Hailing from Montreal’s tight-knit punk and indie scene, The Fake Friends grew out of shared apartments, shared stages, and a love of music that runs through every corner of their city. Frontman Matthew Savage leads a six-piece lineup—guitarists Felix Crawford-Legault …
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Sylvia Black is a shape-shifting vocalist, bassist, songwriter, musician, performer, producer, and lifelong creative whose career began as a teen singing at a resort in Northern Japan. Ever since, music has been her constant, guiding her through a nomadic life …
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Astoria, Oregon’s Beta Voids are tearing through the space between early LA hardcore and no wave chaos on their debut EP, Scrape It Off. It’s loud, messy, and completely unapologetic—twin vocals from Mandy Grant and Carrie Beveridge trade shrieks, …
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JUNO Award–winners NOBRO return with “DOOMTOWN,” a garage-rock blast that marks a new, more vulnerable era for the Montreal punk band. Known for their wild, liberating, middle-finger-up party punk, the group suddenly found themselves facing real-life upheaval: half the band …
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Thirty years ago, Stomp Records started in Montreal as a scrappy passion project between musicians who just wanted to give Canadian punk and ska bands a real shot. What should’ve been a short-lived experiment — built on no money, no …
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Wavy Trees make music that’s fast, fun, and sometimes unexpectedly sweet, perfectly capturing the messy, unpredictable ride of being human. Their songs tackle love, heartbreak, late-night partying, and all the chaos that comes with growing up. Since forming in 2019, …
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ARK IDENTITY is the dream pop solo project of Toronto’s Noah Mroueh, a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist known for creating immersive soundscapes praised for their “addictively good” melodies. His music blends the ethereal qualities of dream pop with the expansive elements …
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As a truly independent artist with a distinct and uncompromising vision, Virginia to Vegas—born Derik Baker—has steadily carved out a unique space in the music world, seamlessly blending catchy pop melodies with emotionally resonant storytelling. His artistic identity shines through …
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Violet Orlandi is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, and producer celebrated for her haunting vocals and the dark, cinematic worlds she builds within her music. Her sound — an intoxicating fusion of rock, metal, and brooding alternative textures — reflects a …
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Alex Little bursts onto the scene with “Sounds Like A Deal,” the first single from her upcoming EP Spider in the Sink. A Vancouver native, Little grew up surrounded by a mix of punk shows and her parents’ eclectic …
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