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Kevin Drew's New Solo Album 'Aging'
by Michael Major - November 03, 2023 Kevin Drew is thrilled to release his most vulnerable, minimal solo album to date - Aging. Aging's sonic profile sits in a similar place as beloved Broken Social Scene songs like “Lover's Spit,” “Anthems For A Seventeen Year-Old Girl,” and “The Sweetest Kill” – beautifully dark, richly melodic, and ...
Kevin Drew Shares New Single 'All Your Fails'
by Michael Major - September 22, 2023 Broken Social Scene’s co-founder and front man Kevin Drew is releasing the physical version of his vulnerable, minimal solo album to date - Aging. Aging’s sonic profile sits in a similar place as beloved Broken Social Scene songs like “Lover’s Spit” and “The Sweetest Kill” – beautifully dark, richly...
Jenn Grant Shares New Single 'One Hit Wonders'
by Michael Major - May 30, 2023 Jenn Grant will release her new album Champagne Problems. Now, she shares the empowering “One Hit Wonders,” the fourth track she has teased off the LP. Written and performed with platinum awarded artist Ria Mae and long-time collaborator Daniel Ledwell, the song carries messages of strength and enc...
Dan Mangan Reveals 'All Roads' From Upcoming LP
by Michael Major - October 04, 2022 Dan Mangan is sharing 'All Roads', a bouncy indie folk track about finding beauty in the ephemerality of life, from his upcoming album, Being Somewhere. Steady acoustic strums and a big drum beat hold the pace as ethereal synths float beneath Mangan's philosophical reflection ‘the thing I thought th...
Dan Mangan Shares New Single 'Just Know It'
by Michael Major - September 13, 2022 Mangan arms the rebels in the crusade for tenderness. The album is a combative plea for mercy from a manic world and its effects on the psyche. Whittling his sharpest pen to date, Being Somewhere is marked by Mangan’s singular wit and a respectful deference to the quagmire of existence. Listen to th...
OMBIIGIZI Release New Album 'Sewn Back Together'
by Michael Major - February 10, 2022 A collaboration between Zoon (Daniel Monkman) and Status/Non-Status (Sturgeon), OMBIIGIZI are Anishnaabe artists who explore their cultural histories through sound. The debut album Sewn Back Together is a fusion of individuality – a reflection on Adam and Daniel's commitment to each other as collabo...
Under the Radar Announces 'Covers of Covers' Compilation
by Michael Major - December 21, 2021 The compilation features Alex Lahey, Black Belt Eagle Scout, C Duncan, Cassandra Jenkins, Cults, Girl Ray, Hatchie, James Yorkston, Kevin Drew, Nation of Language, NZCA Lines, Oceantor, Ora the Molecule, Peter, Bjorn and John, Piroshka, Sondre Lerche, Strand of Oaks, and Water From Your Eyes. ...
Banger Films' THIS IS POP, Eight-Part Series Streaming NOW on Netflix
by Sarah Jae Leiber - June 22, 2021 The producers and directors of THIS IS POP aim to shine a light on racism, sexism, classism, queer politics and social injustice while also celebrating the levity and joy for which pop music has long been known....
Kevin Drew Releases New Record 'Influences'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - June 15, 2021 Influences is positively pulsating with life, a kaleidoscopic constellation of strobe-lit electronics, rippling rhythms, and gleaming digital melodies that tap into a very 2021 feeling of existence. ...
Banger Films Announces THIS IS POP, Eight-Part Series Streaming on Netflix
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 19, 2021 The series features exclusive interviews with the artists, producers, songwriters and superstars integral to pivotal untold stories, including Shania Twain, Boyz II Men, ABBA’s Benny Andersson, T-Pain, Brandi Carlile, Public Enemy’s Chuck D and other luminaries. ...
Mise En Scene Debut 'Unsolicited Advice' Video
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 06, 2020 Canada’s emotive grunge-pop duo Mise en Scene will release their raucous new album, Winnipeg, California, this Friday, October 9....
Pandora Unveils New Slate of Artist-Curated Playlists, Inviting You to 'Listen In'
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 08, 2020 Last week, Pandora launched Listen In, a new series of exclusive playlists that connect artists with listeners through music. Each artist-curated playlist features songs that are soundtracking their lives during this unusual time, with commentary about their connection to the music, what's inspiring...
Reuben and the Dark Announce US Tour Dates with Mondo Cozmo
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 10, 2020 Reuben and the Dark announce spring tour dates with Mondo Cozmo to follow their headlining tour through North America, in support of their latest album, un | love, available now on Arts & Crafts. Earlier this week, the band's song 'Hold Your Head High' was featured on the new CBS legal dramedy All R...
