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![Canadian Musicians Speak Up About Mental Health, Work to Change the Industry]()
FeaturesCanadian Musicians Speak Up About Mental Health, Work to Change the Industry Published Dec 06, 2019When Royal Mountain Records announced they had started a fund to give each of their artists $1500 annually toward mental health services, it...
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![Tory Lanez Honours His Own R&B Golden Years on 'Chixtape 5']()
FeaturesTory Lanez Honours His Own R&B Golden Years on 'Chixtape 5' Published Dec 05, 2019The shape of R&B music is in constant motion, often moving from big body vocals to soft airy whispers within moments. It has a telling histo...
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![Cartel Madras Pave a New Path of Visibility with 'Age of the Goonda']()
FeaturesCartel Madras Pave a New Path of Visibility with 'Age of the Goonda' Published Dec 04, 2019Age of the Goonda, the latest EP from Calgary duo Cartel Madras, starts with a cacophony of screams, swearing and menacing bass. Before the...
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![Orville Peck Talks About His Breakthrough Year, Why the Mask Isn't a Mystery and Living His Sincere Truth]()
FeaturesOrville Peck Talks About His Breakthrough Year, Why the Mask Isn't a Mystery and Living His Sincere Truth Published Dec 03, 2019Country artist Orville Peck introduced himself to audiences in late 2018 with the psych-rock-doused country tune "Big Sky." In the single's...
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![Anyway Gang Showcase CanRock Camaraderie on Self-Titled Debut]()
FeaturesAnyway Gang Showcase CanRock Camaraderie on Self-Titled Debut Published Dec 02, 2019Combining the talents of some of Canada's biggest rock stars — Sam Roberts, Chris Murphy of Sloan, Dave Monks from Tokyo Police Club and Hol...
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![Luke Lalonde Quells Environmental Anxiety Through Joyful Creation on 'The Perpetual Optimist']()
FeaturesLuke Lalonde Quells Environmental Anxiety Through Joyful Creation on 'The Perpetual Optimist' Published Nov 20, 2019Though Luke Lalonde has dealt with travel anxiety while touring with Born Ruffians over the years, a different kind of anxiety fuelled his s...
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![Everything in Its Right Place: Inside David Psutka's Home Studio]()
FeaturesEverything in Its Right Place: Inside David Psutka's Home Studio Published Nov 18, 2019David Psutka has just delivered a walk-through of all the synths adorning the wall of his Etobicoke, ON studio when things take an abrupt tu...
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![Luke Lalonde The Exclaim! Questionnaire]()
FeaturesLuke Lalonde The Exclaim! Questionnaire Published Nov 18, 2019Luke Lalonde cusses out the state of the world with such reckless exuberance, it takes a moment for it to sink in. Though he's always balanc...
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![Bonnie "Prince" Billy on Recording Others' Songs, Mourning David Berman and Long-Awaited 'I Made a Place']()
FeaturesBonnie "Prince" Billy on Recording Others' Songs, Mourning David Berman and Long-Awaited 'I Made a Place' Published Nov 18, 2019On the cover of his first album of Bonnie "Prince" Billy originals for Drag City since 2011, Will Oldham acknowledges a curious bit of confu...
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![Despised Icon Made Their Best Album, 'Purgatory,' After Putting the Band on the Shelf]()
FeaturesDespised Icon Made Their Best Album, 'Purgatory,' After Putting the Band on the Shelf Published Nov 14, 2019When Montreal deathcore inventors Despised Icon made their comeback announcement in 2014, fans were satisfied to see them live again, and la...
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![Gallant Speaks to the Mashup of K-Pop, 2000s R&B and '90s Videogames on 'Sweet Insomnia']()
FeaturesGallant Speaks to the Mashup of K-Pop, 2000s R&B and '90s Videogames on 'Sweet Insomnia' Published Nov 07, 2019Organically blending elements of 8-bit game sounds, anime and K-Pop influences into soul music? Why not? R&B singer-songwriter Gallant is ou...
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