By Cam Delisle
Just hours before igniting the Commodore Ballroom stage, the R&B trio unpack the realities of touring, influence, and fan-fuelled evolution.
The Vancouver-based indie-pop singer’s debut album leaves enough of an impression that you can already tell she’s well on her way to being a lot more than a permanent fixture in Canada’s indie music community. Blending together sunny guitar riffs, alt-rock energy, folksy backdrops and infectious pop melodies, Hailu’s work is bursting with personality, her soaring melodies equally jubilant and exasperated.
Primarily tackling a bad relationship, you can tell she shares a producer with Carly Rae Jepsen – she does it with a disguisedly upbeat fashion, with something more meaningful below the surface. It’s a cathartic release, moving forward with a smile.
By Cam Delisle
Just hours before igniting the Commodore Ballroom stage, the R&B trio unpack the realities of touring, influence, and fan-fuelled evolution.
By Stephan Boissonneault
On her debut solo album, the songwriter captures the textures of an ever-shifting city, blending punk, synth, and zine culture into something defiantly personal.
By Madeline Lines
Calgary’s Jennifer Crighton re-emerges from her creative cave with a lush album that celebrates presence, play, and the power of remembering.