Tariq Introduces New Band with "The Ballad of You and Me"
A veteran songwriter noted for his '90s CanCon hit "Chevrolet Way" and a member of the Vancouver jazz rock ensemble Brasstronaut, Tariq has
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Watch Fred again.. Gift Nardwuar a Canadian Punk Rock Grail
Nardwuar has long been the gift-giver when it comes to his unparalleled, illuminating interviews, but English producer Fred again.. has
Calum Slingerland•Oct 16, 2024Brasstronaut/Zolas Side-Project Unalaska Release Long-Lost Debut Album
A decade since their emergence, Brasstronaut/Zolas spinoff Unalaska have finally released their debut album, with '001' available now
Alex Hudson•Oct 16, 2024Dorothea Paas Wishes She Were a "Diver" on New Single
Dorothea Paas announced her upcoming record 'Think of Mist' last month and shared lead single "Autumn Roses," and now she's shared
Kaelen Bell•Oct 16, 2024Ducks Ltd. Share Careening New Single "Grim Symmetry"
Toronto jangle pop heroes Ducks Ltd. have shared another loosie. The single "Grim Symmetry" is out now, as the band prepare to hit the road
Alex Hudson•Oct 16, 2024Katie Tupper Waits "Outside the Gate" of Actualization on Vulnerable New Single
Following the March release of No. 1 CBC Music charting single "Need Nothing," Saskatoon-hailing neo-soul singer-songwriter Katie Tupper
Megan LaPierre•Oct 16, 2024ML Buch Shares New Piano Piece 'getting to know each other'
ML Buch has shared a new piano piece called "getting to know each other," part of a section1 solo piano compilation arriving on November 22
Kaelen Bell•Oct 16, 2024Patrick Watson Shares New Single After Losing His Voice for Three Months
Patrick Watson has returned with a new single, "Silencio," inspired by losing his voice completely for three months. It's the first release
Alex Hudson•Oct 15, 2024Bon Enfant Follow the Groove on 'Demande spéciale'
There's no need to issue a special request: Montreal art rockers Bon Enfant have unleashed their new album 'Démande speciale' today via
Exclaim! Staff•Oct 15, 2024Charli XCX Gets Kesha for "Spring breakers" Remix
Charli XCX took the weekend off after releasing her 'BRAT' remix album 'Brat and it's completely different but also still brat,' but now
Megan LaPierre•Oct 14, 2024Hear the Week's Best New Canadian Music: Céline Dion, Zach Zoya, Aqyila, Klô Pelgag
Thanksgiving weekend has once again snuck up on us. It's a tricky holiday, between all the colonialism and the family politics — but a
Exclaim! Staff•Oct 11, 2024Frankie and the Witch Fingers’ New Single “i-Candy” Is an “Objectified Robot’s Vengeance”
Following their 2023 record 'Data Doom,' Frankie and the Witch Fingers have shared their new single "i-Candy" via Greenway Records
Karlie Rogers•Oct 9, 2024Skiifall Enlists Kenny Beats for New Single "Problems"
Montreal-based rapper Skiifall returns with his new single "Problems," a lovers rock anthem produced by Kenny Beats. "Problems" offers the
Sena Law•Oct 9, 2024Toronto's Alyson McNamara Returns with Two New Singles
Toronto pop rock songwriter Alyson McNamara has returned with her first new material since 2021's 'Let Me Sleep.' The double single
Alex Hudson•Oct 9, 2024Mustafa's "Leaving Toronto" Video Is a Tribute to His Home City
Mustafa has shared a new video for "Leaving Toronto," taken from his recently released debut album 'Dunya.' In the visual, the Exclaim!
