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Out yesterday, ‘Stay Here Where It’s Warm’ is the long-awaited debut album from Toronto duo . Spotlit upon the album's r...
10/11/2025

Out yesterday, ‘Stay Here Where It’s Warm’ is the long-awaited debut album from Toronto duo . Spotlit upon the album's release is "Dancing With Her," an emotionally raw tune dappled in sparkles of bright light. “You don’t know how bad the bruise is til you’re pressing down,” Kiki Frances sings.

Among many things, ‘Stay Here Where It’s Warm’ is a reminder that joy and pain live in the same place; confident that something lost doesn’t cancel out the beauty of having once had it. These are songs that have followed them, stayed percolating, or, as Babygirl put it, “keep tapping on our shoulders.”

Each song across the album puts a slightly different lens on what it means to stay, or leave, or want to. It’s a myriad of colour and motion - “All Is Well” floats on a quiet existentialism, “Give Up With Me” leans harder into ‘90s shoegaze, and on “Buzzed,” the haze lifts, if only for a second.

Stay warm, friends. 🦌

“Somebody To Love” is a dive bar anthem about the universal search for connection. Released today, it marks The Washboar...
10/04/2025

“Somebody To Love” is a dive bar anthem about the universal search for connection. Released today, it marks The Washboard Union’s inaugural release through Arts & Crafts Country, and with that, A&C Country’s first release (ever).

The Washboard Union dedicates their new track to “the hopeless romantic in all of us,” through lyrical tributes to classic, late summer nights: jukeboxes humming, numbers scrawled on cocktail napkins, and hearts etched into bathroom stalls.

Listen now.

Nia Nadurata’s new track, “break stuff,” closes the final chapter of her Still Living With My Parents era. “It’s a song ...
09/25/2025

Nia Nadurata’s new track, “break stuff,” closes the final chapter of her Still Living With My Parents era.

“It’s a song steeped in nostalgia and the difference between longing and acceptance, holding on and letting go,” says NIA.

Out today, “break stuff” paints a bittersweet portrait of love that’s fractured but unforgettable.

Listen now.

Katie Tupper’s “Tennessee Heat” is a hazy and sexy representation of summer connection.Says Katie about the track, “This...
09/25/2025

Katie Tupper’s “Tennessee Heat” is a hazy and sexy representation of summer connection.

Says Katie about the track, “This captures what coming of age and falling in love in Saskatchewan felt like for me.”

Out today, “Tennessee Heat” is a late September ode to the dog days of summer.

Listen now.

Today, Babygirl announce their debut album, ‘Stay Here Where It’s Warm,’ out October 9th. Meticulously built and careful...
09/04/2025

Today, Babygirl announce their debut album, ‘Stay Here Where It’s Warm,’ out October 9th.

Meticulously built and carefully shaped, 'Stay Here Where It's Warm' is a gently devastating record about fleeting intimacy, emotional refuge, and learning to let go. Spotlit today is the new single "All Is Well," a song about "finding a small place of contentment with someone when the rest of your life feels out of control," say band members Kiki Frances and Cameron Bright. Carried by fuzzy guitar riffs and clever lyricism - a bittersweet lustre by which to 'hydroplane on tears' - the wistful pop of "All Is Well" offers listeners a soft landing that feels like coming home.

Pre-save ‘Stay Here Where It’s Warm’ – and listen to “All Is Well” out now ☁️

For the past two years, Georgia Harmer has been dreaming, writing, creating her sophomore album, ‘Eye of the Storm’. Tod...
08/15/2025

For the past two years, Georgia Harmer has been dreaming, writing, creating her sophomore album, ‘Eye of the Storm’. Today, she releases it.

Self-produced with a steady hand, ‘Eye of the Storm’ is raw and detailed. Listen for the creaks of living room chairs, the soft echoes of a back alley garage, or the earliest seeds of ideas, brought to life on front porches and in backyard studios. Georgia’s songs are inlaid to a lush world, where every sound is an intentional character, and every arrangement is a house built to last.

The album is accompanied today by the video for "Slow Down," a song that "yearns for a moment of stillness to really understand and experience the present" – just in time for the sustain of summer.

In October, Georgia Harmer embarks on a cross-Canada tour, plus headlining performances in New York and Los Angeles. Dates below. Come celebrate her brainchild, ‘Eye of the Storm,’ the best way we know how.

