New & Upcoming Canadian Albums: Neil Young, Common Holly, The Barr Brothers

This week's list of new Canadian album releases is headed by the ever-prolific Neil Young, with Talkin’ to the Trees. His 44th studio album, it features his new band, the Chrome Hearts, and is heavily political in tone. Loudersound notes that "there’s no denying that he’s capable of writing gloriously blunt and bracing protest songs when he’s properly fired up. 'Big Change' and 'Let’s Roll Again' are the new record’s snarling highlights, a one-two knockout punch of sarcasm-drenched yet entirely sincere bile in which Young cranks up his guitar and takes direct aim at Trump and his lackey Elon Musk."

Montreal indie artist Common Holly (Brigitte Naggar) has been making a splash with her eclectic indie pop meets jazz sound. Her new album, with Anything Glass is out and she is performing internationally in support. She played in London recently and has upcoming shows in Montreal (July 8), New York City (July 18) and Los Angeles (Sept. 12) with more TBA.

Also delivering new work this week are acclaimed Toronto singer-songwriter Tyler Ellis with Down By The Don, pop craftsmanSteven Taetz, with Fruit, adventurous duo Spanned Canyons with The Only Perfect Way For This To End, electronic duo CHXMERAS, with a new EP, Second Sight, Montreal rock songstress APACALDA, with There's a Shadow in my Room and it isn't Mine, and rising Nova Scotian R&B artist JupiterReign, with Jupiter's Dreams.

Announcing new album release dates are Montreal indie rock favourites The Barr Brothers (Let It Hiss, coming Oct. 17), fast-rising roots singer-songwriter Julianna Riolino, with a sophomore album, Echo In The Dust, arriving Oct. 24, veteran skatepunks Curbside (A Lifetime To Outgrow on Aug. 8) and highly-regarded Toronto singer-songwriter-producer Andy Stochansky, with Poetry of Birds, on Aug. 1.

See a full schedule of album releases below.

June

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)

11: Current Swell,10 Feet Tall

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: Yawn, wish i could’ve

13: Neil Young, Talkin’ to the Trees (Reprise Records)

13: Spanned Canyons, The Only Perfect Way For This To End (Bandcamp)

13: Joshua Gellman,Speak To My Dreams

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

July

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)

August

1: Debby Friday, The Starrr Of The Queen Of Life (Royal Mountain)

1: Andy Stochansky, Poetry of Birds (ArtHaus)

8: Ada Lea— when i paint my masterpiece (Saddle Creek)

8: Curbside, A Lifetime To Outgrow (TIR)

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

September

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

12: Handsome Tiger, Diaspora II

October

3: Robert Adam, Governed by the Seasons

9: Vivek Shraya, New Models

17: The Barr Brothers, Let It Hiss (Secret City)

24: Julianna Riolino, Echo In The Dust