The Long Nostalgia of sundayclub's Manitoban Dream Pop
Courtney Carmichael and Nikki St. Pierre discuss signing to Paper Bag Records, moving from rural Manitoba to Winnipeg, and turning pandemic isolation into sundayclub's self-titled debut album.
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Civil Service, Protest Songs, and the Private World of Ora Cogan
On the heels of her Sacred Bones debut 'Hard Hearted Woman,' Ora Cogan reflects on the Fairy Creek blockades, somatic practice, the whitewashing of folk music, and what it means to write a trans rights song that doesn't scream.
Molecules Lining Up — Meredith Bates's 'The Observer Effect'
'The Observer Effect' finds violinist Meredith Bates recasting quantum mechanics, feminist intuition, and acoustic ecology as one long, uninterrupted act of listening.
In Dialogue with the Forest — Isabel Pine's 'Fables'
The classically trained string player recorded her new album across 15 wilderness locations in British Columbia, embracing imperfection, improvisation, and the unpredictable feedback of the natural world.
Life Among the Vowels — Kathy Kennedy and the Sounds We Share
The Montreal electroacoustic artist spent three decades distributing sound through pirate radio and public space performances before releasing 'Vowel Jams', an album that spotlights her personal vision over public appeal.
Firing On — Eschewing the Studio with Yves Jarvis
Montreal's Yves Jarvis discusses his fifth album, 'All Cylinders'—sixteen self-performed, DIY-recorded tracks that won the 2025 Polaris Music Prize and taught him that embracing traditional songcraft opens new frontiers rather than closing them.
Living Hour and the Perimeter of Yearning
Sam Sarty and Gilad Carroll discuss their Winnipeg roots, the making of 'Internal Drone Infinity', and how the band transforms isolation and distance into thoughtful dream pop that leaves space for memory and the quiet work of getting better.
Burnin' Up in Nova Scotia — The Boojums Bring the Fire
Recording their debut album live off the floor in just seven days, the trio channels garage rock fury and Maritime folk traditions into songs that capture a regional scene experiencing its own creative renaissance.
Settler Myths and Reverb — Funeral Lakes Rewrite the Western
Chris Hemer and Sam Mishos discuss their latest release, 'Mountains Turned to Dust,' how revisionist westerns and Willie Dunn's counter-narratives inform their music, and why they remain committed to the album as an organizing principle.
Harrison Argatoff Wrestles with the Spirit of the Saxophone
The Toronto saxophonist spent five years unlearning his technique, studying contemporary dance, and writing music for Valley Voice that balances chamber precision with jazz's requirement for breathing room—all of which led to 'Stars, Engines', his debut album as band leader.
Dancing to Brainwaves — Andrew Staniland's Mind Music
The Canadian composer's JADE technology transforms EEG data into sound, turning six dancers into living instruments for his spatial audio album 'The Laws of Nature.'
Joane Hétu's Enduring Vision for Québécois Experimental Music
At sixty-six, the founder of SuperMusique and DAME Records continues championing the collaborative spirit that has defined her artistic practice since the 1980s.