Filipino-Canadian, Vancouver-based singer-songwriter Janky Bungag embraces bad luck, financial chaos, and perseverance on her latest single, “Losing Streak,” a uniquely playful alt-country track released via Royal Mountain Records.
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!.
Carly Rae Jepsen kicks off the “Night” side of her upcoming double album Day and Night with “Don’t Leave Me on the Dance Floor,” a fun and infectious synth-disco pop banger about dancing your heartbreak away.
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.
Edmonton indie alt-rock band Wayfinding returns after three years with “Kathleen,” a dark and emotionally charged lead single from their upcoming album A Nest of Wren, arriving October 9, 2026 via Are You Giving Me The Hi-Hat.









