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By: Staff – Emerging artist Jeff DeVito is back with his new single “Sycamore”, which you can stream exclusively via Aesthetic Magazine below. “Sycamore is essentially a nostalgia song, a loss-of-innocence song,” said DeVito. “It’s not so much about knowing you can never go back, but how it feels when you realize you didn’t even notice … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Singer-songwriter, and producer Charlotte Day Wilson returns today with two new tracks -the velvety love song “Take Care Of You” featuring Syd and the effortlessly sunny “Summertime”. The Toronto native melds soul, jazz, and R&B to create atmospheric upbeat ballads that breathe warmth and intimacy into contemporary pop. Her first offerings of … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Ottawa-based R&B pop artist Ceesar, is set to release his debut EP Hustle & Passion on August 14th, but you can stream early exclusively via Aesthetic Magazine below. Produced by Lynx and Ceesar himself, Hustle & Passion embodies Ceesar’s unique approach to music with a low-key fusion of R&B, pop, and hip hop as … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Dashboard Confessional have announced that the second installment of their vinyl reissue series, The Early Days, will be the long-awaited vinyl re-release of their seminal 2000 debut album, The Swiss Army Romance. The series, which continues this year’s DC20 20th anniversary celebration, spotlights the albums and EPs that defined the band’s formative … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Cardiff-based cinematic alt-pop outfit Angel Hotel have released their debut single “Key Largo”, which you can stream exclusively via Aesthetic Magazine below. Inspired by a burning passion for movie soundtracks, the Welsh trio harness emotive themes often found in film and use this influence to colour the music and engage the listener. In … Continue reading →

By: Dakota Arsenault – The Toronto International Film Festival is going to look different this year. Normally the film world descends en masse to Toronto for a week and a half, making it the premiere destination to have your movie seen. The festival has crowned five movies with the People’s Choice Award (the highest honour … Continue reading →

By: Staff – The Japanese House has released “Dionne” ft. Grammy-award winning songwriter Justin Vernon (of Bon Iver) and the textual interlude, “Sharing Beds” which opens her new EP, Chewing Cotton Wool. Listen below. The pair of new tracks by Amber Bain, who uses the moniker  The Japanese House, was released alongside the 2019 tracks “Something Has To Change” and “Chewing Cotton Wool” to round out the new release. Chewing Cotton Wool follows The Japanese House’s … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Seaway will release their new album Big Vibe on October 16th via Pure Noise. A guitar-driven collection of songs with big hooks and a bigger attitude, Big Vibe will feature the title track, which you can watch the video for below. “We can’t wait to introduce the new era of Seaway. Big Vibe is … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Toronto punk trio The OBGMs will release their new album The Ends on October 30 via Black Box. The record was mixed by Grammy and Juno award winning Dave Schiffman (Trash Talk, PUP, Rage Against The Machine). Vocalist/guitarist Densil McFarlane says it how it is: “This album is about death, wanting to die, and … Continue reading →

By: Staff – EELS have unveiled a surprise new single “Baby Let’s Make It Real” today, recorded at the band’s Los Feliz, California studio; listen below. Band leader Mark Oliver Everett, a.k.a. E, says: “How ‘bout a new song to get your mind off your troubles for 3 minutes and 55 seconds? Play it again if … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Acclaimed Canadian singer-songwriter Daniel Romano has announced the release of his new album, How Ill Thy World Is Ordered, on September 18th via You’ve Changed Records. Romano’s band, features the mighty skills of The Outfit, the tightest of tight-knit rock and roll bands: Julianna Riolino (vocals), David Nardi (guitar, vocals), Roddy Rossetti … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Jeff Tweedy announces his new book, How To Write One Song, out October 13th via Dutton, and available for pre-order now. It’s the follow-up to Tweedy’s bestselling 2019 memoir, Let’s Go (So We Can Get Back). In How To Write One Song, Tweedy has created a candid and fascinating primer on the … 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! No new episode this week, but some general housekeeping to still … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Nearly three years since the release of her critically acclaimed album, New Mistakes, soulful rocker Terra Lightfoot has announced her new album, Consider the Speed, which is set for release on October 16th via Sonic Unyon, and shared the new single and video for the album’s first single “Paper Thin Walls”, which you … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Waterloo, On.-based veteran singer-songwriter Lynn Jackson is back with a new video for her track “Cobwebs”, which you can watch exclusively via Aesthetic Magazine below. “One night I was skimming through my lyric notebooks looking at little bits I had highlighted here and there,” she says. “I decided that I wanted them … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Cold War Kids have shared a new single, “Somewhere,“ which can be streamed below. “I love this song,” says Cold War Kids’ Nathan Willett. “It’s very uplifting, but it has a sadness to it, a rock-iness that’s almost feminine and soulful. The line, I knew you were crazy/The night you shaved your … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Emerging singer-songwriter Aubrey Toone is back with her new single “Outrun”, which you can stream exclusively via Aesthetic Magazine below. With tears streaming onto the bathroom floor of a 160 square foot apartment in Santa Monica, California, Toone’s dreams were in eyesight, catching the shimmer of sunlight for just a moment and … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Philadelphia-based punk band, The Menzingers will release From Exile, a reimagined stripped down version of their 2019 release Hello Exile. From Exile was recorded from the band’s respective homes while in isolation during COVID-19 stay at home orders. The album will be released digitally on September 25 and on vinyl November 13. … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Toronto indie rock band Fast Romantics have shared a new video for their track “Made For You”, which you can watch below. Lead vocalist and songwriter Matthew Angus was Inspired to write this song after successfully defeating his fear of sharks during a trip to Caribbean. “My partner and bandmate Kirty taught me … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Emerging NYC-based queer pop artist Josey Greenwell is back with his new single “Bottle Rocket”, which you can stream exclusively via Aesthetic Magazine below. “I wrote this track on an airplane in my head. It’s funny because I kept getting up to go to the bathroom so I could record voice notes so … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Canadian country music artist Dallas Smith has announced the release of his new solo album, Timeless, on August 28th via 604 Records. The album, featuring his current single “Like A Man”, in addition to the tracks “Drop”, “Timeless”, “Rhinestone World” and “Make ‘Em Like You”, serves as his first new project since his JUNO … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Gojira have shared a new standalone single entitled “Another World.” Produced by the band’s own Joe Duplantier and mixed by Andy Wallace, the new track is joined by an animated official music video directed by Maxime Tiberhgien and Sylvain Favre, which you can watch below. The release marks the group’s first original music … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Emerging synthpop singer-songwriter Courtney Jacobs is back with her new single “Heat Dream”, which you can stream exclusively via Aesthetic Magazine below. Jacobs is a 21-year old synthpop singer-songwriter with dreamy vocals and thought-provoking lyrics. She insists that there are at least two sides to every story and every song; avoiding “poor … 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! This year’s San Deigo Comic Con couldn’t be held physically this … Continue reading →

By: Staff – To celebrate the release of Mike Ruby’s debut EP, You Wrote These Songs, the emerging singer-songwriter curated a brand new Spotify playlist, which you can stream below.  “My debut EP You Wrote These Songs is about dealing with the skeletons in your closet, mostly exes and relationships, so that you can make room for what’s … Continue reading →

By: Jessica Nakamoto – Following the physical release of their ninth studio album, Afterburner, Sacramento’s Dance Gavin Dance have once again retuned to the top of the charts, a testament to the band’s fans-first mentality. With the pandemic having created logistical issues for their new album roll-out, the post-hardcore outfit could have easily chosen to delay … Continue reading →