“love&worry” by Jasper Sloan Yip

It’s been five (long) years since we last heard from Jasper Sloan Yip. But last week the Vancouver songwriter released his latest single, “love&worry”

The new song sounds like classic Jasper, with an infectious chorus for the song inspired by being a new parent. Yip explains, “The arrival of our son caused life to compress and expand in completely different directions. The shape of our world changed and I had to find new ways of making it all fit. Four years in and I’m still struggling with that. Meanwhile, the maelstrom of the 2020s rages on in the background. This song exists somewhere in between these two extreme places. It’s about navigating this new season of life and the extreme weather that has defined it - joy, overwhelm, apprehension and revelation.”

No word of an upcoming yet, just a promise for more new music coming soon, so until then check out the lyric video!

Kirk

“Summer Rain” by Leeroy Stagger

This past Friday Leeroy Stagger’s latest album Pilgrimage was released into the world.
The album was co-produced with Joel Plaskett and you can hear him on tracks like “Highlands Leaving”, with Kendel Carson as well!

The last single to be released before the album dropped with “Summer Rain” - and of the track Stagger says: "Pulled over at some rest stop along the 401, feeling about as low as I could be. I’d been dodging hurricanes the whole tour, and it was hot as the devil’s bedroom. Everything felt wrong. I had to find out where I was headed. Sometimes you have to find out where you’ve been first. I hightailed it for the Laurentians with my tail between my legs. Thank God for old friends."

Leeroy has some tour dates released already including a stop at Rogue Folk Club here in Vancouver on September 26th, with more to be announced.

Christine

“ulysse” by Jean-Michel Blais

Last week, Montreal pianist and composer Jean-Michel Blais announced his latest album, and shared a brand new single.

“ulysse” is an absolutely gorgeous piano-driven song, with haunting vocals and swirling strings, building to a beautiful climax.

Listen for yourself below, and make sure to mark September 25th for the release of mirador, out on Arts & Crafts.

Kirk

“Hotel Swimming Pool” by Jia

On Friday, Jia released her debut album Technicolour, and shared a video for the latest single, the hazy & dreamy “Hotel Swimming Pool”.

Jia shared that the song “drifts like a solitary daydream on a hot summer afternoon—an escape into cool water to momentarily lift life’s quiet burdens.”

Watch the video below, and you can pick up Technicolour now from Light Organ Records.

Kirk