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Lubalin, Caribou, Jennifer Castle Announce New Albums: Calendar of New Canadian Releases
As the summer winds down, a number of artists are sharing tastes of their new projects, including Charlotte Cardin collaborator Lubalin.
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In the precious few weeks left of summer, Canadian artists have come out with some exciting new releases this week.
That includes Indigenous duo Ghostkeeper (recently part of Billboard Fresh Sounds Canada), Montreal indie rockers The Sound of Eddy, roots songsmith Ben Arsenault, the adventurous collaborative project of Quatuor Bozzini, junctQín keyboard collective4, Rebecca Bruton and Jason Doell, veteran singer-songwriter Peter Foldy and jazz guitarist-composer Greg Amiraul.
A number of acclaimed Canadian artists have also announced new albums or EPs coming out soon, including new tastes.
Internationally acclaimed electronic artist Caribou (a.k.a. Dan Snaith) will deliver his new effort, Honey, on Merge Records on October 4. Now a veteran, the Polaris Prize and Juno Award winner and multiple Grammy nominee retains a deep passion for creativity, explaining in a bio that "One thing that hasn’t changed for me from the very beginning is a manic curiosity of seeing what I can make out of sound... The chance of making something new and exciting is still as exhilarating as ever, and as much fun as ever." Word is the new album showcases the two personas of Snaith: the exploratory Caribou and the dancefloor-friendly Daphni.
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Highly-respected Toronto singer-songwriter Jennifer Castle also announced a new album this week after a recent new song featured on the acclaimed TV show The Bear. Her seventh record, Camelot comes out on Nov. 1 via Paradise of Bachelors and Solstice Radio, and is co-produced by her longtime collaborator Jeff McMurrich. Castle is an expressive and ambitious lyricist, and her bio notes that Camelot “distills everyday experience into art and art into faith, subliming terrestrial concerns into sublime celestial prayers to Mother Nature, and to the unfolding process of perfecting imperfection in one’s own nature.” Her exquisitely pure vocals are supported by a core trio, two backing vocalists, guest guitarists (including Cass McCombs) and renowned musician Owen Pallett (Hidden Cameras), who arranged the strings for Estonia’s FAMES Skopje Studio Orchestra.
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Check out the second advance single, “Lucky #8,” below. Castle plays three shows in Atlantic Canada, Oct. 9-11, followed by dates in Norway and Sweden. Itinerary here.
Lubalin, a Montreal artist and viral social media personality who collaborated with Billboard Canada Women of the Year Charlotte Cardin as a co-writer and co-producer on a number of songs from her breakout album 99 Nights, has just announced a new album of his own. haha, no worries comes out December 6 on Cult Nation, and its new single "bullet time" was actually originally written for Cardin but didn't quite fit her sound at the time. It's an intriguing mix of pop hooks and adventurous production, with some drum & bass inspiration.
Other announcements include reunited '90s hard rock band Sven Gali, roots songsmith Kim Beggs, indie rockers Jane's Party and Ron Sexsmith, who'll be reissuing two gems from his large catalogue.
Check out the full calendar of new and upcoming Canadian releases here.
August
22: The Sheepdogs, Paradise Alone (Right On Records)
23: The Secret Beach, We Were Born Here, What's Your Excuse? (Victory Pool)
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23: Falcon Jane, Legacy
23: Colin James, Chasing The Sun (Stony Plain)
23: AP Dhillon, The Brownprint
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: Ben Arsenault, Make Way For This Heartache
30: Greg Amirault, A Change of Pace
30: Dan Mangan, Being Elsewhere Mix CD
30: Peter Foldy, Peter Foldy - Collection (The Orchard/Sony)
September
6: Hansom Ēli, Sip (The Vault)
6: Cuff The Duke, Breaking Dawn (Cardinal Records)
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6: Michael Scott Dawson, The Tinnitus Chorus (We Are Busy Bodies)
6: Mis Blandine with the Caza Jazz Band , Renaissance
6: D.D. Jackson, Poetry Project
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: Bob Sumner, Some Place To Rest Easy
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: Brooke Stilla, k bye
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: Sven Gali, Bombs and Battlescars
13: Flore Laurentienne, 8 tableaux, (Secret City Records)
13: Nemahsis, Verbatim
13: Paloma Sky, Hold On To Me
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
13: Chastity - Chastity
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: Kim Beggs, Beneath Your Skin
20: Ontarians, More How It Is
20: Molly Annelle, Junebug (604 Records)
20: Virginie B, Astral 2000
20: Spitty, Motherland
20: JJ Wilde - Vices
20: Ron Korb, Global Canvas
20: Craig Robertson, Running The Other Way
20: Jesse Waldman & Marc L'Esperance, The Shimmering Divide
20: Howard Gladstone, Crazy Talk
20: Nelly Furtado, 7
27: Leif Vollebekk, Revelation (Secret City Records)
27: Goldie Boutilier, The Actress ( ONErpm)
27: Sharon, Lois & Bram, Elephant Show Stoppers! (Elephant Records Inc./Red Brick Songs)
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27: Julian Taylor, Pathways (Howling Turtle, Inc.)
27: Bryn Roberts, Aloft (Elastic Recordings)
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: Tia Wood, Pretty Red Bird
27: Eddy Ruyter, Waves (Heart Dance 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: Caribou, Honey (City Slang)
4: Charlie A'Court, San Palarino
4: Chris Gostling, Forest City Town Country
11: Klô Pelgag, Abracadabra (Secret City Records)
11: The August Arrival, Hillsides
11: Jadea Kelly, Weather Girl
16: Jane's Party, The Best of Wild in the Woods Vol. 2
18: Twin Flames, Hugging the Cactus
18: The Free Label , Songs for Sienna (Westwood Recordings)
18: Nicky Lawrence, Ugly Black Woman (Gypsy Soul Records)
18: Sean Davis Newton, Bird Brain
18: Nap Eyes, The Neon Gate (Paper Bag Records)
18: Shawn Mendes, Shawn
25: Victime, En conversation avec (Mothland)
25: Ron Sexsmith, Cobblestone Runway & Retriever (limited edition vinyl & Cd reissues)
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25: Lia Kuri, Motherland
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)
1: Jennifer Castle, Camelot (Solstice Radio)
1: No Codes - Usual Suspects
1: OMBIIGIZI, Shame (Arts & Crafts)
8: The Tragically Hip, Up To Here (box set)
8: We Are Wolves, title TBA
8: Yoo Doo Right (Mothland)
15: Alvvays, S/T -10th anniversary vinyl only reissue
15: Marcus Trummer,From The Start (Gypsy Soul Records)
December
5: Carmen Braden, A Hard Light
6: Lubalin, haha, no worries (Cult Nation)
13: Menno Versteeg, Why We Run ( Royal Mountain Records)
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