News — MNRK

· By Dan Hawie

Amy Millan signs to Last Gang, announces new album

Amy Millan– of Stars and  Broken Social Scene– has announced her first solo album in over 15 years, I Went To Find You, will be released on May 30, 2025, via Last Gang Records. She has also shared a first preview of the album in lead single “Wire walks,” a brightly textured, lilting track that highlights her unmistakable, singular voice. “Getting older is a trip. You assume you’re gonna grow out of feeling like you might fall down a hole any minute, but for me the feeling continues to hover,” Millan explains of the song, which is accompanied by a gorgeous video...

· By Dan Hawie

Mother Mother release Mother EP

Mother Mother has released a 7-track EP titled Mother.  The songs were initially on the bands’ first 2005 release, with several now available for the first time digitally.  The band (initially called Mother) released a self-titled CD in 2005. Many of those songs were re-recorded and/or re-released on Mother Mother’s (as they were eventually called) next album Touch Up.  **Click to save/stream the Mother EP This new Mother EP includes four of the songs that didn’t make it onto Touch Up: “Fat Kids,” “Babies,” “Mama Told Me,” and “Home Recording,” plus two songs that were eventually re-recorded: “O Ana,” and...

· By Dan Hawie

Last Gang Records to Celebrate 20th Anniversary with Series of Releases, Re-pressings, New Merch Line and more.

Throughout the months ahead, acclaimed independent record label Last Gang Records will celebrate its 20th anniversary, with a series of releases, re-pressings, limited edition merch items, and more. 

· By Dan Hawie

Loving release new album Any Light

On Any Light, Loving share a batch of songs born from moments of serendipitous inspiration: a spontaneously composed poem, a long-forgotten voice memo, an uncannily pertinent book unearthed in their studio space.

· By Dan Hawie

Keys N Krates release new album IN:TENSION

Today, electronic music trio Keys N Krates delivers their third full-length studio album, IN:TENSION, a succinct body of work that sees the Toronto-based outfit blending their lifelong influences and versatile production chops into a passion project chock-full of talent. IN:TENSION, featuring tracks with R&B superstar Ciara, songstress Lion Babe, alongside rising singers Taite Imogen, Dana Williams, and the late, great singer Aaron Carl, is out now via Last Gang/MNRK.  ***Click to save/stream IN:TENSION Channeling their innate love of pure, timeless house music, Keys N Krates pivot from the sound that once took them to the biggest stages in EDM to a more refined, precise, and intentional effort. On IN:TENSION, they...

· By Dan Hawie

Keys N Krates detail album IN:TENSION + Taite Imogen track

Keys N Krates have announced the release of their new album IN:TENSION, available in November, 2023 on Last Gang/MNRK. They've also delivered the next single from the project, “Need Your Love,” featuring Taite Imogen. The new release also comes alongside the reveal of IN:TENSION’s artwork and tracklist, which will feature Lion Babe, Dana Willians, Aaron Carl, and more.  **Click to pre-save Keys N Krates' IN:TENSION Infused with the soulful R&B inflections of Taite Imogen, “Need Your Love” takes on the form of deep house but with a more powerful edge through Keys N Krates’ tight, irresistible basslines and snappy percussion.  **Click to save/stream...