“Out Of The Weeds” by Basset

Toronto-based folk duo Basset, made up of singers Yasmine Shelton and Sam Clark, are gearing up to release their new album, but shared a new single “Out Of The Weeds” on Friday June 12th.

The band chose June 12th (aka Loving Day) because “it is the anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling Loving v. Virginia, which struck down America’s last laws against interracial marriages. We want to honour all the people who struggled to create a world where a marriage like ours is embraced.”
The track “reflects both the kindness of strangers the duo have encountered during years of touring and travel, and the kind of love that makes you want to drop everything, take someone's hand, and chase adventures together around the world. At its heart, the song is a celebration of connection, community, and the spirit of Loving Day.”

It’s a very sweet song with a cute tour video to boot, and I can’t wait to hear more from the duo!

Christine

“Secret Handshake” by Taxi Girls

Montreal’s Taxi Girls recently gave us a second look at their upcoming album with the single “Secret Handshake”.

The new song shows off a more vulnerable side of the band — about wanting a summer fling to last just a little bit longer — but it’s no less energetic (or catchy) as their first single “Say It!”

Check out the video below, and pick up the new album Static when it’s out later this month, on June 26.

Kirk

“Feel Something” by Ché Aimee Dorval

Vancouver’s Ché Aimee Dorval has released the third single from her upcoming EP (due out in September).
“Feel Something” is a dreamy and catchy, but deals with complex emotions about balancing life.
“‘Feel Something’ was written about the way isolation and emotional numbness can slowly start disguising themselves as comfort or safety,” says Dorval. “It’s about shutting the world out, sleeping too much, dissociating, avoiding difficult feelings, and staying hidden away long enough that it starts to feel easier than actually engaging with life.
It can be both protective and destructive at the same time, constantly pulling things further inward, dimming the light a little more, keeping someone small, disconnected, and comfortably stuck. A lot of the song came from exploring that strange place where avoidance, depression, comfort, and dependency all start bleeding into each other.”

With the singles released so far, I’m really excited to see how the new album comes together as a whole!

Christine