Me Go" from the Old Ugly Christmas comp

by Nada Alic

Edmonton is better known for its mega-mall than its music scene, but a humble collective of artists who go by Old Ugly are re-defining the notion that hipsters only occupy three major Canadian cities. This year, the label has released some of the best blog-worthy gems in indie, rock, and hip hop including one artist in particular named Jessica Jalbert, whose ’90s girl band vocals makes her debut Brother Loyola poised to be our next alt/folk homegirl Lizzie Powell (Land of Talk). Combining dreamy ambient noises layered over electric guitar, Brother Loyola feels like listening to Memoryhouse or Warpaint underwater. This year’s Old Ugly Christmas Compilation (available for pay-what-you-want on their bandcamp) features Jalbert’s nostalgic take on “Until the World Lets Me Go” free to download, exclusively on AUX. Check out the rest of the mix here.

An Old Ugly Christmas – Tracklist:
1. Sugarglider – I’m All Alone (on Christmas Morning) – 04:27
2. Jessica Jalbert – Until The World Lets Me Go – 02:52
3. Jom Comyn – Don’t Come For Christmas – 01:36
4. Tyler Butler – Silent Night (in Edmonton) – 04:01
5. Smokey – Go In The Snow – 03:57
6. Tamarack – The 25th – 02:51
7. Stacey Lloyd Brown – Spread My Love (So Far It Hurts) – 02:18
8. Liam Trimble, Jessica Jalbert, Sugarglider – O’ to Feel Your Warmth Tonight – 03:29
9. Teddy – Christmas Thinking Of You – 02:24
10. Bike Month – Becoming Santa – 03:13
11. Baby Driver – Christmas Sadness (Don’t Let In) – 02:24
12. Jesse Northey – O Holy Night – 05:55
13. Slow Down Molasses – Silver Bells – 01:49
14. Ghost Cousin – What Better Time Than Christmas? – 02:09
15. First Nations – Silver Wind – 02:57
16. Molly & Rashell ft Tyler Butler – Winter Blues
17. Quality Time – An OLD UGLY Christmas – 03:37
18. Ben Corno – Green Chartreuse – 04:15
19. Martin Fireseed – Lessons Learned – 04:00
20. DoT – How Can One Rest? – 03:28
21. Brazilian Money – Christmas Song – 02:51
22. Jim & Renny – The Christmas Rock! – 02:15
23. Mitchmatic – We’re So Happy Now – 01:55
24. Mikey Maybe – Better Things To Do – 01:36
25. The Joe – Boxing Day at WEM – 04:38