Songs of the Week: September 14 - 20, 2026

“Pieces” by WiL

Vancouver Island’s WiL & Company are back with a brand new song, “Pieces”.

The new single spotlights WiL’s commanding vocals and incredible guitar work, and is about the various fleeting moments that make up someone’s life, as WiL explains: “Be wild in your life by building it and filling it with meaningful, great experiences and moments. These, to me, are the ‘Pieces’ of our lives. Good or bad, just keep putting the f’n puzzle together until you run out of pieces.”

“Pieces” was produced by Leeroy Stagger, and you can watch a live performance video below!

• Kirk

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“Something Sweet” by Blonde Diamond

Last Friday Blonde Diamond released their latest EP Love Is A Shadow and celebrated by giving us “Something Sweet”

The the dreamy pop tune comes with a fantastical video directed by long-time collaborator Brandon William Fletcher, and perfectly represents the rest of the EP, which Alexis Young says is “an exploration of what it means to keep going.Spanning cynical joy, queer heartbreak, supernatural desperation, and hard-won sobriety, it probes my messy and nonlinear work of growing into a new chapter of adulthood. And while it’s not necessarily a beautifully choreographed arrival, it’s still a celebration of the series of life moments that brought me kicking and screaming to this next phase of life.”

Check out the video below, and you can grab the new EP Love Is A Shadow everywhere now!

• Kirk

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“4:44” by Land of Talk

Land of Talk is back (again!) with new music and the announcement of an album, LASTS, that will be released on November 13th.

Land of Talk aka Liz Powell says of the first track “4:44” (which isn’t the song length and was originally titled “Harmonic Nation”): “Melodically, I don’t remember where the track came from, it just appeared fully formed despite my best efforts to doubt it, shape it, or abandon it altogether.”
“I had recently read online some demonstrably false things about my personal (and professional) life written by someone who I thought knew me. Whether they changed the facts out of sheer ignorance or in an effort to protect my privacy is unknown. The experience reminded me how I’ve come to accept the false narratives and (essentially) myths surrounding Land of Talk for years. For a while, I was questioning if I even knew my own story; my own lived experience. As for the title, there’s a story, but that will stay private :).”

Mysterious, kind of like the video for the dreamy track that you can hear and see below.

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“Good Boys” by Miesha and The Spanks

Also dropping a new EP last week was Miesha and The Spanks with Visions, and they want to remind you that “you don’t have to be a dick” with the hook-filled “Good Boys”.

Miesha says the song is “about raising good boys, and asking what is a good boy, or a good man, and recalls the many times in sexual assault cases/trials when a young man is facing charges and everyone comes out to say what a 'good boy' he is and how it's his future that could be ruined.”

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the last part, the video for the song is hockey-themed, as Miesha & the Spanks plan to shine a light on the Moose Hide Campaign - an Indigenous-led grassroots movement working to end gender-based violence during their upcoming tour.

You can catch them on tour all around western Canada in the coming months, including a show here in Vancouver on November 5th at the Fox Cabaret. But until then, watch the video — directed by Sebastian Buzzalino — below, and pick up the EP now!

• Kirk

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“You Win The Trophy” by princefarming

Toronto songwriter Michael Wynn (of Vicky von Vicky, Melted Wings) is delving back into his past and releasing a new EP under the moniker princefarming.

The three-song EP reaches back over 15 years to remaster songs from throughout his career, including “You Win The Trophy”, about the ‘mythology of Hollywood success’.

Wynn admits “For a long time, I didn’t think anything of these songs. It was only recently that I started listening again. I don’t think they are my best work, but I do think they have promise, and I thought they should be ‘out there.’”

The EP is called Bleeding Star and is available now!

• Kirk

Songs of the Week: September 07 - 13, 2026

“Disappear Here” by Art d’Ecco

So much saxophone in this new release and I love it!

Art d’Ecco is back with a new single titled “Disappear Here” off their upcoming album Scheele’s Green (set to release on October 23rd).
Of the new track Art says: “Our addiction to being seen comes at a cost. The title makes reference to the billboards towering over Sunset Blvd. in the book Less Than Zero, and serves as an admonition for the the vain pursuit of be seen, in a world of disappearing art and culture.”

The story behind the name of the new album is just as interesting as it’s a real colour - “first synthesized by Carl Wilhelm Scheele in 1775. With the shade previously hard to attain, Scheele’s green quickly became a status symbol for the wealthy, who covered their homes and bodies in it. Just as quickly, they became afflicted with strange ailments thanks to the arsenic compounds needed for the color. Scheele’s green soon became identified as a dangerous luxury the affluent were nevertheless reluctant to quit.”

