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Ascot Royals: Evil I Know

This cut from the new EP New Skin is rapidly making a mark on radio. It is easy to hear why, as it is a textbook example of how to give a three-minute rock song real dynamism. There is perceptive social commentary at work here too.

Ascot Royals: Evil I Know

By Kerry Doole

Ascot Royals: "Evil I Know" (Slaight Music/Sony Music Canada): This Toronto-based modern rock quintet made a splash last year at radio with the single "The Best Is Yet To Come." That title is proving prophetic, as Ascot Royals have just delivered a new cut that is a bona fide winner.


It begins with a strummed guitar and the passionate vocals of Jimmy Chaveau, then builds quickly with hand claps, shouted 'hey's, and layered keyboards and guitars, then repeats this pattern in a textbook example of how to give a three-minute rock song real dynamism.

Lyrically, it tellingly probes life in these volatile times. "People are crazy these days, drawing lines in the sand, something I don't understand," it observes, adding "building walls like it's a game, I wonder what they're hiding."

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The new track comes on the heels of the band's recently-released New Skin EP, which featured collaborations with such notables as producers Gavin Brown (Metric, Billy Talent), Eric Ratz (Monster Truck, Arkells), Gianni Luminati (Walk of the Earth, Steve Aoki) and Neil Sanderson (Three Days Grace), and showcases Ascot Royals as one to watch very very closely.

A rip-roaring combo in performance, Ascot Royals are now winning new fans on an extensive cross-Canada tour with Big Wreck. Dates here

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Thousands of Canadians to Join in Triumph's 'Hold On' As a Cross-Country Sing-Along to Celebrate Music Education

The 1979 hit song is this year's Music Monday selection, an annual event by the Coalition of Music Education that unites the country in performances of the same song, on the same day, at the same time.

"Hold On," one of the biggest hits of Canadian Music Hall of Famers Triumph, will gain fresh life from being chosen as the anthem for Music Monday 2025.

On May 5, 2025 Coalition for Music Education will celebrate Music Monday with a cross-country sing-along to raise awareness for music education. This annual event celebrates the unifying power of music as thousands of Canadians join in singing and performing its anthem at their schools and other community events.

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