Dummy TV & Tradiio present Coming Up: TOPS

We're happy to present the third of our Coming Up films, made in partnership with Tradiio. Coming Up is a series of short films and sessions focusing on new and ascending artists.

TOPS are the subject of our latest film. Hailing from Montreal, Canada, the four-piece released one of 2014's finest pop albums in 'Picture You Staring', mixing the incredible songwriting and deft grooves of AM radio and studio pop with a dry, no-frills production aesthetic and a DIY attitude. Here, they perform their single Way To Be Loved.

Tradiio is a new music discovery platform that connects streaming to the real world, launching in February. To get early access to the platform, artists should sign up to Tradiio here to begin uploading their music, while users should head here.

TOPS are about to head out on mammoth international tour, tickets for which can be bought here.

TOPS live dates:

February 7th: Artgummi, Kanazawa
February 8th: Chika Ikkai, Osaka
February 9th: 092 Banquet, Hiroshima
February 10th: Utero, Fukuoka
February 11th: Navaro, Kumamoto
February 12th: Helluva Lounge, Kobe
February 13th: Metro, Kyoto
February 14th: Crowbar, Tokushima
February 15th: Kirchherr, Hamamatsu
February 16th: KD Japon, Nagoya
February 17th: Hello Dolly, Tochigi
February 18th: Space Zero & NeoBrotherz, Sendai
February 19th: O-Nest, Tokyo
February 20th: Fever (late night party), Tokyo
February 22nd: The Echo (All Ages Early Show), Los Angeles (buy tickets)
February 23rd: Brick & Mortar, San Fransisco (buy tickets)
February 25th: Mississippi Studios, Portland (buy tickets)
February 27th: The Biltmore, Vancouver (buy tickets)
February 28th: Deportivo Lomas Atlas (NRMAL Festival), Mexico (buy tickets)

March 5th: Icehouse, Minneapolis (buy tickets)
March 6th: Subterranean, Chicago (buy tickets)
March 7th: UFO Factory, Detroit (buy tickets)
March 8th: Smiling Buddha, Toronto (buy tickets)
March 9th: Baltimore House, Hamilton (buy tickets)
March 12th: Three Links (Red Bull Sound Select Dallas: Curated by Gorilla vs Bear), Dallas (buy tickets)
March 13th: Chums, Waltham
March 14th: Baby's All Right (late night), Brooklyn (buy tickets)
March 19th: Le Cercle, Quebec (buy tickets)
March 20th: Le Ritz PDB, Montreal (buy tickets)

May 11th: The Hare & Hounds, Birmingham (buy tickets)
May 12th: Start The Bus, Bristol (buy tickets)
May 13th: Gullivers, Manchester (buy tickets)
May 14th: Bethnal Green Working Men's Club, London (buy tickets)
May 19th: De Gudde Wëllen, Luxembourg (buy tickets)
May 20th: WORM, Rotterdam (buy tickets)
May 21st: Aalhaus, Hamburg (buy tickets)
May 23rd: Maifield Derby Festival, Mannheim (buy tickets)
May 24th: Way Back When Festival, Dortmund (buy tickets)
May 26th: 007 Club Strahov, Prague (buy tickets)
May 27th: Goldhorn, Leipzig
May 28th: Privat Club, Berlin (buy tickets)
May 30th: Vega (Ideal Bar), Copenhagen (buy tickets)

June 1st: Lilla Hotellbaren, Stockholm (buy tickets)
June 3rd: OT301, Amsterdam (buy tickets)

Arbutus Records release 'Picture You Staring' on September 2nd 2014 (buy).