Oct 30 - Hamilton ON - Bridgeworks
Nov 01 - Windsor ON - The Meteor
Nov 02 - Guelph ON - Sonic Hall
Nov 05 - Toronto ON - The Great Hall
Nov 06 - Montreal QC - La Sala Rossa
Nov 07 - Ottawa ON - NAC 4th Stage
Nov 08 - Kingston ON - Broom Factory
Nov 12 - New York NY - Baby’s All Right
Nov 19 - Los Angeles CA - Zebulon
Nov 21 - Victoria BC - Lucky Bar
Nov 22 - Vancouver BC - Biltmore Cabaret
Nov 23 - Penticton BC - Dream Cafe
Nov 25 - Calgary AB - Festival Hall
Nov 26 - Edmonton AB - The Aviary
Nov 27 - Saskatoon SK - Capitol Music Club
Nov 28 - Regina SK - The Artesian
Nov 29 - Winnipeg MB - Park Theatre

Listen to ‘Eye of the Storm,’ out now.

“You Don’t Need A Reason To Call” is Babygirl’s most recent expression of youth nostalgia. With the sincerity of a love ...
07/31/2025

“You Don’t Need A Reason To Call” is Babygirl’s most recent expression of youth nostalgia.

With the sincerity of a love letter and the sonic character of 90’s alt, the Toronto band’s latest single “honours the hours-long phone call” with sweetness and wistfulness in perfect balance.

“There’s a certain rare intimacy between people that reach out to one another without cause, just to pass the time together,” says Babygirl. “How nice it is that we can keep each other company even when we aren’t in the same room or city or country - it still feels like something to marvel at.”

Call your friends, and listen to Babygirl’s new single. Out now 💘

“Farmhouse” drifts like a memory - a love letter to a lost friendship and a search for closeness. 💌“It’s about wanting t...
07/17/2025

“Farmhouse” drifts like a memory - a love letter to a lost friendship and a search for closeness. 💌

“It’s about wanting to feel as close as we did when we were younger, when time together was abundant and uninterrupted,” says of her most recent single, and the last salvo before the release of her album, Eye of the Storm, in August. "It's about understanding the ebb and flow of a long-term connection. Carried by Georgia's tender and luminous voice, “Farmhouse” is a heartfelt ode to the evolving nature of love and friendship.

Eye of the Storm is out August 15. Presave, and listen to "Farmhouse" now.

Today, Georgia Harmer announces her sophomore album, Eye of the Storm – an empathetic exchange between past and future s...
06/04/2025

Today, Georgia Harmer announces her sophomore album, Eye of the Storm – an empathetic exchange between past and future selves, and a deep breath of life into the veins of relationships over time: https://georgiaharmer.lnk.to/EyeOfTheStormFP

Where Harmer’s 2022 debut, Stay In Touch, chronicled introspection and growth, the heart of Eye of the Storm lies in the deeper matter of self-realization and understanding. It seeks to answer questions of what to carry, what to leave behind, and what to follow forward.

Out today is the title track “Eye Of The Storm.” Soft and intimate, the song traces the toll of emotional labour — the quiet weight of holding space for someone else's pain. In pure tones, Georgia’s unforgettable voice leads this melodic exercise in catharsis, with the gentle cacophony of her band subsuming the toil within.

Georgia will hit the road this fall with cross-Canada dates and headlining performances in New York and Los Angeles. Full itinerary below. Artist presale Thursday, June 5, 10am ET. General onsale Friday, June 6, 10am ET.

Oct 30 - Hamilton ON - Bridgeworks
Nov 01 - Windsor ON - The Meteor
Nov 02 - Guelph ON - Sonic Hall
Nov 05 - Toronto ON - The Great Hall
Nov 06 - Montreal QC - La Sala Rossa
Nov 07 - Ottawa ON - NAC 4th Stage
Nov 08 - Kingston ON - Broom Factory
Nov 12 - New York NY - Baby’s All Right
Nov 19 - Los Angeles CA - Zebulon
Nov 21 - Victoria BC - Lucky Bar
Nov 22 - Vancouver BC - Biltmore Cabaret
Nov 23 - Penticton BC - Dream Cafe
Nov 25 - Calgary AB - Festival Hall
Nov 27 - Saskatoon SK - Capitol Music Club
Nov 28 - Regina SK - The Artesian
Nov 29 - Winnipeg MB - Park Theatre

Foxwarren – the quintet of Andy Shauf, Avery Kissick and Darryl Kissick, Dallas Bryson, and Colin Nealis – today release...
05/30/2025

