Jessie Reyez moves through her third studio album Paid in Memories like she’s flipping through a photo album at midnight—some images cut, some luminous. Floating between rap, alt‑rock, and slow neo‑soul, she carries splinters of heartbreak and moments of clarity like loose coins in her pocket. Drifting and stumbling, Reyez lets memory settle in the spaces between sound and voice. By the end, she emerges both exposed and incandescent, a presence shaped as much by what she’s survived as what she’s loved.
By Glenn Alderson
604 Records rounds up Canada’s country stars for a nostalgic covers album.
By RANGE
Muse, Gwen Stefani, Jelly Roll, and The Lumineers lead the 11-day Québec City festival this July.
By Sophia Pan
More than 100 emerging acts from across Canada and beyond will perform during the Toronto indie music festival.