Originally a classically trained pianist, Andrew Spice is an indie pop songwriter based in Toronto. After releasing his acclaimed debut album, Pretty Demons (2003), on three-time JUNO nominee Emm Gryner’s label, Andrew took an unexpected step away from music to become a clinical psychologist.  When musical inspiration struck again, Andrew wrote his first single in […]

Nicky MacKenzie’s forthcoming MORALS EP establishes the 23-year-old BC native as a gifted songwriter capable of both hauntingly poignant restraint and irresistibly catchy pop melodies. By focusing on the universalities that shape us – breakups, self-doubt, nights out – Nicky leaves space for her audience to unpack their own experiences. There is both grit and […]

Montreal (Tiohtià:ke)’s Erik Lankin is sharing a new window into the world of his upcoming debut LP, The Icarus Album, a reinterpretation of the myth of Daedalus which Lankin has used to grapple with the loss of his father to suicide. The tormented conceptual opening track, “Labyrinth,” is set on a stormy island as Daedalus […]

Owen Marchildon is a songwriter and guitarist who has been part of the Toronto music scene since 2002. 2024 has seen Owen pulling back the veil of all of his previous monikers and releasing new music under his own name, starting with the sweet pop ode to his wife, “Heavy Dreams.”  His latest release, “Celebrity […]

The nine-piece soul/roots superband Secondhand Dreamcar is crafting a distinct, funky, and lyrically driven sound that journalist and programmer Peter North has deemed the most exciting thing to come out of Edmonton since KD Lang and The Reclines. “Eight of Spades” is the group’s first ever release, and it’s a song about finding satisfaction in […]