PONY Announce Debut Album 'TV Baby'

Published Jan 22, 2021

If their power-pop stylings weren't evidence enough, PONY are undeniably children of the '90s, so it's no surprise the Toronto-based troupe...

Art d'Ecco Tackles TV Obsession on New Album 'In Standard Definition'

Published Jan 21, 2021

Everyone's been spending a lot of time these days staring at screens, and British Columbia-based glam rocker Art d'Ecco is taking us to task...

Leanne Betasamosake Simpson Announces New Album 'Theory of Ice'

Published Jan 21, 2021

Since dropping her last full-length album, f(l)ight, in 2016, Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg musician, writer and scholar Leanne Betasamosake Simp...

Paul Jacobs Announces New Album 'Pink Dogs on the Green Grass'

Published Jan 20, 2021

Prolific Montreal singer-songwriter Paul Jacobs has kept his solo output to a minimum in recent years, focusing instead on his duties as the...

Rhye Starts His Pop Pivot on 'Home'

Published Jan 18, 2021

Before Rhye emerged from a haze of identity-obscuring mystery, it seemed like that voice could have belonged to anyone. The project's sensuo...

TLO Releases 'TLO Beats Vol 1: Good Morning' Beat Tape

Published Jan 15, 2021

Hip-hop producer and DJ TLO has a lot of new material lined up for 2021. He's starting off strong with the release of his TLO Beats Vol 1: G...

Sargeant X Comrade and Kool Keith Blast Off in "Romance in Outer Space" Video

Published Jan 13, 2021

Calgary neo-soul duo Sargeant X Comrade had plenty of surprises on last year's debut album, Magic Radio, but teaming up with rap legend Kool...

Fleece Vocalist Matt Rogers Releases First Song as it's matt

Published Jan 13, 2021

Montreal-based musician Matt Rogers is best known as the lead vocalist of psych rockers Fleece — and, yes, one-half of the rice cake-munchin...

Badge Époque Ensemble Announce New Album 'Future, Past & Present'

Published Jan 07, 2021

Less than two months after dropping sophomore album Self Help, Toronto avant-jazz crew Badge Époque Ensemble have announced a follow-up. Fut...

Watch Jenny Lewis and Bill Murray Cover Drake's "Laugh Now Cry Later"

Published Dec 25, 2020

Jenny Lewis and Bill Murray have been close for years, and the duo jammed out to a Drake song on Instagram Live earlier this week. The duo h...

Moon King, Rapport, Mother Tongues Contribute to 'Happy Hollowdaze 2020' Compilation

Published Dec 25, 2020

Dozens of musicians from across Ontario have come together for Happy Hollowdaze 2020, a festive new compilation from the organizers of music...

Kelsey Lu and Yves Tumor Team Up for New Track

Published Dec 25, 2020

Four of modern music's most experimental voices — Kelsey Lu, Yves Tumor, Kelly Moran and Moses Boyd — have teamed up for a haunting new sing...

SZA Shares New Song "Good Days"

Published Dec 25, 2020

When SZA dropped comeback single "Hit Different" in September, the end of the music video teased another new track. That song, "Good Days,"...

Four Tet Is Releasing Two New Albums Tonight

Published Dec 24, 2020

If Four Tet is Santa, then his fans must have been extra nice this year — the electronic artist born Kieran Hebden will be ringing in Christ...

Eddie Vedder to Release 'Matter of Time' EP on Christmas Day

Published Dec 24, 2020

Eddie Vedder spent 2020 releasing new material, unearthing a soundtrack instrumental and making occasional virtual appearances performing ac...

Watch Montreal Supergroup Black Legary's Disorienting "Progenburger" Video

Published Dec 22, 2020

The three members of Montreal experimental pop outfit Black Legary have kept busy in the two years since debut album silurian memorii thanks...

Steve Albini Responds to Elvis Costello: "He Won't Shut Up About Me"

Published Dec 21, 2020

A few weeks ago, Elvis Costello slammed Steve Albini when discussing PJ Harvey's Albini-produced 1993 album, Rid of Me, saying, "For me, the...

Montreal Label Trans Trenderz Shares 'It's a Very Trans Christmas' Mixtape

Published Dec 18, 2020

Christmas is exactly one week away, and many holiday plans are looking quite different this year. Montreal-based hip-hop label Trans Trender...

Mother Tongues Get Weird in the Woods on "Let You Down" Video

Published Dec 17, 2020

Mother Tongues kicked off the rollout of their debut EP, Everything You Wanted, with lead single "Let You Down," and now they're capping off...

Toronto's Good Kid Go 8-bit for New Video Game

Published Dec 14, 2020

Toronto quintet Good Kid may be known for their energetic, pop rock tracks (like on last month's Good Kid 2 EP), but the band's members also...