“Fill in the Blanks” by Joel Plaskett Emergency

Joel Plaskett Emergency are celebrating twenty years(!) of their current lineup by releasing their first new music since 2021.

The trio of Plaskett, Dave Marsh, and Chris Pennell are going to “Fill in the Blanks” with a new tune that is classic JPE, with catchy hooks & clever lyrics. Or as Joel describes it: “I was imagining April Wine jamming with Steve Miller but then Dave and Chris took it to Portland Street like they always do.”

The song is available now as a limited 7” vinyl single, which also includes the original, “low def” cassette version of the song on the b-side (which will be available to stream at the end of the month).

Hopefully we’ll be hearing more from the Emergency soon, but in the meantime, Fill in the Blanks by checking out the video below!

Kirk

“How I Know I’m Home” by Nixon Boyd

The release of the solo debut from Hollerado’s Nixon Boyd, titled Every Time We Turn A Corner, has been announced for July 3rd!

The album has been a long time coming as when it was first nearing completion, it was stolen from Nixon’s car, and it took him over a year to recreate it all.

Of the latest track “How I Know I’m Home” he says: “I know the topic might be a bit cheesy but I was an army brat growing up and was always moving around, so I spent a lot of time figuring out what home actually means."

Check it out below and you can pre-order the album by clicking here.

Christine

“FLUKE” by CJ Wiley

CJ Wiley is back with the first new single since their debut album So Brand New.

Co-written with Charlie Houston, “FLUKE” is a gritty yet catchy look at modern dating, or more specifically, “a deep dive into a modern romantic life that brings endless swiping, dead-end texts, and dates that fizzle before they even start. The loneliness of putting yourself out there over and over, wondering if it’s worth it. And then, out of nowhere, a total fluke: meeting someone on a whim and actually clicking. That rare moment that makes all the bullshit feel like it meant something.”

No word on a new album, but you can check out the video below!

Kirk

“Force of Habit” by MOONRIIVR

Extremely excited that Toronto’s MOONRIIVR are back with their first music of 2026!

Following up last year’s track “You Get Me By”, “Force of Habit” is a toe-tapping rock song that builds into a cacophonous ending. The song, as the band say, is “about letting go of the past and searching for a new way forward”.

It’s a completely different vibe from the previous release, but that gets me pumped to hear the direction of the album as a whole. Hopefully the next track will come soon!

Christine