Montreal’s Ivytide return with a bilingual bop titled “détours” today, inspired by the feeling of taking many different roads when trying to navigate personal relationships. With 7 million streams worldwide, this new single propels them towards their 2024 debut record with rolling momentum. After touring Europe and selling out venues across Québec and Ontario this summer, the band felt inspired to connect with their audience in both languages by tapping into their francophone and anglophone origins. The latest offering blends their signature indie pop stylings with dancy elements and catchy melodies to create an irresistible groove. It’s accompanied by a video in ode to all of the “détours” signs found across their city.
Approaching the 20-year mark of their storied career, Chromeo will unveil their sixth studio album, Adult Contemporary, on February 16, 2024; pre-save/pre-order it here. The
aptly named LP sees the iconic Canadian duo of Dave 1 (Dave Macklovitch) and P-Thugg (Patrick Gemayel) exploring what it means to be funky in your 30s and 40s. As the riotous early 2000s era that propelled them to indie superstardom becomes the stuff of legends, the Funklordz approach this new chapter with their groove intact.
British singer Jorja Smith has released her highly anticipated second album falling or flying. falling or flying; a sonically vast record – sometimes sleek and shiny R&B, sometimes vibey and heated UK funky, elsewhere intense and raw alternative – is a record which finds an artist stepping into a new chapter. Jorja’s acknowledging the ever-whirring cogs of her brain but also moving through it, growing, respecting herself above everything else. It’s why the defiant lead single “Try Me” – an astute, self-dissecting take on being viewed by the public gaze over bold, intricate beats – is also the opening track of the album. She explains, “It’s kind of ‘BAM!’, you know? It whacks you right in the face, it sounds like an entrance.” She credits the record’s slick and assured musicality to production duo DAMEDAME*. “I feel like making the album brought me back home,” she smiles, warmly. “Where you’re from is where you get your powers, and that’s why I’m so grateful I could make this with DAMEDAME* – they still have their roots in the ground from back home. And we had so much fun making this.”
AWOLNATION, has released the echo laden, electric new single “Candy Pop” out today. The single is accompanied by a cinematic music video – the final in a trilogy of videos directed by Eliot Charof. The videos for the previously released singles “Freaking Me Out” and “We Are All Insane” prelude the finale in “Candy Pop.” The trilogy of videos take inspiration from classic film and paranoid fiction, revealing a dreamlike world that feels both futuristic and bygone. “It’s a story about escaping from never-ending technological advancements and constant connectivity and scrutiny…The adventure of a lifetime can come from ‘tuning out,’” says AWOLNATION architect Aaron Bruno.
Today, Lowest of the Low are excited to announce that their sixth studio album, Welcome to the Plunderdome, will arrive October 6 via Sonic Envy Music. Featuring 12 self-produced tracks from the legendary Canadian Indie Rock Hall of Famers, Welcome to the Plunderdome showcases a revitalized band deeply committed to delivering melodic and thought-provoking rock in a uniquely Lowest of the Low way; with the passion and commitment of punk. Pre-Save Welcome to the Plunderdome HERE.