Calum Slingerland•Oct 8, 2024Terra Lightfoot Shares Acoustic Version of "Out of Time"
Terra Lightfoot is back with a new offering — a gentle acoustic version of 'Healing Power' closer "Out of Time."Performed with "best friend
Kaelen Bell•Oct 8, 2024Maggie Rogers Shares Video for New Single "In the Living Room"
Maggie Rogers dropped her most recent album, 'Don't Forget Me,' this past April, and she'll be playing Toronto's Coca-Cola Coliseum
Kaelen Bell•Oct 8, 2024Lexxicon Shows Love to the "Mandem & Gyaldem" in New Video
Continuing to deliver queer dancehall anthems following the release of his 'Pink Fraternity' album, Toronto's Lexxicon has shared a new
Calum Slingerland•Oct 8, 2024Everyone's in Love with Clairo Covering David Byrne
Clairo will soon play Toronto as one of our can't-miss concerts in October, and we can only home she'll bring the same energy with covers
Sydney Brasil•Oct 7, 2024Sagittaire with Ascetic Faces Make a Trip-Hop Collage on "Price of Salt"
A collage in both lineup and sound, Sagittaire with Ascetic Faces is the name of a new Los Angeles collective whose second-ever single
Alex Hudson•Oct 7, 2024The Lonely Island Return to 'SNL' with "Sushi Glory Hole"
The Golden Age of Digital Shorts was more than a decade ago, as Andy Samberg left 'Saturday Night Live' in 2012, and the Lonely Island
Alex Hudson•Oct 7, 2024Hear the Week's Best New Canadian Music: Caribou, the Weather Station, Shad, Jonah Yano
October has returned to us, just like Adam Gontier to Three Days Grace. As is seasonally predicted, the fruits of this week's harvest of
Exclaim! Staff•Oct 4, 2024You Can Show a Hundred Boys You're Smart: Kidz Bop Covers "Good Luck Babe"
Chappell Roan's "Good Luck, Babe" is an inarguable runaway hit, the song that propelled Roan to her current state of troubled superstardom
Kaelen Bell•Oct 4, 2024OBLVYN Curates Electronic Bops for the Exclaim! Fall Playlist
What's better than an electronic music playlist? The answer is an electronic music playlist curated by an electronic artist, of course. In
Sena Law•Oct 4, 2024Listen to Joaquin Phoenix Cover Daniel Johnston for the 'Joker: Folie à Deux' Soundtrack
'Joker: Folie à Deux,' Todd Phillips's musical sequel to 2019's 'Joker,' is out today — it's not very good! Joaquin Phoenix returns as
Kaelen Bell•Oct 4, 2024La Sécurité's Kenny Smith Drops New 'Polyurethane' EP as Pressure Pin
Montreal's Pressure Pin — the artsy egg punk solo project of La Sécurité's Kenny Smith — returns today with the release of his second EP
Megan LaPierre•Oct 4, 2024Sleater-Kinney Share New 'Little Rope Deluxe' Track "This Time"
Sleater-Kinney have shared "This Time," the latest taste of 'Little Rope Deluxe,' an expanded version of their eleventh album. The album
Kaelen Bell•Oct 3, 2024Watch Kaytranada and Childish Gambino Get "Witchy" in New Music Video
Babe, wake up, new Kaytrabino just dropped. As Kaytranada vibes his way through North America for the 'TIMELESS' tour, he continues his fan
Sena Law•Oct 2, 2024Robbie Williams Is a Monkey in His Biopic for Some Reason
Twenty-four years after terrorizing children everywhere — including yours truly — with the CGI "Rock DJ" music video, Robbie Williams is ba
Sydney Brasil•Oct 2, 2024Watch ML Buch's Beautiful KEXP Performance
ML Buch made one of our favourite albums of last year with the jaw-dropping 'Suntub' — probably the best guitar album of the decade
Kaelen Bell•Oct 2, 2024Mother Mother Revisit Early Trio Recordings with 'Mother' EP
Before Mother Mother, the band's founding members were a trio simply named Mother — and now they're throwing back to those early days by
Alex Hudson•Oct 2, 2024Cheekface Tap Jeff Rosenstock for "Flies"
America's local band Cheekface have enlisted their friend Jeff Rosenstock's baritone sax chops on their latest single. Don't be fooled by
Sydney Brasil•Oct 2, 2024Faye Webster LARPs Love on "After the First Kiss"
