One year after returning from an extended music biz sabbatical — the details of which must never be disclosed — Toronto punk legend S Earl Hardy has followed up his raging opus Love Kills Slow with another thick slab of […]
One year after returning from an extended music biz sabbatical — the details of which must never be disclosed — Toronto punk legend S Earl Hardy has followed up his raging opus Love Kills Slow with another thick slab of […]
As a “songwriter’s songwriter,” Toronto-based Patrick Ballantyne has lent his natural talent for hooks and lyrics to artists such as The Trews, Big Sugar and Tim Chaisson, helping to create a formidable catalogue of radio staples over the past two […]
On her new five-song EP, The Ability To Judge Distance, released March 16 on Coax Records, Kristi Lane Sinclair gets even closer to the bone than on previous releases in exploring themes of love and anger. Recorded with a four-piece […]
On their third full-length album, Animalia, Canmore, Alberta’s Elk Run & Riot continue to refine their songwriting with AOR-ready arrangements—ringing guitars, soaring harmonies and heartfelt melodies. Animalia is officially released March 2 on vinyl and digital through elkrunriot.com. They’ve shared the […]
On her new album The Workingman’s Blues, Toronto-based singer/songwriter Kat Goldman has crafted a powerful statement on the struggles so many of us face today. Essentially a concept album based on her recent real-life experiences living in Boston, the 12-track […]
Alberta-based singer/songwriter Randal Arsenault has released his latest single,“Rock & Roll To My Grave,” the title track and first taste from his upcoming solo EP. The song marks a bold shift to roots rock for Arsenault after establishing himself with […]
A new sound, a new band, a new attitude. That sums up Toronto singer/songwriter Collette Savard’s latest album, Collette Savard and the Savants. After releasing three independent albums with her former partner, John Zytaruk, Savard was determined for her next […]
Musician and filmmaker Tara Beier has released a new video for the song “DIANA”from her latest six-song EP, California 1970. Beier, a Vancouver native who now splits her time between L.A. and Toronto, describes the new video as a reflection of […]
The Edmonton-based duo The Orchard — comprised of singer/songwriters Kasha Anne and Mitch Smith — are making waves again with “Bright Eyes,” the latest single from their current album, The Great Unknown, released earlier this year on Royalty Records. The track is […]
Like their namesakes, Alberta folk-rock duo The Raven & The Fox offer a sound with a sly, mystical edge—what they’ve described from the beginning as “love-inspired mountain music.” It’s a style that singer/songwriters Julie Chang and Sean Isaac have been […]