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Lorde Is Already "This Weird Elder Stateswoman of Pop"

PUBLISHED Aug 17, 2021

Lorde would rather be outside, basking in the sun. Instead, she is speaking to Exclaim! on a video call from a New York hotel room, where s...

Turn and Face the Strange: Canadian Musicians Embrace Change Amid Industry Upheaval

PUBLISHED Jul 13, 2021

Since the COVID-19 pandemic first hit Canada in early 2020, it's far easier to list what's changed since then than what's the same, and the...

8 Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear in July 2021

PUBLISHED Jul 6, 2021

Nationwide concert tours are being announced at a rapid pace, and since we finally have reason to believe that these dates will stick, we'r...

​Islands' Nick Thorburn on Mid-Show Injuries, Reading Reddit and Almost Getting Kidnapped

The Exclaim! Questionnaire

PUBLISHED Jun 9, 2021

Since leading Montreal's mid-aughts indie rock golden age as a member of short-lived but still-beloved trio the Unicorns, Nick Thorburn has...

​New Acadian Classics for Your First East Coast Kitchen Party

PUBLISHED May 19, 2021

If you get invited to an East Coast kitchen party, you better be prepared to sing, clap along, or — at the very least — listen to some home...

Living with Lions' 'Holy Shit' — and Canadian Music's Stinkiest Controversy — Turns 10

PUBLISHED May 13, 2021

They knew it was stupid. Of course it was stupid. Generally speaking, an adult who draws a cartoon of a human turd — any turd, really — kno...

Hip-Hop Godmother Michie Mee Surveys the State of Canadian Rap

PUBLISHED May 12, 2021

What can only be described as pure jubilation rings over the telephone line as Michie Mee, the godmother of Canadian hip-hop, tells me who...

St. Vincent Explores Moral Grey Areas to Tell Her Most Personal Stories Yet

PUBLISHED May 11, 2021

Annie Clark is about to release her most personal record yet. Or, her most personal since 2017's MASSEDUCTION, which was her most personal...