News Militarie Gun Plot North American Tour In support of their debut album Life Under the Gun, the buzzy Los Angeles band Militarie Gun have announced a headlining North American tour...
News Diddy Steps Down as Revolt Chairman Amid Sexual Assault Lawsuits Sean "Diddy" Combs has announced that he's temporarily stepping down as chairman of Revolt, the music-oriented digital television network he...
News The Jesus and Mary Chain Return with New Album 'Glasgow Eyes' The New Year will mark four decades of music-making for the Jesus and Mary Chain, and the anniversary celebrations will also see brothers Ji...
News High Llamas Announce New Album 'Hey Panda,' Share Title Track The High Llamas are due to make their long-awaited return to music with forthcoming album Hey Panda, set to arrive on March 29 via Drag City...
News Godsmack Announce "Stripped Down" 2024 North American Tour Godsmack have announced an intimate, "stripped-down" North American tour that'll see the alt-rock juggernauts playing acoustic/electric sets...
News Grizzly Bear Release 'Horn of Plenty' 20th-Anniversary Edition Now that Ed Droste has left music to be a therapist, Grizzly Bear can focus on reissuing their past works. The band are releasing a 20th-ann...
News PHI Centre's Habitat Sonore Listening Room Brings Immersive Audio to Montreal Montreal's PHI Centre has been bringing immersive audio to the city for over a year via its Habitat Sonore immersive listening room — and ha...
News PinkPantheress Offers Nardwuar a Producer Credit on New Music It's officially giving season and, in the music world, there's no better gift giver than Nardwuar the Human Serviette. In his new interview...
News Good Kid Announce 2024 Tour with the OBGMs, Ayla Tesler-Mabé Toronto's own hometown heroes Good Kid have announced their biggest headlining tour yet, taking place across North America next year. Joined...
News Mariah the Scientist Books 2024 World Tour Mariah the Scientist is embarking on a 2024 world tour behind her new album, To Be Eaten Alive, which will bring her to Canada for a couple...
News Matt Smith Adapts Nick Cave's Novel 'The Death of Bunny Munro' for TV Nick Cave's second novel, The Death of Bunny Munro, is being adapted into a limited TV series by actor Matt Smith (House of the Dragon, Doct...
News Avenged Sevenfold to Visit Toronto on 2024 North American Tour Avenged Sevenfold have announced that they'll hit the road for the third time behind their ninth studio album Life Is But a Dream... which a...
News Busta Rhymes Maps Out 2024 North American Tour After supporting 50 Cent on his Final Lap Tour, accused molly water drinker Busta Rhymes is hitting the road for headlining shows next year...
News André 3000 Beats Out Tool for Longest Hot 100 Hit of All Time Step aside, Tool. The flute-obsessed André 3000 has surpassed the alternative metal band for the longest Hot 100 hit of all time. As rep...
News Kevin Drew Plots 2024 North American Tour Kevin Drew's latest solo album Aging has inspired a North American tour of the same name — taking place across North America in early 2024....
News Exclaim! Presents the Class of 2024 Concert Series with Bestfriend, Rachel Bobbitt, La Sécurité It's almost that time of year again, if you can believe it. Sure, the holidays are great, but the bleakness of a resolution-ridden January l...
News Paul McCartney, Elton John, Garth Brooks Tapped for 'This Is Spinal Tap' Sequel There is only one band in the world that can dial it up to 11 — and they're back. A sequel to 1984's This Is Spinal Tap is in the works to c...
News You Can Now Buy Coldplay Coat Hangers for Some Reason Happy Cyber Monday! While the entirety of the internet tries to sell you useless stuff you don't need, consider buying an absolute essential...
News Catholic Priest Demoted for Allowing Sabrina Carpenter to Film "Feather" Music Video in Brooklyn Church Sabrina Carpenter has never been one to shy away from controversy — she even earned herself some censorship by the BBC back in February for...
News Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Bassist Jimbo Hart Exits Band Jimbo Hart — co-founding bassist in Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit — has confirmed his departure from the band. "I am no longer a member...
News Real Estate Announce New Album 'Daniel,' Share Video for Lead Single "Water Underground" Real Estate are back today with news of Daniel, the band's sixth full-length album. The album is arriving February 23 on Domino, and it's be...
News Luna Li and Gab Bouchard Win 2023 SOCAN Songwriting Prize The SOCAN Songwriting Prize has announced the winners for its annual honours, voted for by fans from an industry panel-curated selection of...
Streams TUKAN Pay Tribute to FME's Rouyn-Noranda with New Track Brussels electro post-punks TUKAN have commemorated their time in Quebec this summer with a new single. A staple track from their live set h...
Streams Mvll Crimes Remaster Debut EP 'ROVDSIDE VTTRVCTIONS' London, ON, punks and Exclaim! New Faves album Mvll Crimes have released a remastered version of their 2020 debut EP ROVDSIDE VTTRVCTIONS, a...
