Mark Elliot was a brave man - an early advocate for same sex marriage and courageously talked about his struggles with addiction to help others. Rest In Peace
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Mark Elliot was a brave man - an early advocate for same sex marriage and courageously talked about his struggles with addiction to help others. Rest In Peace
- Mayor John Tory, Jan. 12, on Twitter
Born Ruffians
This week also brings news of new albums from veteran Canadian singer-songwriters Patrick Watson, Ron Sexsmith and Kathleen Edwards. Check out the full calendar of new releases here.
It's a nostalgic week for Canadian indie rock.
Today (June 6) sees the release of ANTHEMS: A Celebration of Broken Social Scene's You Forgot It In People – a front-to-back "reimagining" of Broken Social Scene's classic 2003 album. The album includes covers of every song by artists and mbands including Maggie Rogers and Sylvan Esso, Toro y Moi, The Weather Station, serpentwithfeet and more. The album coincides with the streaming premiere of the Broken Social Scene documentary It’s All Gonna Breakon Crave.
Other new releases this week include platinum-selling Vancouver rockers Mother Mother with their new album Nostalgia. This is a milestone 10th studio album, fittingly released in their 20th anniversary as a band. This month, Mother Mother play Canadian shows in Bala, Kitchener and St. John's before starting an extensive European tour. Dates here.
Popular indie rock veterans Born Ruffians reached their 20th anniversary milestone last year, and now return to the spotlight with Beauty's Pride. This is their ninth album, and first since 2021's Pulp. They play summer dates in Ontario, starting with Burlington's Sound of Music on June 13, and head to St. John's to play Iceberg Alley on June 27. Itinerary here.
Also delivering new work are acclaimed Vancouver singer-songwriter Suzie Ungerleider with Among the Evergreens, East Coast roots music favourite Lennie Gallant, with Shelter From The Storms (his first English album in seven years), highly-respected jazz veterans Monkey House, with Crashbox, Edmonton-based singer-songwriter-producer Abøn (Lauren Pedersen) with Wings of Adelaine, and award-winning Montreal soul vocalist Dominique Fils-Aimé, with Live At The Montreal International Jazz Festival.
Major new album announcements come from Polaris Prize-winning singer-songwriter, film composer, and pianist Patrick Watson, who will deliver a new record, Uh Oh, on September 26, via Secret City Records, and highly-acclaimed singer-songwriters Kathleen Edwards, with her collaboration with Jason Isbell, Billionaire, coming on Aug. 22, and Ron Sexsmith, serving up Hangover Terrace on Aug. 29.
Also revealing upcoming release dates are Vivek Shraya, with New Models (Oct. 9) and Friendly Rich, with The Birds of Marsville (Aug. 15).
Check out the full calendar of new and upcoming Canadian albums below.
27: Opal Dar, Birds Hurting Birds Who Hurt Birds
29: Wardrobe , Common Touch
30: Amy Millan,
I Went To Find You (Last Gang Records)
30: Unessential Oils , The Purest of Oils (Secret City)
30: Mint Simon, Chimera
30: SamWoy,
Even Sad Boys Like to Have Fun (Hidden Ship)
30: Zyla, Suspicious B-Sides
30: Cisek, Tempered
30: Malia Rogers, Chameleon
30: Foxwarren, 2 (Arts & Crafts)
30: Sandra-Mae Lux, Seasons in Jazz
30: PIQSIQ, Legends
30: Alicia Moffet, No, I'm Not Crying (Cult Nation)
3: Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira, Here To Stay
6: Born Ruffians, Beauty’s Pride (Wavy Haze Records)
6: Suzie Ungerleider, Among the Evergreens (MVKA)
6: Olivia Lunny, Velvet & Denim
6: Hannah Marcus, Ten Bones from a Virgin Graveyard ( Bar/None Records)
6: George Crotty, Heart Music
6: Mother Mother, Nostalgia (Warner Music)
6: Monkey House, Crashbox (ALMA Records)
6: Lennie Gallant, Shelter From the Storms
6: Nadah El Shazly, Laini Tani (Backward Music)
6: Curtis Nowosad, I Am Doing My Best ( La Reserve)
6: Abøn (Lauren Pedersen), Wings of Adelaine (Flatcar Records/Fontana North)
6: Various Artists, ANTHEMS: A Celebration of Broken Social Scene's You Forgot It In People (Arts & Crafts)
6: Ken Yates, Total Cinema
6: The Knocks and Dragonette, Revelation (Neon Gold Records / Futures / Virgin)
6: Strange Plants, S/T
6: Dominique Fils-Aimé, Live At The Montreal International Jazz Festival
6: Steve Marriner, Hear My Heart (Cordova Bay Records)
6: Empanadas Ilegales, Sancocho Trifásico (We Are Time)
6: Ambre Ciel, still, there is the sea (Gondwana Records)
12: Tyler Ellis, Down By The Don
13: Common Holly, Anything Glass ( Paper Bag Records)
13: CHXMERAS, Second Sight
13: Sandra Sutter, Shadow Stories
13: Mike Elliott, Let You Go (Busted Flat Records)
13: Neil Young, Talkin’ to the Trees (Reprise Records)
13: JupiterReign,
Jupiter’s Dreams
13: Steven Taetz, Fruit
13: Yawn , wish i could've
13: APACALDA, There's a Shadow in my Room and it isn't Mine
13: Sven Gali, Live At El Mocambo
20: Sunshine Makers, The Sun Still Shines (Lovetown Records)
20: Celeigh Cardinal, Boundless Possibilities - Deluxe Edition
20: Meggie Lennon, Desire Days ( Mothland)
20: Drives the Common Man , Grief and Purpose (Red Music Rising)
20: Aiko Tomi (富愛子), Everything Sparks Joy
20: U.S. Girls, Scratch It
20: Aysanabee, Edge of the Earth (Ishkode)
25: The Souljazz Orchestra, Manifesto (vinyl)
27: Royale Lynn, Black Magic (Epitaph Records)
27: Penny & The Pits, Liquid Compactor (Forward Music)
27: The Heavyweights Brass Band, Knockout
27: Alex Porat, crushed!
27: Kerri, Don't Panic
11: Tami Neilson, Neon Cowgirl (Outside)
11: Hughes, S/T
11: Karma Glider, From the Haze of a Revved Up Youth (Mothland)
18: Ian James Bain, At Your Service (ArtHaus Music)
18: Mary Ancheta, Rituals
22: JP LeBlanc, All In My Blood--Je l’ai dans le sang ( Acadian Connection)
25: The Dirty Nil , The Lash (Dine Alone Records)
25: F ortunato Durutti Marinetti, Bitter Sweet, Sweet Bitter (We Are Time)
1: Debby Friday, The Starrr Of The Queen Of Life (Royal Mountain)
8: Ada Lea— when i paint my masterpiece (Saddle Creek)
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)
22: Chambers Deslauriers, Our Time To Ride (40 Below Records)
22: Kathleen Edwards, Billionaire (Dualtone/MNRK)
29: The Beaches, No Hard Feelings (AWAL)
29: Ron Sexsmith, Hangover Terrace
12: Camilla Sparksss, ICU Run (On The Camper Records)
12: Handsome Tiger, Diaspora II
9: Vivek Shraya, New Models
