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Upcoming Canadian Releases, Dec. 14, 2023: Scott Nolan, Terry Draper & More

Artists releasing albums in a quiet week also include Darryl Gould, More Or Les and Spanned Canyons.

Scott Nolan

Scott Nolan

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December

11: More Or Les - Lil Ole EP (URBNET)

11: Darryl Gould and the Dinner Is Ruined band - Green Gas (Bandcamp)


11: Not Quite Darryl Gould - Abrasive Hamster Wheel (Bandcamp)

12: Spanned Canyons - Snowload

12: Terry Draper - In The Beginning

16: Scott Nolan - Before Tonight

January

12: The Prairie States - Trouble Is (Willing Records / Universal Music)

19: Hot Garbage - Precious Dream (Mothland)

26: Felix Tellier Pouliot - Hometown Zero

26: Spencer Burton - North Wind

February

1: NYSSA - Shake Me Where I’m Foolish (Six Shooter)

2: High Valley - Small Town Somethin’

2: Talia Schlanger - Grace For The Going (Latent Recordings)

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2: Vera Sola - Peacemaker (City Slang)

9: Andrea Superstein - Oh Mother

9: Eve Parker Finley - In The End

9: The Dead South - Chains & Stakes (Six Shooter)

9: Nick Schofield - Ambient Ensemble (Backward Music)

9: Oh Caroline - Monochrome LP (Friends of Friends)

9: Allen Dobb -Alone Together

9: Ducks Ltd. - Harm's Way

16: Chromeo - Adult Contemporary

16: Steve Maddock -Jack Of All Trades

23: Stan Rogers - Stan Rogers - Songs of a Lifetime- vinyl box set (Borealis Records)

23: Fucked Up - The Chemistry of Common Life (15th Anniversary Edition Clear Orange 2LP) (Matador)

23: Corb Lund - El Viejo (New West)

23: Shaina Hayes - Kindergarten Heart (Bonsound)

March

15: Comeback Kid - Trouble (New Damage Records)

22: Alexandra Lost -Smoke

April

12: Classified -Luke's View (HalfLife Records & Big Story Entertainment)

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