New & Upcoming Canadian Albums: The Beaches Announce New Album 'No Hard Feelings'

The Beaches are back. Since the viral success of "Blame Brett" in 2023, the breakout Toronto band have been touring and in the spotlight. But now The Beaches have a whole new album of new material on the way. Fresh from their triumph at The Junos (they won group of the year for the second straight time), they'll deliver No Hard Feelings on Aug. 29 via AWAL. Their big multiple year run will continue with a string of dates including appearances at high-profile festivals Coachella (April 13 and 20) and Montreal's Osheaga (August 3). Check out their catchy new song "Last Girls at the Party" below.

Meanwhile, artists delivering new albums this week include indie rock veterans Lowest Of The Low, with Over Years and Overnight, Métis singer-songwriter Sister Ray with their debut album, Believer, hotly-tipped Nettwerk signing young friend, with debut album motorcycle sound effects, Kingston rockers Kasador with Kasador 1, Juno-nominated R&B singer-songwriter Melanie Fiona, with Say Yes, jam band veteran Mark Thackway, with a solo EP, Twisted, and Montreal folk-rock duo Endray, with a self-titled EP.

Country turned blues star Crystal Shawanda announced a new record, Sing Pretty Blues (coming April 11), acclaimed roots singer-songwriter Ken Yates will put out Total Cinema on June 6, the pairing of Gordie Tentrees and Jaxon Haldane release Double Takeon May 20 and Montreal dream-pop artist Meggie Lennon puts out a sophomore album, Desire Days, on June 20, and Robert Thomas & The Sessionmen, The Way We Roll, on May 9.

Here is the full list of new and upcoming Canadian album releases.

March

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: Shawnee Kish, Pray For Me

28: Whispering Worlds, Cosmic Cliffs (Adhyâropa Records)

28: Barbara Lynch where did you go

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

3: Mark Thackway, Twisted

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: stef.in, Icterus II

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

4: Magi Merlin, Weird Little Dog

4: Kasador, Kasador 1

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: The Last Mile, Holding On To Hope

11:Mona Lissa Chanda, Queen of Games

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

11: Crystal Shawanda, Sing Pretty Blues

11: Ostara, The Roots

17: Harkness , Ciao To The Beauty

18: GMINXR, Hit List (91 North Records)

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: Raf Reza, Ekbar (Telephone Explosion)

25: The Steve Holt Jazz Impact Quintet, IMPACT

25: Philippe Massé, Le Vent

25: Vivienne Wilder, Terrible Human

25: Richard Moody, Tobacco & Rose

25: LU KALA, No Tears On This Ride

25: Karneef, It’s How You Say It

25: Kyle McKearney, To The River

25: METÒ, Wed To The Moment

25: Heather Ferguson, Found

30: Jolie Laide, Creatures (Victory Pool)

May

1: Hermitess, Death & The Fool

2: Lights, A6

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

2: Lowest Of The Low, Over Years and Over Night (Sonic Envy)

2: PUP, Who Will Look After The Dogs?

2: Reuben and The Bullhorn Singers, Al lThese Roads

9: Kate Maki, Impossible Knot

9: Hanorah, Closer Than Hell (Ensoul Records)

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

9: Robert Thomas & The Sessionmen, The Way We Roll

9: Rube & Rake, Good Times After Bad (LHM Records)

9: Bibi Club, FEU DE GARDE (LES BRAISES)- Deluxe edition (Secret City)

16: Ensign Broderick, Come Down and Mirror Ring

16: Alex Henry Foster, A Nightfall Ritual (Hopeful Tragedy)

16: Shawny - Go Go Stop -Music & Movement for Kids

16: Tanika Charles , Reasons To Stay

16: Dan Mangan, Natural Light ( Arts & Crafts)

16: EKKSTACY, forever

20: Gordon Tentrees & Jaxon Haldane, Double Take

23: David Celia , Organica (vinyl edition)

23: Flara K. ,Seasons

23: Two Hours Traffic, I Never See You Anymore

23: Stephane Archambault, Point

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

27: Opal Dar, Birds Hurting Birds Who Hurt Birds

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

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

30: Foxwarren, 2 (Arts & Crafts)

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)

6: Ken Yates, Total Cinema

6: The Knocks and Dragonette, Revelation (Neon Gold Records / Futures / Virgin)

20: Sunshine Makers, The Sun Still Shines (Lovetown Records)

20: Meggie Lennon, Desire Days ( Mothland)

25: The Souljazz Orchestra, Manifesto (vinyl)

August

29: The Beaches, No Hard Feelings (AWAL)

September

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