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New & Upcoming Canadian Album Releases: Kiesza, Daniel Caesar, Three Days Grace & More
This week also brings new releases from Hamilton rock band The Dirty Nil, songwriter Shawnee Kish and more. Find the full calendar here.
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The summer album release schedule rolls on this week for Canadian artists.
Calgary dance-pop star Kiesza (of "Hideaway" fame) has a new six-song collection, Dancing and Crying: Vol. 2, a sequel to the album she released a year ago. Guests on the new record include Peaches (on "So Erotic") and Toronto up-and-comer Jaylen Brown (not to be confused with the Boston Celtics basketball player). Kiesza has an extensive North American summer tour that includes August dates in Ottawa, Montreal and Waterloo.
Veteran folk singer-songwriter David Francey, a four-time Juno Award winner, puts out Maps, a 37-song collection of the most requested songs selected from 9 of the prolific songsmith's 13 albums. Hamilton hard rock favourites The Dirty Nil return with The Lash, and the band has just begun an extensive U.S. tour, with a July 26 stop at The Rickshaw in Vancouver.
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Some big Canadian artists have also announced new albums.
The biggest album news this week comes from Daniel Caesar, who confirmed news of his upcoming 2025 album Son of Spergy in his Billboard x Billboard Canada cover story that was released this week. Today (July 25), he has released the first single, "Have A Baby (With Me)"
Meanwhile, Three Days Grace have announced details of their new album Alienation, out August 22 via RCA Records. The long-running Canadian rock band have been dominating radio airwaves and streams, with their song "I Hate Everything About You" recently joining Spotify's Billions Club and their new singles topping the Billboard Canada Rock Airplay charts. Check out their new song "Kill Me Fast" below:
The other major announcement of an upcoming release date is news that folk/roots favourites Great Lake Swimmers will put out a new album, Caught Light, on Oct. 10.
Here are some other albums releasing this week:
Two-Spirit artist and activist Shawnee Kish releases her keenly-anticipated full-length debut, Chapter 1. It is described as "a raw, genre-spanning reflection on identity, resilience and homecoming."
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Acclaimed and adventurous Italian-born, Toronto-based artist Fortunato Durutti Marinetti (Daniel Colussi) delivers a fourth album, Bitter Sweet, Sweet Bitter. He describes his sound as 'poetic jazz rock,' and this album was recorded live with a six-piece band in a cramped Toronto attic studio.
Toronto-based songwriter, composer and musical educator Bonnie Milne fuses classical piano, strings and pop sensibilities on her new album, Perception, singer-songwriter Kerub delivers a sophomore full-length, Aphantasia, and country artist Savannah Jade releases an eponymous debut.
Check out the full release schedule here.
July
17: Breagh Isabel, Things I Never Told You
18: Ian James Bain, At Your Service (ArtHaus Music)
18: Raquel Marina, Kind Words
18: CHOICES, The Unburdening
18: Mary Ancheta, Rituals
18: Slightest Clue, Molly
18: Billy Raffoul, S/T (Nettwerk)
18: Mike Evin, Live At The Worm Factory (Bandcamp)
22: JP LeBlanc, All In My Blood--Je l’ai dans le sang ( Acadian Connection)
22: David Francey, Maps
24: Kerub, Aphantasia
25: The Dirty Nil, The Lash (Dine Alone Records)
25: Fortunato Durutti Marinetti, Bitter Sweet, Sweet Bitter (We Are Time)
25: Bonnie Milne, Perception (MTS Records)
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25: Kiesza, Dancing and Crying: Vol. 2 (Zebra Spirit Tribe / Vydia)
25: Shawnee Kish, Chapter 1
25: Savannah Jade, S/T (MDM Recordings)
28: The Cavernous, Please Hold
August
1: Debby Friday, The Starrr Of The Queen Of Life (Royal Mountain)
1: Andy Stochansky, Poetry of Birds (ArtHaus)
8: Ada Lea— when i paint my masterpiece (Saddle Creek)
8: Curbside, A Lifetime To Outgrow (TIR)
8: No Joy, Bugland
15: Friendly Rich, The Birds of Marsville (We Are Busy Bodies)
15: Georgia Harmer, Eye Of The Storm (Arts & Crafts)
15: Billianne, Modes of Transportation (The Orchard)
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15: Billy Raffoul, When I Cross The River (Nettwerk)
18: The Nines, Echoes of Past Future
22: Three Days Grace, Alienation (RCA)
22: Chambers Deslauriers, Our Time To Ride (40 Below Records)
22: Ellen Braun, The Doldrums
22: Kathleen Edwards, Billionaire (Dualtone/MNRK)
22: The Planet Smashers, On the Dancefloor (Stomp Records)
22: Mac DeMarco, Guitar (Mac’s Record Label)
22: Duo Concertante, Maier, Franck, Schumann
29: The Beaches, No Hard Feelings (AWAL)
29: Lhasa Petik, THYMIA (Friends of Friends)
29: Ron Sexsmith, Hangover Terrace
September
5: Anne Murray, Here You Are
5: Joni Mitchell, Joni’s Jazz
5: Guilhem, A Good One
5: Altered by Mom, Better
12: Camilla Sparksss, ICU Run (On The Camper Records)
12: Handsome Tiger, Diaspora II
12: Carson McHone, Pentimento (Merge Records)
19: Headstones, BURN ALL THE SHIPS
19: Yukon Blonde, Friendship & Rock 'n' Roll (Dine Alone)
19: Dun-Dun Band - Pita Parka, Pt. II : Nim Egduf (We Are Busy Bodies)
19: Matt Patershuk, DOG. TIGER. HORSES. (Black Hen Music)
19: Jon Stancer, Are We Not Here For Fun? (Weeeee! Records)
19: Afternoon Bike Ride, Running With Scissors (Friends of Friends)
19: Josh Ross, Later Tonight (UMC)
26: Coeur de Pirate, Cavale
26: Sloan, Based on the Best Seller
26: Absolute Losers, In The Crowd (Paper Bag)
October
3: Robert Adam, Governed by the Seasons
3: Laura Hickli, dark secrets
9: Vivek Shraya, New Models
10: The Besnard Lakes, The Besnard Lakes Are the Ghost Nation (Full Time Hobby)
10: Great Lake Swimmers, Caught Light
17: The Barr Brothers, Let It Hiss (Secret City)
17: Rachel Bobbitt, Swimming Towards the Sand (Fantasy)
17: Royal Wood, Dear John (Cordova Bay Records)
17: Terra Lightfoot - Home Front (Sonic Unyon)24: Ark Identity, Deluxe Nightmare
24: Julianna Riolino, Echo In The Dust
24: John Borra, Last Dance at The E Room
31: Shad, Start Anew ( Secret City Records)
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