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Harrison announces new album

Today, jazz and R&B producer, composer and musician Harrison announces his self-produced third album Birds, Bees, The Clouds & The Trees. Featuring “Float” with Kadhja Bonet, this new album will be out April 28 via Last Gang Records. Birds, Bees, The Clouds & The Trees demonstrates the evolution of the Toronto-based artist’s sound since releasing his first two JUNO-nominated albums, as well as Harrison’s recent composition work on video games (Nintendo Switch’s LOUD) and commercials (NERF, Play-Doh). The musical polymath performed every instrument on the piano-centric record, in addition to writing, producing and mixing the album in its entirety. Drawing...

Stars announce From Capelton Hill Deluxe + illuminati hotties Remix

Montreal’s Stars today announced From Capelton Hill Deluxe, the expanded edition of the band’s most recent album, will be released April 21st, 2023. The news is accompanied by the release of “Pretenders (illuminati hotties Remix),” a hyper-speed reinterpretation by Sarah Tudzin that takes the romantic original to new heights. The illuminati hotties remix follows last month’s drop of Benjamin Gibbard’s (Death Cab For Cutie) nuanced, sinuous take on “Snowy Owl,” and both make up the 17-track expansion, in addition to forthcoming remixes by Yumi Zouma, Real Lies and Joseph Shabason.  “These aren't just a bunch of remixes, they're a bunch of...

Noble Oak reveals "Tides Turn"

Vancouver based multi instrumentalist / musician Noble Oak (Patrick Fiore) is pleased to announce a brand new release with the arrival of "Tides Turn". Embracing the spirit of adventure, the track is an ode to the open road and draws on a myriad of influences from pop, indie, electronica and soul, accompanied by a Cinéma vérité style clip directed by Max Ciné.  **Click to listen to Noble Oak's "Tide's Turn" Patrick says: "This is reawakening to yourself and your desires after much time spent away, while at the same time chasing a reckless abandon. After some time, we rediscover the pieces of us that have shifted,...

Harrison teases new album, collaborates with Kadhja Bonet

Today JUNO and Polaris-nominated jazz and R&B producer, composer and musician Harrison  teases a forthcoming album with two new singles. His first new releases of 2023 are “Float” featuring the remarkable Kadhja Bonet,  praised by NPR for it's "smooth, delicate soul rhythm" and a meditative instrumental titled “A View From The Sky.”

Keys N Krates release "What Girls Do"

Keys N Krates are back with a new single "What Girls Do", an up-tempo afro jam that builds on the Toronto trio's well-acclaimed house repertoire. This follows “Get Up”, released at the end of 2022 marking a new album cycle for the group.  In conjunction, Keys N Krates have also launched an exclusive Spotify DJ Mix, which you can save/stream here. "What Girls Do" and “Get Up” follows their A2iM Libera BEST DANCE RECORD nominated album Original Classic, which was also named one of Billboard's Best Dance Records of 2021. The album featured contributions from Juicy J, Chip, Bibi Bourelly, Lido Pimienta and Haviah...

Stars team up with Benjamin Gibbard on "Snowy Owl" remix

Montreal’s Stars today released a nuanced and sinuous new remix of “Snowy Owl,” a standout ballad off their latest album, by Benjamin Gibbard (Death Cab For Cutie). Gibbard–who introduced his reworking in a new video with the band’s Torquil Campbell, declaring Stars “the best band in the world!”–is the first artist in a diverse group of other soon-to-be-announced acts who collaboratively brought their unique take on songs from Stars ninth album, From Capelton Hill. Stay tuned for other remixes in the coming months, culminating in an official release later this spring. Stream “Snowy Owl (Benjamin Gibbard Remix)” at all DSPs....