Between the new track and the first release, The Death of Indie, Art seems to be tackling everything from our obsession with social media, evolving and harmful technological changes, and everything in between. I’ve already pre-ordered the album!

• Christine

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“The Gambler” by Brian Sumner

If you read these, you know if I see a cover by a musician I’ll always give it a listen, and this one was no different.
Apparently this cover of the Kenny Rogers classic “The Gambler” was recorded ages ago by The Sumner Brothers and has been hiding on a hard drive since the early 2000’s!

Well, thankfully Brian of said brothers has released it for us now, and he’s been putting out acoustic recordings over the past year - which you can also check out by clicking here.

• Christine

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“A Fleeting Thought Becomes Another Fleeting Thought” by Lisa LeBlanc

Last week, Lisa LeBlanc not only released a new single from her upcoming album, but dropped some details about that album too!

“A Fleeting Thought Becomes Another Fleeting Thought” is the second single off Patchwork, and is a frenetic song that builds and builds in energy, driven by LeBlanc’s fantastic vocals.

Patchwork is set for release early next year, on January 29, 2027, but in the meantime you can check out the video below!

• Kirk

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“Screens” by Shiv and the Carvers

Also announcing their latest album last week was Toronto skate-punk band Shiv and the Carvers!

With the news, they released their latest single, “Screens”, a high energy look at reliance on devices. The band says, “Screens is about the horrifying adult pacifiers we all carry around and rely on for everything. Modern smartphones are both a marvel and curse. We have access to so much information and power, but we're also being manipulated by them. Our attention spans are getting shorter, and the ways we process information is changing. I frequently find myself standing at the bus stop, feeling slightly uneasy, and pulling out my phone to help pass the time. I love my phone because it shows me pretty things and opens up my world, but I am so tired of seeing footage of war and human suffering interspersed with advertisements for plastic surgery. It's breaking my brain and soul. And I can't disconnect.”

You can check out the video below — directed by Sarafina Bortolon-Vettor of Bonnie Trash — and the band’s debut full length Always Watching on October 29.

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“Zoku Jeng” by CG Tears

On the other hand, CG Tears did not have a new album to announce last week… because they released their debut self-titled LP!

To celebrate, the collaboration of Clinton St. John (The Cape May, Pale Air Singers, Florida BC), Morgan Greenwood (Baths), and Chad VanGaalen (Chad VanGaalen) released a video for the song “Zoku Jeng”, illustrated and animated by VanGaalen.

It’s a soaring song, and the video is as trippy and mesmerising as you would expect from a CVG animation. Have a watch below, and pick up CG Tears out now!

• Kirk

Songs of the Week: August 31 - September 06, 2026

“These Days” by Matthew Barber

Matthew Barber is back!
Appropriately titled Find The Time, his new album will be out on November 20th and we have the first single “These Days”.
The music is inspired by becoming a stay at home dad and the questions that come from becoming a parent. “These Days” specifically reflects on putting “touring on the shelf” and is a “snapshot of the day-to-day flow of work and family, acknowledging the long and winding journey from initial lustful attraction to diapers and daycare. It’s about partnership and a deep appreciation for good fortune against all odds.”

He’s doing a few shows close to home this month, but hopefully when the album is released we’ll get an appearance on this side of the country (after all, his sister is here!)

• Christine

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“time loop at hot slit” by PISS

Vancouver’s PISS has announced their long-awaited debut album, as well as dropped the brand new single, “time loop at hot slit”.

The song is a loud, frenetic race as the lyrics dive into ‘girlhood in a culture of sexualization’, and comes with a video directed by singer Taylor Zantingh and Vivyen Sagsen.
Zantingh shares, “Some of the people with whom I shared the earliest version of “time loop at hot slit” take the stage to sing it themselves. Our local scene has been singing this song with us for two years!! It's very exciting to finally share it with the world, but no matter where it ends up, it will always belong to the femmes, queers, and weirdos in the Vancouver underground community <3”.

The new album is called you made me / skin on linen and is out October 30 on Paper Bag Records!

• Kirk

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“Opal” by Old Man Canyon

Vancouver’s Old Man Canyon has announced a new album Opal, which will drop on January 22nd, and released the dreamy title track as well.