EL CAMINO: A BREAKING BAD MOVIE Features Music by Reuben and the Dark
by Abigail Charpentier - September 26, 2019 Netflix has released the highly anticipated official trailer for El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, which features alt-folk outfit Reuben and the Dark's emotionally captivating track 'Black Water' off their 2014 album Funeral Sky. ...
Reuben and the Dark to Release New Album on October 25 via Arts & Crafts
by Abigail Charpentier - September 09, 2019 Today, Reuben and the Dark, the Montreal-based alt-folk outfit helmed by frontman Reuben Bullock, announces a new full-length album titled un | love, set for release on October 25 via Arts & Crafts. As part of the announcement, they share the first new song 'faultline' - an intimate portrait of inte...
Broken Social Scene Announce 'Let's Try The After - Vol 2'
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 20, 2019 Following the release of February's Let's Try The After - Vol 1, Broken Social Scene are thrilled to announce a companion EP, entitled Let's Try The After - Vol 2, which will be released on Arts & Crafts on April 12th, 2019. The second EP's first song, “Can't Find My Heart,” can be heard now....
Live from Here with Chris Thile Confirms Lineup For Performances In Detroit, Minneapolis and Dallas
by Tori Hartshorn - February 21, 2019 Live from Here with Chris Thile confirms the guest lineup for its performances in Detroit, MI on February 23, Minneapolis, MN on March 2 and Dallas, TX on April 6. The shows feature special guests Broken Social Scene, Esperanza Spalding, Amanda Palmer, Lord Huron, Vijay Iyer Trio, Mike Yard and more...
Broken Social Scene Announce 'Let's Try The After - Vol 1' EP
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 21, 2019 Last week, Broken Social Scene released their new EP, Let's Try The After Vol. 1. 'Such forceful beauty—a sense of indefinable, life-affirming ecstasy—is practically woven into Broken Social Scene's DNA at this point,' said Pitchfork.' 'And Let's Try the After is proof that their genetic makeup is a...
Broken Social Scene Announce LET'S TRY THE AFTER - Vol 1 EP Out 2/15
by Tori Hartshorn - January 22, 2019 Last week, during an appearance on CBC's “The Strombo Show,” Broken Social Scene debuted two new songs, “Can't Find My Heart” and “1972.” Today they announce Let's Try The After - Vol 1, a new EP that will be released on February 15th via label Arts & Crafts. The EP's electric first single, “All I W...
The 2018 JUNO Awards Broadcast Recognizes Rising Talent & Pays Homage to Legends on Canada's Biggest Night in Music
by Macon Prickett - March 26, 2018 The 2018 JUNO Awards celebrated Canada's biggest night in music in grand style, from the 200-foot red carpet taking over the Georgia viaduct, to the sold-out live CBC broadcast from Vancouver's Rogers Arena. The two-hour show opened with a special instrumental rendition of International Achievement ...
Geddy Lee, Jann Arden, Mark McMorris, & More To Present at the 47th Annual JUNO Awards Broadcast Live on CBC
by Macon Prickett - March 20, 2018 The Canadian Academy of Arts and Sciences (CARAS) and CBC today announced the complete list of presenters sharing the stage at The 2018 JUNO Awards. This year's broadcast hosted by Multi-JUNO Award-winner Michael Bublé will be broadcast live from Rogers Arena in Vancouver on Sunday, March 25 at 5 PM...
Belle Game Share 'Only One'w/ Noisey + North American Tour Begins
by Caryn Robbins - January 12, 2018 On the heels of their sophomore album Fear/Nothing via Arts & Crafts and an extensive tour as lead support for Broken Social Scene, Vancouver's Belle Game are set to kick off their North American headline tour tomorrow...
Belle Game Share 'Bring Me' w/ BlackBook + LP Out 9/8
by Caryn Robbins - September 05, 2017 In anticipation of their sophomore album Fear/Nothing slated for release September 8th on Arts & Crafts, Vancouver's Belle Game share new single “Bring Me” with BlackBook today....
Belle Game Share New Single 'Low' + LP Out 9/8
by Caryn Robbins - August 11, 2017 In anticipation of their sophomore album Fear/Nothing out September 8th on Arts & Crafts, Vancouver's Belle Game return with new single “Low”....
RALEIGH Premiere New Single 'Costume Party'
by A.A. Cristi - July 25, 2017 Calgary quartet, RALEIGH, has announced a new full-length album, Powerhouse Bloom, will arrive September 29, and premiered a first single, “Costume Party” via Culture Collide – share via Soundcloud. “Costume Party” will be released as a cassingle this Friday, July 28 b/w a cover of the Frank Ocean ... |