New & Upcoming Canadian Albums: Punjabi-Canadian Producer GMINXR Drops 'Hit List' EP on 91 North Records

It's a holiday weekend, but Good Friday hasn't stopped the slew of releases on New Music Friday,.

Heading up notable new releases this week is GMINXR. Fresh from a Juno Awards performance, the internationally renowned Punjabi-Canadian producer now has his own release, Hit List, featuring Tegi Pannu and Zehr Vibe. It's out on 91 North Records, the label collaboration between Warner Music India and Warner Music Canada. The five-song EP is inspired by both golden era hip-hop and Punjabi folk music, and infused with GMINXR's trademark trap beats.

The ever-prolific Neil Young is also back, with the original soundtrack toCoastal, the film documentary exploration of Young's 2023 solo tour, directed by wife Daryl Hannah. The OST features 11 songs taken from that tour, and was released yesterday (April 17) to coincide with the one-night-only screening of the film worldwide.

Also out this week is Ciao To The Beauty, from enigmatic Toronto singer-songwriter Harkness, also the subject of a recent film documentary, Harkness (out now on CBC Gem). Anti Zyla 3 is another offering from prolific Hamilton songsmith Nick Zyla, and Ontario singer-songwriter Drew Smith delivers Leaf By Leaf.

A number of artists have also announced notable upcoming albums.

Canadian-turned-Kiwi roots/country vocal powerhouse Tami Neilson will deliver Neon Cowgirl on July 11. Having Willie Nelson as a big fan has boosted her career, and they're currently touring together. Check out her brand new video with JD McPherson below.

Another critically-acclaimed roots singer-songwriter, Ryan Wayne, releases his sophomore album, Functioning Dysfunctionals, on May 9, and Nashville-based Canadian hard rocker Royale Lynn releases her debut album, Black Magic, on June 27 on Epitaph Records. Award-winning Cree-Métis jazz-folk artist and film-maker Sandra Sutter puts out her third album, Shadow Stories, on June 13, and Hamilton hard rock favourites The Dirty Nil return with Free Rein To Passions, out May 26.

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

April

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: Various Artists, Songs From The Gang - A Celebration of Joel Plaskett

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

11: Tom Dunphy, Everything Was New

11: The Last Mile, Holding On To Hope

11:Mona Lissa Chanda, Queen of Games

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

11: l’Oumigmag, Ce qui tourne dans l’air (Ronin Rhythm Records)

11: The Painters, Single Cell Nostalgia

11: Crystal Shawanda, Sing Pretty Blues

11: Ostara, The Roots

14: Zyla, Anti Zyla 3

17: Harkness , Ciao To The Beauty

17: Neil Young, Coastal: The Soundtrack (Reprise Records)

18: GMINXR, Hit List (91 North Records)

18: DVTR,  Live Aux Foufs (Lisbon Lux Records)

18: MIEN, S/T

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: Tumble, Lost In Light

2: PUP, Who Will Look After The Dogs?

2: Reuben and The Bullhorn Singers, All These Roads

2: Moonshine, MS for Location, Vol. 6 (Moonshine/ADA Warner)

9: Kate Maki, Impossible Knot

9: Hanorah, Closer Than Hell (Ensoul Records)

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

9: Ryan Wayne, Functioning Dysfunctionals

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

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

9: Skydiggers, Dreams & Second Chances

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

14: Absolute Treat, Shattered Love (Victory Pool)

15: Wardrobe, Common Touch

16: Ensign Broderick, Come Down and Mirror Ring

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

16: Larry Kurtz & The Lawbreakers, Take A Ride

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: New Chance, A Rock Unsteady, (We Are Time)

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)

26: The Dirty Nil, Free Rein To Passions (Dine Alone)

27: Opal Dar, Birds Hurting Birds Who Hurt Birds

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

30: Mint Simon, Chimera

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: Monkey House, Crashbox (ALMA Records)

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

6: Ken Yates, Total Cinema

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

6: Steve Marriner, Hear My Heart (Cordova Bay Records)

6: Empanadas Ilegales, Sancocho Trifásico (We Are Time)

13:Common Holly, Anything Glass ( Paper Bag Records)

13: Sandra Sutter, Shadow Stories

13: Mike Elliott, Let You Go (Busted Flat Records)

13: APACALDA,There's a Shadow in my Room and it isn't Mine

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

20: Celeigh Cardinal, Boundless Possibilities - Deluxe Edition

20: Meggie Lennon, Desire Days ( Mothland)

25: The Souljazz Orchestra, Manifesto (vinyl)

27: Royale Lynn, Black Magic (Epitaph Records)

July

11: Tami Neilson, Neon Cowgirl (Outside)

August

29: The Beaches, No Hard Feelings (AWAL)

September

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