New & Upcoming Canadian Albums: Singer-Songwriter Kathleen Edwards Delivers 'Billionaire'

As the summer winds down, Canadian artists are putting out big albums.

It's a diverse list this week. Rootsy singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards releases Billionaire, veteran hard rock hitmakers Three Days Grace put out Alienation, indie slacker rock star Mac DeMarco releases the new album Guitar, and global star Karan Aujla drops the keenly-awaited P-Pop Culture.

Others with new music out include blues duo Chambers Deslauriers, with Our Time To Ride, highly-touted R&B/pop artist Chrissy Spratt, with Maybe Next Time, folk singer-songwriter Ellen Braun, with her album debut, The Doldrums, and Montreal ska-punk favourites The Planet Smashers, with On The Dancefloor, their 10th album.

Those recently announcing upcoming album release dates include indie rockers The Strumbellas, with Burning Bridges Into Dust, (coming Oct. 24), synth-pop outfit Purity Ring, with a self-titled effort (Sept. 26), adventurous Guelph duo SHEBAD, with Music is the Answer (Stripped) (Nov. 1), Toronto folk rockers The Young Novelists, with These Dark Canyons (September 26), and veteran folk singer-songwriter Jory Nash, with his 10th studio album, The Light Still Shines On The Main (Oct. 24).

Check out the full calendar of new Canadian albums below.

August

12: Heartrunner, Just a Phase

12: 9Million, S/T

15: Stacey Ryan, Blessing In Disguise

15: NIIVA, Fussy

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

15: Russell!, Mother's Land

15: Neon Bloom, Begin Here

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

15: Kaytranada, Aint' No Damn Way! ( RCA Records)

15: Billianne, Modes of Transportation (The Orchard)

15: Billy Raffoul, When I Cross The River (Nettwerk)

15: Mark Thackway, Twisted

15: Pip, Expressway (Bandcamp)

15: Angelique Francis, Not Defeated

18: The Nines, Echoes of Past Future

18: The Aleatonics, In It For Good

22: Kathleen Edwards, Billionaire (Dualtone/MNRK)

22: Chrissy Spratt, Maybe Next Time ( Hi-Way 89 Entertainment)

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

27: Octoberman, Chutes ( Ishmalia Records)

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

11: Lauren Ash, Call Me When You Get This

12: Camilla Sparksss, ICU Run (On The Camper Records)

12: Peter Campbell, Haunted Melody

12: Handsome Tiger, Diaspora II

12: Carson McHone, Pentimento (Merge Records)

16: The Blue, So Look At The Bright Side

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: Mappe Of, Afterglades ( Paper Bag Records)

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: The Young Novelists, These Dark Canyons

26: Scott Hardware, Overpass

26: Beta Trip, Superette (Having Fun)

26: The Bapti$, Pop Cult(ure)

October

3: Robert Adam, Governed by the Seasons

3: Laura Hickli, dark secrets

3: The Penske File, Reprieve (Stomp Records)

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)

17: Alix Fernz, Symphonie publicitaire sous influence

17: Terra Lightfoot - Home Front (Sonic Unyon)

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

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: Jory Nash, The Light Still Shines On The Main

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

29: Evan Redsky, THE LANGUAGE OF FISHERMEN

31: Shad, Start Anew (Secret City Records)

November

1: SHEBAD, Music is the Answer (Stripped)

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

7: Peter Katz, Everything Unfolding

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