New Metric album! Metric is a cornerstone of Canadian synth-pop-punk-indie-rock etc etc music. They have a pretty unique musical fingerprint, and they have changed styles throughout the years since first starting in 1998. Their most famous song, if you are unfamiliar, is Black Sheep, which was featured in the Scott Pilgrim movie.
If you told me that Laura Anglade was a jazz vocalist from the peak of the 20th century jazz movement, I would have taken you at face value. Winner of the 2026 JUNO Vocal Jazz Album of the Year, Laura has a voice like none other. Whether jazz is your forte or not, I think every can stand to appreciate the smoothness and relaxing nature of the musical subculture that has laid the foundation for many of our modern genres.
Angine de Poitrine est ma nouvelle fascination. Le groupe compte deux membres, Khn de Poitrine (guitare, basse, instruments microtonaux et… aussi les «voix» des chansons) et Klek de Poitrine (batterie). Il y a des spéculations sur leur identité, mais ils préfèrent rester anonymes. Ils se décrivent comme « voyageurs de l’espace-temps » et nés des divinitiés rock de la Terre.
Hey guys! I am going to do a little recap series of scheduled posts to follow up on the March 29th Junos! I got to see the Junos IRL this year and it was an amazing time. I will be scheduling some posts to go up regularly for the next month or so with the JUNO tag down below, and possible a JUNO flair as well. These posts will showcase all the winners and what they were nominated for, and I might include some of the nominees in some posts as well.
With the new move to PieFed.ca we are bringing back the weekly featured artist! Every Monday a Canadian musician will be pinned in the community, with their name added to the the Featured Artists wiki page (which will be made shortly after this post).
From the Kon Kan Wiki: “Kon Kan is a Canadian Synth-pop concieved and formed in 1988 by Barry Harris in Toronto, Ontario. Kon Kan were awarded a 1990 Juno for the song " I Beg Your Pardon” and nominated a 1991 Juno Award for the Single “Puss N’ Boots/These Boots Are Made for Walkin’’”
This is a newer and upcoming Canadian band from Montreal! They are about to drop their first full length album in two days on the 11th of July. Learn more about them at https://www.mothland.com/karma-glider.
sundayclub is another up and coming Canadian band from Winnipeg, Manitoba. This is their first song with Paper Bag Records, with the primary artists being Courtney Carmichael and Nikki St. Pierre.
Junkhouse was a considerable force in the 1980s-1990s Canadian alternative rock scene, but disbanded in 1998, but have been sporadically active throughout the last few decades. Wikipedia has them listed as currently active, although there has not been any new songs since 1998.
The Bankes Brothers are a relatively recent band that formed in 2017. As shown in their name, they are formed of the two brothers Nelson & Morgan Bankes on vocals and guitar, with Carson Cleaver on lead guitar, and Gray Oxley as the drummer.
FLEECE is a band originating from Montreal, Quebec. They originally formed in 2013. This is one of the songs that will be released on the 1st of October later this year as part of their TORNADO album which was itself written and recorded in 2023.
Félix Leclerc (1914 - 1988) était un chansonnier québécois emblématique. Auteur-compositeur, poète, écrivain, acteur et militant politique, il a marqué l’histoire culturelle du Québec. Il a été décoré de l’Ordre du Canada et de l’Ordre national du Québec. Il contribue à faire reconnaître le Québec comme une nation francophone doté d’une culture distincte.
Gordon Lightfoot is often considered the most influential and successful folk singer in Canadian history – for good reason. His songs are said to be woven into the fabric of Canadian identity. Classics such as The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald*, *Sundown*, and *If You Could Read My Mind still regularly being played on the radio, and still touching the hearts and minds of Canadians.
Created in 1985 by Scottish-Canadian Lawrence Gowan. Gowan was born in Scotland, but immigrated to Scarborough Ontario when he was younger. Gowan’s career is mostly entirely contained within Canada, with most popular being in Toronto, the epicenter of his career.
Finger Eleven is a Canadian rock band from Burlington, Ontario, and has been active since 1990 – although it wasn’t until 1997 that the band renamed itself to Finger Eleven as they are known today. The band playing with scaling success throughout the years, opening for a variety of renowned bands such as the Tragically Hip and Evanescence. In 2007, the band released its more well known song “Paralyzer” which is perhaps one of the most recognizable alternative rock songs in the world. For reference, the song has nearly half a *billion listens on spotify.
Les Vulgaires Machin étaient un groupe punk-rock de Gransby au Québec. Ses paroles sont faciles à écouter, même quand t’es un débutant en français. C’est comme un Green Day français.
Sorry to share three musicians from Alberta in a row, but I’m just sharing this track that I posted here on older account of mine that was since deleted.
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Iced Raktajino
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