With her third album, New Woman, singer-songwriter lúisa finally steps into the light: the album tackles grief and social activism with stirring and emotional pop. lúisa has condensed all of her life experiences to craft a powerful and personal record that was produced in Berlin by Tobias Siebert. It's about the search for identity, in…

There is an uncanny futurism beating inside darkDARK, the duo of Chris James and Genevieve Vincent that pairs cinematic synths with modern pop. You feel this in the tidal push-and-pull of their latest album 'Feel So Much' (via Nettwerk Records). Genevieve (darkDARK’s co-songwriter, co-producer, and main vocalist) is a classically trained composer/producer and former music supervisor…

For Xavier Rudd, writing music and living his life are one and the same. “I’m literally just singing about the things that are going on around me,” he says of his sublime and soaring indie-folk. Environmental work, activism, veganism, spiritualism, surfing, family camping trips in the bush and dog walks on the beach; everything Rudd…

Call it summertime synth. Vancouver band Young Liars have earned a loyal audience, forged by a reputation for explosive live shows, performing alongside Minus the Bear, CSS, and STRFKR and headlining showcases at Rifflandia festival and NXNE. Now, the band embarks on a new journey with their debut album, Tidal Wave, a sonic seachange that…

The group—Lauren Luiz [vocals], Tyler Thompson [producer, guitar], and Zach Daegatano [vocals, guitar]—project sensitive storytelling through a prism of lush production and heartfelt hooks. The group made waves with their independent debut single “Vagabond” as they unveiled a steady succession of singles, leading up to the 2018 Lace & Layers EP and 2020 Yours &…

Smallpools called their shot with “Dreaming” – since their 2013 debut single, the trio’s experience has been nothing short of surreal. They’ve played festivals from Lollapalooza to Summerfest, earned RIAA gold and platinum plaques, held their own in arenas and late night TV and, along with their peers and collaborators like Grouplove, Walk the Moon,…

Twin Bandit is a contemporary Americana, traditional folk duo consisting of Hannah Walker and Jamie Elliott. Their original songwriting will bring to mind familiar memories of new love and old scars paired with an intimate live performance that will leave you feeling soft and aglow. The banditas met at Vancouver's non-profit St. James Music Academy,…

Comprised of three young siblings, (twins, Noa (guitar) and Naomi (bass), alongside their drummer sister Nataja), Velvet Volume have been creating a ripple across Denmark and beyond in the last few years with their sell-out energetic live gigs and a sound that recalls Veruca Salt, The Donnas and even a dash of Sleater-Kinney in the…

Their story begins 10 years ago, when matt brown and anna-lynne williams were teenagers growing up in Southern California, met through mutual friends and began working together to create what would eventually become, with the help of ross simonini and drummer jamie williams, the distinct sound of trespassers william.trespassers william became a presence in the…