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I Feel Alive is coming this spring on Musique TOPS.

Montreal's TOPS announce the launch of their brand new label Musique TOPS with the release of a sweet new double A-side 7", featuring the beautifully tender love song "Echo of Dawn" and the infectious groove of self-described "imposter syndrome anthem" "Seven Minutes. L…

Montreal's TOPS finally grace us with a video for the album-closer + one of our favorite tracks from their amazing 2017 record Sugar at the Gate -- only 2 years after release! -- to commemorate their their North American tour that starts next month (including a stop at the Mohawk in Austin on M…

TOPS' Sugar At the Gate highlight gets a lovely video, directed by the group's own Jane Penny, and starring Ellise Barbara, Riley Fleck + Jackson MacIntosh:

Our album of the summer is here: Montreal's TOPS drop their best full-length yet, a timeless collection of breezy, instantly familiar pop jams (see "Petals", "Cutlass Cruiser"), intoxicating slow-burners that only reveal their true magic after you've earned it with your time and …

TOPS share the Jane Penny-directed video for the first single from our favorite record of 2017 (so far duh), Sugar at the Gate:

We are beyond psyched to premiere the new single from one of our favorite bands of the last half-decade or so, Montreal's TOPS. "Petals" is a sinuous, timeless soft-funk-pop jam with some of the most bitingly relatable lyrics you'll hear in 2017 -- “got a phone full of numbers and a list f…

It's inspired by videos by Lizzy Mercier Descloux, Anna Domino, Berntholer, Suzanne Vega, @devhynes @robynkonichiwa ... I could go on ...
— 大☼ℙS (@TTTOPSSS) October 7, 2014

There are a few types of songs that unite the members of TOPS in a shared love of music - this is a prime example of the achingly sad variety. - JP, TOPS

This song really resonates with me because it contains so many musical elements that I love. The production showcases real instruments in a completely atmospheric way. The vocals are arrestingly beautiful while remaining totally unique. And the track takes off halfway via psychedelic transition into…