After years of creating a place for himself among the best names in Afrobeats, Nonso Amadi delivers a long awaited debut album. This record is an upbeat reflection on his gratitude for his success and what matters most. Having roots in production, Nonso expertly blends R&B, afro pop and dancehall while taking inspiration from staples […]
Though a succinct, who-fucking-cares kind of nihilism perfumes pop-punk pieces like “Dead Tomorrow,” its hard to fully blot out how much fun Vancouver trio Night Court are having together on HUMANS! Full of fuzz-obliterated hooks, near-constant vocal harmonizing and the occasional zoological tangent, Night Court’s latest ultimately presents three friends living for the moment, not […]
Like the women that make up the band, The Beaches’ latest is down-to-earth, refreshingly honest, and effortlessly cool. After going viral on TikTok, the group’s first independent release since getting dropped by Island Records is a surprising swell of pop that strays from their alt-rock repertoire. It’s as much a “fuck you” to boyfriends past […]
On Gateway Experience, Witch Prophet’s Ayo Leilani turns her embodied sound inward, making sense of a lifetime of medical challenges involving seizures. The songs on Gateway Experience challenge the alarming imagery her affected mental state provides (“Energy Vampire”), along with spelling out the crashing lows that come with it (“I’m Scared”). Throughout, her artistic partner […]
Hannah Georgas has this mesmerizing way of sounding like she is right there in the room with you, quietly singing about her personal secrets and other human artifacts on her latest release. The light opener “Scratch” immediately pulls you in with Georgas’ powerful voice, while songs like “Money Makes You Cool,” with its art pop […]
Taking a break from her politically-charged hip-hop tracks to turn her attentions inward and turn the bass all the way up, the Toronto rapper drops a club-ready set of tunes surrounding a topic that’s not as much so: her own devastating break-up and the subsequent months she spent working on herself. Dubbing it her “glow-up […]
Colter Wall can do no wrong, and that’s just a fact in the outlaw country world. Yes, this rough but sincere prairie country boy from Swift Current, SK, sounds like he’s singing about bygone generational cowboy stories. Part Hank Williams, part Shotgun Willie with oh so much twang, Colter Wall lassos a big winner with […]
If you’ve ever been called “too much” but actually never felt like enough, tap in! This unfiltered project navigates that dissonance by going over past lives with a fine-toothed—and at times ruthless—comb. Over a soothing indie-rock rhythm, we are pulled into the highs, the lows, the ego and the pretense of growing up and coming […]
Six albums and 14 years into their career, Yukon Blonde are officially indie dads gracefully embracing their Fleetwood phase. Shuggie arrives fully formed, a masterclass in tight harmonies and tighter songwriting. The quartet reach far and out on this year’s slab of earworms, their shimmering synth grooves a counterpoint to the call of human connection […]
Fusing industrial rap, R&B-inspired vocals and thought-provoking lyrics, the Polaris-winning GOOD LUCK is a striking debut. Friday’s journey from international DJ to artist has led to a genre-defying album that explores loneliness, heartbreak, and self-forgiveness, and her transformative work reveals a more introspective and confident Debby Friday. It’s a captivating and immersive musical expedition that’s […]
