Ger Carriere is stepping into a lighter, more expansive corner of her sound with her latest single, “Honeybees,” the first glimpse of her upcoming EP. Known for music that radiates intensity and attitude, this track feels looser, sunnier, and more reflective. It’s less about breaking from the past and more about stretching her signature style …
There’s a moment in “BEAUTY TEARS” where everything just seems to hover: the beat, the voice, the emotion. Like the song is deciding whether to break apart or lift off. Amidst this tension GAB SAFA finds her footing and builds a track that moves through feeling.
On paper, the elements are familiar: synth driven production, a steady electronic pulse and vocals that leans into intimacy. But what Safa does with those elements feels more considered than most. Working with producers Myya Lal and Keandra Lal, she creates a sound that’s as interested in space as it is in impact. The quieter moments are not filler. They are where the song breathes, where it gathers itself before pushing forwards once again.
Nova Scotia-raised, Ottawa-based singer-songwriter Malia Rogers returns with “Sunlight (A Good Death),” a healing, Celtic-influenced folk single that approaches loss through the lens of gratitude rather than despair. Rooted in the idea that grief is simply love with nowhere left to go, the song reflects on mourning not as an ending, but as evidence of …
Not every album needs to arrive with a sense of occasion. Some slip in quietly less like a statement and more like something unfolding in real time, already in motion before you fully notice it. Out of the Blue, which is the new record from A Is for Atom, works in that register: patient, unhurried and more interested in atmosphere and feeling than impact for its own sake. Continue reading
It is one thing to hear a piece of piano music and admire its elegance; it is another to feel as though you are tracing the path of the composer’s thoughts as they unfold in real time. That’s the quiet allure of La Rivière des Choses by Raffaele Scoccia- a piece that feels less like a finished statement and more like something gently discovered along the way.
The idea of a “river of things” suggests motion, impermanence, a steady passage of moments that never quite settle, and that spirit runs through every note here. Scoccia approaches the piano not as a vehicle for grand declarations, but as a means of observation. Themes emerge delicately, almost tentatively, as if they are testing the air before committing themselves, and just as often they recede, leaving behind a trace rather than a resolution. Continue reading
There’s a certain point in an artist’s journey where things start to strip back. For Rich Clark, this shift didn’t come overnight. It came gradually, somewhere between expanding his listening habits and realizing that the songs he connected with most weren’t the loudest or the most complex, but the ones that said the most with the least. “Wayward Sparrow,” which is the debut single from his project of the same name, is one of those.
Originally inspired by the simple goal of writing a bluegrass-style song with a strong narrative, “Wayward Sparrow” doesn’t try to push beyond its foundation. The story – a young girl who unintentionally wanders down the wrong path – develops without too much drama, leaning into a tradition that values observation. Continue reading
Hamilton, ON’s Thomas Duxbury and New Mother Nature continue to ride the momentum of previously released singles “Istanbul” and “She Never Knows” with “Already Dead,” a brooding and deeply introspective blues-tinged garage rock track that captures the disorienting weight of sleepless nights and spiraling thoughts. Built around eerie guitar textures and restless energy, the song … Continue reading
Edmonton’s St.Arnaud, the project of Ian St.Arnaud, returns with St.Arnaud, a vibrant and collaborative third record that captures the full spirit of a band in motion. Expanding beyond its singer-songwriter roots, the album blends buoyant indie pop, roots textures, and early indie rock influences into a dynamic, lived-in collection that feels both loose and deeply … Continue reading
Ottawa, ON singer-songwriter and pianist Alanna Sterling (they/them) shares “More,” a quietly powerful and emotionally exposed pop ballad that sits in the tension between desire and acceptance. Blending chill, nostalgic, and moody textures with piano-driven songwriting, “More” explores the fragile space between wanting deeper connection and learning to live without certainty of its return. At … Continue reading
9X JUNO Award winners Arkells release hypnotic new single “What’s On Your Mind” (feat. Poolside) via Universal Music Canada and Virgin Music Group. Marking the fifth single released, showing the breadth of sounds from their new album Between Us (out April 17) , the disco-esque track is a synth-heavy, indie pop-rock gem from Arkells, enhanced … Continue reading
Strange Plants return with “Ground Falls Away,” an energetic rock single that blends kinetic grooves with the band’s signature analog warmth. Driven by pulsing rhythms, vintage textures, and an undeniable forward motion, the track captures the restless feeling of pushing through life’s daily pressures and refusing to stand still. Following up on February’s “Lay Your … Continue reading
Berlin-based songwriter Ryan O’Reilly releases the official studio version of “Elizabeth,” a reflective and memorable alternative folk gem written nearly 20 years ago. Originally penned in 2006 before a summer tour of Canada with future Dwayne Gretzky founders Tyler Kyte and Nick Rose, the song channels O’Reilly’s deep admiration for Gram Parsons into something more … Continue reading
Alt-rock outfit PICKLE JUICE share their brand new single “Halfway,” a raw and restless track that digs beneath the postcard-perfect image of ski town-living to expose the emotional turbulence that often hides beneath the surface. Driven by gritty guitars and a relentless pulse, “Halfway” captures the uneasy tension between daytime freedom and the darker cycles … Continue reading
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