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By: Staff – Celebrating the easing up of lockdown in the UK, Mike Skinner as The Streets has today released his masterful celebratory track “Who’s Got The Bag (21st June)” via Island Records, following an incredible response to this clip posted on his Instagram page. As revellers across the UK prepare for the clubs to … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Emerging indie band Paging Doctor Moon has released their debut album, Lost My Body, which you can stream exclusively via Aesthetic Magazine below. The nine track album is a vulnerable and powerful exploration of destructive love and healing through the soulful, powerful vocals and lyrics of Kirsten Heibert. Heibert takes us through the vicissitudes of … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Vancouver-based alt-rockers Mother Mother have released two new songs; “I Got Love” a propulsive, infectious, instantly hummable single and its companion “Stay Behind” a melodic, emotionally charged, airy track. The new music is the band’s first offering on the heels of their recent surge in popularity on TikTok.  The new music was … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Emerging pop singer-songwriter Cenza is back with her new track “Unhinged (feat. Jay-Elle)”, which you can stream exclusively via Aesthetic Magazine below. With music and lyrics by Cenza, music, production, and mixing by Jay-Elle, and additional mixing and mastering by JD Moon, “Unhinged” marks Jay-Elle and Cenza’s third collaboration and features a … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Evanescence is out today with “Better Without You,” the next official single from their upcoming album, The Bitter Truth, out March 26th, their first of all-new music in ten years. Listen to “Better Without You” below. A fuck you to the forces that have attempted to hold her back, “Better Without You” is … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Emerging LA-based indie rock band The Small Calamities is back with a new video for “Waste My Time”, which you can watch exclusively via Aesthetic Magazine below. On the single, lead vocalist Charlie Wolf shares, “I was thinking about how sometimes people get older without really maturing or learning which led to this song – ‘I’m not … Continue reading →

By: Staff – St. Vincent has announced the release of her sixth album, Daddy’s Home, on May 14th via Loma Vista.  Preceded by a foreboding teaser, the first full broadcast from St. Vincent’s synthesis of this era reaches us in the form of “Pay Your Way In Pain”, a slinky slab of sweaty funk. The song … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Emerging singer-songwriter Jenny Kern is back with her new single “Run”, which you can stream exclusively via Aesthetic Magazine below. A Canadian born Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter with a dreamy indie pop sound, Kern performed around Montreal during University before moving to NYC in 2013 where she started as a Page at NBC and quickly worked her … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Sharon Van Etten announces epic Ten, a double LP of the original epic album from 2010 and a new album of epic covers, out digitally on April 16th and physically on June 11th via Ba Da Bing, plus a documentary and concert stream. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of epic’s release, and to … Continue reading →

By: Staff – INXS member Andrew Farriss is back with a new video for “Run Baby Run’’, which you can watch exclusively via Aesthetic Magazine below. Farriss, the songwriter behind INXS’ legendary songs is giving fans another look at his forthcoming self-titled solo album and first country-influenced endeavor. The music video was produced by Andrew and Marlina … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Composer & DJ Kate Simko is back a track called “Making Ground” from her new score for for Underplayed,  a documentary about the struggles of female DJs in the EDM circuit. Stream the song exclusively via Aesthetic Magazine below. The film was an official selection of both the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival and TIFF, and releases … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Japanese Breakfast has announced the June 4th release of her new album Jubilee, the follow-up to 2017’s Soft Sounds From Another Planet. The new album announcement comes with the release of a video directed by Zauner herself for its lead single, “Be Sweet.” Watch the video below and the pre-order is available now. Of the song, … Continue reading →

By: Staff –  In a new feature to Aesthetic Magazine, we are proud to announce that we are the new presenting partner for Toronto-based film podcast Contra Zoom. Your host, Dakota Arsenault, goes in depth about everything film; from lists, to reviews, and more! We are officially into 2021’s movie season, while some release dates … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Emerging North Vancouver-based country music singer-songwriter Nicole Sumerlyn is back a new video for “Over A Drink”, which you can watch exclusively via Aesthetic Magazine below. Brought to life through a country-rock pulse coupled with sassy lyrics, “Over a Drink” – co-written by Sumerlyn with Jimmy Thow (Sons of Daughters) in Nashville and produced … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Emerging Los Angeles/San Francisco-based indie folk quartet Kidi Band is back a new video for “Free Will”, which you can watch exclusively via Aesthetic Magazine below. “Free Will” plunges its listener into a whirlpool of expansive inquiry. Where is the origin of thought? Am I in control of my body and mind? What am I? This mechanical and relentless track … Continue reading →

By: Staff – To celebrate the release of Alora Farenweh’s latest single “Riding a Tiger”, the emerging Canadian singer-songwriter curated a brand new Spotify playlist, which you can stream below. Owl City – “Fireflies” I love this song because it tells a unique story. As a child I enjoyed Owl City songs (I barely knew any other … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Emerging pop singer-songwriter Charley Furey is back with his latest single “Gold,” which you can stream exclusively via Aesthetic Magazine below. The track also comes with a new line of merchandise, featuring “Gold” t-shirts with unique graphics. click here to purchase “Gold” merch.  Written, produced, and performed by Furey and mixed and mastered by Matty … Continue reading →

By: Staff – AFI has announced the release of their new album Bodies, due out June 11, 2021 via Rise Records. The album is heralded by two new songs — the driving “Looking Tragic” and the fast-paced, hooky “Begging For Trouble” — alongside a video for “Looking Tragic” by longtime AFI collaborator Adam Mason. Both … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Emerging Vancouver-based singer-songwriter Nickolaj is back with his new single “First Place”, which you can stream exclusively via Aesthetic Magazine below. The track is the lead single from Nickolaj’s debut EP Step Into The Light which is set for release this summer.  Step Into The Light is produced by award winning composer Adrian Emond and was recorded entirely by … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Reuben and the Dark have shared a new single titled “YES”, which came from a desire to put something positive into the world. “I thought I would be writing more songs about despair…,” says Reuben and the Dark frontman Reuben Bullock. “But we don’t need anymore hopelessness right now.”  The new single … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Emerging Canadian singer-songwriter Jordan Hart is back a new acoustic video for his new single “Only Pieces of The Truth”, which you can watch exclusively via Aesthetic Magazine below. Shot by David Kaminski in the heart of the Maligne Canyon in Jasper, Alberta, Canada, the song is an emotive, mid paced and gentle song … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Emerging singer-songwriter Halcyon Gray is back her new video for “Built 2 Break”, which you can watch exclusively via Aesthetic Magazine below. Gray may be about to release her first project but she is far from new. Having spent her formative years writing and performing under various different aliases she is now ready … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Actress/singer-songwriter Emily Kinney (The Walking Dead, Showtime’s Masters of Sex, ABC’s Ten Days In The Valley) has shared her latest single “Omaha Hotel,” the latest track to be lifted from the April 9th release of Kinney’s brand new full-length album titled The Supporting Character (pre-order). Written after attending the funeral of her uncle … Continue reading →

By: Staff – The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) has announced that 15-time JUNO Award-winning band and Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductees, The Tragically Hip, will receive the 2021 Humanitarian Award during the 50th annual JUNO Awards. The Tragically Hip’s timeless music and philanthropic pursuits have touched millions of lives across … Continue reading →

By: Staff –  In a new feature to Aesthetic Magazine, we are proud to announce that we are the new presenting partner for Toronto-based film podcast Contra Zoom. Your host, Dakota Arsenault, goes in depth about everything film; from lists, to reviews, and more! Continuing our series celebrating cinema from around the world. On this … Continue reading →