Sister Ray
Polaris Music Prize Unveils 2025 Long List, Announces Song Prize
PUBLISHED Jun 10, 2025
The 2025 Polaris Music Prize long list has been announced, featuring 40 albums selected from a total of 189 under consideration for their...
The Weather Station, Allison Russell Among More Than 100 Canadian Artists to Sign Open Letter Opposing Pierre Poilievre
PUBLISHED Apr 21, 2025
Over 100 Canadian musicians have signed an open letter opposing Conservative candidate Pierre Poilievre in next week's federal election. The...
Sister Ray Announces Sophomore Album 'Believer,' Shares Title Track
PUBLISHED Jan 22, 2025
Sister Ray — the remarkable solo project of Alberta-raised, Toronto-based singer-songwriter Ella Coyes — is back with news of their...
Hear the Week's Best New Canadian Music: Three Days Grace, Saya Gray, Planet Giza, Spiritbox
PUBLISHED Nov 22, 2024
As we work tirelessly into the night (which does admittedly begin at 4 p.m. these days) to get a new issue of Exclaim! Magazine into your...
Sister Ray Is Both Flesh and Myth on "Animal Thing"
Exclaim! Staff Picks
PUBLISHED Nov 21, 2024
Perhaps the inevitable fate of using the titular character from a Velvet Underground song as your stage name, Sister Ray — the project of...
Riverfest Elora Gets Violent Femmes, Fleet Foxes, Josh Ross for 2024 Edition
PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2024
Riverfest organizers have announced their return to Elora for the fest's 14th annual edition, this time with the Violent Femmes, Fleet...
Exclaim!'s 15 Best EPs of 2023
PUBLISHED Dec 11, 2023
People have been predicting the death of the album for years, suggesting that the short attention spans of both listeners and algorithms wi...
Venus Fest Gets Allison Russell, Shannon and the Clams, Sister Ray for 2023 Edition
PUBLISHED Aug 9, 2023
Venus Fest — Toronto's foremost music organization celebrating genre- and gender-diverse artists — has returned with plans for its seventh...