Before “Static Hearts” became a glittering electro-pop single, it existed as eight hurried lines on a café napkin. Nadia Mercer wrote them after missing the…
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The Electro-Pop Anthem That Began as a Poem on a Napkin
A Road Playlist Through Canada’s Indie Folk Scene
Canada’s independent folk music is made for long drives. Its songs carry open-road spaciousness, close-up storytelling, weathered guitars, layered harmonies,…
Why This Duo Chose a Church for Natural Reverb
A recording space can shape a song before the first microphone is switched on. For this duo, the decision to work inside a church was less about finding an…
Finding solace in a lost 2015 indie compilation cassette
Finding solace in a lost 2015 indie compilation cassette begins with an oddly physical kind of discovery. There is no glowing screen, no playlist algorithm,…
The Guitarist Who Switched to Banjo and Found Her Sound
She arrived at rehearsal with the instrument everyone expected her to carry: a scuffed electric guitar, a modest pedalboard, and a notebook filled with…
How a College Radio Show Became a Launchpad for Indie Women
Before streaming platforms made every release instantly searchable, college radio offered a vital route into music discovery. A late-night program, hosted by…
Five must-hear singles from Montreal’s emerging female rappers
Montreal has long been a fertile home for independent music, and its rap community reflects the city’s multilingual, genre-blurring character. English, French,…
A Lo-Fi Masterpiece About Love in the Digital Age
Some records understand that modern romance rarely arrives as a grand declaration. It appears as a typing bubble, a saved photograph, a voice note sent at 2…
How Northbound Hearts Took Their Music Across Europe
When Montreal indie band Northbound Hearts began planning a European tour, the idea seemed larger than their budget. The female-fronted quartet had built a…
New Music Discovery: A French-Canadian Voice Where Folk Meets Trip-Hop
Some of the most compelling independent music comes from artists who refuse to stay inside one genre. A French-Canadian singer now attracting attention in…
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