Foxwarren – the quintet of Andy Shauf, Avery Kissick and Darryl Kissick, Dallas Bryson, and Colin Nealis – today release the stellar new album, 2.

http://foxwarren.lnk.to/Foxwarren2FP

Arriving with a captivating video directed by Joe Cappa, “Deadhead” finds Foxwarren on its quest for levity heard throughout 2. "Deadhead" seamlessly moves from an MF Doom-like pitch-shifted sample to a line-dance guitar lick to honeyed country-rock harmonies of the titular band all in three minutes. There are darting flutes, mangled electronics, and meticulous snippets of rhythm, all expertly placed to illustrate the song’s emotional tumult. ‘I won’t stop dancing,’ as Shauf sings, is exactly the feeling the song evokes.

Cappa explains: “I bought a bunch of wigs and medieval costumes and sort of came up with the premise of the video as I was dressing the puppets. When I put the blonde wig and mustache on the main character it really spoke to me. Those legs on the flute playing baby are my 10 month old son’s.”

“To all the deadheads, we say 'don't stop dancing.'” - Foxwarren

Today, ANTHEMS: A Celebration Of Broken Social Scene's You Forgot It In People releases the latest installment from the ...
05/29/2025

Today, ANTHEMS: A Celebration Of Broken Social Scene's You Forgot It In People releases the latest installment from the tribute album out June 6th. From longtime Broken Social Scene fans, Australian alternative indie rock band Middle Kids bring a raw emotional edge to “Cause = Time,” leaning into its tension with driving guitars and an understated, heartfelt delivery. Middle Kids channel the original anthem’s spirit of spontaneity and community while letting it feel both reverent and uniquely theirs.

https://brokensocialscene.lnk.to/MiddleKidsFP

“Sometimes in this life it can feel like God is winking at you, and being asked to record this great song from this perfect album was one of those. Broken Social Scene has been a huge influence on our band and many of our friends. We see their work as a statement of art, love, spontaneity and community. When it came to recording we just wanted to let it unfold naturally, emotionally, easily,” Middle Kids reflected on the song.

ANTHEMS: A CELEBRATION OF BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE’S YOU FORGOT IT IN PEOPLE out June 6, 2025. Pre-order on limited edition pink vinyl now. Bundle options include Anthems soft merch, YFIIP graphic novel by and YFIIP songbook: https://brokensocialscene.lnk.to/ANTHEMSyfiipFP

1. Capture The Flag Ouri
2. KC Accidental Hovvdy
3. Stars & Sons Toro y Moi
4. Almost Crimes Miya Folick Hand Habits SASAMI
5. Looks Just Like The Sun The Weather Station
6. Pacific Theme Mdou Moctar Les Rhinocéros
7. Anthems For A Seventeen Year-Old Girl Maggie Rogers Sylvan Esso
8. Cause = Time Middle Kids
9. Late Nineties Bedroom Rock For The Missionaries Benny Sings
10. Shampoo Su***de Spirit of the Beehive
11. Lover’s Spit serpentwithfeet
12. Ainda Sou Seu Moleque Sessa
13. Pitter Patter Goes My Heart Babygirl

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Today, Dan Mangan releases ‘Natural Light,' his outstanding 7th album, a remarkable return to folk music’s classic under...
05/16/2025

Today, Dan Mangan releases ‘Natural Light,' his outstanding 7th album, a remarkable return to folk music’s classic underpinnings of political resistance and songs founded on building connection. No longer the hopeful young upstart or a stubborn folk-punk, Mangan’s voice emerges to articulate our troubled times with tenderness and humour. Love songs about a planet on the brink of collapse. Campfire songs for a world on fire.

https://danmangan.lnk.to/NaturalLightFP

“It Might Be Raining” – the album opener, and the first song to emanate from cabin recordings with .brain and Don Kerr – is a heartfelt reckoning with the world our children will inherit – building from its stark folk essence to irrepressible heights, it brims with Mangan's lyrical compassion and sonic intuition. In his words: ‘You've got a right to be mad / What kind of world have you been handed?’

'Natural Light' explores the darkness of our time, but embraces us like a weighted blanket. Sewn into the fabric, in a secret language, are the words: instructions for survival. Dan reminds us that the pain of living frees us. That there are those who leave a light on in case another needs to see. That the feeling will go on. That we should seek the natural light, and when we find it, bask in it like a cat.

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