Canadian hardcore punk heavyweights Cancer Bats will release their new album Psychic Jailbreak on April 15, 2022 through their own label Bat Skull Records in partnership with New Damage Records in Canada. Psychic Jailbreak is Cancer Bats’ seventh studio album but is the band’s first album to be written and recorded by the current lineup of Liam Cormier (lead vocalist), Jaye Schwarzer (bass and guitar) and Mike Peters (drums), following the departure of founding member and guitarist Scott Middleton.
The follow up to 2018’s critically-acclaimed, commercially successful and Juno nominated album The Spark That Moves, Psychic Jailbreak sees the beloved metal stalwarts stepping up their game once again, eagerly pushing themselves both musically and lyrically beyond what they have achieved as a band to date. A record that is destined to invigorate fans with its punishing drum patterns, memorable riffs and infectious choruses, Psychic Jailbreak is available to pre-save/order HERE.
(January 21, 2022 – Toronto, ON) – Today, Canadian hardcore heavyweights Comeback Kid release their anticipated seventh studio album, Heavy Steps via New Damage Records in Canada. Listen to the album HERE.
“We are over the moon to finally put out “Heavy Steps”,” shares lead vocalist Andrew Neufeld. “This album’s journey started 2 years ago when the pandemic hit and has brought us here today as one of the most collaborative efforts we have had the privilege to be involved in. From writing the album from across country to meeting Winnipeg to jam and eventually record. Having a mixer like Will Putney get involved and bringing the sonic elements to life. It has truly been an honour.”
(January 19, 2022 – Toronto, ON). Band of Horses have shared “Lights,” another new song from their forthcoming album. Things Are Great is out March 4th via BMG. Listen to “Lights” HERE.
Lead singer Ben Bridwell’s lyrics envision a cinematic reflection on a night out with a friend that mutates into what feels like a Law & Order episode, but the case is actually a mystery of where did the love go. Bridwell reflects, “I was with my family at an indoor water park hotel. On my last day there, I was walking down the hall and this guy was like, ‘Ben?’ It happened to be this dude that was producing the film that I was writing the score for. We met up in the family-friendly hotel bar which gets closed down by us at 10:00, at which point we then ended up in the parking lot. We get a little loose – nothing too crazy, but we ended up dodging security guards. Our story then goes on to when I’m back home and someone had broken into my house. With the cops that ended up being around, there were more people turning the lights on us, one way or another. At the parking lot of the hotel, it was the security guards turning them on to check on us out there and at home, it was the lights going on and off with these cops. I’m drawing metaphors here and there from these two stories. Also, things were going poorly for me at that time and that kind of peppers the entire track.”
(January 14, 2022). The Lumineers are proud to announce today’s release of their eagerly anticipated new album, BRIGHTSIDE, available now via Dualtone in the U.S. & Canada and Decca Records for the rest of the world.
“Hope is a risky thing,” says The Lumineers singer-guitarist and co-founder Wesley Schultz. “It doesn’t ignore the danger, but rather it believes in the face of danger. BRIGHTSIDE is an album that hopes, even against the sadness and staggering odds.”
(Toronto, ON – December 14, 2021) – Prolific Canadian troubadour Eamon McGrath will release a new full-length album, Bells of Hope, on February 25, 2022 via Saved By Vinyl. Pre-order Bells of Hope HERE, his most exploratory, reverential and optimistic LP to date. This year, McGrath performed over 70 shows across Canada. Tomorrow, he resumes his national tour with an additional 22 dates in Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia up until his album release. In the spring, he will take Bells of Hope live across Europe. Full routing is available below.