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  8 New Canadian Faves You Need to Hear in October 2020

  PUBLISHED Oct 6, 2020

  With 2020's extremely peculiar, livestream-focused festival season winding down, it's time to focus on the next wave of rising Canadian tal...

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  Exclaim!'s New Faves: Canadian Artists You Need to Hear in September 2020

  PUBLISHED Sep 3, 2020

  Between You Say Party's XXXX, Ron Sexsmith's self-titled album and Big Sugar's Hemi-Vision, lots of Canadian artists are using this rather...

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  8 Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear This August

  PUBLISHED Aug 5, 2020

  As we hit summer's peak, the sun is shining just as brightly as these artists' futures. Whether clever pop, swagger-filled hip-hop or barri...

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  Zoon Embraces the Healing Power of Ojibwe Teachings and Shoegaze

  PUBLISHED Jul 29, 2020

  For Hamilton, ON-based songwriter Daniel Monkman, Zoon is more than just a new alias — it's a musical and spiritual rebirth. This new phas...

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  8 Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear This July

  PUBLISHED Jul 7, 2020

  From coast to coast, these artists on the rise will take you on a road trip through the scenes, sights and sounds of Canada. Whether stylis...

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  ​Meet Backxwash, the Montreal Rapper Who Wants to Burn Down the Music Industry and Rebuild from the Ground Up

  PUBLISHED Jul 6, 2020

  Backxwash is blazing her own path to the top of the music industry, and if you're not on board, you know where the door is. The Montreal-ba...

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  10 Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear This June

  PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2020

  As the first half of 2020 wraps up, it's time for another crop of rising musical acts from different corners of the country that bridge gen...

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  9 Emerging Canadian Artists You Should Hear This May

  PUBLISHED May 6, 2020

  We might not be able to explore the good weather, but we can certainly still explore great new Canadian music. Here are nine emerging Canad...