CBC Radio 3 : Breaking New Sound

Listen to the voices of these four male artists.

Timber Timbre is a Canadian folk rock band whose sole core member is Taylor Kirk. Taylor has released three albums. His sound has been described as "an aesthetic rooted in swampy, ragged blues" and beautifully restrained blues from an alternative universe". His stage name plays on the sound of his beat-up guitar (timbre)) and the noise his father would yell (timber) when trees fell on his farm.

Patrick Watson is a musical mad scientist. In 2007 his album, Close to Paradise, won the prestigious Polaris Prize. He's a singer, composer, songwriter and producer, he can do it all.

Bahamas is Afie Jurvanen. Singing love songs Bahamas is known to 'melt the rocks in your glass'. Bahamas solo project, Pink Strat, was released in 2009. Previously Afie played with PasoMino, Great Lake Swimmers, The Stils, Amy Millan, Jason Collett, Hayden and many many more.

There's a buzz around Calgary Alberta's Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir. The band was thrown together on a week's notice for a gig. Their 2003 debut recording, Saint Hubert, cracked numberous campus radio top 20 play lists. Singer Judd came up with the band's name as he was walking in the mountains. But they are not from the  mountains, neither are they a choir and they do not preach gospel. Their music is inspired from the sounds of the Mississippi Delta and Appalachian mountains. Judd's wonderfully chewy vocals are something to awe at.