Artist: Chris Velan Album: Fables for Fighters Montreal-based singer-songwriter Chris Velan is releasing his fourth full-length, Fables for Fighters. Velan’s history and path to his musical career is a unique one. After studying law and passing the bar, Velan worked on a documentary featuring Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars. Though the music does not specifically […]

Band: Papermaps Album: Papermaps Papermaps is set to release their debut album under this moniker, though you may already be familiar with the band, formerly known as EX~PO. The structure of the band is still the same, with Dean Marino fronting the band alongside Wendy Leung (keys, vocals), Todd Harrison (bass, synth) and Bobby Lee […]

Band: Fast Romantics EP: Kidcutter Fast Romantics will be celebrating the release of Kidcutter, an EP follow-up to their 2009 debut full-length. Originally hailing from Calgary, the band is comprised of Matthew Angus (vocals, guitar), Laurna Germscheid (keys, vocals), Jeffrey Lewis (bass), John de Jesus (guitar) and Alan Reain (drums). Although Kidcutter has been available […]

Band: Figurines Album: Figurines Denmark’s Figurines have released their fourth full-length album, the first since 2007’s When The Deer Wore Blue. Although the album does not stray far in sound from their previous work, Figurines breathes a new life. In fact, the band had almost completely called it quits after losing 2 members. Fortunately, the […]

Band: Graydon James & the Young Novelists EP: A Small Town Eulogy Graydon James & the Young Novelists are releasing A Small Town Eulogy, an EP follow up to their 2009 40-track double album Goodnight, Young Novelist. The Toronto-based 6-piece is comprised of Graydon James (vocals, acoustic guitar), Laura Spink (vocals), Noel Di Tosto (electric […]

Artist: Matthew Maaskant Album: Believe It Or Not, This Is The Place Matthew Maaskant is a true artist, dipping his toes in both photography and music. With recording/production work under his belt, it’s not surprising that Maaskant’s debut album Believe It Or Not, This Is The Place sounds like an album Maaskant has been working […]

Artist: Daniel Romano Album: Sleep Beneath the Willow Daniel Romano may be known as the frontman of Attack in Black, or as one third of Daniel, Fred and Julie, or as a collaborator/producer, notably with City and Colour (including graphic design for Juno-nominated [Recording Packing of the Year] Bring Me Your Love), but Romano’s solo […]

Band: The Dodos Album: No Color San Francisco’s The Dodos have released their fourth album, No Color, a return to form and a return to working with John Askew, with whom they recorded their first two albums. Fronted by Meric Long (vocals, guitar) with percussion from Logan Kroeber (drums), The Dodos have expanded their sound […]

Artist: Shotgun Jimmie Album: Transistor Sistor Sackville native Shotgun Jimmie, whose claim to fame is with Shotgun & Jaybird, is set to release his third solo album, Transistor Sister. The album was recorded at The Confidence Lodge with Diego Medina and features collaborations with Ryan Peters (Ladyhawk, Lightning Dust) and Jay Baird (Feist, Do Make […]

Band: Thought Beneath Film EP: Marsupials Shot of choice: Jager Thought Beneath Film is a 4-piece indie rock band based out of a small town outside of Hamilton and their name pays homage to a poem by Emily Dickinson The band is comprised of brothers Brent Wirth (vocals, guitar) and Brian Wirth (guitar), along with […]