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By: Staff – Carly Rae Jepsen has released new song titled “Julien”, which you can stream below. Produced by Kyle Shearer, “Julien” will be featured on Jepsen’s upcoming album, Dedicated, which will be released May 17th via 604 Records. Fans can pre-order Dedicated now and receive an instant download of four songs – “Julien,” “Now That I Found You,” … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Up-And-Coming singer-songwriter Auvic is back with his new single “Inspire”, which you can stream exclusively via Aesthetic Magazine below. “Inspire is about the initial conflict about a young individual who undergoes a dream state whose id coerces him to kill his superego, serving as the catalyst to becoming a man of dramatic evil,” … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Hailing from Seattle, WA, Christopher Hill & the Stardust Crush are back with their brand new singe “MAABA”, which you can stream exclusively via Aesthetic Magazine below. The four-piece meditative rock band have focused on exploring social justice and the current political climate through emotional, folk singing with elements of heavy psychedelia. … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Rising singer–songwriter Sarah MacDougall is back with a new remix of her song “Bleeding on theDance Floor”, which you can stream exclusively via Aesthetic Magazine below. Following the tremendous success of her latest record, All The Hours I Have Left To Tell You Anything, MacDougall will release the addictive remix by platinum-certified producer/engineer Nyg on April 19th. “Bleeding On The Dancefloor is about … Continue reading →

By: Staff – UK’s Parklife Festival has announced its 2019 lineup, which will include performances by Cardi B, George Ezra, Solange, The Streets, Christine and the Queens, Migos, Disclosure, Eric Prydz, Nas, Chase & Status, Mark Ronson, Major Lazer, Khalid, Mura Masa and more. Taking place in Manchester’s Heaton Park from June 8-9, fans can expect to … 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 podcast Teenage Dirtbagz. Your hosts, Maddie and Carley are just two teenagers in their twenties who are on a quest to watch and dissect the most iconic high school movies of all … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Canadian Music Week (CMW), presented by Amsterdam Brewery, now in its 37th year, is Canada’s longest running, largest showcase and conference festival. Taking place May 6-12 across downtown Toronto, the venue-centric festival will host both local and international acts over the week kicking off with 70’s rock band Television at The Phoenix. In addition … Continue reading →

Photos by: Kyle Simmons – Pop-Punk band Taking Back Sunday, who released a compilation album titled Twenty on January 11th, 2019 via Concord, which featured two new recordings, “All Ready to Go”, and “A Song for Dan”, and which followed up their 2016 album, Tidal Wave, performed at Ace of Spades in Sacramento, California last night … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Nearly half a decade has somehow elapsed since the last Flying Lotus album—the Grammy-nominated cadaver tetris of You’re Dead! During that intermission, the multi-disciplinary Los Angeles artist has remained in constant orbit, collaborating with Kendrick Lamar on the classic To Pimp a Butterfly, directing and writing the Sundance-premiered comic horror hallucination Kuso, and … Continue reading →

Photos by: Michael Hurcomb –  UK artist Nick Mason, who is best known as the drummer of acclaimed psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd, performed at Sony Centre in Toronto last night (April 16th).

Photos by: Morgan Hotston –  Canadian indie pop band Dizzy, who released their debut album, Baby Teeth, on August 17th, 2018 via Royal Mountain Records, performed at the Mod Club in Toronto last night (April 16th).

By: Staff – The Flaming Lips will release their 15th studio album, King’s Mouth: Music And Songs, on July 19 via Warner Bros. black vinyl, CD and digitally worldwide. Produced by The Flaming Lips, Dennis Coyne and Scott Booker with additional production by Dave and Mike Fridmann, King’s Mouth: Music And Songs, is the Flaming Lips’ first new studio … Continue reading →

By: Staff – NXNE returns this June with more curators, more club shows, and an expanded festival village that will include four stages for live performances. 2019’s club land and festival village will offer audiences a diverse slate of globally recognized and emerging hip-hop, indie rock and pop acts at over 20 of the top … Continue reading →

By: Kirstin Bews –       Local Natives are back with their new album, Violet Street, which is set for release on April 26th via Loma Vista. This album has been long anticipated by fans who have been waiting for this follow up since their 2016 album, Sunlit Youth. Produced by Shawn Everett (Alabama … Continue reading →

Photos by: Jenna Hum –  Punk Rock band SWMRS, who released their fourth album, Berkeley’s On Fire, on February 15th, 2019 via Fueled By Ramen, performed at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night (April 14th).

Photos by: Tyler Roberts – Canadian indie rock band Wintersleep, who released their newest album, In the Land Of, on March 29, 2019, which featured the single “Beneficiary”, and which followed up their 2016 album, The Great Detachment, which was a shortlisted 2017 Juno Award finalist for Adult Alternative Album of the Year, performed at the Danforth Music … Continue reading →

Photos by: Joanna Glezakos –  Punk Rock singer-songwriter Laura Jane Grace, who released her debut solo album, Bought to Rot, on November 9th, 2018 via Bloodshot, performed at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto last night (April 12th).

