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Nashville-based alternative rock duo Sleep Nation returns with FAMINE THE DESOLATE, a new concept EP that takes the band deeper into the story behind its Four Horsemen series. The EP is available now. Following the electronic and industrial world introduced on The Spaceman – Conquest, FAMINE THE DESOLATE moves the story into a darker place. It follows Famine as Sleep Nation’s world begins to fall apart, opening the door for the arrival of the ruthless forces of Famine, Death and War. For Sleep Nation, the music has always been connected to a larger story. The Four Horsemen series gives the…

Sleep Nation returns with a haunting new interpretation of the Hall & Oates classic “Maneater,” featuring Sisters Mann. Rather than attempting to recreate the driving energy of the original, the band takes the song into a darker, slower and more atmospheric space, giving its familiar lyrics a more intimate and melancholic weight. The new version fits naturally within Sleep Nation’s dark acoustic approach to the Four Horsemen series, transforming a well-known classic into something that feels more restrained and shadowy. The arrangement allows the words to take center stage, revealing a different side of a song many listeners already know.…

Toronto singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Maya Killtron returns with “Touch This Body,” a playful, groove-soaked new single that explores one of pop music’s most overlooked subjects: keeping romance alive after the honeymoon phase. Blending post-disco, funk, soul, contemporary R&B, neo-soul, and quiet storm influences, the track captures the confidence, chemistry, and intentional effort required to keep long-term love feeling exciting years after the first spark. While countless love songs celebrate new attraction or heartbreak, “Touch This Body” turns its attention to what happens after the butterflies settle. Inspired by Maya’s own reflections on lasting relationships, the song embraces the reality…

Furthering his lifelong exploration of music as a source of healing, reflection, and connection, Montreal-born/Gabriola Island-based composer, vocalist, and meditation leader Mark Fenster shares Serenity Sessions, Vol. 2, a peaceful collection of collaborative works created to reconnect listeners with the beauty, love, and harmony within themselves. Arriving alongside lead single “Cascades, part two: Wistful Promenade,” the album blends new age, meditation, and healing music into an immersive space for stillness and contemplation. An extension of Serenity Sessions, Vol. 1, the new album retains its predecessor’s intention while opening the creative process to a wider circle of collaborators. Where the first…

There is a strange beauty in music that refuses to reveal its final shape too early. For Seamus, the songwriter and creative force behind Phraen, that uncertainty became an important part of making “After,” an album that grew from character studies, atmosphere and a willingness to follow an idea wherever it led. The record was originally titled “Lens,” reflecting its early concept as a series of snapshots from different characters’ lives. Rather than building the album around one fixed musical direction, Seamus approached each song according to the personality and atmosphere it needed. That decision opened the door to some…

Some songs begin with a clear idea. Others seem to discover their meaning along the way. For Mister Chorister, “You’re Not Listening” belongs firmly in the second category. What started with a very real frustration involving a colleague eventually became a much more personal examination of communication, self-awareness and the things we sometimes fail to hear within ourselves. The result is a song that reaches beyond the simple feeling of being ignored and asks a more uncomfortable question: what happens when the person we are failing to listen to is ourselves? That question sits at the heart of Mister Chorister’s…

There is a quiet sense of discovery behind Martin Lloyd Howard’s music. Rather than beginning with a fixed story and building the music around it, Howard often allows the music itself to lead him toward an image, atmosphere or feeling. His instrumental work is shaped by that openness, with alternative tunings, layered guitars and carefully considered textures becoming tools for creating a sense of place without relying on words. “Surrey Bells” is a particularly clear example of that approach. The piece emerged while Howard was experimenting with DADGAD tuning for an entirely different project. From there, the image of bells…

Some songs arrive with the intention of entertaining. Others arrive with something quieter and perhaps more important to say. Troy Landon’s “We’ll Leave the Light On” belongs to the latter. Built around the simple image of a light that remains on for someone who may not know where else to turn, the song carries a message of reassurance without pretending that life’s difficult moments can always be solved with easy answers. At the heart of Troy Landon’s latest release is an idea that feels almost universal: sometimes, what a person needs most is not advice, a solution or someone telling…

After more than two decades spent helping other artists shape, produce and refine their music, Matthew Parisi is finally putting his own voice at the centre of the work. Under the name DEDCHIMP, the producer, engineer and musician is beginning a new chapter with DEVOUR, a project that is considerably more personal, confrontational and uncompromising than the work he has spent years creating for others. Parisi’s relationship with music did not begin behind a mixing desk. He started by making his own music, writing and performing in punk and goth bands before moving deeper into studio work. Over the years,…

Ten years can mean many things to a band. It can be a reason to look back, celebrate familiar songs and revisit the moments that helped shape a musical journey. For Occurrence, however, their tenth anniversary became an opportunity to do something considerably more interesting. Rather than simply putting together a collection of their biggest songs, the experimental electronic pop trio decided to return to the early stages of their catalogue and ask a different question: what would these songs sound like if they were being made by the band they are today? The result is ANNIVERSARY, a five-track release…