This week also features a new country album from Johnny 99, the solo project of John Sponarski, guitarist in City and Colour. Find the full calendar of new releases here.
Album releases are slowing with Thanksgiving in the U.S. and the onset of the holiday season, but there are some notable Canadian releases coming this week. Leading the pack is a new release from David Vertesi, best known as the leader of popular indie rockers Hey Ocean!. The B.C. singer-songwriter launched his solo career in 2010 with Cardiography. He celebrates its 15th anniversary by releasing Cardiography(Acoustic), a drastically stripped-down reimagining of that acclaimed album. It was recorded in a live, minimalist setting with production by longtime collaborator Daniel Klenner (Peach Pit, Dear Rouge, Hey Ocean!).
Here is a live performance video of the acoustic version of album track, “All Night, All Night, All Night,"featuring guest vocals by Hannah Georgas. She was also on the original cut.
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Other Canadian artists with new music out this week include eclectic Ontario singer-songwriter Dylan White, with Fronds, blues veterans Johnny Max Band, with Johnny Max & His So-Called Friends, indie folk songsmith singer-songwriter Alex Mason, with sophomore album Breaking the Blue Sky, and Johnny 99, the solo project of John Sponarski, guitarist in City and Colour. He explores classic country terrain in his songs, as showcased on his second full-length, Mr. Lonely. Some of his City and Colour comrades accompany him, and Kendel Carson and Georgia Harmer have guest turns.
A couple of notable Vancouver artists announced upcoming album release dates this week. Indie rock veterans 54-40 remain a prolific combo and they'll serve up a new record, PORTO, on Jan. 23.
Danielle McTaggart, known as the voice behind the Juno Award-winning pop-rock duo Dear Rouge, has adopted the moniker of Larkk for her recently-launched solo project. A debut Larkk album, Cinders, is set for a Feb. 13 release, and it reportedly shows McTaggart swapping the high-energy pulse of indie rock for raw, poetic vulnerability.
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Former Polaris Prize shortlister, Quebec artist Les Louanges has also announced the new album Alouette!, out April 10 on Bonsound. The first released track "Je confirme ma présence" brings the indie rock singer's voice to an adventurous hip-hop inspired loop.
Canadian star Bryan Adams, meanwhile, is hosting a Christmas special on Citytv on December 8, and there will be an album to go with it on Bad Records. The first taste ofBryan Adams & Friends: A Great Big Holiday Jam is out now. “California Christmas” features Alessia Cara, Alan Doyle, Barenaked Ladies, and The Sheepdogs and is recorded live at Vancouver’s Warehouse Studio. The album will also feature Lights, which is where the budding friendship that brought Adams to Billboard Canada Women in Music 2025 began.
Here is the full album release calendar.
November
21: Boutique Feelings, Shwaya, Shywya (Mothland)
21: Roy Woods, Flower City Heartbreak (Sony Music Canada)
21: Limblifter, I/O -vinyl reissue (Record Record Label )