Despite releasing her album 'Underdressed at the Symphony' earlier this year, Faye Webster is already back with a new single. "After the
Sydney Brasil•Oct 2, 2024Waxahatchee Shares New Single "Much Ado About Nothing"
Fresh off one of the year's best albums, Waxahatchee has released a new song. A video for "Much Ado About Nothing" is out now. The song is
Alex Hudson•Oct 1, 2024Horror Reigns in the New 'Nosferatu' Trailer
Months away from Nosferatu arriving in theatres, Robert Eggers's new film now has an official trailer.While the film's first tease focused
Calum Slingerland•Sep 30, 2024Hear the Week's Best New Canadian Music: OMBIIGIZI, Mustafa, Lights, Tia Wood
The last weekend of September is upon us. Rent's about to be due, and artists are delivering like they know it with the week's batch of the
Exclaim! Staff•Sep 27, 2024The Weeknd and Playboi Carti Team Up on New Single "Timeless"
It's a great day for Abel fans and Opium heads (the label, not the drug). Earlier this month, the Weeknd debuted seven new songs at his
Sena Law•Sep 27, 2024Toronto's Vypers Announce Last-Ever Performance, Share New Single "Sweet Change"
Toronto psych rock wizards Vypers have returned with the blessing of new material. Today, they share "Sweet Change," the first we've heard
Allie Gregory•Sep 27, 2024Watch Sabrina Carpenter Cover Shania Twain in Toronto
Having discontinued her horny little improvised "Nonsense" outros for the 'Short 'n Sweet' arena tour, Sabrina Carpenter has instead
Megan LaPierre•Sep 26, 2024Hear the Cure's First New Song in 16 Years, "Alone"
The day has finally arrived: after teasing new album 'Songs of a Lost World' for, well, years — but especially heavily over the past month
Megan LaPierre•Sep 26, 2024Tyler, the Creator and Maxo Kream Reunite on "Cracc Era"
Three years after their first collaboration, Maxo Kream and Tyler, the Creator released another rap banger, "Cracc Era." Having first
Sena Law•Sep 25, 2024Rosalía Teams Up with Ralphie Choo for New Song "Omega"
Today is Rosalía's 32nd birthday, and she's celebrating it with a new song — "Omega" is a collaboration with Madrid-based songwriter and
Kaelen Bell•Sep 25, 2024Born Ruffians Share New Single "What a Ride"
Born Ruffians are well on their way through their supporting slot on Tokyo Police Club's farewell tour, and now the band have some new
Allie Gregory•Sep 25, 2024Watch Kelly Clarkson and Miranda Lambert Perform a Country Version of "Good Luck, Babe!"
Kelly Clarkson and Miranda Lambert are two of the latest inductees to the Pink Pony Club. In a new episode of 'The Kelly Clarkson Show'
Karlie Rogers•Sep 24, 2024Watch Charli XCX and Lorde Do the "Girl, so confusing" Remix Live
With September 22 in the rear view, 'BRAT' Summer is officially, technically over. However, Charli XCX isn't going anywhere. She's got
Kaelen Bell•Sep 24, 2024Watch Feist and Jeremy Dutcher Perform "Graveyard" Live in St. Catharines
Feist and Jeremy Dutcher teamed up to cover the former's "Graveyard" during a recent performance in St. Catharines. Fan-shot footage has
Calum Slingerland•Sep 21, 2024Hear the Week's Best New Canadian Music: Nelly Furtado, Our Lady Peace, the Beaches, Naomi
It's overwhelming to be a person with a brain in the year 2024. This goes without saying, and we all know that our beloved screens only make
Exclaim! Staff•Sep 20, 2024Cindy Lee Shares "If You Hear Me Crying" Video
Although Cindy Lee didn't make it to this week's Polaris Music Prize gala in person, the artist did submit a music video for the
Alex Hudson•Sep 19, 2024The Beaches Celebrate Their Fans with New Single "Jocelyn"
The Beaches have shared their latest single, a tribute to their rapidly-growing fan base titled "Jocelyn."The song is more in line with the
Alex Hudson•Sep 18, 2024Housewife Is the Life of the Pity Party on New Single
Housewife — the pop-rock project of Toronto-based singer-songwriter Brighid Fry — has impressed a lot of people (including James Gunn) with
Megan LaPierre•Sep 17, 2024