Montreal’s psychedelic psychiatrist, Oliver Ghoul, is sharing “Glue,” a weird and trippy love song for fans of ‘60s psychedelia and lo-fi music. 

The track finds Ghoul depicting himself as a lovestruck stalker in his own apartment, his emotion-riddled body a “leaky monkey suit” while he surveys his wife from behind a plant.

This bittersweet and lush psych-pop tune is what Ghoul calls a “Scooby-Doo take on a love song.”

Filmmaker Benjamin Bensoussan directed the music video for “Glue,” evoking the silliness of when the ghost is behind Scooby and Shaggy and they have no idea.

“People are complex. Relationships are complex. Life is complex. Feelings are complex. It’s important to embrace the contradictions, the absurdity of life and who we are as human beings. I’d rather not ignore that part of being alive!” explains Ghoul.

Ryan Hicks is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer from Regina, Saskatchewan. He cites Ron Sexsmith, Father John Misty, and David Bowie as influences for his melodic, cinematic, alt-pop music; as if Paul McCartney, Brian Wilson, and Fleet Foxes made music for David Lynch.

In anticipation of his fourth studio album, Experience, dropping on March 24th, Hicks shares a message of hope: “My dream is that like the kaleidoscope, all people can come together and see how beautiful the world is with all of our differences together.

Drawing inspiration from pop-punk, EDM, 80s synth-pop, hip hop, and everything in between, the four-piece Vancouver band, Royal Oak, has captured the maximalist energy of their anything-goes live show and distilled it into a string of high-gloss pop singles. Since their debut in 2015, Royal Oak has toured with the likes of Said The Whale, Hey Ocean!, and Ivory Hours.

Like so many others, “A Song For Ya” was inspired by a breakup. Though it’s about one of the band member’s relationships, the song was written collaboratively by all the members of the band. Over Zoom, each band member would take turns tackling the song structure, vocal melodies, and lyrics.

Kintsugi collaborators, Brava Kilo and Annie Sumi, have a new song to release from their upcoming EP (out March 10th) which accompanies their installation, which can currently be experienced at Toronto’s Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre. 

The lilting and curious acoustic/experimental number, “Stone Between The Lips,” was written to comfort the songwriters as they confronted the things that they could not say.

“Stone Between The Lips” communicates the “desire to speak freely with our Ancestors about their experiences of immigration and internment, and the lives they were able to create,” explain Kilo and Sumi.

Shadow puppeteers, Mind of a Snail, created the song’s music video, which features hands embracing a child and mirroring the song’s softness.

L.T. Leif’s (they/them) spirit is collaborative, generative, experimental, and kind. The band members and parameters of their project are ever-evolving, but, as Leif says: to the friendships and the moment we are grateful and stay true. Demoed in a room on Glasgow’s Great Western Road and built intercontinentally with contributions both remote and in-person from pals near and far, their new LP, Come Back to Me, but Lightly, is a magical collection of sensually sylvan songs about the body, loss as a decision and knowing your own desire as a radical act.

This album comes from a six-year long space of change, from a life I was living as someone afraid of my own brain and body, into someone a lot more openly unshiny. Painful and seeping. I think that distance and decisions and loss and conflict are all things that can birth you into a different kind of being.

The Halifax synth-pop duo, Smaller Hearts, began as a game. Kristina Parlee and Ron Bates tore up a bunch of pieces of paper, and on each they wrote a word that could describe a song: slow, fast, quiet, loud, odd time signature, with or without certain instruments, et cetera. Then they’d mix the paper all up in a bowl and pull out a few. The results were treated as instructions: the corresponding song would be written and recorded to the random spec of the draw.

When Smaller Hearts first started, Parlee and Bates enforced a firm rule of no guitars allowed, as an effort to get out of their comfort zone. They stuck to this through three albums, but eventually this rule that was initially liberating had become a limitation. The synths are still at the forefront, but by permitting their earlier punk and indie rock styles to influence their current interests, Smaller Hearts believes that this song is one of the truest expressions of the sounds they love.

This song is partly about trying to escape reality by sleeping and dreaming—but also about the limits of that approach. Sleeping through your problems can feel like a relief; but at some point you might notice that you’re accidentally escaping a lot of good stuff as well as bad. Parlee and Bates wanted it to feel dreamy and optimistic, but tinged with melancholy. There’s a cloud of background noise throughout that frames the sunnier guitar melody and vocal harmonies—the hope is that it reflects the moment of pleasant confusion you feel upon waking from a hopeful dream.

Canberra based newcomer Luyah has just released his spellbinding new single called ‘REMEDY’.

The extremely catchy new single will burrow its way into your hippocampus in no time by employing a driving rhythmic section and infectious vocal hooks.  

Luyah (derived from an alternate spelling of Hallelujah) is an upcoming Canberra-based artist looking to make waves in the realm of Alternative RnB and Soul. Originally from Mauritius, Luyah is inspired by the likes of The Weeknd,Childish Gambino, Frank Ocean and Miguel.

Luyah released his debut single ‘Facade’ at the beginning of 2022 and then followed up with his debut EP called ‘Mixed Signals’. He has since been added to multiple Spotify playlists and has amassed thousands of monthly listeners. 

The multitalented artist recently entered the studio once again to record his outstanding new single called ‘REMEDY’.

New single ‘REMEDY’ is available on all major online stores and streaming services.

Celina Wolfe is a Canadian pop singer/songwriter known for her powerful voice and emotive songwriting. She previously found success as the frontwoman of an all girls band in Montreal, but has truly found her voice as a solo artist. 

She spent 2021 recording her first album, which she describes as an honest introduction to her listeners. It’s Celina’s belief that an artist starts off their relationship with their fans the right way by sharing a bit of all their shades. From vulnerability to excitement and everything in between, this is her way of shaking hands with her new listeners. 

Debut album, CELINA, is out now. The lead single, “Coming Right Back,” was the first song written for the album with producer Ken Pressé. It’s a vulnerable and powerful ballad about her battle with addiction and alcoholism.