Wasted Love by City and Colour

The artist: City and Colour is the alias for Canadian singer-songwriter Dallas Green, who has been churning out folk and indie rock music since 2005.

• The best song of the week: How Deep Is Your Love
• The best song of the week: Pretty Pimpin
• The best song of the week: The Less I Know The Better
• The best song of the week: Sapokanikan

His understated sound has largely flown under the radar, with a couple of notable hits in the US like The Girl and Save Your Scissors.

Wasted Love is a slightly heavier song than Green’s previous work. It is a single off his upcoming album, If I Should Go Before You, which will be released on October 9.

The vibe: Rhythmic rock’n’roll with bluesy guitar and attitude-packed lyrics.

Listen to it when: You’re in the throes of a difficult relationship, or you just want to gently head-bang out some anger and frustration.

Sounds like: Arctic Monkeys, Iron & Wine, Death Cab For Cutie