New & Upcoming Canadian Albums: Kandle, Jesse Mac Cormack and More

We're back with our calendar of new Canadian albums, and there are some notable artists delivering new work during the holiday slowdown. Those include acclaimed singer-songwriters Jesse Mac Cormack and Sam Drysdale, adventurous alt rock-pop artist Kandle, veteran Montreal punk rock outfit No Real Hero and multiple Juno nominee Alex Bird (with an all-original Christmas album).

Prolific rock auteur Jordon Zadorozny (aka Blinker The Star) also makes a return with a new album, Occult Classic, his 13th full-length as Blinker the Star. Check it out on Bandcamp here. In a career now spanning over 30 years, Zadorozny has collaborated with such artists as Lindsey Buckingham and Hole.

Amongst those recently announcing upcoming album dates is Toronto indie rock songsmith Odd Marshall, who serves up his debut album, Sand & Glue, on Dec. 4. It was produced by Don Kerr (Ron Sexsmith, Bahamas) and recorded with such noted players as Mike O'Brien (Zeus, Dan Mangan) and Jason Haberman (Mangan, Tim Baker). Here is an advance single.

Platinum-selling and Grammy-winning pop star Alessia Cara will present her fans with a gift on Valentine's Day via the release of a keenly-awaited new album, Love & Hyperbole, her fourth full-length. The fact that she was recently invited to promote it on such major American TV shows as Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Good Morning America augurs well for its success, given that it has been over three years since her last album. Here's one of its cuts performed for Kimmel.

November

25: Jesse Mac Cormack, GRIP (Secret City Records)

25: Kandle, Danger To Dream

25: No Real Hero, 'H'

25: Sam Drysdale, Bonnie's Sad Songs

28: Alex Bird & The Jazz Mavericks, Another Christmas Day

29: Ruby Singh, Vox. Infold 11

29: Blinker the Star, Occult Classic

December

1: GTA Rhythm Section, The Orange Sessions (Wolfe Island Records)

4: Odd Marshall, Sand & Glue

5: Carmen Braden, A Hard Light

6: Lubalin, haha, no worries (Cult Nation)

6: Cory Marks, Sorry For Nothing (Better Noise Music)

6: Alexandre David, photogrammes (DAME)

6: Martin Tetreault , Vraiement Plus de Snipettes!! (DAME)

6: Julian Taylor Band, Live at TD Music Hall

13: Menno Versteeg, Why We Run ( Royal Mountain Records)

13: Reg Schwager, Poinsettia (Bandcamp)

13: Movieland, Then & Now (604 Records)

13: Nicola Miller, Living Things

January

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

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

17: Jonas & the Jaguar Moon, S/T

17: Drop It First, Fundamentals

17: Ken Presse, Someday

24: Motherhood, Thunder Perfect Mind (Forward Music)

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

24: Sarah Page & Patrick Graham, Littoral States

31: Christian Sean, Hallelujah Showers (Bonsound)

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

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)

14: Art d’Ecco, Serena Demon (Paper Bag Records)

14: Raj Ramayya, Love Thy Brown Brother

14: Alessia Cara, Love & Hyperbole

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)

March

7: No Frills, Sad Clown(We Are Busy Bodies)

7: Spiritbox, Tsunami Sea, (Pale Chord /Rise Records)

28: Salin, Rammana

May

9: Hanorah, Closer Than Hell (Ensoul Records)