By: Staff – Up-and-coming singer-songwriter John Juan is back with a new video for his track “Good Dog”, which you can watch exclusively via Aesthetic Magazine below. “YouTube personality Jordan, from Daze with Jordan the Lion, took me to find the old abandoned LA Zoo in Griffith Park,” says Juan. “The animal cage we found … Continue reading →

Photos by: Katie Kuropas –  Dallas, Texas-based metalcore band Crown The Empire, who released their third album, Retrograde, on July 22nd, 2016 via Rise, which was produced by Drew Fulk (Motionless In White , We Came as Romans, Blessthefall), performed at House of Blues Chicago last night (April 11th) with post-hardcore band We Came As Romans, who released their fifth album, Cold Like … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Dance-Electronic Urban Fu$e is back with their new single “Runaway”, which you can stream exclusively via Aesthetic Magazine below. “I was inspired by a true story I saw on Youtube that happened back in the 60’s or 70’s in which a beautiful actress was caught cheating on her husband and caused quite … 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 podcast Teenage Dirtbagz. Your hosts, Maddie and Carley are just two teenagers in their twenties who are on a quest to watch and dissect the most iconic high school movies of all … Continue reading →

Photos by: Eric Fefferman – Psychedelic Rock band The Claypool Lennon Delirium, which is currently composed of bassist/vocalist Les Claypool, and guitarist/vocalist Sean Lennon, and who released their second album, South of Reality, on February 22nd, 2019 via ATO, performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night (April 10th) with New York-based indie band … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Silversun Pickups have announced the release of their fifth album, Widow’s Weeds, on June 7th via their own New Machine Recordings label. The band enlisted Butch Vig (Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Sonic Youth) to produce their latest, an extroverted and open album about rebirth and renewal. Said lead singer Brian Aubert about Widow’s Weeds: “This … Continue reading →

Photos by: Brandon Newfield – Pop band Why Don’t We, who released their debut album, 8 Letters, on August 31st, 2018 via Atlantic, which featured the singles “Hooked”, “Talk”, and “8 Letters”, performed at Coca-Cola Coliseum in Toronto last night (April 9th) with pop singer Eben Franckewitz, and pop singer-songwriter Brynn Elliott, who released her third … Continue reading →

Photos by: Priti Shikotra – UK singer-songwriter Mahalia, who released her newest EP, Seasons, in 2018, performed at the O2 Ritz Manchester in Manchester, UK last night (April 9th).

By: Staff – To celebrate the release of Toronto-based indie artist AlphaCub’s new album Night Heart (out now), the up-and-coming singer-songwriter curated an exclusive new Spotify playlist containing songs that have inspired him, which you can stream below. “Days of Thunder” – The Midnight This song was my introduction to the new synthwave scene blowing up right … Continue reading →

Photos by: Mary Welch – Singer-Songwriter Conan Gray, who released his who released his debut EP, Sunset Season, on November 16th, 2018 via Republic, performed at the Bottom Lounge in Chicago last night (April 8th) with Norwegian artist Girl In Red, who released her debut EP, Chapter 1, in 2018, followed by a new single … Continue reading →

By: Kirstin Bews –       After months of teasing, Cage the Elephant are releasing their new album, Social Cues, on April 19th via RCA Records. After 12 years of making music, Cage the Elephant remain one of the most promising rock bands of the 21st century. Their underground, nonchalant signature sound holds up … Continue reading →

Photos by: Tyler Roberts – Metalcore band Hatebreed, who released their seventh album, The Concrete Confessional, on May 13th, 2016 via Nuclear Blast, performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night (April 8th).

By: Staff – CBC Music Festival returns to Toronto’s RBC Echo Beach for its seventh year on May 25th. This year’s festival will include headliner Alvvays along with Stars (performing their album, Set Yourself On Fire), Rhye, Cœur de pirate, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Charlotte Cardin and Exco Levi. The q stage returns this year with acts … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Toronto-based avant-garde artist, The Holy Gasp, is back with a new video for “A Daily Affirmation”. The clip, which was filmed at his live release event for his concept album, The Love Songs of Opedius Rex, in October 2018 features a 27-person orchestra accompanied with original choreography. Written by the powerfully enigmatic Benjamin Hackman, The Love Songs of Oedipus Rex is … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Courtney Barnett has released a brand new single today titled “Everybody Here Hates You”, which you can stream below. Recorded late in 2018 during a rare break at the height of her Tell Me How You Really Feel world tour, “Everybody Here Hates You” is the closest Barnett has ever come to capturing the extraordinary weight and … Continue reading →

By: Jessica Nakamoto –       While breaking the space-time-continuum may be off the table (for now), Manchester-based duo, The Chemical Brothers, are back pushing boundaries with the introduction of not only the fastest remix in history, but an upcoming album that’s sure to blow away the rest of the electronic pack. Set for release … Continue reading →