As her musical journey continues to unfold, Scarlett Macfarlane shares “Ghost,” a reflective, hopeful alt-pop single that transforms one of her deepest fears into an unexpectedly empowering meditation on love, loss, and self-reliance. What began late one night with the fear of losing her mother gradually became something much larger: a reminder that the people […]
Lauren Minear Finds Beauty in the Life She Chose on Soothing Alternative Single “Autumn Leaves”
New York–based alternative singer-songwriter Lauren Minear shares “Autumn Leaves,” a nostalgic and hopeful new single that wrestles with the choices that shape a life and the paths we leave unexplored. Written from the perspective of a mother wondering whether she sacrificed her chance at a music career to raise a family, the song transforms that […]
Five Voices, One Country – Rose Wollman’s “Becoming America” explores identity, belonging and the many different stories that make up American life
There are certain ideas that become so familiar that we stop questioning them. The American Dream. The melting pot. The land of the free. They are phrases that have travelled around the world, becoming part of the mythology of a country that has always presented itself as a place where anyone can build a better life.
But what happens when those ideals meet the reality of people’s lives?
That is the question at the heart of Rose Wollman’s new album, Becoming America, and it is a question the music approaches not through speeches or political arguments, but through individual voices, histories and experiences.
Interview: The Boathouse
Toronto yacht-rock influenced quartet The Boathouse share “Like a Lover,” a bombastic new single that pairs the larger-than-life sound of ‘80s AOR and synth-rock with an unexpectedly sincere declaration of romantic commitment. Built around towering guitars, gleaming synthesizers, huge drums and a detour into Prince-inspired funk, the track emerged from a period of housing uncertainty […]
Interview: Mark Fenster
Furthering his lifelong exploration of music as a source of healing, reflection, and connection, Montreal-born/Gabriola Island-based composer, vocalist, and meditation leader Mark Fenster shares Serenity Sessions, Vol. 2, a peaceful collection of collaborative works created to reconnect listeners with the beauty, love, and harmony within themselves. Arriving alongside lead single “Cascades, part two: Wistful Promenade,” […]
JoJo Worthington Looks to the Stars on Dark and Dreamy Single “Ever Ender Star Infinity”
Montreal-based producer, songwriter and composer JoJo Worthington shares “Ever Ender Star Infinity,” a sweeping alt-folk anthem that turns romance into something celestial. Dark, dreamy and consumed by longing, destiny and connection, the track draws together spirituality, stardust, fantasy and the enormous persistence of desire to capture something relatively unfamiliar within her catalogue: a love song. […]
Kate Schutt Comes Alive on the Jazz-Laced “Moonsick”
Award-winning singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Kate Schutt releases “Moonsick,” an ethereal jazz-pop reverie inspired by one of the most unforgettable moments in Austrian writer Christiane Ritter’s 1934 memoir A Woman in the Polar Night. Blending timeless songwriting with luminous adult contemporary arrangements, the single captures a transcendent encounter with the Arctic landscape, where moonlight becomes […]
Allegories Turn an Existential Tug-of-War Into Kaleidoscopic Indie Pop on “Pure Comedy”
Experimental duo Allegories share “Pure Comedy,” an ethereal and emotionally volatile new single that moves restlessly between optimism and pessimism, intimacy and aggression, hope and resignation. Shifting through dream pop, indie rock, and electronic textures without settling comfortably into any of them, the track is perhaps the clearest distillation yet of the unpredictable world Adam […]
Body Stuff Turns New York’s Rough Edges Into Hard Rock Catharsis on Body Stuff 5
Curran Reynolds has spent decades moving between music, art, nightlife, and the less polished corners of New York City. On Body Stuff 5, his solo project Body Stuff brings those experiences into focus through eight songs that pair bruising instrumentation with an unexpectedly hopeful outlook. Released October 16 via The Chain, the album finds Reynolds […]
Scribe Launches “Soul Climb,” a Heavy New Chapter in the Saga of Little Guy
Northern California rock trio Scribe returns with “Soul Climb,” a riff-driven new single that explores the emotional toll of pursuing a music career, navigating complicated relationships, and finding the resolve to stand apart from the expectations of others. The track marks the next chapter in the band’s ongoing Saga of Little Guy, a larger creative […]
