Calgary’s Ghostkeeper return with “Balloon Moon,” a moody and spiritual experimental indie rock track about love, healing, hope and finding light in difficult times.
Andy Shauf returns to the world of The Party with “losing,” a melancholy indie folk-pop track from The Party (10th Anniversary Edition) and its accompanying The Afterparty EP.
The first night of Under The Stars at SAW Courtyard brought together four Ottawa acts with Linhri, Elle Sherlock, Scary Bear Soundtrack and The New Hires for a wonderful evening of experimental electronic, dark-pop, indie dream pop and energetic alt-rock.
After an eight-year break from new music, Ryan Hemsworth returns with “One Step” and “A Display of Emotion,” two contrasting electronic singles from his upcoming album Numbskull.
Vancouver and Igloolik-based musician, songwriter, and circus artist Maya Cook returns with “Blueberry Stains,” a nostalgic indie jazz-pop track that captures the warmth, sweetness, and bittersweet feeling of summer.
Montreal-based musician Ada Lea unveils the intimate acoustic folk-pop single and music video “the evergreen, the birch,” featuring MEGGO. The track is the second and final single from her upcoming EP, the end is a wave, arriving August 12 via Saddle Creek and Next Door Records.
Brooklyn’s DIIV return with “The Fountain,” an electrifying dreamy alt-rock and shoegaze track that previews the band’s upcoming fifth studio album, ZIRP!.
Vancouver-based band Empanadas Ilegales brought their infectious blend of psych-cumbia, Latin jazz, tropical and instrumental music to the National Arts Centre in Ottawa on August 6, 2026, previewing songs from their upcoming album LABORATORIO TROPICAL.
Toronto singer-songwriter Teagan Johnston unveils the nostalgic VHS-inspired music video for “Broken Bones, Country Roads,” a heartfelt indie pop-rock single from the upcoming album Big Times, arriving October 2, 2026.
Montreal duo Isla Den return with “Secrets,” a dreamy electro-pop dance single from their upcoming debut album Heaven Can Wait. Read our review of the shimmering, late-night anthem.