Both levels of Plush stood packed to the gills with fans waiting to see the blissed-out power of two Canadian male/female electronic duos: the Purity Ring and Blue Hawaii.

Sample-stringer and beat-master Corin Roddick began working on arrangements for the Purity Ring while on tour with Gobble Gobble in 2010. Soon, singer Megan James was tapped to add her warm vocals and introspective lyrics (culled from her once private diary) to form an ethereal and haunting brand of indie-pop underscored with an indelible hip-hop methodology.

I've always been the kind of person that doesn't like to limit myself to one genre of music, and this year was perfect for that.