music
New music discoveries, articles, events and other music-related stuff. If you just want the samplers, head to the playlists page where you can keep up with Spotify or Apple Music.
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New music from old faves – March 27, 2024
New music from artists we’ve covered here before. Probably the first in a regular feature. Toronto’s Good Kid and Moondoggy, plus Kat Koan, Blondshell featuring Bully, Been Stellar and Glass Beams
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Music you should hear – March 21, 2024
Canadians Mother Tongues and Tepid Spring, plus Drahla (UK), Rona (Melbourne), Baula (Sweden/Iceland), and Twin Skeletons (UK)
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Music you should hear – March 18, 2024
Toronto’s Sham Family, plus Jagged Baptist Club (LA), Bryony Williams (UK), KÅRP (Sweden), and Lowertown (Atlanta)
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Music you should hear – March 13, 2024
Indie Canadians Hot Mud (Ottawa), Rose Brokenshire (Toronto/Golden BC), Waste Youth (Toronto), plus M(h)aol(Dublin), HONESTY (Leeds), Been Stellar (NYC)
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Cowboy Bebop – Songs for the Cosmic Sofa
Music from a 25 year old anime series just made my weekend. Jazzy, eclectic and fantastic.
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Faith Hope and Carnage by Nick Cave and Sean O’Hagan
You don’t have to be a Nick Cave fan to start reading this, but you’ll almost surely be one after.
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Five new favourites: March 6
There’s too much to wait till Monday. Toronto artists Deanna Petcoff and The Band Genie, plus Slow Fiction, Warm Human and the mysterious Huush
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Sound off: Make the Music Industry Safe Report
Four nonprofit groups put together a stunning and essential report about abuse in the music industry and the records labels that avert their eyes (or worse).
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Streams and (no) spins – March 4
New music including Toronto-area acts Days on Parade and Joan Smith and the Jane Does, plus Bully, Melt Motif and The Mysterines.
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Best of February – Music
The music that’s still in heavy rotation from February – English Teacher, Tanya Tagaq, Glass Beams and more.