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New & Upcoming Canadian Albums: bbno$, Bob Moses, The Barr Brothers and more
This week also sees the release of albums by Terra Lightfoot, Royal Wood and an Ed Sheeran remix EP featuring Karan Aujla, Jonita Gandhi and more.
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We're back with another calendar of new releases.
Prolific and award-winning rapper bbno$ is putting out a new self-titled album. His ninth studio album, it is a collection of 21-tracks that range from uptempo rap to dance-heavy material. Featured guests include VNLLA and Ironmouse.
bbno$ won the (possibly last) TikTok Fan Choice Award at the 2025 Junos, confirming his large and loyal online fan base. The Vancouver artist made headlines by calling Elon Musk "a piece of garbage" in his acceptance speech, referencing Musk's sieg heil-esque salute. "I'm spreading positivity while he's spreading hate," said bbno$ at the event. He soon heads out on an extensive tour of Australasia, followed by dates in Asia, Brazil and Mexico City.
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We caught up with him at Osheaga this summer as part of our Billboard Backstage series. Watch that interview here.
Also out this week is Blink, from hit electronic duo Bob Moses. Advance cuts including "Time of Your Life" have already made a mark on the Billboard Canada Airplay charts. Tom Howie and Jimmy Vallance recently played an exclusive Billboard Canada LIVE performance and chatted about their nostalgic new era with Billboard Canada. Check that out here.
Acclaimed Montreal rock band The Barr Brothers have just delivered Let It Hiss, their first studio album in nearly 8 years, The 10-track work is described as "a document of transformation, and an invitation to a place where the flaws aren't edited out, they're amplified." An impressive album guests list includes Elizabeth Powell (Land Of Talk), Ariel Engle (La Force), Klô Pelgag, Patrick Watson and Jim James (My Morning Jacket).
The group are currently on the road with Mumford & Sons, on a tour of East Coast arenas including a hometown performance at Montreal’s Bell Centre. In Feb., they have a headlining North American tour that includes a show at MTELUS in Montreal. Itinerary here.
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Here are some other Canadian artists with new releases this week:
Jay Feelbender, Gallery of Desire
Terra Lightfoot, Home Front
Rachel Bobbitt, Swimming Towards the Sand
Royal Wood, Dear John
Living Hour, Internal Drone Infinity
Corey Payette, The Music From Starwalker
This week also brings a new remix EP from Ed Sheeran featuring Canadian-Indian artists Jonita Gandhi and Karan Aujla.
Punjabi star Diljit Dosanjh, who made history in Canada over the past year, has also released his long-awaited AURA album.
Here is the full calendar of new Canadian music releases:
October
7: Carmen Toth, Fix the World
8: Matías Roden,, The Verdict
9: Babygirl, Stay Where It's Warm (Arts & Crafts)
9: Vivek Shraya, New Models (Twin Fang)
10: The Besnard Lakes, The Besnard Lakes Are the Ghost Nation (Full Time Hobby)
10: SHY FRiEND, Snaggletooth
10: Valley Voice, Stars, Engines (Elastic Recordings)
10: Rachel Cousins , What Hasn’t Killed Me (Scilly Cove Records)
10: Sofia Camara, Hard to Love (Universal Music Canada)
10: Valley Voice, Stars, Engines (Elastic Recordings)
10: Kate Wyatt, Murmurations
10: Great Lake Swimmers, Caught Light
14: Seth Anderson, These Exact Days, These Peaceful Nights
14: Jackson D. Begley, Alt Doo Wop.
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15: Brodie Christ, Big Feelings
16: Fredy V & The Foundation, No Tribe No I (Moonsun Musik)
16: Jay Feelbender, Gallery of Desire
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 (Broke Records/CMG)
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)
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17: Pleasure Craft, Ep3
17: Corey Payette, The Music From Starwalker
17: Bob Moses, BLINK
17: Larker, Romanticide (Finicky Records)
17: Lou Laurence, Montréal Romantic
21: The Boojums, S/T (Having Fun/We Are Busy Bodies)
22: Clela Errington, Walkin' Each Other Home
22: The Pairs, Together On A Rock
22: Chad Ross, Future Site of C.ROSS (Echodelick Records)
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: Douance, À la prochaine
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: Alonekitty, Sad Not Sad
24: NADJIWAN, Now Is The Right Time Of Year
24: Bahamas, My Second Last Album
24: Rebecca Foon, Black Butterflies (Envision Records)
24: Liona Boyd, This Thing Called Love (Universal)
24: Kyle Wildfern, What a Life!
24: Jerry Leger, Waves Of Desire
24: Noam Lemish, There’s beauty enough in being here
24: Anthony D’Alessandro, City Lights
24: Ouri, Daisy Cutter
29: Evan Redsky, THE LANGUAGE OF FISHERMEN
30: JEEN, For the Romance
30: Les Secrétaires Volantes, Méconium and Thermoplastique (double album vinyl)
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: THE 456, Life On The Head Of A Pin
31: Gaspard Eden, Crooked Lines (Coyote Records)
November
1: SHEBAD, Music is the Answer (Stripped)
3: His His, '25 (Victory Pool)
3: The Mendozaz, The Completely Fictional History of This Great Nation of Canada
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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: Crasher, Odditi Populaire (Mothland)
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: Alex Cuba, Indole
7: Eliana Cuevas & Jorge Glem, Mi Pequeña
7: Crasher, Odditi Populaire
7: Peter Katz, Everything Unfolding
11: KeAloha, My Book of Prayers
12: Eddie Schwartz, Film School
12: Rise Carmine, Come In Closer (Paper Bag Records)
13: Magella, The Pearl
14: Odonis Odonis, S/T ( Royal Mountain Records)
14: Austra, Chin Up Buttercup (Pink Fizz/Domino)
14: Yves Jarvis, All Cylinders (Deluxe) (In Next Door Records)
14: The Bros. Landreth, Dog Ear
14: Hélène Barbier, Panorama ( Bonsound)
14: Gaspard Eden, Crooked Lines (Coyote Records)
14: Tim Brady, For Electric Guitar (People Places Records),
14: Nicholas Craven Criminally Attached (Roc Nation)
14: Colter Wall, Memories And Empties Memories and Empties (La Honda Records)
14: Men Without Hats, On the Moon
21: Raj Ramayya, Spice Oddity (Hopeful Tragedy Records)
21: Limblifter, I/O -vinyl reissue (Record Record Label )
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21: Odds, Nest -vinyl reissue (Record Record Label )
21: Rheostatics, The Great Lakes Suite (Cordova Bay)
21: Ruby Singh & The Future Ancestors, Celestial Libations
21: TUSH, Heavy Weather
December
1: The Jellyfish, S/T
26: Sean Stephens, Lest I Remember
January 2026
9: Calling All Captains, The Things That I’ve Lost Out (New Damage Records)
23: Jo Passed, Away (Youth Riot Records)
23: Dana Sipos, Golden Molten
30: Softcult, When A Flower Doesn’t Grow (Easy Life Records)
February
6: Beverly Glenn-Copeland, Laughter In Summer (Transgressive)
6: Nick Schofield, Blue Hour (Backward Music)
13: Boy Golden, Best of Our Possible Lives (Six Shooter Records)+
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