Volume III is Flore Laurentienne’s luminous and immersive instrumental album that concludes a trilogy begun in 2019, where organs, analog synthesizers, and string ensembles come together in an approach that is both cinematic and deeply rooted in the Quebec landscape. The album reflects an organic process that enriches the project’s sonic signature. Volume III has won over a wide audience, bolstered by organic collaborations, notably with Moog Synthesisers, as well as visibility in...
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Montreal trio Bye Parula share their sparkling, dancefloor-ready new single ‘I don’t know,’ the second from their new album Something Out Of Nothing, out June 5. The song is thematically linked to lead single ‘KISSBURN,’ another undeniable earworm. About the pair, singer/bassist Loïc Calatayud-Sola shares: “These were written in the same period, at the beginning of the process, and they go together. ‘KISSBURN’ is told from the point of view of someone...
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Time for some non-fiction. The human condition: that’s pure ‘FRICTION’. It costs a million dollars just to stay alive. Play it cool, feel the vibe. In his latest offering out today, Friday 13th March, Tiga departs from his signature quick fire hooks, opting for a more relaxed approach as he frames the collective feeling of the tricky times in which we’re all living. “Too much friction, too much tension… I need some of your attention,” proclaims...
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“From chaos comes harmony”, says Mathieu David Gagnon, composer behind the Flore Laurentienne project, about ‘(À travers les) Chablis’, the new single released today. The piece opens with a free jazz improvisation duet on drums, joined by two harps. From this tumult emerges light, embodied by a string melody, like a refusal to give in to disenchantment. The last piece on the album Volume III, ‘(À travers les) Chablis’, hints...
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Bibi Club shares ‘George Sand,’ a single inspired by the radical 19th-century feminist writer’s forest manifesto – an ode to life and nature, featuring Dimitri Milbrun’s incendiary saxophone. This track came three days before the release of the album Amaro, out now via Secret City Records. The album has already received strong early support from Télérama, Exclaim!, Billboard Canada, BBC 6 Music, Brooklyn Vegan and more, with the lead single ‘Amaro‘ officially added to the France Inter playlist. Speaking...
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Bye Parula is thrilled to announce their brand-new album Something Out Of Nothing set to release on June 5. While their early recordings captured musicians who had just met and were still getting to know each other through musical communication, Something Out Of Nothing reflects their growing friendship and increasingly intuitive interaction, which inspired them to broaden their aesthetic horizons while moving toward more introspective songwriting. The new album was produced by Robbie Kuster...
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Flore Laurentienne—the project of composer and orchestrator Mathieu David Gagnon—returns with ‘Fleuve VII’, a new piece from his upcoming album Volume III, arriving April 10. This new work highlights a delicate dialogue between the piano and the string orchestra, carried by minimalist and hypnotic writing. Mathieu David Gagnon explains: “I created this series of pieces, called Fleuve, based on a fairly simple concept: reusing the same chords, but in a different...
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Guess what? Tiga’s havin’ fun again on ‘HOT WIFE’ the latest single ahead of his upcoming HOTLIFE album, due 17th April. His third offering from the highly-anticipated comeback record, ‘HOT WIFE,’ out today, brings back a longtime collaborator and old friend, superstar producer Boys Noize. These two certified legends of electronic music have helped define late-2000s electro and club culture, with a mutual respect that has been fostered over decades of b2b DJ sets and...
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The duo Bibi Club (Adèle Trottier-Rivard and Nicolas Basque) unveil their striking new single ‘Washing Machine’, out today, alongside a music video directed by Anna Arrobas. The first English single from their forthcoming album Amaro, out February 27, ‘Washing Machine’ transforms grief into movement, reminding us that light and sorrow can coexist. About ‘Washing Machine,’ Bibi Club says: “The anomaly. This song is a homage to Tobie, who loved washing machines, the way...
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Flore Laurentienne — the project of composer and orchestrator Mathieu David Gagnon — unveils Volume III, a new album out April 10. The first single, ‘Régate’, evokes a rapid shift in perspective, resulting in a lively race between a synthesizer ostinato and a string orchestra. On stage, the project’s seven musicians will embark on a European tour in the spring, with six dates already announced, from London to Paris via...
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The latest single ahead of Tiga’s upcoming album HOTLIFE, ‘SILK SCARF’, finds the Hardcore Storyteller reaching effortlessly into his bottomless bag of music, only to find new friends waiting for him inside. When Tiga formed a friendship with the renowned New York City band Fcukers – after both artists played Madison Square Garden on a cold winter night, shared some giggles in the greenroom, and created lasting memories at a now-legendary afterparty in Brooklyn – the spark for...
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Shad’s Start Anew is out now, his seventh studio album and the conclusion in a trilogy of socially conscious works including 2018’s A Short Story About a War and 2021’s TAO. He shares the final single from the album, ‘Slanted,’ a track about “the proverbial ‘slippery slope’ as it plays it out specifically in terms of economic and political power.” This year marks 20 years of Shad in music, a...
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Electronic music icon Tiga announces his forthcoming album HOTLIFE, set for release on April 17, 2026, with a long-awaited new single ‘ECSTASY SURROUNDS ME’ out now. The Canadian producer, DJ, and label head delivers an emotive masterpiece, blurring the lines between eloquent introspection and peak-time club euphoria. ‘ECSTASY SURROUNDS ME’ sparked an Instagram riot way back in 2023 when Tiga teased a brief excerpt. Fans flooded his DMs with thousands...
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Leif Vollebekk shares a new version of his song ‘Southern Star,’ featuring award-winning Norwegian artist AURORA. The track originates from Vollebekk’s forthcoming short film of the same name, starring both Leif & AURORA together as characters in the story. A music video for ‘Southern Star,’ composed of scenes from the film, accompanies the song released today. The short film Southern Star will premiere at a later date, with additional details...
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Bibi Club (Adèle Trottier-Rivard and Nicolas Basque) are thrilled to announce the release of their third album, Amaro, available February 27. The album will be available digitally and on vinyl, and features collaborations with Helena Deland and Dimitri Milbrun. They are also unveiling the title track from the album, accompanied by a music video. The duo performed last month at the Polaris Music Prize Gala, where their latest album Feu...
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The Barr Brothers release Let It Hiss, their long-awaited first studio album in nearly 8 years. Let It Hiss isn’t just a collection of 10 vital new songs, it’s a document of transformation, and an invitation to a place where the flaws aren’t edited out, they’re amplified. The result of a pivotal shift, it represents a pause for reflection, a reckoning with vulnerability, and a reconnection between two brothers –...
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