New Canadian Albums: Tim Baker's Holiday Record, Shawn Mendes Returns, Tate McRae's Upcoming Album & More

It's a busy week for new albums from Canadian artists.

Nickelback has a new live album, and there are releases from rising reggae/hip-hop star King Cruff, blues veteran Kenny Blues Boss Wayne, shoegaze outfit Sunnsetter, vintage folk singer-songwriter Stefan Gnyś, Toronto folk songsmith His His, new and musically adventurous trio Tryptique, Albertan roots-rocker Ryland Moranz and Vancouver singer-songwriter Kylie V with her second album.

But the biggest release of the week sees the return of pop heartthrob Shawn Mendes after a significant absence from the spotlight. His new full-length, Shawn, is already making a splash on the Billboard charts, as you can read about here.

The annual spate of holiday album releases has begun, with Tim Baker's Full Rainbow of Light a notable entry on that list. The former Hey Rosetta! frontman has a cross-country tour with a full band (All Hands) and Villages in support set for Nov. 28 to Dec. 21. You can find the tour dates here.

There's a prominent reissue this week, with the 10th anniversary vinyl only edition of the self-titled debut by Alvvays, one of the most acclaimed Canadian indie rock bands of the past decade. The new version features a rare vinyl-only bonus track, "Underneath Us.:

The biggest album announcement of the week, meanwhile, belongs to Tate McRae. The Canadian pop breakout's new album, So Close To What, is due out Feb. 21, 2025.

Here is the full calendar of new and upcoming Canadian albums.

November

8: Les Dales Hawerchuk,Attaque à cinq (Bravo)

8: Les Breastfeeders , La ville engloutie (Bonsound)

8: The Tragically Hip, Up To Here (box set)

8: Louie Sanchez, S/T (Next Door Records)

8: We Are Wolves, NADA

8: Yoo Doo Right, From the Heights of Our Pastureland (Mothland)

8: Homeshake, Horsie (Deluxe) (Dine Alone Records)

13: Phantom Sugar, Habitual

14: King Cruff, WHAT HAVE I ‘DON (Tuff Gong Collective/Universal Music Canada)

14: IAMTHELIVING, Nebra Sky (Nettwerk)

15: Steven Taetz, My Christmas Wish

15: Alvvays, S/T -10th anniversary vinyl only reissue

15: Marcus Trummer,From The Start (Gypsy Soul Records)

15: Paesler, when things do not dry they are heavy (ArtHaus)

15: Nickelback, Live From Nashville (BMG)

15: Chronic Fatigue, Surrender to Serenity

15: Peggy Lee & Cole Schmidt, Forever Stories Of: Moving Parties (Earshift Music)

15: Maclayne, Off The Deep End

15: Nathalie King,PTSD

15: Shawn Mendes, Shawn

15: Ryland Moranz , Better/Worse

15: Ghost Orchid, S/T

15: Stefan Gnyś, Horizoning (We Are Busy Bodies)

15: Kenny Blues Boss Wayne, Ooh Yeah! (Stony Plain)

15: His His, Good Gold Cassette (Victory Pool Records)

15: Kylie V, Crash Test Plane(Royal Mountain Records)

15: Sunnsetter -Heaven Hang Over Me (Paper Bag Records)

15: Tim Bovaconti

15: Tryptique - S/T (ZSAN Records)

15: Maclayne, off the deep end

15: Tim Baker, Full Rainbow of Light

20: MOONRIIVR, Tascam Series EPs (Victory Pool Records)

25: Jesse Mac Cormack, GRIP (Secret City Records)

28: Alex Bird & The Jazz Mavericks, Another Christmas Day

29: Ruby Singh, Vox. Infold 11

December

1: GTA Rhythm Section, The Orange Sessions (Wolfe Island Records)

5: Carmen Braden, A Hard Light

6: Lubalin, haha, no worries (Cult Nation)

6: Cory Marks, Sorry For Nothing (Better Noise Music)

13: Menno Versteeg, Why We Run ( Royal Mountain Records)

13: Reg Schwager, Poinsettia (Bandcamp)

13: Movieland, Then & Now (604 Records)

January

17: Marlaena Moore, Because You Love Everything (Session/Bonsound)

17: The Weather Station, Humanhood ( Next Door Records)

17: Jonas & the Jaguar Moon, S/T

17: Drop It First, Fundamentals

17: Ken Presse, Someday

24: Motherhood, Thunder Perfect Mind (Forward Music)

24: Sarah Page & Patrick Graham, Littoral States

31: Christian Sean, Hallelujah Showers (Bonsound)

31: Gus Engelhorn, The Hornbook (Secret City)

31: N NAO, Nouveau Langage ( Mothland)

31: Featurette, Panic Pills (via Division11).

February

3: Nia Nadurata, Still Living With My Parents (Arts & Crafts)

7: Gino Vannelli, THE LIFE I GOT (TO MY MOST BELOVED)(COA Productions)

14: Peter Dreams and MOONRIIVR, S/T (Six Shooter)

14: Art d’Ecco, Serena Demon (Paper Bag Records)

14: Alessia Cara, Love & Hyperbole

21: Basia Bulat, Basia’s Palace (Secret City Records)

21: Tate McRae, So Close To What  (RCA Records)

21: Silverstein, Antibloom (UNFD)

21: Laurie Torres, Après coup (Tonal Union)

27: JJ Miller, Hometown Believer

28: CJ Wiley, So Brand New (Tiny Kingdom)

28: Filmmaker – An Invitation to an Accident(Record Record Label)

28: The Hylozoists – La Fin Du Monde (Record Record Label)

28: hHead – Jerk/Fireman (Record Record Label)

March

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

May

9: Hanorah, Closer Than Hell (Ensoul Records)s)