Old Man Canyon (musician Jett Pace’s moniker) says the record addresses the societal chaos around us mixed with personal growth. He states:
"In a world where there’s so much chaos, how do we fit in as human beings? Everything we've been taught as a society is being challenged in some way. An opal is a stone that contains all colors—whatever perspective you're looking at it from, it will always be different. It’s a beautiful metaphor for us as human beings and the multitudes within us."

The track “Opal” is about this self-discovery and I particularly like the line “You said there's magic in trusting yourself, even if all I thought I ever wanted gets turned right upside down again”.

Can’t wait for more!

• Christine

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Songs of the Week: August 24 - 30, 2026

“Laughter (Bouquet Version)” by Basia Bulat

Last Friday, Basia Bulat released a companion EP to her latest album Basia's Palace, called Bouquet.

The EP is a collection of acoustic versions of songs from the acclaimed album, stripping them down to just vocals, guitar, and autoharp to give each song a new, emotional rendition. “Laughter” even features an entirely new string arrangement by Kieran Poile.

Basia elaborates, “I loved being able to bring this song, originally written on midi while wearing headphones in the earliest morning hours, all the way across the spectrum of sound into something completely acoustic and to my folk beginnings. The lyrics describe running through the mud with my very young daughters, “looking for the first blooms of the spring”. It is not only what I was literally doing at the time or writing the song, but also the spirit I try to keep with me all the time: looking for the first beautiful moments of life and light peeking out through the dark, and celebrating that they made it through.”

You can see a live performance of “Laughter (Bouquet Version)” below, or check out the entire EP, which is absolutely gorgeous!

• Kirk

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“38 Years Old” (Tragically Hip Cover) by Cabin Fever

Just got back from camping last week, and one of my music staples while I’m out in the woods is my Tragically Hip playlist.
August 20th was the 10 year anniversary of their last show (how it’s been 10 years already, I don’t know) and to mark that Ontario’s Cabin Fever covered their track “38 Years Old”.
It’s a dark and haunting version, which fits the subject matter of the song.

Singer/guitarist Kyle Faulkner says:
“Onstage, we always treasure our rare opportunities to cover and pay tribute to some of our favourite songs and artists, especially when we’re able to put our own spin on the style. ‘38 Years Old’ is such a staple of Canadiana, and an almost sacred object from one of this country’s most revered bands, that changing a single note almost felt blasphemous; however, something about the lyrics, the story they were telling, just seemed to haunt my thoughts whenever I’d listen to it or play it. There’s a tragic tale in those words, and slowing down and scaling back the musical feel of the instruments really seems to bring the heartache and shame to the forefront. We feel honoured to humbly submit our take on one of Canada’s greatest works of art.”

• Christine

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“East of Anything” by True Mountain Laurel

Speaking of new albums out Friday, the duo of Haley Blais and Sam Lynch just released the first album under True Mountain Laurel, and celebrated by releasing a new video for “East of Anything”.

The song is a fantastic example of their two voices blending over gentle guitar & violin, and the duo explains it was “our first whack at co-writing together. This song sat in such a magical middle place between each of our songwriting and musical tendencies. We silently danced around the subject of who would ‘get the song’ for a little while before we realized it belonged exactly where it was; that was the inception of True Mountain Laurel.”

You can pick up the album, Angel So Bad, out now, and catch them across the country this fall, including a show here in Vancouver at St. James Square on November 12th!

• Kirk

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“Bluebells” by Thunder Queens

Thunder Queens are giving us another peek at their upcoming album with their latest single, “Bluebells”.

The new track is as catchy and upbeat as you would expect from the trio, with the band sharing, “Recording 'Bluebells' was a very fun and different kind of creative process compared to all the other songs, since we wrote it almost completely the night before we headed into the studio to record it with Dave Schiffman. There was little time to overthink the lyrics, and we were excited to get it recorded.”

Have a listen and make sure to grab their sophomore album, Deep Below, when it’s out on September 24 via Victory Pool Records.

• Kirk

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“Ouroboros” by Self-Cut Bangs

Calgary five-piece Self-Cut Bangs recently announced their latest album, Growth Spurts, and dropped a video for the first single, “Ouroboros”, a chaotic rocker.

The new album came together with all five members of the band contributing, and Cayley Petsche explains “This first single, ‘Ouroboros,’ is, appropriately, the first song our new line-up wrote together. It started coming together within the first minutes of our very first rehearsal; a testament to the instant chemistry the band holds. It’s a song that touches on the complex feelings tied to the beauty of creating life and the death and re-birth of the self in doing so. The chorus mantra ‘the all is one’ paired with the snake imagery symbolizes the unity of all matter and eternal cyclic transformation.”

