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Watch Oh Wonder’s new video for “Lose It”

By: Staff – Oh Wonder has released a new video for their latest single “Lose It”. Watch it HERE. Matching the song’s glimmering infectiousness, the innovative and surprising clip features five professional dancers quite literally “losing it” to the music. In order to truly capture the moment as it unfolded, the London duo—Anthony West and Josephine Vander Gucht—asked the … Continue reading →

Tim Hecker announces new album “Love Streams”

By: Staff – Tim Hecker has revealed details of his forthcoming album, Love Streams, which will be released in Canada on April 8th via Paper Bag Records. Pre-order the album here from iTunes and here on CD or vinyl. Love Streams takes its cues from the avant-classical orchestration and extreme electronic processing of his previous full-length, 2013’s Virgins, but shaped into more melancholic, ultraviolet hues. Inspired by notions … Continue reading →

Jessy Lanza announces new album; Watch new video for “It Means I Love You”

By: Staff – Jessy Lanza has announced the follow-up to her standout debut album Pull My Hair Back, entitled Oh No, due out May 13th via Hyperdub. And along with today’s announcement Lanza also released a new video for the pulsating, high-energy album track “It Means I Love You.” Watch that here. Jessy Lanza’s second album Oh No is addressed to her own constant nervousness. The pressure … Continue reading →

CBC Music Festival returns to Toronto this May

By: Staff – CBC Music Festival returns to TD Echo Beach in Toronto on Saturday, May 28th. This special CBC event will showcase some of the country’s most talented musical acts, including Hey Rosetta!, Tanya Tagaq, Whitehorse, The Franklin Electric, Maestro, Zaki Ibrahim, Charlotte Cardin, Rich Terfry and the 2016 CBC Music Searchlight winner. Much more to be announced in the coming weeks. … Continue reading →

Iggy Pop announces “Post Pop Depression” tour

By: Staff – Iggy Pop has announced a very limited run of one-time-only live performances in support of his new album Post Pop Depression. The Post Pop Depression tour will mark the sole occasion that the album lineup of Iggy, producer/guitarist/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/bandleader Josh Homme, Homme’s Queens Of The Stone Age bandmate and Dead Weather-man Dean Fertita and Arctic Monkeys drummer … Continue reading →

Modest Mouse and Brand New announce co-headline tour

By: Staff – Modest Mouse and Brand New will tour together for a 24 show trek this June and July. The tour will see the bands share top billing, with Modest Mouse’s Facebook page describing the shows as “two bands, full sets, no opener.” Brand New released a collection of previously unreleased recordings on December … Continue reading →

Operators announce debut album “Blue Wave”

By: Staff – Dan Boeckner (Wolf Parade, Handsome Furs, Divine Fits) has announced the debut album for his band Operators, titled Blue Wave, out worldwide April 1st on Last Gang Records. Formed in 2013, the band features Boeckner on vocals, guitar, and synths and is joined by New Bomb Turks and Divine Fits drummer, Sam Brown, and electro-wiz, Devojka. … Continue reading →

Stream the new PUP track “DVP”

By: Staff –   It’s been nearly two years since beloved Toronto punk band PUP released a new song and today, the wait is finally over. The ferocious four-piece have released “DVP”, a song that the band has been performing live since early 2014. After playing 300 shows in the last two years across North America, Europe, and … Continue reading →

Watch Coeur de Pirate’s new video for “I Don’t Want to Break Your Heart”

By: Staff –   Montreal-based indie pop singer-songwriter Coeur de Pirate has released a new video for “I Don’t Want To Break Your Heart ”. Backed by reverb-drenched percussion and a sinewy but instantly hooky synth line, Coeur de Pirate remains softly, but fiercely, defiant in the face of love. “I Don’t Want To Break Your Heart ” is … Continue reading →

The Subways announce first North American tour in eight years

By: Staff – The Subways, who are best known for their smash hit “Rock & Roll Queen”, will return to the U.S. for a much-anticipated North American tour, their first since 2008. The band will be on the road supporting their new self-titled album, which is set for a US/Canadian release on April 16, 2016 (Record … Continue reading →