Patrick Watson releases Uh Oh, a deeply personal 11-track collection that investigates the idea of life as being a series of “uh ohs”: a little phrase uttered in response to everything from childhood accidents to our most overwhelming anxieties. The songs on this album were written during a period where Watson was experiencing his own career-threatening “uh oh” – he’d lost his voice. Unsure if he would ever sing again,...
Montreal’s The Barr Brothers have released ‘Naturally,’ a heartfelt ode to personal growth and self-acceptance. Rooted in the tradition of classic American songwriting, the track evokes the melodic charm and lyrical depth of artists like Harry Nilsson and Paul Simon. ‘Naturally’ is the fourth glimpse into Let It Hiss, their long-awaited fourth studio album, arriving October 17. Unfolding gradually over a laid back groove, ‘Naturally’ features ethereal high harmonies from...
Shad returns with a bold new double-single: ‘K.I.S.S.’ and ‘Islands’. These tracks offer a glimpse into his upcoming seventh studio album Start Anew, due October 31. Reflecting on this milestone Shad says: “With these songs and the new album, I wanted to embrace simplicity and also community — things that feel more important to me than ever after twenty years in this game. ‘K.I.S.S.’ is about having fun and moving...
Singer-songwriter, film composer and pianist Patrick Watson has released his new single ‘Ça va‘, a duet featuring Victoires de la Musique-winning French sensation Solann, a french-language song following the billion-streamed ‘Je te laisserai des mots’. This new song celebrates the unique charm of the Parisian lifestyle. Watson also releases, ‘House on Fire‘, a new collaboration with beloved singer-songwriter Martha Wainwright. The gorgeous track is another preview of Watson’s forthcoming LP Uh Oh,...
Canadian hip hop veteran Shad is set to start a bold new chapter with the announcement of his seventh studio album, Start Anew, and the release of its first single ‘Bars & BBQs’ out now. The album will be available across all platforms and in vinyl format on October 31. The lead single ‘Bars & BBQs’ showcases Shad’s signature wit and lyrical dexterity serving up food for thought with clever pop...
Singer-songwriter, film composer and pianist Patrick Watson has released ‘The Wandering’, a new collaboration with Portuguese artist MARO. A ghostly duet of wordless harmonies, eerie orchestration, and a subtle bossa nova groove, the new track is featured on Watson’s forthcoming album Uh Oh, out September 26. An official music video will premiere on Watson’s YouTube Channel this Friday at NOON ET, with an afterparty available for premium users, a conversation between him and director Jacob Jonas....
The Barr Brothers have announced that their new album Let it Hiss will be released October 17. Their long simmering and long-awaited fourth studio album isn’t just a collection of 10 vital new songs, it’s a document of transformation. The result of a pivotal shift: a pause for reflection, a reckoning with vulnerability, and a reconnection between two brothers – Brad and Andrew Barr – who’ve spent their entire lives making music...
Patrick Watson announces his new album Uh Oh, to be released on September 26, alongside sharing new single ‘Peter and the Wolf’, a menacing, dream-like song inspired by the ghosts of New Orleans and the pitch black-ness of being in the forest in the dark. The pulse-pounding new video, directed by Patrick Watson and SAM WOY was shot in the Quebec countryside. The new album finds Watson meditating on the...
Unessential Oils releases The Purest of Oils, an instrumental edition of Warren Spicer’s acclaimed 2024 album, Unessential Oils – available digitally everywhere from May 30. Stripped of the vocals, this instrumental version of Unessential Oils brings the project’s influences to the forefront, blending jazz, folk, Tropicalía, and ambient textures to create a medative soundscape. Conceived entirely whilst bathing, the music flows with easy intimacy – fluid, spacious and deeply personal....
Leif Vollebekk and Angie McMahon, unveil a captivating new cover of The Eagles’ iconic hit ‘Take It To The Limit.’ With emotive vocals and haunting lap steel arrangements from Cindy Cashdollar, Vollebekk and McMahon reimagine ‘Take It To The Limit’, offering a fresh yet reverent interpretation to this timeless anthem. Vollebekk honors a major musical influence, “My good friend Angie McMahon and I spontaneously recorded ‘Take It To The Limit’, my favourite Eagles song, when I...
Jesse Mac Cormack steps into an exciting new chapter with the release of ‘All I Want To Be’. This marks the first in a series of singles set to roll out throughout 2025, each one pushing deeper into his dance-driven, electronic sound. With his ever-evolving sonic identity, Jesse continues to solidify himself as a visionary force in the electronic music landscape. Adding to his momentum, Jesse Mac Cormack is nominated...
Montreal’s Bibi Club announces Feu de garde (les braises), the deluxe edition of their acclaimed 2024 album, out everywhere digitally on May 9th. Celebrating Feu de garde’s 1-year anniversary, the reissue delivers four new tracks mixed by Nicolas Basque and mastered by Valentin Ignat, including a cover of Stereolab’s ‘Orgiastic,’ out now, and a reworked version of ‘you can wear a jacket or a shirt’ that features Calvin Johnson. With...
Patrick Watson and Charlotte Cardin release a new collaborative song ‘Gordon in the Willows.’ Haunting in its beauty and simplicity, the song unfurls over lightly arpeggiating piano and Cardin’s breathtaking voice covering a range of multiple octaves, until it disintegrates with a pulse rattling bass and echoing drums. Watson, Polaris Music Prize recipient and Cardin, JUNO Award winner – wrote the lyrics together, and recorded the song last fall at Lost River Studios, in a rural lake village...
Leif Vollebekk announces his Revelation Australian tour. He will play four headline shows across both coasts as his sweeping guitar tones and arresting vocals journey across the country. This tour comes off the back of his critically acclaimed alternative masterpiece Revelation which was released late last year. A project which settled Leif into the realm of lasting indie-folk influence. The tour kicks off at The Rechabite in Perth on Tuesday...
Montreal-based artist Basia Bulat today released her lush and shimmering new album Basia’s Palace on vinyl and CD. The most searching record of her career was co-produced by Bulat with frequent collaborator Mark Lawson (who worked with her on previous albums Tall Tall Shadow and The Garden), mixed by legendary engineer Tucker Martine (Beth Orton, Neko Case, The National), and features string arrangements by Grammy-nominated Drew Jurecka (Dua Lipa, Metric, Alvvays). The album includes gently sweeping new single ‘Daylight,’ about which Bulat explains: “I wrote so much of this...
Brazilian Canadian singer-songwriter Fernie releases his EP Hopeless Dreams, out now. The title song, which he shared last month, was enthusiastically received by several important R&B shows in the UK, notably Victoria Jane’s Future Soul on BBC Radio 1, Manny Norte on Capital Xtra, and DJ Ace on Kiss FM. Last April Fernie released his vulnerable ballad ‘Pain’, co-produced by fellow Montrealer Patrick Watson. The duo performed the song together...
