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Swimming - That's OK

Swimming - That's OK

All heart-on-sleeve verses, chiming chords, mathy finger tapped guitar breakdowns and lead swapping vocals, St. John's Swimming signal precious nostalgia for the mid-2000s emo boom but avoid the pitfalls of the genre's gendered myopia and toxicity by anchoring its personal loss and defeat to geopoli

Karloff - Karloff

Karloff - Karloff

On their self-titled debut, Brampton's Karloff have managed to fully embrace the traditions of the Screamo genre while also adding a unique flair to its canon.

Casper Skulls - Knows No Kindness

Casper Skulls - Knows No Kindness

Casper Skulls' Melanie Gail St-Pierre initially traded lines with her partner Neil Bednis, but she sings all 10 songs on their latest album, channeling harrowing memories from a childhood growing up in Northern Ontario mining towns into crystalline, confessional art-rock.

Daisy Garland - Open Country

Daisy Garland - Open Country

The 20 country tracks of Daisy Garland (E.S Peters)’s double-album mix outlaw country with psychedelia and surf-rock to make one long strange trip for listeners

Efy Hecks - Somnifère

Efy Hecks - Somnifère

Vincent Lemay (a.k.a. Efy Hecks) brings us with him through what seems to be an experimental drug trip turned very creative.

zouz - Vertiges

zouz - Vertiges

Well known for their powerful indie rock that resembles major bands like Interpol, Malajube, and Karkwa, zouz's new offering sends listeners down a trip to memory lane.

Tush - Fantast

Tush - Fantast

Some 40 years after it was pronounced "dead," disco endures and is just as relevant today thanks to artists who understand the style's transformative power.