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News: The Dead South announce new long-player along with a further look at the album in second single, A Little Devil.

The band that brought us the 2014 internet phenomenon In Hell I’ll Be In Good Company, Canadian bluegrass sensations The Dead South have just released the second single from soon-to-be-released…

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Track/Video: Peace Flag Ensemble preview their exhilirating new album ‘Astral Plains’ with the deep beauty of ‘You Can’t Pin Joy Like A Moth’.

Now here’s a follow up that has been much anticipated. The experimental jazz collective Peace Flag Ensemble have announced the arrival of their sophomore album ‘Astral Plains’ via We Are…

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Premiere: Christina Martin is a ‘Little Princess’ and exclusively reveals new video for her dynamic, anthemic track and announces UK/EU tour

We are honoured to be able to bring you an exclusive look at the new video for the effervescent track ‘Little Princess’ by Canadian chanteuse Christina Martin. ‘Little Princess’ is…

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TRACK: Softcult – One of a Million

Canadian duo Softcult share new single ‘One Of A Million’ ahead of their performances at Reeperbahn Festival this weekend, and their UK tour with the legendary Incubus next week. Twin…

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Album Review: Affiliate Links – Enough Light : poetic, powerful indie song-craft.

They may be best known for their excavation of long lost classics but, in their noble pursuit of ‘changing the world one record at a time’, Canadian label ‘We Are…

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PREMIERE: Canadian trio Captain Wildchild get weird with it on inventive new song ‘Fantasy’

You’re probably aware but there’s a bunch of excellent punk bands coming out of Canada. You got PUP, Single Mothers and the Dirty Nil up there, ffs. Clearly there’s more…

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Premiere – Affiliate Links previews debut album ‘Enough Light’ with ‘Baby’s Changing Stations’ – heartfelt indie memories revisited and revived.

After a decade with Toronto based post-rock noise-stretchers ‘Fresh Snow’, Bradley Davis a.k.a. Affiliate Links recognised the need to re-frame things. Looking back to this time last year he recalls…

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Album Review: Basia Bulat – The Garden

Canadian chanteuse Basia Bulat has revisited and reworked tracks from her previous five albums on latest release, ‘The Garden’. It’s out on Secret City Records on 25th February, initially only…

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The four female members of the band NOBRO looking at the camera

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Track: NOBRO release the glorious garage punk of Bye Bye Baby

This is EXACTLY what is need to blast away any January blues. Canada’s NOBRO have released new single ‘Bye Bye Baby‘ which is taken from their forthcoming EP Live Your Truth Shred…

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PREMIERE: Canadian psych-pop outfit Mother Sun share inventive double single ‘Marbles : Mycelium’

As the northern hemisphere moves into autumn, the onset of falling leaves and shorter evenings may have you pining for sunnier times; here’s a band that can help with that.…

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