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New & Upcoming Canadian Album Releases: The Weather Station's 'Humanhood' Is Here

Also this week, there are new album release dates for the debut solo album from Frigs/Orville Peck bands' Bria Salmena, post-punk band Gloin and more.

The Weather Station

The Weather Station

Brendan George Ko

Following our look-ahead to the most notable upcoming Canadian albums of 2025, we're back with a full calendar of new releases.

This week features the philosophical new album Humanhood from acclaimed singer-songwriter The Weather Station (Tamara Lindeman).


She joins the new year's first busy release week along Montreal psych rockers Elephant Stone, L.A.-based Canadian artist/producer Maddie Jay, Simply Saucer's Edgar Breau, '90s-rooted rockers Jonas & the Jaguar Moon, plus Ken Presse of The Franklin Electric and Montreal singer-songwriter Marlaena Moore.

There have also been some new release dates to add to our upcoming calendar, including Gloin, Frog Eyes, Population 11, Bria Salmena , Envy of None and Brock Geiger.

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Here is the full album release calendar:

January

10: Maddie Jay, I Can Change Your Mind

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

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

17: Edgar Breau, Acadian Drifter

17: Elephant Stone, Back Into The Garage

17: Strat Andriotis, Exits

17: Jonas & the Jaguar Moon, S/T

17: Drop It First, Fundamentals

17: Ken Presse, Someday

24: Motherhood, Thunder Perfect Mind (Forward Music)

24: Holly Cole, Dark Moon

24: Tariq, Scroll Before You Sleep (Tiny Kingdom)

24: Sarah Page & Patrick Graham, Littoral States

25: Murray Kinsley & Wicked Grin, The Eye Of The Storm

31: Christian Sean , Hallelujah Showers (Bonsound)

31: Charlie Houston, After I Die (Arts & Crafts)

31: The Weeknd, Hurry Up Tomorrow (XO and Republic Records)

31: Gus Engelhorn, The Hornbook (Secret City)

31: N NAO, Nouveau Langage ( Mothland)

31: Featurette, Panic Pills (via Division11)

31: Jann Arden, MIXTAPE

February

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

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

7: Naya Ali, We Did The Damn Thing (Bonsound)

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

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14: Customer Service, to you, after 2000 years (Royal Mountain)

14: Fernie, Hopeless Dreams

14: Raj Ramayya, Love Thy Brown Brother

14: Alessia Cara, Love & Hyperbole

14: Neil Young, Oceanside Countryside (Reprise)

18: Mark McLaughlin, All I Can Say

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)

28: Don Amero, Broken Record: Part 1 - Heart

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: Frog Eyes, The Open Up

28: Salin, Rammana

28: Destroyer, Dan’s Boogie (Merge)

28: Bria Salmena, Big Dog (Royal Mountain)

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

April

8: Terry Gomes, Some Chunes

25: Rachella Wred, Leave The Light On

May

9: Hanorah, Closer Than Hell (Ensoul Records)

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Val Blavatnik, the 28-year-old son of Warner Music Group majority owner and vice chairman Len Blavatnik, has been named managing director of Warner Music North America, U.K. and Corporate Development at the Warner Music Group, the company announced Friday (Sept. 25). In his new role the younger Blavatnik, who has held several roles at the company in recent years, and has been a board member since 2023, expects to “unify and drive business and operational strategy across these markets while guiding the company’s investment strategy to support growth,” according to a press release.

The Blavatnik announcement is part of a flurry of new executive announcements that CEO Robert Kyncl made this morning. In addition, Atlantic Music Group chairman/CEO Elliot Grainge will take on ADA in the U.S. as its new chairman, while Alejandro Duque, who has held the dual roles of president of Warner Latin and president of ADA since last July, has been named president of Warner Music International, adding Asia-Pacific and Europe, the Middle East and Africa under his oversight. (Duque will continue to oversee ADA outside the U.S.) Zach Friedman, currently COO at Atlantic Music Group, will add the title of vice chair of ADA U.S. to his resume.

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