Posts by Emma Orland

Today, Canadian Indigenous singer-songwriter Carsen Gray is proud to release her new gospel album Praise Sah’Laana, sung in her native Haida language. Carsen hopes to introduce listeners to the culture of the Haida people who have lived on the island of Haida Gwai off the coast of British Columbia for centuries. She hopes to continue the traditions passed…

Tomorrow, Montreal goth-folk artist Flower Face unleashes her utterly raw, beautifully bittersweet fourth album, Girl Prometheus, about “the kind of heartbreak that nearly kills you.” Composed of vignettes that capture the stages of grief and what comes after, Girl Prometheus explores its elements in a cathartic and rapturous way – while she touches on the devastatingly sad, she also reflects on why…

Tomorrow, award-winning, Juilliard-trained singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Braxton Cook will share his new four-song EP My Everything, out via Nettwerk. Braxton opens up like never before about the triumphs and tribulations of balancing the two worlds of musician life and family life that make up ‘his everything.’ “Zodiac” and “My Sun” illustrate Braxton’s highly documented jazz prowess with…

Florida rockers The Haunt, comprised of siblings Anastasia Grace Haunt [vocals] and Maxamillion “Max” Haunt [vocals, guitar, production], dances with calamity in their latest hard-hitting single “Bad Omen.” Listen HERE. “‘Bad Omen’ is what it feels like to finally not give a f”ck. It all vanishes and you don’t care anymore! It’s really freeing to embrace all the weird messed…

Acclaimed Swedish artist Sarah Klang announces her new album, Beautiful Woman, will be released February 7, 2025. Produced by Eric D. Johnson (Fruit Bats, Bonny Light Horseman), the songs on Beautiful Woman are an expansive exploration through womanhood in all of its complicated beauty. Klang has also announced a 2025 Beautiful Woman headline tour across Europe/UK, starting February 26 in Stockholm, SE at Fållan through May 2…

Today, alternative psych-rock band Meltt is proud to share the expanded edition of their debut album Swim Slowly, commemorating five years since its initial release. The album includes the 12 songs off the original release, a stripped rendition of their fan-favorite song “Love Again”, 5 live versions of songs from the album, and the groovy new b-side single,…

The old maxim that the more you put into something the more you get back rings especially true for Jake Isaac and his brand new album BENJAMIN. The album sees him daring to confront the big issues in his life that really matter – family, faith, heritage, hope, love and a whole lot more –…

New York-born, Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter-producer Jackson Lundy announces his debut album, PEACHY KEEN, out December 6, 2024. Recorded in Los Angeles and Nashville, Jackson widened his sonic palette this time around, embracing Americana, country, and grunge with open arms.  “In the past, I’ve made very conceptual projects, but I looked at this as my opportunity to put every style I…

Toronto-based alt-rocker DYLYN (aka Gwendolyn Lewis) is back with her first single in two years, “Drown.” Listen to the pummelling track that fuses raw, rock ‘n’ roll energy with edgy pop hooks HERE. DYLYN describes “Drown” as “a burst of energy right out of the gate. It’s a wall of sound about falling hard and fast for someone. The…

Today, renowned singer-songwriter William Fitzsimmons shares another taste of his forthcoming album, Incidental Contact, with the’ 80s-inspired “Over You.” A nod to 1980s synth-pop might seem out of left field for the intimate folk songwriter, but William was inspired by his late stepmother, who passed suddenly in 2022. With this album, he hoped to accomplish two things: to honor her memory, and to…