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New & Upcoming Album Releases:  Alexisonfire Cover the Tragically Hip on Upcoming '90s CanRock Covers Record

This week also sees new releases from Amy Millan, AV & The Inner City and more.

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Vanessa Heins

Taylor Swift dominates headlines this week with her new album The Life of a Showgirl, but there are more new releases worth your attention as well.

Amy Millan has found indie rock acclaim via Stars and Broken Social Scene. She released her first solo album in over 16 years, I Went To Find You, back in the spring, to enthusiastic response. This week, she put out I Went To Find You (Redux), a four-track add-on EP comprising fresh takes on four of the original album's singles. These are described as having an autumnal vibe, "with a contextual, sonic vibe closely associated with Millan's first two albums, Honey From the Tombs (2006), and Masters of The Burial (2009)." The new cuts feature guest members of Bahamas and Zeus on various instruments, vocals, and production. Millan began a solo North American tour this week, and it will feature shows in Montreal, Ottawa, Lake County, B.C. and Vancouver.


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Also out this week is a self-titled debut from AV & The Inner City, an all-female vocal group from Edmonton, The Best of Brenley & Lisa, a swansong collection from popular folk duo Madison Violet, punk rock trio The Penske File, with Reprieve, singer-songwriter Beauty in the Riot (daughter of much-loved late Jacksoul frontman Haydain Neale), with To Do, Albertan queer country artist Robert Adam's Governed by the Seasons and Topology Of Time & Up Express Etc. from Brodie West's adventurous octet Eucalyptus.

One major upcoming release announced today is Copies of Old Masters Volume 1, from Alexisonfire. On Nov. 7, the hard rock veterans are putting out this 4-track EP of covers, comprising their versions of '90s favourites by compatriots The Tragically Hip. Rusty, Shallow North Dakota and Doughboys. Speaking on the project, vocalist George Pettit shared, “This is like one of those things where you come up with the idea, you say it out loud and then you never do it. Well, we did it. You can We love fun.” Along with the announcement comes the EP’s first offering, Alexisonfire's take on the Hip classic “Fully Completely.”

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Here is the full calendar of new releases.

September

23: Ev. G, And Then I Go Up

23: Dust Cwaine, Twin Lakes

25: pHoenix Pagliacci, R&B Diaries

26: Coeur de Pirate, Cavale (Bravo Musique)

26: Maggie Andrew, How To Sing For Money (turtlemusik)

26: Sloan, Based on the Best Seller

26: Brett Kissel, Let Your Horses Run (Deluxe)

26: The Young Novelists, These Dark Canyons26: Absolute Losers, In The Crowd (Paper Bag)

26: yung kai, stay with the ocean, i’ll find you (Flood Division/BMG)

26: Scott Hardware, Overpass

26: Cameron Whitcomb, The Hard Way (Atlantic)

26: Beta Trip, Superette (Having Fun)

26: Silver Wolf Band, Make Your Heart Home (LHM Records)

26: Nick Faye, (Good) Love

26: Purity Ring, S/T

26: Motivation, Take It To The Sky

26: The Bapti$, Pop Cult(ure)

30: The Hello Crows, S/T

October

1: Beauty in the Riot, To Do

2: Madison Violet, The Best of Brenley & Lisa

2: Amy Millan, I Went To Find You (Redux) (Last Gang Records)

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3: Robert Adam, Governed by the Seasons

3: The Penske File, Reprieve (Stomp Records)

3: Eucalyptus, Topology Of Time & Up Express Etc. (Telephone Explosion)

3: AV & The Inner City, S/T

3: Deep Dark Woods, The Circle Remains (Victory Pool)

7: Carmen Toth, Fix the World

9: Babygirl, Stay Where It's warm (Arts & Crafts)

9: Vivek Shraya, New Models

10: The Besnard Lakes, The Besnard Lakes Are the Ghost Nation (Full Time Hobby)

10: Valley Voice, Stars, Engines (Elastic Recordings)

10: Rachel Cousins , What Hasn’t Killed Me (Scilly Cove Records)

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10: Sofia Camara, Hard to Love (Universal Music Canada)

10: Kate Wyatt, Murmurations

10: Great Lake Swimmers, Caught Light

14: Seth Anderson, These Exact Days, These Peaceful Nights

15: Brodie Christ, Big Feelings

16: Fredy V & The Foundation, No Tribe No I (Moonsun Musik)

17: BirdBelly, The Wind The Wood

17: The Barr Brothers, Let It Hiss (Secret City)