Check out the video, directed by band member Shawn Petsche, below and mark October 16th for the release of Growth Spurts!

• Kirk

Songs of the Week: August 17 - 23, 2026

“Fully Slow” by So Faint

Oh, I was instantly into the new song from So Faint, a brand new project from Lyn Heinemann and Hannah Georgas!

“Fully Slow” is the extremely catchy first single released from the pair, which comes from their self-titled debut, releasing Georgas’ new label Beetle Bomb Records.

Hannah explains, “I’ve been thinking about putting out music on my own label for awhile. I’ve watched the way music gets released change so much since I first started out, and now so much of that process falls on the artist. For me, it felt exciting to build a team I really know and trust and create something that feels personal. At the end of the day, I just want to put this music out into the world. I’ve worked really hard on it with Lyn, and I’m excited for people to hear it.”

And Heineman adds the song “explores the quiet ache of wanting someone who will never want you back—while still building entire fantasies around the possibility. The song is about “wanting someone who you know deep down will never want you back, but still fantasizing that they do. I’ve always been very prone to pointless intense crushes that remain completely internalized. I can construct a full storyline about what might happen and never do a single thing about it.”

Check out the video below, and look out for the self-titled album when it’s out on October 16.

• Kirk

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“Ultestakon”(Kyoto Session) by Jeremy Dutcher

I needed to share this one if only to be able to say: Jeremy Dutcher is going on tour with Yo-Yo Ma - how cool is that?

The two worked together in 2018 on a track titled "Honor Song" on Yo-Yo Ma's album Notes for the  Future, and now they’ll be performing a series of concerts in Japan and Taiwan.

Dutcher recorded a reimagining of his song “Ultestakon” as part of the Kyoto Sessions, which they filmed a year ago in Japan.
Says Dutcher: “This is a traditional lullaby of the wəlastəkwiyik (people of the peaceful wave). In our traditional  song forms, sometimes we sing words that cannot directly be translated into wəlastəkwey  latowewakən (our language), this is one such song. We instead say, s/he is singing in ‘sky language’ that which can be understood by the ancestors.”

• Christine

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“In Your Eyes” (Peter Gabriel cover) by Dwayne Gretzky

For 16 years, Dwayne Gretzky has been the premier cover / party band in Canada, and now they’re finally bringing their popular cover series and energetic live show to record players everywhere with Dwayne’s World Vol. 1

The new album collects 20 covers from their popular YouTube series, including classic songs from Paul Simon, Queen, A-Ha, Fleetwood Mac, Devo, and loads more!

Check out their stunning version of “In Your Eyes” by Peter Gabriel below, and keep your ears out for more when the album drops on September 15th (with a vinyl released a couple days later, on the 18th)

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“Antiques Roadshow” by Gizmo

You’ll never guess where Charlottetown rockers Gizmo got the inspiration from their new single, “Antiques Roadshow”.

Songwriter Julien Kitson explains, “The opening lyric to ‘Antiques Roadshow’ was, of course, inspired by the famous television show that I remember watching as a child on PBS at 1 AM. Written in 2022 but brought to life a year later, the rest of Gizmo and I decided to rehash this song and collectively finish it as a group during a band practice before a festival appearance of ours. Upon performing it at this festival, we felt it stick, and it has now become a metaphor anthem for hitting the road for many of our friends.”

The high energy song is off their upcoming album All Your Worships, which is out on October 2nd.

• Kirk

Songs of the Week: August 10 - 16, 2026

“Rainbow” by Brandon Wolfe Scott

Last week, Brandon Wolfe Scott (of Yukon Blonde) announced his latest solo album, and dropped a brand new cover.

“Rainbow” is originally by the Scottish band Marmalade, and for his version, Brandon teamed up with MOONRIIVR (who also produce the album) and Lauren Dillen for a darker take on the song.

On why he picked it, Scott shared, "I'm always on the hunt for slightly obscure B-sides from the ’60s and ’70s, paying close attention to song structure, chord changes, and recording aesthetics. Every so often, I like to record covers as a creative exercise. It keeps me recording, experimenting, and helps pull me out of songwriting ruts." He continues, "I was immediately drawn to the melody and lyrics. I went home, quickly worked out the arrangement, and recorded my own version. It struck me as something that could be really special to bring to the MOONRIIVR lads."

Check out a live version of the song below, and mark October 1st for the release of the new EP Pressed Flowers.

