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
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
Dropping a love song on Christmas Day could easily tip into sentimentality, but Ian Ward’s “Spend All My Time” sidesteps that entirely.
Instead of chasing holiday warmth or grand romance, Ward’s latest song settles into something quieter and more real – the idea that time, not words or promises, is the most honest thing we give the people we love. Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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, … Continue reading
Meguro are an indie rock duo based in Toronto, ON. To follow the success of their first single “Forgotten Song,” Meguro will be releasing “You Destroy Me,” an energetic song that grows in intensity. The song also includes a guest feature from Greg Alsop of Tokyo Police Club on gang vocals. The inspiration behind the … Continue reading
Full Deck are a young band from Burlington and Oakville, Ontario. After releasing 2 EPs and a handful of singles, Full Deck are ready to make their mark on the Canadian music scene in 2022. Their newest single, “Get It Wrong” follows the success of the release of their single “Found Somebody to Love” in … Continue reading
Raised in the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory in Ontario, in a family and community that surrounded her with music, noelle’s upbringing exposed her to a vast range of musical genres, from Nat King Cole and Sarah Vaughan, to the pow wow drum and native wind flute from her Indigenous roots. Expressing her thoughts and emotions at … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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