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New Music: Stream We Are Scientists’ Record Store Day Exclusive “Don’t Blow It, Under The Sea”

By: Staff – Just in time for its release on Record Store Day tomorrow, We Are Scientists have unveiled a second track from their limited edition 8-track disc “TV en Français, Sous la Mer”. This is a fan favourite from the original LP, which has been reworked for the occasion in a style that fans will recognise from the … Continue reading

New Music: Watch Courtney Barnett’s New Video for “Kim’s Caravan”

By: Staff –   Courtney Barnett has released a devastatingly beautiful and poignant new music video for “Kim’s Caravan” from her debut album Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit.  Barnett says that the track was written in part about environmental concerns for the Great Barrier Reef, “Kim’s Caravan is an apocalyptic tale of our … Continue reading

Time Festival Reveals 2015 Lineup

By: Staff –   Time Festival will return to Fort York’s Garrison Common this summer. Since its original run from 2008 to 2010, Time Festival returned in 2014 with Grimes, Flume, and Action Bronson headlining, and festival no-shows Death Grips, and Charlie XCX. This year, South African rap-rave band Die Antwoord will be headlining. The … Continue reading

Hillside Festival Announces 2015 Lineup

By: Staff –   The Hillside Music Festival will once again return to Guelph Lake Island in Guelph, ON this summer. This year’s line-up features: Daniel Lanois, Nels Cline Singers, TEEN and Frazey Ford, and Constantines, along with Astral Swans, BADBADNOTGOOD, Braids, By Divine Right, Alex Cuba, Doldrums, Etiquette, Great Lake Swimmers, Mo Kenney, LIDS, the … Continue reading

Festival D’Ete De Quebec Reveals 2015 Lineup

By: Staff –   Festival D’Ete De Quebec just revealed its 2015 line-up. “Still going strong after 48 years, the FEQ has never stopped aiming for the top. And this year’s program shows why. We’ll be seeing music lovers from all over the country as well as south of the border visit Québec this summer,” said general manager Daniel … Continue reading

New Music: Watch Torres’ Heartfelt New Video For “Sprinter”

By: Staff –   Torres (aka Mackenzie Scott) has released a new video for the title track of her sophomore album, Sprinter. Scott’s emotional grappling with her religious past is actualized through fabric snares and lava baths with lyrics that allude to the spastic barrier between institutionalized religion and personal salvation. “This video is an origin story,” says … Continue reading

New Music: Crystalyne Releases Free Acoustic EP to Thank Fans

By: Staff – Toronto pop rock band Crystalyne released a free acoustic EP today titled T.Y.A.S. Vol 1.  The title stands for “Thank You Acoustic Sessions”, and it’s being released for free as a thank you to the quartet’s fans while they work on their debut full length album. In addition to featuring four original tracks from their last … Continue reading

New Music: Stream Sam Roberts Band’s New Psychedelia-Infused Record Store Day Track “Counting The Days”

By: Staff – Sam Roberts Band will release an EP featuring new music on Record Store Day (April 18th). Counting The Days will be available on red vinyl with black and white splatter from Universal Music Canada and Paper Bag Records.  The title-track is a sprawling, psychedelia-infused rocker that clocks in at nearly eight minutes in length. … Continue reading

New Music: Raz Fresco Ft. Raekwon – “Influenza”

By: Staff –   Toronto-based rapper and BKR$CLB member Raz Fresco, who produced Bishop Nehru’s track “Mobb Dizzle” for the NBA Live 14 video game, and released his memorable Screwface Tape last year, just released his new self-produced track featuring Wu-Tang Clan’s Raekwon called “Influenza”. The song will appear on Fresco’s forthcoming debut album, Pablo Frescobar, out June 2nd via … Continue reading

New Music: Hollerado Finds Beauty in a Bad Situation With “Firefly (Annie Murphy)”

By: Staff –   With Hollerado’s new album, 111 songs, expected to be released on March 31st, the Toronto indie rock band released a new video for the track “Firefly (Annie Murphy)”. “The song is about when my wife and I had our apartment burn down last year, and how a whole bunch of new lessons and … Continue reading