New & Upcoming Canadian Albums: Cleopatrick Release 'Fake Moon,' Mother Mother Announce 'Nostalgia'

There are a number of notable Canadian albums out this week.

SOCAN Award-winning post-rock duo cleopatrick are back with the new album, Fake Moon. The group's sophomore album, it was recorded in Brooklyn with acclaimed producer Philip Weinrobe (Adrianne Lenker, Tomberlin). They're launching the new album with a nine-date U.K. tour starting next week.

Montreal indie rocker Jonathan Personne releases Nouveau Monde via Bonsound today. This is the fourth album by the solo project of Jonathan Robert, singer and guitarist of highly-rated Montreal band Corridor.

Also out with new releases are prolific Edmonton pop-punk veterans Real Sickies (the fave CanPunk band of Green Day's Billie Joe), with Under a Plastic Bag, up and coming Toronto skate-punks Shiv and The Carvers, with Tell Me You Love Me Again, and Montreal-based Latin fusion collective El Balcón, with El Errante.

There are also a number of Canadian artists announcing upcoming release dates.

Montreal rock band Population II have announced Maintenant Jamais (they're now showcasing at SXSW),whilemodern rock hitmakers Mother Mother, have their 10th album, Nostalgia, coming June 6. The Vancouver band have been enjoying a late-career resurgence since their music took off on TikTok over the last few years.

Other artists who've announced new projects include soulful Juno-nominated singer-songwriter Tanika Charles (with Reasons To Stay), Kitchener-Waterloo-based folk-rock singer-songwriter Henry Taylor, with Sweet Thunder, and art-pop contender SamWoy, serving up his sophomore album Even Sad Boys Like to Have Fun.

Here is the full list of new and upcoming releases.

March

6: The Shuffle Demons, Are You Really Real (ALMA Records)

7: No Frills, Sad Clown(We Are Busy Bodies)

7: Spiritbox, Tsunami Sea, (Pale Chord /Rise Records)

7: The Burning Hell, Ghost Palace ( You've Changed Records)

7: AR Paisley, Unfinished Business (91 North Records)

7: Housewife, EP Girl Of The Hour

7: Frog Eyes, The Open Up

14: cleopatrick Fake Moon, (Nowhere Special Recordings/Thirty Tigers)

14: Jonathan Personne, Nouveau Monde (Bonsound)

14: Shiv and The Carvers, Tell Me You Love Me Again

14: El Balcón,El Errante

14: Real Sickies, Under a Plastic Bag

18: Brock Geiger, Some Nights

21: RUSH, RUSH 50 (UMe/Mercury and Anthem Records)

21: Thea May, Brought to You by Tragedy (Ishkōdé Records)

21: Elena Erin, Roaring 20s

21: Jerry Leger, Lucky Streak (Latent)

26: Salin, Rammana

28: Destroyer, Dan’s Boogie (Merge)

28: Bria Salmena, Big Dog (Royal Mountain)

28: Population II, Maintenant Jamais (Bonsound)

28: Various Artists, How Far Would You Take It (Halocline Trance )

28: Jessie Reyez, Paid In Memories

28: Aqyila, Falling Into Place (Sony Music Entertainment Canada)

28: Envy of None, Stygian Waltz

28: The Blue Stones, Metro (Thirty Tigers)

28: Henry Taylor, Sweet Thunder

28: Gloin, All of your anger is actually shame (and I bet that makes you angry) (Mothland)

April

4: Sister Ray, Believer (Royal Mountain Records)

4: young friend, motorcycle sound effects (Nettwerk)

4: Lowest Of The Low, Over Years and Overnight (Sonic Envy)

4: Melanie Fiona, Say Yes ( (LoveLinc/Public Records/Cadence Music Group)

4: Thais, Personne (Bravo)

4: Endray, S/T

8: Terry Gomes, Some Chunes

9: Cold Specks, Light for the Midnight (Secret City Records)

11: Amanda Rheaume, The Truth We Hold (Ishkōdé Records)

11: My Son The Hurricane, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow (Vegas Funeral Records)

11: Captain Tractor, East of Edson (Revisited), 30th Anniversary Edition

11:Mona Lissa Chanda, Queen of Games

11: Casper Skulls, Kit-Cat ( Next Door Records)

11: Ostara, The Roots

18: Drew Smith, Leaf by Leaf

25: Digawolf, Trapline

25: Rachella Wred, Leave The Light On

25: Braden Lam, The Cloudmaker's Cry

25: Bells Larsen, Blurring Time (Royal Mountain)

25:Michael Cloud Duguay,Wobbly Yonder (Watch That Ends The Night)

25: Anthony OKS, Make Way

25: Matt Andersen, The Hammer & The Rose (Sonic Records)

25:1001 Est Crémazie,S/T (We Are Busy Bodies)

25: Philippe Massé, Le Vent

25: Vivienne Wilder, Terrible Human

25: Richard Moody, Tobacco & Rose

25: Karneef, It’s How You Say It

25: Kyle McKearney, To The River

25: METÒ, Wed To The Moment

May

2: Lights, A6

2: Kelly Bado , Belles âmes (Good People) (Odd Doll Records)

9: Hanorah, Closer Than Hell (Ensoul Records)

9: Kate Maki, Impossible Knot

9: Kara-Lis Coverdale, From Where You Came (Envision Records)

16: Ensign Broderick, Come Down and Mirror Ring

16: Tanika Charles, Reasons To Stay

23: David Celia, Organica (vinyl edition)

23: Two Hours Traffic, I Never See You Anymore

25: Alexander Gallant, Rubber Monster Suit (Tibet Street Records)

30: Amy Millan, I Went To Find You (Last Gang Records)

30: SamWoy, Even Sad Boys Like to Have Fun (Hidden Ship)

June

6: Born Ruffians, Beauty’s Pride (Wavy Haze Records)

6: Suzie Ungerleider, Among the Evergreens (MVKA)

6: Mother Mother, Nostalgia(Warner Music)

6: Nadah El Shazly, Laini Tani (Backward Music)