Magi Merlin

Hear the Week's Best New Canadian Music: The Weeknd, Magi Merlin, Kathleen Edwards, OMBIIGIZI

PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2024

It is November, my dudes. In addition to this month's can't-miss concerts and the handful of remaining forthcoming albums to wrap up the...

Magi Merlin Explores New Corners of Her Chameleonic Cosmos with "Bip"

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PUBLISHED Oct 29, 2024

Naming Magi Merlin's 2022 EP 'Gone Girl' as one of the best albums of that year was no overstatement, with its soulful molten core and...

Busty and the Bass Announce New Album 'Forever Never Cares' with Terrace Martin, Magi Merlin

PUBLISHED Oct 3, 2023

Montreal soul-jazz collective Busty and the Bass have announced their fourth studio LP, previewed today by new slow-burn single "Give Me a...

Le Festif! Brought Rural Quebec to Life Yet Again in 2023

PUBLISHED Jul 24, 2023

I had almost no clue what to expect going into my first-ever experience at Le Festif! in Baie-Saint-Paul. Located an hour and change east o...

Busty and the Bass Join Forces with Magi Merlin for New Single "Far from Here"

PUBLISHED Feb 15, 2023

Busty and the Bass and Magi Merlin, some of Montreal's absolute finest, have teamed up for a brand new single. Ahead of Busty's March resi...

Canadian Artists Name Their Favourite Albums of 2022

PUBLISHED Dec 7, 2022

Here at Exclaim!, we've already had our say about the best music to come out in 2022 in our lists of the best albums, best songs and Canadi...

Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2022

PUBLISHED Nov 30, 2022

Back in 2020, when lockdowns arrived, optimists began speculating how much great art would be created in that time. King Lear had supposedl...

Exclaim!'s Staff Picks for November 28, 2022: Fred again.., Dan Mangan, Lisa O'Neill

PUBLISHED Nov 28, 2022

Tomorrow, the final Exclaim! issue of 2022 hits newsstands and we will reveal to the world what music, in our humblest of opinions, defined...