By: Staff – The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) and CBC today announced a grand performance from Arcade Fire at The 2022 JUNO Awards Broadcast. The legendary band from Montreal return to the JUNO stage for the first time since their show-stopping performance at the 2018 awards. The band will elate audiences … Continue reading
By: Staff – WE, the eagerly anticipated sixth studio album by Arcade Fire, has been confirmed for a May 6, 2022 release via Columbia Records. WE’s arrival is preceded by first single “The Lightning I, II.” Watch the new video directed by Emily Kai Bock below. Produced by Nigel Godrich, Win & Régine, and recorded … Continue reading
By: Staff – Juno Award winning, violinist, composer, long-time member of Arcade Fire and founding member of Bell Orchestre, Sarah Neufeld, has announced the release of her third solo album, Detritus, on May 14th, 2021 via Paper Bag Records. Stream the lead single “Stories” below. Detritus offers a patient, gorgeous evolution of Neufeld’s sound: a soft and open-hearted musical landscape, where instead of being filled with … 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
By: Staff – To celebrate Nuela Charles’ new single “Troublemaker”, the acclaimed alt-soul singer/songwriter curated a new playlist that chronicles a list of tracks that meant more to her after she heard them live. “Troublemaker” is the second single from her upcoming EP to be released this Fall. It was written and produced by Charles and production … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – Review by: Curtis Sindrey – Montreal indie rockers Arcade Fire made a welcomed return to Budweiser Stage last night during their ongoing tour in support of their fifth studio album, Everything Now (out now via Sonovox/Columbia). Polarizing upon release, Everything Now is equal parts classic Arcade Fire, and experimental over-indulgence, but that didn’t stop the … Continue reading
By: Staff – The Polaris Music Prize has unveiled the 40 albums on the 2018 Long List. The 2018 Polaris Music Prize Long List is: a l l i e – Nightshade Alvvays – Antisocialites Arcade Fire – Everything Now Bahamas – Earthtones The Barr Brothers – Queens of the Breakers Bernice – Puff LP: In … Continue reading
Photos by: Timothy Nguyen – The 2018 JUNO Awards celebrated Canada’s biggest night in music in grand style last night, from the 200-foot red carpet taking over the Georgia viaduct to the sold-out live broadcast from Vancouver’s Rogers Arena. The two-hour show opened with a special instrumental rendition of International Achievement Award Winner, Arcade Fire’s “Everything Now,” who also … Continue reading
By: Staff – Toronto-based nine piece orchestral indie group, Freedom Baby, have premiered their brand new song “My Force” below. Likened to early Arcade Fire and Beirut, the band wrote new single “My Force” in one day without re-writes. There was no intended theme or subject matter when they began writing and it all came … Continue reading
By: Staff – The nominees for the 47th Annual JUNO Awards were announced today by The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) at a press conference at The Great Hall in Toronto. Arcade Fire leads off with four nominations: Single of the Year*, Album of the Year*, Group of the Year* and … Continue reading