New & Upcoming Canadian Album Releases: Keshia Chanté's Anniversary Reissue, Fucked Up's 'Another Day' & More

In the dog days of summer, and the boom for summer festivals, there are a few notable Canadian releases this week. Toronto hardcore heroes, the Polaris Prize-winning Fucked Up delivers the new album Another Day, while emerging Montreal R&B artist Adonis Bosso and Vancouver skatepunks Precursor also have new releases.

Meanwhile, pop/R&B artist Keshia Chanté is releasing a deluxe digital edition reissue of her self-titled hit album to mark its 25th anniversary. She was just 15 when it came out, and it would go on to reach certified gold status, thanks to such hit singles as the chart-topping "Unpredictable," "Bad Boy" and "Does He Love Me." The album earned Chanté a 2005 Juno Award for R&B/Soul Recording of the Year. The remastered special edition includes three exclusive remixes available for the first time on streaming platforms.

Some prominent Canadian artists do have new releases ready to roll later this month. Toronto-based dancehall star Lexxicon will put out a new album, Pink Fraternity, on Aug. 16. He is considered a trailblazer as reportedly the first openly gay musician to release a reggae/dancehall album, a courageous stance given that artists in the dancehall genre have often been accused of homophobia. Lexxicon's sound is an eclectic one that also draws upon reggaeton and hip-hop influences.

Also lining up a new record is veteran blues star Colin James, whose 21st studio album, Chasing The Sun, features guest appearances by American roots/blues stars Lucinda Williams and Charlie Musselwhite.

Dubbed Montreal’s queen of electropop, Camille Poliquin, aka KROY, has a new album, Militia, set for Aug. 16 release. Her other project, Milk & Bone, has garnered serious critical acclaim. A label press release notes that "her new work features dark pop melodies inspired by love, sadness and depression." Here is a preview.

Here is the full calendar of new and upcoming Canadian releases:

August

1: Alex Southey, Entertainers Bring May Flowers Collection

2: Orville Peck, Stampede

2: Michael Zuzek, Everest

7: Matías Roden, The Plea

9: Fucked Up, Another Day

9: Adonis Bosso, Wait Till Summer EP (Moonshine Music)

9: Keshia Chanté, Keshia Chanté. Deluxe 20th anniversary reissue (Sony Music Canada)

9: Caity Gyorgy, Hello! How Are You?

9: Chani Nattan, Inderpal Moga and AR Paisley, East To West (91 North Records)

9: Paige Warner, Bitter/Sweet

9: Precursor, Thick & Thin

16: KROY, Militia

16: Dee Holt, loving in the dark

16: Bella White, Five For Silver (Rounder)

16: Christopher Parnis, Everything You Could Be

16: Lexxicon, Pink Fraternity

23: The Secret Beach, We Were Born Here, What's Your Excuse? (Victory Pool)

23: Colin James, Chasing The Sun (Stony Plain)

23: Hillsboro, White Trash

23: Sam Weber, Clear + Plain

23: Mike Evin, Something Stirs When You Sing

23: Michael Cloud Duguay, Succeeder (Watch That Ends The Night)

28: Ghostkeeper, Cipayak Joy (Victory Pool Records)

28: Quatuor Bozzini / junctQín keyboard collective4/ Rebecca Bruton/Jason Doell, a root or mirror, blossom, madder, cracks; together (Collection QB)

30: The Sound of Eddy, Ladders (Ensoul Records)

30: Greg Amirault, A Change of Pace

30: Dan Mangan, Being Elsewhere Mix CD

September

6 : Hansom Ēli, Sip (The Vault)

6: Cuff The Duke, Breaking Dawn (Cardinal Records)

6: Michael Scott Dawson, The Tinnitus Chorus (We Are Busy Bodies

6: Terry Donaghue, Looking For Redemption

6: Mojo Minefield, Watch Your Step

6: Thélonius García, Marche Nocturne (night walk)

6: SUUNS, The Breaks (Secret City)

6: Devin Cooper, Good Things: Deluxe Edition

6: Mo Kenney, From Nowhere

9: ASKO, S/T (Dine Alone)

13: Colin Stetson, The love it took to leave you (Envision Records)

13: The Fretless, Glasswing (Birthday Cake)

13: Dear Rouge, Lonesome High (Pheromone Recordings / Cadence Music Group)

13: Sarah Davachi, The Head As Form’d In The Crier’s Choir ( Late Music)

13: Michael Sarian, Live At Cliff's Bells (Shifting Paradigm Records)

13: The Devil's Sons, Now and at the Hour of Death

13: Joel Plaskett, One Real Reveal

13: Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Red Future

16: The Meringues, Pavlova's Dog

19: ASKO, S/T (Dine Alone Records)

20: Golden Feather, Release

20: Sunset Rubdown, Always Happy to Explode

20: Alex Henry Foster, A Measure of Shape and Sounds (Hopeful Tragedy)

20: Ontarians, More How It Is

20: Molly Annelle, Junebug (604 Records)

20: Jesse Waldman & Marc L'Esperance, The Shimmering Divide

20: Goldie Boutilier, The Actress

20: Nelly Furtado , 7

27: Leif Vollebekk, Revelation (Secret City Records)

27: Sharon, Lois & Bram, Elephant Show Stoppers! (Elephant Records Inc./Red Brick Songs)

27: Julian Taylor Pathways (Howling Turtle, Inc.)

27: Tea Fannie, It's All Love

27: Andy Colonico, Daytime Broker

27: Mustafa, Dunya(Arts & Crafts)

27: Contrived, Addicted to Sadness (LHM Records)

27: Michael Bernard Fitzgerald, Horizon Lines

October

4: Mia Kelly, To Be Clear

4: Devarrow, Heart Shaped Rock (Paper Bag Records)

4: Christo Graham, Music For Horses (We Are Busy Bodies)

4: The Low Sixes, The Oshawa Tree ( Forge Again Records)

4: Chris Gostling, Forest City Town Country

11: Klô Pelgag, Abracadabra (Secret City Records)

11: The August Arrival, Hillsides

11: Jadea Kelly, Weather Girl

18: Twin Flames, Hugging the Cactus

18: The Free Label , Songs for Sienna (Westwood Recordings)

18: Nap Eyes, The Neon Gate (Paper Bag Records)

18: Shawn Mendes, Shawn

25: Victime, En conversation avec (Mothland)

November

1: Jeremie Albino, Our Time in the Sun ( Good People Record Co./Easy Eye Sound)

1: Sarah Neufeld / Richard Reed Parry / Rebecca Foon, First Sounds (One Little Independent/Envision Records)

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

8: We Are Wolves, title TBA

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

December

5: Carmen Braden, A Hard Light