LUCKY STREAK A CONVERSATION WITH KYLIE V “Most of my songs come to me as a couple lines or a concept magically appearing in my mind, and then it becomes my job to build the rest of the world around it,” Kylie V explains. If you are from [...]
KYLIE V – “YEAR OF THE RABBIT” A SPILL EXCLUSIVE MUSIC PREMIERE When it comes to navigating the path to adulthood, there’s no flight plan. You have to try things, make mistakes, and learn from them. As singer-songwriter [...]
DIZZY DIZZY ROYAL MOUNTAIN RECORDS Dizzy’s third album, self-titled but with no hint of self-importance, would be easy to dismiss as simplistic pop, particularly when one hears the opener, “Birthmark”. Indeed, lead singer Katie Munshaw’s vocals [...]
DIZZY SHARES NEW SINGLE “CLOSE” AND ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE TOUR DIZZY LP OUT AUGUST 18 VIA ROYAL MOUNTAIN RECORDS Oshawa alt-rockers Dizzy share their yearning new single “Close,” along with an accompanying music [...]
Sister Ray Teeth Royal Mountain Records Sister Ray is Edmonton’s Ella Coyes (they/them), whose melodic touch, lyrics, and vocals simply stand out on their latest EP Teeth. It is no wonder that here they are supported by ginla, the Brooklyn [...]
Ev Bird Puff Piece Royal Mountain Records If you are an artist/musician based in Montreal, you may be tempted to retreat indoors when the winter takes its hold. One of those is take an extensive listen to your record collection, something that [...]
BAD WAITRESS SHARE “SPIT IT OUT” | ANNOUNCE UK TOUR WITH GUSTAF DEBUT ALBUM NO TASTE OUT NOW 3 VIA ROYAL MOUNTAIN RECORDS Following the release of their debut album No Taste last year, Toronto-based four-piece punk rock band Bad [...]
DUCKS LTD. SHARES NEW SINGLE “SHEETS OF GREY” VIA ROYAL MOUNTAIN RECORDS ON TOUR THIS SPRING WITH NATION OF LANGUAGE Ducks Ltd burst onto the scene with their razor-sharp lyrics and instantly memorable jangle-pop in late 2019 and [...]
Ducks Ltd. Modern Fiction Royal Mountain Records Ducks Ltd., or Toronto duo Tom McGreevy and Evan Lewis, seem to be connecting dots across the globe with their latest album Modern Fiction, from Toronto, to Bristol, and from England to Dunedin, [...]
BAD WAITRESS SHARE “DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR” DEBUT ALBUM NO TASTE OUT ON SEPTEMBER 3 VIA ROYAL MOUNTAIN RECORDS Toronto’s Bad Waitress are sharing the second taste of their rollicking debut album, No Taste, out on September 3rd [...]
Islands Islomania Royal Mountain Records The definition of Islomania is to have an enthusiastic obsession with islands, where the mere thought of being on a little world surrounded by water has one quivering with excitement. It’s an odd [...]
ISLANDS SHARE NEW SINGLE “SET THE FAIRLIGHT” VIA ROYAL MOUNTAIN RECORDS | NEW ALBUM ISLOMANIA OUT JUNE 11 ROYAL MOUNTAIN RECORDS Last month, Islands returned from retirement with a bang with the announce of their first new album in 5 [...]
ISLANDS ANNOUNCE FIRST ALBUM IN FIVE YEARS ISLOMANIA + SHARE “(WE LIKE TO) DO IT WITH THE LIGHTS ON” ROYAL MOUNTAIN RECORDS Five years after the last Islands album and 15 years on from the underground classic debut Return to the Sea, [...]
TOWN BREWERY AND DIZZY SET TO RELEASE BEER ON NOVEMBER 26 PORTION OF PROCEEDS SUPPORTING RAINBOW RAILROAD Town Brewery makes quality craft beer just east of Toronto and regularly collaborates with like-minded artists and organizations on their [...]
DIZZY SHARE NEW VIDEO AND SINGLE “ROMAN CANDLES” ROYAL MOUNTAIN RECORDS Hailing from Oshawa, ON, Dizzy are today sharing latest single, “Roman Candles,” alongside a new video. Directed by Michael Pugacewicz (Parliament Pictures Co.), [...]
DIZZY SHARE NEW TRACK “SUNFLOWER” ROYAL MOUNTAIN RECORDS “Sunflower,” the new single from emerging Canadian band Dizzy is out now via Royal Mountain Records. “Sunflower” was produced by Dizzy and mixed by Craig Silvey (Arcade Fire, [...]
WOLF PARADE @ THE MOD CLUB THEATRE, TORONTO FEBRUARY 19, 2020 Wolf Parade returned back to Toronto’s Mod Club Theatre for their second show to continue the celebration of their latest release titled Thin Mind. Early in the set keyboardist [...]
Wolf Parade Thin Mind Royal Mountain Records/Sub Pop In a rock world where most of our bands are drifting to harder sounds yet combining other genre influences to create a different listening experiences, it seems that the indie genre is [...]
WOLF PARADE SHARE “JULIA TAKE YOUR MAN HOME” A NEW SINGLE FROM THIN MIND ROYAL MOUNTAIN RECORDS Wolf Parade is sharing “Julia Take Your Man Home,” a new single from Thin Mind, the group’s forthcoming fifth album (out January [...]
MAC DEMARCO ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM! WATCH “NOBODY” NOW HERE COMES THE COWBOY OUT MAY 10th ON MAC’S RECORD LABEL & ROYAL MOUNTAIN RECORDS IN CANADA Mac DeMarco will release his fourth full-length album, Here Comes The Cowboy, on May [...]
Ought Room Inside The World Merge Records/Royal Mountain Records Ought’s third full length album takes a step away from the chaotic and frantic punk songs they’ve become known for and moves towards a more refined sound. The transition is made [...]
METZ SHARES MAKING STRANGE PEACE VIDEO INTERNATIONAL TOUR DATES CONTINUE THIS WEEK Strange Peace is available now from Royal Mountain Records in Canada and Sub Pop Records throughout the rest of the world, and Toronto-based noise punk trio METZ [...]
Hollerado @ Festival Of Friends, Gage Park, Hamilton August 6, 2017 Every time I’m on my way to see Hollerado, I think to myself, “They probably won’t be as good as last time”. This venue isn’t as good… the setlist was just TOO good last time… [...]
ALVVAYS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM, NEW SINGLE AND TOUR DATES Royal Mountain Records Alvvays will release its second full-length, Antisocialites this September 8th on Royal Mountain Records in Canada. The album is the much anticipated follow-up to their [...]