Songs of the Week: February 02 - 08, 2026
“Not Around Anymore” by Broken Social Scene
Broken Social Scene is back!! After weeks of teasing, the iconic Canadian group has released a brand new single, and announced their next album!
“Not Around Anymore” is a dense song with a chill vibe that pushes back against the nostalgia hinted in the lyrics, “by invoking a past that has vanished, the song unexpectedly floods the present with a glow that rivals the very greatness being lamented.”
The new album Remember the Humans seed the band reuniting with producer David Newfeld — who they last worked with on their 2005 self-titled album — and features contributions from Hannah Georgas, Lisa Lobsinger, and Feist! It’s out May 8th, and this summer they’ll be embarking on a dream tour with friends Metric & Stars. Only one Canadian date has been announced (Toronto, of course) but there is a nice month-long gap between Oregon and Michigan…
Kirk
“Victim Of Luck” by Metric
And speaking of Metric…! They’ve also announced their next album, and dropped a new single with “Victim of Luck”
The new track feels like classic Metric, as its lyrics look back on the early days of the band, with Emily Haines explaining, “The song ‘Victim Of Luck’ and really the entire album is about the romance of a less than perfect life. It’s about dropping the mask of self-consciousness and vanity. It was a long journey for me to get out of my own way and I wanted this song to be a rallying cry for that, better late than never. You can be as much a victim of good luck as bad. So when we started out yes we were broke and we were playing to ten people and there was nothing for us to fall back on but we refused to give up, and it’s not as though we’re all superstar billionaires now, but that was never what we were after. It turns out the grind is the thing you wouldn’t trade and the bonds you made can’t be faked. What we wanted is what we have and we’re not victims of anything. We dedicated our lives to each other and it’s the best feeling in the world”
Romanticize The Dive is arriving April 24, and you can check out the video for “Victim of Luck” below, which follows the song’s theme with photos and clips from the band going back years!
Kirk
“Next Summer” by Arkells
New Arkells alert!
Last week the band announced their new album Between Us which is set for release on April 17 and well as dropping it’s first single after some fan previews on social media.
Of the first, and very catchy, track “Next Summer” frontman Max Kerman says: “When someone new enters your life, do you ever wonder, ‘what did last summer look like for this person? And for me? And what will next summer look like? This song is a nod to the beauty and the mystery of what might lay ahead, and an appreciation of how we got to today. There’s a longing in the song, but it’s hopeful.”
The album will feature the likes of Portugal. The Man, as well as Poolside, and hopefully after their European tour, and JUNO Awards performance, we’ll hear about what THIS summer has in store.
Christine
“Internet, Sex and Drugs” by Gay Nineties
It’s been a long time since we last heard from Gay Nineties, but when they reunited last year opening for Dear Rouge, the Vancouver band teased a new single which I’ve been eagerly anticipating the release of ever since.
That new song is “Internet, Sex & Drugs” and is as hook-filled and as sharp as ever, with the band hardly missing a step.
Have a listen below, and catch the band as they open for July Talk on the western leg of the upcoming tour!
Kirk
“You Will Always Get Away With It” by Nixon Boyd
After the release of new music and reformation announcements from Hollerado I didn’t expect to get some new solo project work, but that’s exactly what came out this past week.
Nixon Boyd has released a sweet tune “You Will Always Get Away With It” that has major Andy Shauf meets Coconut Records vibes.
Describing the track Nixon says: “I was thinking about some of the longest-lasting relationships in my life when I was writing this song, and realized that in all of them, there’s this understanding and acceptance of the little shortcomings we all sometimes have in our effort to be good friends. Sometimes we’re late for things, sometimes we don’t listen as attentively as we could, sometimes we borrow things that we promise to give back but never get around to it - the list goes on.
But I think that in good friendships we forgive these things, and if we do, we can wind up bugging each other in the exact same silly ways for decades, rolling our eyes at each other but loving each other anyway, which I think is both hilarious and comforting. I know the minor tonality of this song could make it seem darker than it is, maybe as a one-sided relationship where one person does all the work, but at its core it’s this little back-handed love song about how friendship is a journey in which we forgive just about anything as we go through life together.”
The press release says: “lots more to come from him this year!”, so we have that to look forward to!
Christine
“Die For Love” by MALINOWSKI
We’ve got more music from Jay Malinowski (best known as one half of Bedouin Soundclash) this week, en route to the release of his first solo album in a decade.
“Die For Love” is the latest single from his solo moniker MALINOWSKI from Under A Landslide of Stars, which is out April 3.
The track is full of catchy lyrics and guitar and it “explores the clash between love and death, and the warped mindset of someone who believes they belong together”.
Jay has tour dates set for the spring including a night at St James Hall here in Vancouver on April 24th, which sounds like an intimate night, not to be missed!
Christine
“Living With It” ft. Feist by Charlotte Cornfield
It’s a little over a month before Charlotte Cornfield releases her next album, Hurts Like Hell, but we’re getting a tease with the second single “Living With It”, featuring the one and only Feist!
On how the pair came together, Cornfield elaborates “I had secretly dreamed of having her sing on the record and mentioned it to [producer] Phil Weinrobe, who she is also friends with. When Phil reached out and she said yes, I sent her a couple of songs, hoping she would gravitate towards this one. She did, and she added her Feist magic to it, which is undeniable.”
Their voices blend together beautifully on the vulnerable track which features Cornfield “diving into the wreck of emotions beneath the surface of a painful memory”. The song comes with a new video, by Ali Vanderkruyk and Sara Melvin, and Hurts Like Hell will be out on March 27.
Kirk
“Eastside” by Good Kid
Toronto’s Good Kid have exploded recently, and as they get ready to drop their debut album, they’ve released their newest single, “Eastside”.
The punchy, fast paced anthem “traces the moment when a former friend becomes an adversary” and comes with a video that was animated by a contest-winning fan of the band!
Watch the video below, and pick up Can We Hang Out Sometime? when it’s out on April 3.
Kirk
