Filipino rock band, The Itchyworms have been delivering feel good, fun music since 1996. Recently celebrating their 25th anniversary, this multi-awarded, four-member group is proving that time isn’t slowing them down as they return with a new single, “Panic In My Mind,”available on all music streaming platforms; ahead of embarking on their first-ever U.S. tour.Listen …
The Impliers are back in action with their new single “I Promise,” taken from their upcoming album out this year. Psychedelic alt/indie masterminds the impliers are making strikingly original music for the future from the bones of the present. The songwriting and production duo of multi-instrumentalists Dan and Charles is currently emerging from the Denver underground, riding a …
One of dance music fans’ favorite collaborators, NGHTMRE and SLANDER have released the official music video for their new single, “Fall Into Me” featuring Dylan Matthew, now available on YouTube, found HERE. The evocative new video is the lead single of NGHTMRE’s long-awaited upcoming debut album. Watch the video here: NGHTMRE and SLANDER have produced numerous hit tracks over the past few years, …
With an inherent and candid ability to break down the barrier between performer and audience while “leading the vanguard of East Coast hip hop” (Chronicle Herald), Classified is one of Canada’s most respected and successful rap artists and producers. An influential hip-hop artist in Canada with over 150 million streams globally, the multiple JUNO Award …
Anzola is a Toronto-based, Venezuelan-born recording artist and multi-instrumentalist, whose loop-based neo-psychedelic music incorporates elements of instrumental hip-hop, electronic, jazz, and Latin music. Layered with different textures of nature sounds and percussion to add to the swing of the beat, “Impressions” invites listeners to take a moment to slow down and embrace elegance. Bodega was …
Vancouver, BC outfit Gay Nineties are sharing “Internet, Sex & Drugs,” a fast-paced, punchy new single that balances romantic tension with sharp observation. Blending indie rock urgency with flashes of new wave and power pop, the track explores emotional disconnection in a hyper-stimulated world, where distraction often replaces intimacy and self-awareness arrives just a little … Continue reading
Following years of writing, teaching, and performing music rooted in connection and self-reflection, London, Ontario–based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Marty Kolls shares “Drive,” a hypnotic, consistent pop single that captures the quiet momentum of moving forward through uncertainty. Optimistic yet grounded, the track reflects on awareness, contemplation, and the importance of continuing on even when the … Continue reading
Contemporary folk group Jon and Roy return with a brand new EP entitled I Can Dream. Anchoring the release is its lead single, “Maywell,” a song inspired by an annual winter pilgrimage deep into the mountains behind Victoria, British Columbia. Each year, Jon, Roy, and close friends snowshoe through heavy terrain to a remote, rustic … Continue reading
Toronto-based indie-folk troubadour John Muirhead shares his new single, “Loved You Well,” a tender and reflective meditation on unrequited love, yearning, and the quiet spaces where connection almost blooms. Rooted in simplicity and intimacy, the track captures those fleeting, ordinary moments that linger long after they’ve passed; the ones that live rent-free in our hearts … Continue reading
The Morgue Keeper by Ruyan Meng does something deceptively simple. It removes the megaphone. Set during the Cultural Revolution, the novel doesn’t center on party leaders, revolutionaries, or ideological debates. Instead, it follows Qing Yuan, a morgue keeper whose job is to prepare the dead. That’s it. No speeches. No manifestos. Just bodies arriving in … Continue reading
Listening to BOYS TALKING feels like stepping into a room where conversations are already unfolding—quiet, tentative, vulnerable. Will Dailey’s seventh album doesn’t announce itself with spectacle. Instead, it builds emotional architecture through tone, texture, and restraint, inviting listeners into a space where feeling is allowed to linger. The record was shaped through careful reduction. From … Continue reading
New York’s Scarlett Macfarlane returns with “Winter’s Whisper,” a fun, energetic, and delightfully zany alternative-pop single that invites listeners into a world where fantasy and reality blur. Inspired initially by the image of a magical winter walk, the song quickly evolved into something far more surreal and became a reflection on how life itself often … Continue reading
Strange Plants lean into heartfelt nostalgia and soaring retro-pop energy on “Lay Your Mind,” an infectious new single that marks the first release in a forthcoming collection of songs arriving throughout 2026. Drawing inspiration from the new wave and post-punk textures of artists like Simple Minds, The Cure, and The Cars, “Lay Your Mind” blends … Continue reading
Toronto-based rock n’ soul duo Glimmerjean & Goode return with “Injured Romantics,” a moody, rhythm-driven disco-rock single that explores the existential nature of life and love. Blending darker lyrical themes with an infectious groove, the track finds the duo leaning into unexpected territory while continuing to expand their evolving sound. The song reveals the cynicism … Continue reading
Lebanese-Canadian artist Raphaela returns with “Lose This Race,” a romantic, energetic pop single that captures the moment love sneaks past your defenses and the instant you realize it’s already too late to run. Vivid and cinematic, the track transforms the emotional rush of falling for someone into a high-stakes chase, balancing exhilaration with vulnerability and … Continue reading
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