JUNGLE SUNSHINE AWAL RECORDINGS British indie soul collective Jungle have been on a generational run, record after record, creating soul-jazz fusion, atmospheric vibes, and creative music videos with meticulous choreography. Most recently, they [...]
DEAD HORSE BEATS CHILLING EFFECT BASTARD JAZZ RECORDINGS Montreal/Toronto’s Dead Horse Beats, brainchild of Patrick Wade, have released its fourth studio album, Chilling Effect. The eight-track album fuses late ‘70s R&B, yacht rock, baroque [...]
DOMI & JD BECK WHO ASKED? BLUE NOTE RECORDS From going viral over their cover of the late rapper MF DOOM’s “ALL CAPS” to their incredible 2022 debut album NOT TiGHT. French American jazz duo DOMi Louna and JD Beck have released their [...]
MINYO CRUSADERS FROM JAPAN WITH LOVE BLUE NOTE RECORDS Tokyo’s folk-fusion collective Minyo Crusaders have released their fifth record, From Japan With Love, which is rooted in traditional Japanese folk music, fusing Latin, African, and [...]
NXNE 2026 – BIANCA ESPINO @ CASSETTE, TORONTO JUNE 13, 2026 Mississauga’s Bianca Espino made her NXNE debut at Cassette inside The Gladstone House at 8:30 PM instead of 8 PM on a breezy and cool Saturday night as more people started to [...]
NXNE 2026 – LUCY ELLIS @ THE CAMERON HOUSE, TORONTO JUNE 12, 2026 Toronto multidisciplinary artist Lucy Ellis and her bandmates took to the stage at the Cameron House on a fine Friday evening to a packed crowd. They tuned their guitars [...]
NXNE 2026 – KAELEY JADE @ THE RIVOLI, TORONTO JUNE 11, 2026 It’s day one of the FIFA World Cup 2026. When asked about it while performing at NXNE, Edmonton-based singer Kaeley Jade said that Toronto is going to be hectic, but it didn’t [...]
BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE REMEMBER THE HUMANS ARTS & CRAFTS Broken Social Scene needs no introduction. The legendary indie rock band has changed Toronto’s indie scene for decades and featured such established artists such as Metric’s Emily Haines [...]
TIGA HOTLIFE SECRET CITY RECORDS After pioneering Montreal techno’s scene for decades and releasing his first solo record Sexor 20 years ago, Tiga is back with his sixth record, Hotlife, featuring collaborators Boyz Noize, Matthew Dear, [...]
HOLLY HUMBERSTONE CRUEL WORLD POLYDOR RECORDS Dread, despair, and falling into the abyss. It seems to echo the news cycle that is impossible to break out of. However, it’s not the case for British indie pop singer Holly Humberstone’s third [...]
LOS RETROS ODISEA STONES THROW RECORDS Summer waits for no one. People out and about on the beach soaking up the sun, playing volleyball, or having a picnic. Summer also means the city comes alive. For 26-year-old Oxnard, CA-based artist [...]
THE OLYMPIANS IN SEARCH OF A REVIVAL DAPTONE It’s been a decade since The Olympians, a New York-based R&B/soul instrumental group, released their titular debut album The Olympians. Their new record, In Search of a Revival, is a departure of [...]
YĪN YĪN YATTA! GLITTERBEAT Dutch-based psychedelic band YĪN YĪN embraces the perfect imbalance in their fourth record, Yatta!, which translates to ‘We did it!’ in Japanese. YĪN YĪN is known for their blend of Southeast Asian influences, disco, [...]
YVES JARVIS ALL CYLINDERS (DELUXE) NEXT DOOR RECORDS After winning the 2025 Polaris Music Prize for Best Album. Montreal-based R&B artist Yves Jarvis has released All Cylinders (Deluxe) with five new songs for a celebratory victory lap. All [...]
