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· By Dan Hawie

Anand Wilder surprise releases new film soundtrack

Today the multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter Anand Wilder released his soundtrack score created for the film Cannibalizing The Conductorvia Last Gang Records. A founding member of the acclaimed group Yeasayer, Wilder returns to the rhythm-oriented electronic textures and beats which helped define the band’s breakthrough sound.

· By Dan Hawie

Noble Oak shines on "Anywhere But Here"

Vancouver based multi-instrumentalist Noble Oak (Patrick Fiore) returns with a brand new release "Anywhere But Here" today, along with a new video directed by Max Ciné. Following the release of "Tides Turn" last month, Fiore's second offering highlight various emotions and anxieties in glistening lo-fi pop melodies and watercolour soundscapes.  **Click to listen to "Anywhere But Here" He explains: "We are often subject to the immense pressure of living in dissonant ways, holding one dream while chasing another. It’s become popular to manage this by escaping to some distant place, be that deep within our minds or far into the wilderness. In either...

· By Dan Hawie

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...

· By Dan Hawie

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...

· By Dan Hawie

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,...

· By Dan Hawie

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.”