Articles by Exclaim! Staff

Limitations Inspire Joshua Van Tassel's "New and Strange" Synth Sounds
PUBLISHED Jun 9, 2022
"I love limitations," explains producer, composer and drummer Joshua Van Tassel. This explains why, when YSL Pro challenged this East Coast...
Hear the Week's Best New Canadian Music: Zoon, Jasmyn, Avril Lavigne
PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2022
New month, same Ontario! If you need us, we'll be over here licking our election wounds with the week's best new Canadian music: Zoon join...
8 Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear in June 2022
PUBLISHED Jun 2, 2022
June's gang of emerging Canadian artists find release in the loud, comfort in the quiet and everything else in between. Twinkly, cerebral f...
Hear the Week's Best New Canadian Music: Jully Black, Stars, Daphni, Fefe Dobson
PUBLISHED May 27, 2022
As the old adage goes, come what may — and boy, the month of May did indeed come and go. Before we bid it adieu, let's enjoy some more spoi...
Hear the Week's Best New Canadian Music: Faouzia, Cola, Tia Bank$, Chromeo
PUBLISHED May 20, 2022
Has your appetite been whet? Would you like us to assign someone to whet your appetite? These Canadian artists are serving up another hear...
Hear the Week's Best New Canadian Music: Tami Neilson, Zach Zoya, Arkells, TOPS
PUBLISHED May 13, 2022
Happy Kendrick Lamar day to all who celebrate! If you can tear yourself away from Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, you should look no further...
24 Albums You Shouldn't Have Missed in April 2022
PUBLISHED May 11, 2022
It's impossible not to feel like you're falling behind with all the great new music coming out on a daily basis. That's why we've compiled...
8 Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear in May 2022
PUBLISHED May 9, 2022
Our latest crew of emerging Canadian artists are equal parts funny and sad, insular and energetic, brash and gentle. There's a little bit o...