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“The Death Of Indie” by Art d’Decco

Announcing a new album with it’s seven minute opening (banger of a) track and amazing music video is definitely the way to do it.
Scheele’s Green is set to be released on October 23, 2026 and as the press release states is “a fiery reckoning with the world around us and the crucible in which Art d’Ecco dies to be reborn again”.

“The Death Of Indie” is an epic must-watch journey: “The idea that these four horseman of the apocalypse (Zuck, Bozo, Dipshit, and Altright) are being played by women and are dancing like Bob Fosse and prancing around with 100 dollar bills flying around felt like a fun way to satirize them and poke fun at their hyper masculinity brosphere aesthetic” says Art.
It all comes to a head right when the horns kicking in around the 6-minute mark and Art’s character does some very cathartic smashing.

I can’t wait to dive deeper into this album as we get more tracks released!

• Christine

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“the evergreen, the birch” by Ada Lea

Hot off her 16-track epic, when i paint my masterpiece. released last year, Ada Lea has dropped a companion EP with the end is a wave.

Alexandra Levy explains “For this EP, I wanted to combine songs that were cut from when i paint my masterpiece, as well as the ones I’d recorded a million years ago when I was just a child. It was to test their fragility. How would they behave next to the other? The old and the new? The brave and the haunted? The impression and the finely sculpted. I also decided to mix three of the songs myself (was it a mistake? you tell me…I says). I’ve been thinking of the kind of artist I’d like to be, and how I’d like to see all artists treated. I am most at home when I am creating and performing, it is what I was born to do. These worlds are opposites. 12th house and 6th, 4th & 10th, the story goes on. I can imagine a future where artists are supported by UBI and they do what they want. A kind of welfare for the serious artists that are not afraid to play. It serves the betterment of society to support artists this way. I know there are others out there, like me, that feel little purpose in their life when they’re not working toward making things. But it’s also near to impossible to make things when you are fighting to protect your energy at every turn, feeling burnt out.”

Along with the album, Ada Lea released a collaboration with Meggo, “the evergreen, the birch”, a gorgeous song that evokes nature, and not just because the video features her singing on a stroll through the woods.

Have a watch below, and pick up the end is a wave now!

• Kirk

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“Give Me Dirt” by Cancer Bats

Ontario’s Cancer Bats have released their 8th album titled Give Me Dirt and with it a video for the title track!

I’ve been listening to these guys since I was a teenager, they formed in a neighbouring town in Ontario, and thus I’ve watched their evolution for a really long time.

Give Me Dirt is the perfect title to sum up the album (and the track) with it’s themes of the natural world and our realities that we face with the changes it’s experiencing. Perfect things to scream into a microphone about.

• Christine

Songs of the Week: August 03 - 09, 2026

“Whisky Things” by The Washboard Union

Last week I was out in the woods camping and had my country playlist on repeat, including “Maybe It’s The Moonshine” by The Washboard Union. And low and behold when I hit the road back to civilization, I saw they released a new track “Whisky Things”.

Band member Chris Duncombe says “Whisky Wings is a three-part harmony bar room rallying cry to step off the merry-go-round for a minute, raise a glass, and lift your spirits high”.

It’s officially been added to my camping playlist!

• Christine

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“Hard Time” by David Vertesi

David Vertesi is back with a new song about a tough subject. The Vancouver singer has just released his latest song “Hard Time” which is influenced by losing a friend to the algorithm.

In an instagram post, Vertesi explained, “Does this sound familiar? You log on to social media and see a multi paragraph diatribe from a close friend or maybe a family member. But wait, we just hung out yesterday and they didn’t mention any of this? They seemed completely normal, so which one is the real them? What do I say when I see them again?

Hard Time is inspired by the sadness, frustration, and dread I feel from the pressure to cut people out of my life over things they are posting on the internet. I mean, it’s hard to believe, but ending friendships wasn’t always so commonplace. In 2026 it’s become a depressing norm of everyday life thanks largely to unethical and predatory social media companies, designed for engagement via enragement.

The question becomes, am I really going to block someone who has meant so much to me (and who likely never even talks about this stuff in person)? Then again how can I stay friends with someone who has gone so far off the rails? Maybe even parroting hateful rhetoric. Where is the line? I don’t know the answer, all I know is it feels awful, it’s exhausting, and I’m tired of it. - so I wrote a song… and it’s kind of a bop? lol.”

Have a listen to “Hard Time” while lamenting anyone you may have ‘lost’ to this.

• Kirk

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“The Director” by KINLEY

Last week, KINLEY released a dancey pop jam with her new song, “The Director”.

