New Music

Toronto-based ambient post-rock project Gold Foil Hum introduces his debut full-length, Character Flaw – a 10-song collection imagined as alternate scores for some of his favourite films. “Every song on the record was written as an alternate cue for a scene in a movie I love,” says Gold Foil Hum’s Dan Hosh. 

The lead single “Pocket Dialer” is a warped, downtempo take on Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar and “Coin Tosser,” is what Hosh imagines No Country for Old Men might have sounded like if the Coen Brothers had chosen to put music in it. The album constantly circles back to the question: what if the movies we love had taken a completely different sonic approach?

The recording process mirrored this spirit of experimentation. Hosh wrote over 100 songs for the release before narrowing them down to a cohesive 10. In the final stages, he became obsessed with cassette culture – running mixes through a Tascam Portastudio and eventually mixing the full record on a Tascam 122, affectionately described as “the Ferrari of cassette decks.”

“This album was built from all the strange, left field ideas that would come up when I was producing other artists,” Hosh explains. “Every time I did something weird sonically and the artist wanted me to pull it back, I saved it. If it scared them in some way, I knew it was good.”

Toronto indie rocker Brodie Christ (surname rhymes with wrist) has released his second full-length album, Big Feelings. The record is a powerful statement of self-discovery, catharsis, and emotional honesty – unafraid to embrace life’s contradictions. 

Recorded at Toronto’s Canterbury Music Co. with longtime producer Neil Whitford and a trusted circle of collaborators, Big Feelings is the product of three transformative years for Christ – marked by the passing of his father, the birth of his daughter, and a personal health reset that led him to quit vices, embrace meditation, exercise, and daily Qigong.

Alongside the album, Christ spotlights “In a loop,” the contemplative and defiant focus track that serves as a perfect entry point into the record’s core themes. “I was feeling frustrated about the mental, emotional, and conversational patterns that I would get myself in,” Christ shares. “I wanted to write about trying to step out of the pattern and being pulled back in, and repeating that until, well, I stopped.”

Toronto-based trio NERiMA return with All My Mistakes – a bold and energetic new EP that marks their biggest leap yet as a band. Showcasing a heavier, darker sound and a refined sense of songwriting maturity, the record is a dynamic mix of pop-punk intensity, alt-rock edge, and emotional self-awareness. At its core sits the electrifying focus track “You Want It, You Got It,” a biting and empowering anthem that flips the script on control, desire, and confidence.

Recorded with producer Dan Bell (Nothing Special) and mastered by Kyle Marchant (Silverstein, Boys Night Out), All My Mistakes captures the evolution of a young band coming fully into their own. “We spent a lot of time on our first two EPs figuring out what sounds and style choices we like,” shares lead/rhythm guitarist AJ Paspalis. “We really like the heavier easycore instrumentals with pop-punk melodies we’ve created for All My Mistakes. If this sounds like something you’d enjoy, you’ll definitely like ‘You Want It, You Got It,’ and the rest of the EP.”