Streams Watch Neil Young Shred "The Star Spangled Banner" in New Video Calling for Peace Like many of us, Neil Young has loads more time on his hands now that he's not doomscrolling X (formerly Twitter). He's just released a new...
Streams Dan Mangan Shares "All My People (Elsewhere Version)" Dan Mangan has shared "All My People (Elsewhere Version)," a reimagined version of the track originally featured on his sixth album, Being S...
Streams Toronto's the Effens and the OBGMs Team Up on "Someone's Gonna Get You" Toronto DIY-rock band the Effens have collaborated with local punk trio the OBGMs on a new song "Someone's Gonna Get You," out today. The...
Streams Watch Michael Bublé Cover Elvis Presley for Surprise Performance at Toronto's Eaton Centre Although it would be impossible to replicate the chokehold that Mariah Carey has on the holiday season, Michael Bublé might be her CanCon co...
Streams Watch Dolly Parton Slay the NFL Thanksgiving Halftime Show Somehow, Dolly Parton has more energy at 77 years old than I do at 25. The absolute legend performed at the Thanksgiving NFL game between th...
Streams Hear the Week's Best New Canadian Music: a l l i e, EKKSTACY, Elisapie, Coeur de pirate Happy Black Friday, fellow dwellers of whatever late-stage capitalism we're under now! This is a day dedicated to hot deals, but why not pun...
Streams Listen to Coco & Clair Clair's Cover of Wham!'s "Last Christmas" Atlanta's lo-fi pop duo Coco & Clair Clair are celebrating the holiday season with the release of "Last Christmas." The pair — consisting...
Streams Watch Charly Bliss and Peach Fuzz Cover Natasha Bedingfield's "Unwritten" Last night, Charly Bliss and Peach Fuzz released their inhibitions, felt the rain on their skin and covered Natasha Bedingfield. At a jo...
Streams Watch William Prince Warm the Winter Air on NPR's Tiny Desk With frigid winter weather slowly creeping toward us, Winnipeg folk musician William Prince stopped by the NPR office to play a warm, cozy a...
Streams Listen to Sleaford Mods Lad-ify Pet Shop Boys' "West End Girls" Sleaford Mods have shared a cover of the Pet Shop Boys classic "West End Girls," giving it their typical lad-like spin. It'll be released as...
Streams Vancouver's Doohickey Cubicle Share "Super Smeller" Video, Open Up About Cancer Battle Smooth-sounding Vancouver duo Doohickey Cubicle have returned with a new video for the single "Super Smeller" — a nasally invasive single th...
Streams Hot Garbage's Video for "Mystery" Is a Psychedelic Fever Dream Toronto-based psychedelic collective Hot Garbage has shared their new single "Mystery," the second from their upcoming album Precious Dream,...
Streams Watch CGI Björk and Rosalía Spar in New "Oral" Video Björk and Rosalía have finally shared "Oral," their highly anticipated (and delayed) collaboration that aims to help combat open-pen ocean s...
Streams Watch Alex Lifeson Perform "Jambi" on Stage with Tool Even if Geddy Lee is trying to convince Alex Lifeson to play some Rush shows with him, it doesn't mean he's fully off the market. The guitar...
Streams Kandle Dedicates New Single "St. Paul's" to People with Endometriosis Montreal-based Kandle has just shared her new single "St. Paul's," along with an accompanying music video by Jeffrey Mitchell. The track is...
Streams Watch John Legend's Impromptu SZA Cover Just a day after YouTube announced users would be able to create AI-generated songs with John Legend's voice, the R&B stalwart gave them a g...
Streams Hear Serena Ryder's "I Saw Daddy Kissing Santa Claus" Serena Ryder is getting us ready for the holiday season with the release of her new single "I Saw Daddy Kissing Santa Claus," a spin on the...
Streams Listen to André 3000's Debut Solo Album 'New Blue Sun' André 3000 has shared his long-awaited debut solo album New Blue Sun via Epic Records / Sony Music today, and fair warning: it might open yo...
Streams Watch PJ Harvey's Wistful Tiny Desk Concert Perhaps to tease a North American tour that might be happening next year, PJ Harvey paid a visit to the NPR office to play a Tiny Desk Conce...
Streams boygenius and Ye Vagabonds Honour Sinéad O'Connor with "The Parting Glass" Charity Single After turning looks at this year's GQ Men of the Year party in London earlier this week (and advocating for trans rights in their speech, fo...
Reviews Thermal Are Burdened but Alive on 'Plaster Girl' Exclaim! Staff Picks Thermal's music feels like a heaving chest, heavy with the weight of thick guitar fuzz, claustrophobic emotional landscapes and a racing hea...