The single comes ahead of her upcoming EP, and Kinley says “I met a stranger during a film festival and thought he was a director. Obviously, I was already in love and imagining my big break. The song lives in that little flash of possibility, when one encounter becomes an entire movie in your head.”

Take a dance break by listening to the song below, and mark August 21st for the release of the new EP, Reflecting Light.

• Kirk

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“The Ride” by The Darcys

Speaking of me being on the road, The Darcys released their new track “The Ride” last week.
I’m glad I read their story of their van being hit by a tractor-trailer after I got back home (it was a long time ago, and they’re alright).

The song has the line “You bought the ticket, so take the ride” and in an instagram post the band says they’ve used that saying over the years about making a choice and owning the journey.

They’re set to head out on their first headlining tour (“The Goodtime Tour”) in many years, including a stop in Vancouver at the Biltmore Cabaret on November 21st - get your tickets here!

• Christine

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“Kathleen” by Wayfinding

Wayfinding is the trio of Cassia Hardy (of Wares), Ryan Beattie (from Frog Eyes, Himalayan Bear), and Marek Tyler (of ASKO, nêhiyawak), and last week they announced their upcoming album along with a brand new single.

“Kathleen” builds to a soaring chorus, with Beattie explaining, “I wanted an anthemic chorus to contrast the bitterness left by these toxic scenes. Cassia came up with a beautiful kaleidoscopic bridge section. It’s a gauntly tune about the bad times - it’s about salad days gone to rot and the wondering, from time to time, who’s still living there.”
Tyler adds, “For me, Kathleen is a song, played loud in your car with the windows rolled down when you're leaving town.”

I couldn’t agree more, so hit the road and crank it while you wait for the new album, A Nest of Wrens, which is out October 9th!

• Kirk

Songs of the Week: July 27 - August 02, 2026

“Winning Is For Losers” by Francis Baptiste

East Vancouver Indigenous singer-songwriter Francis Baptiste is back with a brand new song, teasing an upcoming album.

“Winning Is For Losers” is a grungy anthem pulled from Baptiste’s experiences as “a washed-up, divorced, recovering alcoholic and drug addict trying to balance being a single father and being a middle-aged musician, living under the poverty line in East Vancouver.”

The song is the first single off his upcoming album, Talk To Me So I Don’t Forget, half of which is written in Nsyilxcen, an endangered language spoken by the Syilx people. There are fewer than a hundred fluent speakers, as a direct result of the Residential Schools system, and writing music in Nsyilxcen is Francis’ way of learning the language and passing it onto his son.

Check out the live performance video below, and keep an ear out for the new album out early next year.

• Kirk

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“Smooth Sailing” by Combine The Victorious

This song is perfect timing for me as I’m heading out camping today and needed some new music!
Vancouver’s Combine The Victorious has put out a new track with major summer vibes.
Singer Isabelle Dunlop says “the sentiment of the song came from me going on a trip to reunite with old friends. I was only gone for a week and had an amazing time but I was super excited to see the airport doors slide open and [fellow band member] Mark was there on the other side. We kind of elevate when we see each other, not bad for 26 years  of marriage August 11th!”

The band will be performing an early show at Guilt and Co on August 8th if you want to check them out live!

• Christine

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“I'm Falling Up” by CG Tears

CG Tears is the new collaboration between Clinton St. John (of The Cape May, Pale Air Singers, Florida BC), producer & multi-instrumentalist Morgan Greenwood (of Baths), and Chad VanGaalen (of… Chad VanGaalen).

Last month, they announced their debut, self-titled album and now they’re teasing a second single, “I’m Falling Up”. The glitchy synth drives the frenetic song, with the band cryptically stating, “there is a person here, and they are falling. It’s uncertain if they are falling up or down, but they are definitely changing form as this is happening.”

You can grab their self-titled debut on September 11th, and watch the video for “I'm Falling Up” below!

• Kirk

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“Expensive Taste” by MEEK

Back in February I shared MEEK’s song “Fabulous” and said she’s one to look out for in 2026. Well, I should have taken a screenshot of the view count on the video because it’s at 2.3 million right now and 12.7 million listens on Spotify!

So I was super pleased to see another single land in my inbox, this one titled “Expensive Taste”.
As the song implies, it’s about the world of seeing opulence but not being able to afford it - “I’m just a broke ass bitch with expensive taste”.

MEEK is about to head on a US tour with Kesha and Chromeo. Major jealousy vibes of anyone attending those shows and hopefully she comes to Canada in the near future.

• Christine