The promise  of  spring  could  not  have  come  sooner,  a season  of  transition, a  shift  to  find  positive  balance. KESMAR specializes in songs tailor-made for this moment. Basking in the glow of bright analog synths, lush guitars, and organic beat-craft, Sydney-based singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Nathan Hawes strikes a distinctive, infectious, and inimitable balance…

Boy Willows' music tells a story of unbridled, modernist creativity. The vocalist, producer, and multi-creative, also known as Landon Fleischman, makes music that is spacious and special. The BANGS EP (Nettwerk Records) is a delicate example of Boy Willows's aptitude for worldbuilding.  While about specific experiences and moments, his songs also capture those unique, diaphanous moments that seem to only…

There’s no feeling quite like first love. Most will not last beyond adolescence or young adulthood, but the bittersweet sensations and coming-of-age impressions tend to stick around. In nostalgic moments, it’s all too easy to sink back into the memories of that time and parse out what you might have done differently if only you…

Ber’s happiness rushes in all at once. The Minnesota-born, London-based singer and songwriter has spent years following her curiosity, moving between cities, studying music in Norway and northern England, and writing with artists and friends until she finally found her own voice. Her songs blend alt-pop shimmer with country warmth, marked by humor, heart, and…

50 miles off the coast of mainland British Columbia, you’ll find Haida Gwaii. This collection of islands serves as home to just shy of 5,000 residents who all contribute to its quiet magic. Seemingly removed from the rest of the world, yet intrinsically connected to its rawest essence, Carsen Gray calls this place home. Born…

Few album themes are as universal as heartbreak, but Montreal goth-folk singer/songwriter Flower Face (Ruby McKinnon) has reinvented the form on her utterly raw, beautifully bittersweet new project, Girl Prometheus. Even better, heartbreak has propelled Ruby into a new, prolific phase of creativity; Girl Prometheus is only the beginning.   Following 2022’s critically acclaimed The…

Growing up watching her dad perform at various clubs around Toronto, Abby Sage was enchanted by the magic of the stage and crowd, and felt the pull towards creating something her own. She began writing and recording tracks with her musician dad, and by the start of high school, she was beginning to post her…

The thing about an existential crisis is that it tends to sneak up on you. Frontman Jesse Clasen and Jacob Michael, the duo behind the indie-pop band Foreign Air, know this all too well. “The whole record is about finding purpose,” says Jesse about their new full-length Such That I May Glow. “That’s why the…

Veterans of the New York underground scene, the four members of altopalo – lead singer Rahm Silverglade, guitarist Mike Haldeman, bassist Jesse Bielenberg and drummer Dillon Treacy – disintegrate the boundaries of genre, folding in elements of R&B, electronica, ambient and jazz through their deconstructionist approach to guitar-driven music reminiscent of artists such as Bon Iver, Moses Sumney and Black Midi. altopalo have come a long way…

Formed in 2017, CODE Quartet (formerly DJVF) is a powerhouse collective of Canada’s leading jazz composers and improvisers. The Montreal-based quartet includes Jim Doxas, Christine Jensen, Adrian Vedady, and Lex French.