New & Upcoming Canadian Albums: Rising Singer-Songwriter Ada Lea Releases 'When I Paint My Masterpiece'

A pair of acclaimed Montreal acts have new albums this week.

Montreal singer-songwriter Ada Lea (Alexandra Levy) releases when i paint my masterpiece is a generous 16-song collection spotlighting her lyrical prowess. The album follows years of gruelling touring, after which Levy focused on community and renewal, going back to school to study painting and poetry and learning to teach — all of which inspires the new album.

Ada Lea begins a U.K. tour later this month, followed by an extensive North American tour in September. Tickets will be available here. She also plays an album release party this evening (Aug. 8) at Phonopolis in Montreal, and appears at Festival de Musique Émergente) in Rouyn-Noranda, PQ, on Aug. 31.

Also out this week is Bugland, from No Joy, the fifth album from the indie shoegaze project of Montrealer Jasamine White-Gluz. A Lifetime To Outgrow from Curbside, the punk band's first album in 13 years, also releases today.

Those announcing new album release dates include Toronto and Lisbon-based rock artist Scott Hardware, with Overpass (September 26), Toronto psych-rocker Rise Carmine, with Come In Closer (Nov. 12), Calgary math rock band Oranje, with their debut album In Irons, (Oct. 17) and Polaris Music Prize longlister JayWood, with LEO NEGRO, out September 5.

Check out the full release schedule here.

August

1: Debby Friday, The Starrr Of The Queen Of Life (Royal Mountain)

1: Andy Stochansky, Poetry of Birds (ArtHaus)

1: Linds Sais, Glitter Cowgirl

1: Jesse Mac Cormack, JOY (Secret City)

5: Superstar Crush, Way Too Much

8: Ada Lea— when i paint my masterpiece (Next Door Records/Saddle Creek)

8: Curbside, A Lifetime To Outgrow (TIR)

8: No Joy, Bugland

12: Heartrunner, Just a Phase

15: Friendly Rich, The Birds of Marsville (We Are Busy Bodies)

15: Neon Bloom, Begin Here

15: Georgia Harmer, Eye Of The Storm (Arts & Crafts)

15: Billianne, Modes of Transportation (The Orchard)

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: Karan Aujla, P-Pop Culture

22: Joe Bowden, Music is Life

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

5: JayWood, Leo Negro (Royal Mountain Records/ Captured Tracks)

5: Connie Kaldor, Wide Open Spaces

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: Sarah McLachlan, Better Broken ( Concord Records)

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)

26: Scott Hardware, Overpass

26: Beta Trip, Superette (Having Fun)

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: Oranje, In Irons

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

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)

29: Evan Redsky, THE LANGUAGE OF FISHERMEN

31: Shad, Start Anew (Secret City Records)

November

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