17: Josh Ritchie, So Much More Than A Dream (Meriläinen Music)

17: bbno$, S/T

17: Rachel Bobbitt, Swimming Towards the Sand (Fantasy)

17: Oranje, In Irons

17: Royal Wood, Dear John (Cordova Bay Records)

17: Living Hour, Internal Drone Infinity (Paper Bag Records)

17: Beauts, Marigolds

17: Alix Fernz, Symphonie publicitaire sous influence

17: Terra Lightfoot - Home Front (Sonic Unyon)

17: Corey Payette, The Music From Starwalker

17: Bob Moses, BLINK

17: Larker, Romanticide (Finicky Records)

21: The Boojums, S/T (Having Fun/We Are Busy Bodies)

23: Skinny Dyck, More Easy(Victory Pool)

24: Ark Identity, Deluxe Nightmare

24: Julianna Riolino, Echo In The Dust

24: John Borra, Last Dance at The E Room

24: Begonia, Fantasy Life (Birthday Cake Records)

24: Alexandra Kay, Second Wind

24: Jerry Leger, Waves Of Desire (DevilDuck Records)

24: The Mendozaz, The Completely Fictional History Of This Great Nation of Canada

24: Jory Nash, The Light Still Shines On The Main

24: The Strumbellas, Burning Bridges Into Dust (Glassnote Records)

24: NADJIWAN, Now Is The Right Time Of Year

24: Bahamas, My Second Last Album

24: Rebecca Foon, Black Butterflies (Envision Records)

24: Anthony D’Alessandro, City Lights

24: Ouri, Daisy Cutter

29: Evan Redsky, THE LANGUAGE OF FISHERMEN

30: JEEN, For the Romance

31: Shad, Start Anew (Secret City Records)

31: The Boojums, The Boojums (Having Fun Records / We Are Busy Bodies)

31: sundayclub, Bannatyne (Paper Bag Records)

31: Gaspard Eden, Crooked Lines (Coyote Records)

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November

1: SHEBAD, Music is the Answer (Stripped)

3: His His, '25 (Victory Pool)

7: Jade Lemac, It's Always At Night (Warner Music Canada)

7: The Dears, Life Is Beautiful! Life Is Beautiful! Life Is Beautiful!, (Next Door Records)

7: Alexisonfire, Copies of Old Masters Volume 1

7: Duke & Goldie, Romance & Ramblin

7: Days of Lavender, Already Everywhere

7: Niall Mutter, Silver

7: Noah Franche-Nolan, Rose-Anna (Cellar Music)

7: Crasher, Odditi Populaire

7: Peter Katz, Everything Unfolding

12: Eddie Schwartz, Film School

12: Rise Carmine, Come In Closer (Paper Bag Records)

14: Odonis Odonis, S/T ( Royal Mountain Records)

14: Austra, Chin Up Buttercup (Pink Fizz/Domino)

14: Hélène Barbier, Panorama ( Bonsound)

14: Gaspard Eden, Crooked Lines (Coyote Records)

14: Colter Wall, Memories And Empties Memories and Empties (La Honda Records)

21: Raj Ramayya, Spice Oddity (Hopeful Tragedy Records)

December

1: The Jellyfish, S/T

January 2026

9: Calling All Captains, The Things That I’ve Lost Out (New Damage Records)

30: Softcult, When A Flower Doesn’t Grow (Easy Life Records)

February

13: Boy Golden, Best of Our Possible Lives (Six Shooter Records)

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Nine Inch Nails, TWICE, Cardi B all Announce Concerts at Hamilton's Soon-To-Open TD Coliseum

The newest arena in Canada doesn't open until next month, but has just announced some big shows from artists including MGK, Jonas Borthers and more.

Canada's newest arena venue, The TD Coliseum in downtown Hamilton, is scheduled to open in less than 50 days, and it has been announcing upcoming shows at a rapid rate. The arena, in the space formerly occupied by Copps Coliseum and FirstOntario Place, and it has been undergoing major and costly (in the $300 million range) renovations, as reported here earlier. Venue giant Oak View Group is now in charge of the facility.

Paul McCartney will officially open the venue on Nov. 21 and fellow superstars Andrea Bocelli (Dec. 9) and Brad Paisley (Dec. 12) also have previously announced Coliseum shows booked, as have Trans-Siberian Orchestra (2 shows on Dec. 28) and Live with Big Wreck (March 5).

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