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Photos by: Kelli Binnings –  Post-Rock band This Will Destroy You, who released their newest album, New Others Part One, on September 28th, 2018 via Dark Operative, performed at the Teragram Ballroom in Los Angeles last night (Feb. 15th).

Photos by: Morgan Harris – Calgary-based indie folk band Reuben And The Dark, who released their third album, Un Love, on October 25th, 2019 via arts & Crafts, which was co-produced by Broken Social Scene’s Kevin Drew.

By: Staff – Emerging indie band Little Cities is back with a new video for their track “Can I Come Over?”, which you can watch exclusively via Aesthetic Magazine below. “Lyrically the song was inspired by reminiscing to times in our youth when you didn’t quite have the guts to tell the person you had … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Emerging Toronto-based artist ELSY is back with new single “Love Is Chaos”, which you can stream exclusively via Aesthetic Magazine below. “Love Is Chaos” is all about finding love after a heartbreak. After settling into the single life and learning to love herself, ELSY met a certain someone who inspired this song. It … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Emerging Calgary alt-pop artist Selci is back with a new video for “Strangers,” an anti-Valentine’s Day track about a love that’s faded and gone, off her debut Effervescence EP. The song recalls a run-in with an ex-lover, and the painful realization that after knowing someone so intimately you, hardly know them at all. Watch it exclusively via Aesthetic Magazine below. The … Continue reading →

Photos by: Priti Shikotra – UK punk artist Frank Carter, who released his newest album, End of Suffering, on May 3rd, 2019 via International Death Cult, which featured the singles “Crowbar”, “Anxiety”, and “Kitty Sucker”, performed at Manchester Academy in Manchester, UK last night (Feb. 12th) with hip-hop group Ho99o9, who released their fourth EP, Cyber Warfare, on August 16th, … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Emerging Toronto-based artist Jack Moves is back with his new single “List of Demands”, which you can stream exclusively via Aesthetic Magazine below. “Needing to get some anger out over career inertia; the ego feeling hard done by,” said Jack Moves. “Pretty damn selfish, blaming a certain gatekeeper and creating a fictitious … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Deftones have announced that they will hit the road for a headlining tour this summer with special guests Gojira and Poppy. The tour kicks off on July 27th in Portland and travels across North America before wrapping up in Denver on September 5th at the Pepsi Center. Tickets go on sale to … Continue reading →

By: Staff – The Strokes announce the release of their first new album in seven years, The New Abnormal, on April 10, 2020 via Cult/RCA. The band debuted their first new song and Mike Burakoff-directed video, “At The Door,” during their performance at Senator Bernie Sanders’ University of New Hampshire rally last night. Listen to “At … 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! On this episode Dakota is joined by film critic Thom Ernst, who … Continue reading →

By: Staff – New Found Glory has officially announced their tenth studio album Forever + Ever x Infinity. The band has put together a quintessential NFG record, supremely catchy with sing-along anthems, trademark breakdowns, and sweetly poignant lyrics. “This is the record our fans have been waiting for us to make,” guitarist Chad Gilbert shares, … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Megadeth and Lamb of God will be joining forces on a co-headline tour across North America. And to add to the firepower of this already formidable tour, Trivium and In Flames are joining as tour openers. Tickets will go on sale February 14th from LiveNation.com. Megadeth, fueled by Dave Mustaine’s triumphant return to the stage following his diagnosis … Continue reading →

Photos by: Mathew Jaffray – Canadian hard rock band Theory of a Deadman, who released their newest album, Say Nothing, on January 31st, 2020 via 604/Atlantic/Roadrunner, performed at the Winspear Centre in Edmonton last night (Feb. 7th).

By: Staff – Emerging Brooklyn-based indie band Jelly Kelly is back with their new single “Dum Fun”, which you can stream exclusively via Aesthetic Magazine below. “Dum Fun” is essentially about fulfilling the role of other people’s expectations of who they think you are rather than being who you really are, and then sometimes having … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Following the end of the band’s recent world tour, a run that had them on the road for nine months, PUP has shared the video for “Morbid Stuff”, recorded live and shot on cheap handheld cameras handed out to 19 fans the band personally connected with in advance of their recent London … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Emerging electropop band Alexandra Lost is back with a new video for their track “Fleeting Dance”, which you can watch exclusively via Aesthetic Magazine below Hailing from Québec, Alexandra Lost is the brainchild of veteran songwriter Jane Ehrhardt and composer/producer Simon Paradis. After releasing two acclaimed singles, AlexandraLost played some of Québec’s indie festivals. 2020 will see … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Jenn Grant is back with a new single titled “Happy Birthday, Baby” – a song that reflects on the experiences and emotions around becoming a parent. “I found childbirth and postpartum to be such an intense, overwhelming but also beautiful and sacred experience,” Jenn reflects. “It can be like all your worst fears and biggest … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Emerging singer-songwriter Kendra & the Bunnies is back with her newest single entitled “Silent Sleeper”, which you can stream exclusively via Aesthetic Magazine below. Founded on the notion of waking up within one’s own dreams, “Silent Sleeper” is a tale of bringing the peaceful bliss of desired reality out from the mind into … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Emerging singer-songwriter Jesse Merineau is back with a new single titled “Honey”, which you can stream exclusively via Aesthetic Magazine below. “Recently, phones have caused a mass anxiety on so many people including myself,” said Merineau. “2010-2019, people felt awkward not being on their phones while on a night out. 2020, I want … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Christine and the Queens continues her irresistible evolution with new single “People, I’ve been sad”, which can be streamed below. “People, I’ve been sad” follows 18 months of live shows, and collaborations around the release of Christine and the Queens’ breathtaking second album Chris. Most recently, Christine and the Queens collaborated with … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Jehnny Beth will release her debut solo album, To Love Is To Live, on May 8th, 2020 via Caroline Records. The record, which was recorded in Los Angeles, London, and Paris, features a number of collaborators, including producers Flood, Atticus Ross, and longtime co-creator Johnny Hostile, and guest turns from the xx’s Romy Madley Croft, actor Cillian Murphy, and IDLES’ Joe Talbot. Beth … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Critically acclaimed Brooklyn duo Overcoats have announced the March 6th release of their upcoming album The Fight via Loma Vista Recordings. Tempering punk energy with vulnerable vitality and irresistible catchiness, The Fight is a ten-song battle-cry. It’s the kind of record that might inspire you to quit your job, run a marathon, divorce your husband, change your life in the … Continue reading →