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! Continuing the long running series chronicling every Best Picture winner and ranking … Continue reading
By: Staff – Toronto’s PUP released the massive Morbid Stuff last year to critical acclaim, earning countless year-end nods, their late-night debut on Late Night With Seth Meyers, and a largely sold-out world tour that had them on the road for a solid 9 months. Now the band returns with “Anaphylaxis,” their first new material … Continue reading
By: Staff – Emerging Toronto-based artist Plastic Handgun is back with his new track “The Dark Plaza In My Dreams”, which you can stream exclusively via Aesthetic Magazine below. “It’s a song about the dissociative effect that a sleep disorder can have, especially when dealing with recurring dreams/nightmares. I tried to capture that sense of unease … Continue reading
By: Staff – Emerging Toronto-based alt-pop artist Chris Ning is back with his new single “Dinosaurs”, which you can stream exclusively via Aesthetic Magazine below. “I really enjoy songs that have very serious subject matter hidden within a fun danceable atmosphere,” said Ning. “I wanted to attempt to capture the vibe of Prince’s 1999. Our … Continue reading
By: Staff – Toronto’s July Talk have released a new single titled “Governess Shadow”, which will appear on their upcoming album, Pray For It, their first release in four years coming this July 10th, 2020 via Sleepless in Canada/ BMG Worldwide. Watch the video below. Continuing the theme of breaking patterns of action and reaction found … 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! On this episode, Dakota plays “Make/Remake” with the new horror film The … Continue reading
By: Staff – Listening to an Elwins record feels like coming home at the end of a long day. The Newmarket four-piece has made a decade-plus long career out of carefully crafting clever and cozy tunes. An Elwins song is just as comfortable in your headphones as you walk as it is being blasted from … Continue reading
By: Staff – July Talk stormed in with the flinty radio-ready rock of their debut, followed by the volatile siren songs of Touch, an album of sawtoothed pop + convulsing tension. For album three, the band cracks their equilibrium open to find a thrilling new balance in asymmetry. With Pray For It, July Talk commits to the possibility of … Continue reading
By: Staff – Lido Pimienta has released “Te Queria,” the latest single and visual from her album Miss Colombia (out April 17). “Te Queria” is one of the 11 new and original songs on the record, which boldly celebrates Pimienta’s ecstatic musical hybridity of electronic meets cumbia, and is at once defiant and delicate, exploratory and … 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! On the last episode we covered the most anticipated films of 2020, … Continue reading