Reviews gglum Revels in Debauchery and Danger on "Easy Fun" Exclaim! Staff Picks PJ Harvey's To Bring You My Love is a career-defining high watermark in a career full of them, but it didn't exactly leave a long sonic shad...
Reviews Depeche Mode Lit Up the Dark in Edmonton Rogers Place, November 21 Forty three years since their inception, Depeche Mode still have plenty of life left. The English new wave band — now a duo consisting of su...
Reviews On 'Mad and Noisy,' moondoggy Strike Gold Exclaim! Staff Picks After introducing themselves brilliantly on their eponymous 2021 EP, moondoggy have reaffirmed their position at the forefront of Toronto's...
Reviews Boldy James and Nicholas Craven Remain a Perfect Fit on "Brand New Chanel Kicks" Exclaim! Staff Picks Toward the end of 2022, Boldy James and Nicholas Craven delivered a winning cross-border collaboration in the solemn, wintry Fair Exchange N...
Reviews Kylie V's Elegantly Emotive Indie Folk Is an "Anomaly" Exclaim! Staff Picks Two years on from 2021's excellent Big Blue and most of a year removed from last winter's The Runaway EP, Vancouver songwriter Kylie V picks...
Reviews Kue Varo and the Only Hopes Dodge the Expected on 'Cowboy Witchcraft' Exclaim! Staff Picks A name like Cowboy Witchcraft conjures images of gothic country rock — gauzy gowns and black ten gallon hats, tumbleweeds rolling through th...
Reviews 'The Complete Budokan 1978' Captures Bob Dylan in Metamorphosis Recontextualizing one of Bob Dylan's most divisive live albums, The Complete Budokan 1978 proves that "less is more" isn't necessarily alway...
Reviews Danny Brown Balances the Wild and the Wise on 'Quaranta' "This rap shit done saved my life / And fucked it up at the same time," Danny Brown states at the top of Quaranta, his ferociously sincere s...
Reviews Kirsten Ludwig Plates Her Songs in Armour on 'Sunbeam' Exclaim! Staff Picks Kirsten Ludwig makes songs that feel small and intimate, but rather than let them drift by in gauzy fabrics and gentle half-light, she plate...
Reviews Born at Midnite's "*69" Is Nice Exclaim! Staff Picks Is star 69 still a thing? At a time when calling someone on the phone feels inherently retro, Born at Midnite release "*69," a yearning pop...
Reviews Kurt Vile Retraces His Steps on 'Back to Moon Beach' "These recycled riffs ain't going anywhere, anytime soon," stammers Kurt Vile on his latest EP's title track. Riffs, lyrics, melodies — call...
Reviews MJ Lenderman's 'And the Wind (Live and Loose!)' Could Stand to Be a Little Looser At only 24 years old, MJ Lenderman has accomplished a lot. He plays guitar and sings back-up in Wednesday, the much celebrated (and rightful...
Reviews KISS Came Full Circle in Edmonton Rogers Place, November 10 KISS graced Edmonton's Rogers Place with one last performance, and it was hotter than hell. Fans young and old crowded into the downtown are...
Reviews Mac DeMarco's 'Some Other Ones' Is a Peaceful Little World All Its Own Exclaim! Staff Picks Mac DeMarco is one of the best singers in the biz, so his recent focus on instrumental music has been a little frustrating. Just listen to h...
Reviews 'The Stones & Brian Jones' Finds a Fresh Perspective on a Familiar Tragedy Directed by Nick Broomfield How much art can we chalk up to shitty dads? Like so many from his generation, Brian Jones's parents — particularly his father, Lewis — just...
Reviews Yeah Yeah Yeahs Burned Bright as Ever in Toronto History, November 11 "This song is about being sexually possessed," Sasami told the crowd at History. "I dedicate it to Karen O." The song in question was a...
Reviews PinkPantheress Spreads Her Wings on 'Heaven knows' "I am not your internet baby," PinkPantheress sings on her debut album Heaven knows — a repeated refrain in which she explicitly distances h...
Reviews The Beaches Dove Head-First in Edmonton Midway Music Hall, November 8 The Beaches — Toronto's TikTok-savvy, boyfriend-busting sensations — brought their ground-shaking Blame My Ex tour to Edmonton's Midway Musi...
Reviews Chris Stapleton Is for Everyone on 'Higher' Chris Stapleton was writing music in Nashville decades before he ventured out on his own in 2015 with Traveller. Since then, Stapleton has e...
Reviews Pony Girl Release the Pressure Slowly on 'Laff It Off' Exclaim! Staff Picks Some just pop the balloon, others untie the knot and apply pressure to let the air out slowly. Pony Girl's new album is an exercise in the l...
Reviews Cat Power Is Devotee, Student and Messenger on 'Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert' Almost 60 years after his mythic performance at the Manchester Free Trade Hall, we're still talking about Robert Zimmerman. The infamous aco...