As we patiently await their new record Oncle Jazz, our favs Men I Trust share their own "new favorite song from the upcoming album", the pillowy, silky-smooth (and low-key funky as ever) heartbreaker "Numb". Listen below + grab the track now on bandcamp:
Best new band Pottery shares another banger from their debut record No. 1, coming next month on Partisan / Royal Mountain. Video by Bronwyn Ford and Max Taeuschel:
Fresh off her triumphant SXSW debut last week in Austin, Saguenay's self-described "new synth folk" producer/songwriter/chanteuse MUNYA performs a selection of highlights from her enchanting EP trilogy -- North Hatley, Delmano, and the new Blue Pine EP -- for CBC's First Play Live...
Montreal duo Audrey Ann Boucher + Kyle Jukka aka She-Devils first emerged onto our radar with their 2015 debut single and video, "Come", an immersive, utterly transfixing and infectious entrée into their strange and magical world, and we were immediately enchanted by their stated intention as a group of "creating impressions that burrow into the heart and imagination...
Montreal's Chloé Soldevila and her band Anemone are gearing up to release their glorious debut LP Beat My Distance next month on Luminelle, and today the group shares another highlight from the record with the dreamy "Memory Lane". While Chloé says the song "is reminiscent of one's unrepairable distance from another", the Laura-Lynn Petrick-directed video, on the other hand, is a "magical friendship story" that radiates a more carefree vibe. She explains:
La Blogotheque once again illustrate why they've been the best at this kind of thing for almost 15 years, as they capture an absolutely enchanting performance from Helena Deland along the Seine and in a charming old librairie in Paris, featuring two gorgeous acoustic versions of songs from her "Altogether Unaccompanied" series. Shot at St Michel + Odéon in Paris in October 2018. Directed by Fanny Corcelle:
Young Montreal band Pottery are making some big waves these days for a group that, until right this very moment, had zero music online. But after seeing them play two of the most thrillingly visceral and endearingly brash packed-out shows I've experienced all year up in their hometown in the last couple months, I can confidently report back that these dudes are for real...
Helena Deland kicks off her first-ever headlining North American tour this week in Toronto, and we're giving away a pair of tickets to each show on the tour. Check all of the dates below, and go here to win tix via our instagram.