As a rising Canadian alt-pop artist, Lauryn Macfarlane‘s honest and vulnerable songwriting style and personality are what draw audiences in and leave them wanting more. Having opened for and shared bills with various acts including Aysanabee, Chantel Kreviazuk, Donovan Woods and Kathleen Edwards, Lauryn has honed in on a presence and aura onstage that commands attention. In the summer of 2022, she had the opportunity to go to Los Angeles and work with Montreal-born producer Jason Kellner. The Montreal-based artist’s brand new single, “Dive,” came out of those sessions.

Written right as she was falling madly in love, it’s a fun yet vulnerable song about allowing yourself to fully “Dive” into a relationship with your whole heart, even though you know you could very well be crushed by the wave. This song is the first time a producer has given Lauryn an instrumental to write to with free reign on melody and lyrics. To her surprise, it came very easily and is a new way of collaboration that she is eager to pursue more of in the future.

As a rising Canadian alt-pop artist, Lauryn Macfarlane‘s honest and vulnerable songwriting style and personality are what draw audiences in and leave them wanting more. Having opened for and shared bills with various acts including Aysanabee, Chantel Kreviazuk, Donovan Woods and Kathleen Edwards, Lauryn has honed in on a presence and aura onstage that commands attention. In the summer of 2022, she had the opportunity to go to Los Angeles and work with Montreal-born producer Jason Kellner. The Montreal-based artist’s brand new single, “Dive,” came out of those sessions.

Written right as she was falling madly in love, it’s a fun yet vulnerable song about allowing yourself to fully “Dive” into a relationship with your whole heart, even though you know you could very well be crushed by the wave. This song is the first time a producer has given Lauryn an instrumental to write to with free reign on melody and lyrics. To her surprise, it came very easily and is a new way of collaboration that she is eager to pursue more of in the future.

Baby Jey is an Edmonton indie pop band who wear their love of classic disco and synth-pop music on their sleeves. “What’s the Point of Saying Sorry,” the lead single from their upcoming LP, Crop Circles, was recorded using vintage keyboards from the 80s and 90s, the Korg M1 and the Yamaha Motif ES7. 

Its lyrical themes have a double meaning, explains the band: 

“Some people listen to the song and think it’s about someone who is bitter, saying ‘who cares that I’m hurt, as long as we’re sleeping together, then everything must be fine.’ 

But other people take a straight up understanding of the lyrics – that words can only say so much and that there are things we can express with physical touch that are also emotionally powerful. 

Saying sorry can be important but spoken language isn’t the only way that people communicate.”

Baby Jey is an Edmonton indie pop band who wear their love of classic disco and synth-pop music on their sleeves. “What’s the Point of Saying Sorry,” the lead single from their upcoming LP, Crop Circles, was recorded using vintage keyboards from the 80s and 90s, the Korg M1 and the Yamaha Motif ES7. 

Its lyrical themes have a double meaning, explains the band: 

“Some people listen to the song and think it’s about someone who is bitter, saying ‘who cares that I’m hurt, as long as we’re sleeping together, then everything must be fine.’ 

But other people take a straight up understanding of the lyrics – that words can only say so much and that there are things we can express with physical touch that are also emotionally powerful. 

Saying sorry can be important but spoken language isn’t the only way that people communicate.”

Ryan Wayne is a Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He first came to recognition as a founding member and songwriter in the critically acclaimed, award-winning band, The Warped 45s (Pheromone Recordings).

His new album Crow Amongst the Sparrows marks a return to recording after a very difficult time in his life. Last Spring, Wayne suffered two strokes and during recovery, he was left seriously contemplating my priorities. Outside of family and health, music was at the top of his list. He had taken time away from touring and recording with his previous band to raise two young children and to complete a masters degree. 

Then, the pandemic hit. Suddenly several years had passed since Wayne had released music or performed live and it became astoundingly clear to him that he needed to get back into the business, both for creative and mental health reasons. During recovery, from the comfort of his bed and home studio, Wayne recorded and produced a series of songs, and collaborated with Grammy-winning producer, Malcolm Burn (Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, Patti Smith), for help with some final production and mixing.

JUNO and Polaris Prize-nominated singer-songwriter Terra Lightfoot is revealing the third single from her upcoming record, Healing Power (out October 13th), a sassy and sexy piece of dark, vintage groove pop by the name of “Kept You in My Pocket.”

Terra describes the song as a dream in a dark dance club. It’s knowing that you have fond memories of someone, enough to carry you through a time where you can’t be with them, and choosing to remain in that half-reality/daydream state when you can’t be together.

Working with trusted producer Gus van Go allowed Terra to experiment with a wild and outlandish chorus vocal, speaking further through the song’s in-your-face guitar solo. You’re a rose of many colours and you’re keeping me in bloom.

Jiants is a three piece Indie/pop band from Toronto lead by the songwriting of ex-professional skateboarder Jesse Landen. Jiants performs a unique blend of nostalgic sounding lo-fi indie pop songs complete with great hooks and soaring leads. Once hailed by Paste Magazine as “a band to watch,” they have just finished their fourth album, Tall Tales, and it’s their best effort yet. The record was engineered and produced by Gavin Gardiner (The Wooden Sky) at All-Day Coconut Studios and is set to be released November 10th, 2023.

Their latest single, “Moon Lit,” is a dreamy yet driving track. Jesse explains:

Moon Lit is about walking up to the fact that you might just be chasing the nostalgia of imaginary summer love. It’s about catching yourself dreaming of lustful, humid, summer nights that keep you in a perpetual loop of hypothetical excitement for the unknowns just around the bend. But this time something feels different. There’s a slow unraveling reality that these kinds of nights are now filling you with emptiness and maybe don’t serve you as well as they used to.

With over 115 million global streams, Alyssa Reid works behind the scenes as one of Canada’s most successful songwriters. Having written for some of this country’s biggest pop acts (Alessia Cara, bülow, Virginia to Vegas, Shawn Desman), Reid continuously pushes boundaries with her signature style and sound. She’s gone 3x Platinum, 3x Gold, 1x Silver and received three Top 10 hits and seven Top 20 hits at Canadian pop radio all while building a career based on a bold and daring approach to pop music.

Her devastating new single, “Sleep Without You,” was written about those very difficult first few months out of a relationship. The ones where it hurts to breathe. Where it’s hard to leave the house, but staying in it feels just as bad. It’s a very isolating feeling. How can they be moving on when you’re so not okay? How can he sleep with her, when you can’t sleep without him?

As a rising Canadian alt-pop artist, Lauryn Macfarlane’s honest and vulnerable songwriting style and personality are what draw audiences in and leave them wanting more. Having opened for and shared bills with various acts including Aysanabee, Chantel Kreviazuk, Donovan Woods and Kathleen Edwards, Lauryn has honed in on a presence and aura onstage that commands attention. In the summer of 2022, she had the opportunity to go to Los Angeles and work with Montreal-born producer Jason Kellner. The Montreal-based artist’s brand new single, “Dive,” came out of those sessions.

Written right as she was falling madly in love, it’s a fun yet vulnerable song about allowing yourself to fully “Dive” into a relationship with your whole heart, even though you know you could very well be crushed by the wave. This song is the first time a producer has given Lauryn an instrumental to write to with free reign on melody and lyrics. To her surprise, it came very easily and is a new way of collaboration that she is eager to pursue more of in the future.