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If the pandemic left you pacing at home, more cabin feverish than a caged beast, then here’s a fitting post-lockdown anthem. Aiko Tomi’s “Animal’s Awake” lives up to its title with both prowling synths and percussion that taps like honed talons. The propulsive Toronto alt-pop up-and-comer’s new single follows her recent TD Music Connected Series performance. At […]
For a certain segment of Gen Z, it feels like we grew up alongside Kehlani. As a solo artist, their ascent happened while life online was entering a new era and R&B was being reimagined by a new generation. To be a teenager at this time was complicated. When I first heard their Chance the […]
Magi Merlin is back with her latest track with Montreal label Bonsound, “Pissed Black Girl.” She’s also just announced her upcoming EP Gone Girl, coming May 27. Following Gone Girl’s first single “Free Grillz,” “Pissed Black Girl” is a tune reminiscent of the peak of a night out. Calling on ’90s house and a big, buzzy bassline, the track is tied together […]
Dylan Sinclair has just announced his upcoming EP with grounding new track “Lifetime”. A laid-back and pensive track, “Lifetime” was co-produced by ROWAN and Jordon Manswell, the latter of whom has worked with the likes of Daniel Caesar and Mariah Carey. The song shows Sinclair clinging onto his roots as he assures himself he won’t change […]
Toronto has been fighting to be known as a music city for years. Though many of the city’s concert venues, bars, and clubs have shut down due to a myriad of infrastructure issues— on top of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic—one Toronto resident is memorializing these spaces in a small way. Andrew Smith started building community […]
Veld Music Festival is returning this summer with several big names in their 2022 lineup. Canada’s largest dance music festival announced Alesso, Armin Van Buuren, The Chainsmokers, Marshmello, Martin Garrix, Porter Robinson, Polo G, and Gunna will be headlining the event. Other hip-hop and EDM artists taking the stage with them are DVBBS, Coi Leray, bbno$, Manila Grey, Nardo Wick, and Saint Jhn […]
Flume has shared his latest song and video for “Say Nothing” with MAY-A, which is also the lead single from the musician’s forthcoming album Palaces. In the visual, we see MAY-A buried in black sand, interspersed with shots of a motorcyclist dressed in psychedelic gear. “This song is about feelings of post relationship clarity,” Flume […]
Steve Aoki has linked up with Shaq, otherwise known as DJ Diesel, for a thumping new track titled “Welcome to the Playhouse.” It comes with a cosmic, party-oriented video that sees the creators turned into animated characters in a style not too far from the Gorillaz. The new song is the first time the pair have […]
When you’re one of Canada’s best live remixers and jam bands, have shared stages with the likes of Skrillex, and have been co-signed by dance household names like Diplo and Steve Aoki, how do you possibly take things to the next level? If you’re Keys N Krates, you burrow into a richer musical niche rather than […]
Resident Advisor has teamed up with Asahi Super Dry to take viewers on a virtual trip 360-degree trip through Tokyo with spatial audio. The new experience is a digital art gallery of sorts, starting on the streets before wrapping things up in a futuristic nightclub. Soundtracked by original music from the likes of DJ Nobu, Honey […]
