Indie


Bahamas: From background to spotlight

Singer-songwriter asserts himself on third album

Arkells inspired by indie bands

But their pop sensibilities reach the mainstream

Pierre Kwenders: PK Nation

Forging an unmistakable, unique identity

How to write songs for the children’s market

Don't talk down to them

Julien Mineau and Fontarabie

Home Sound Lab

Les Hay Babies

Girl Talk

The Canadian Independent Music Association (CIMA)

A secret weapon for success on the world stage

Grief gets a grip on Kalle Mattson’s muse

Rising songwriter releases a song cycle about death

Owen Pallett has something to prove

“I get too wrapped up mentally in the music I’m making a...

In the Spotlight: Carleton Stone

Young singer-songwriter has already won a Nova Scotia Music ...

Shad crafts inventive hip-hop:

Harnessing the energy of collaboration

Louis-Jean Cormier:

Talented and down-to-earth, Louis-Jean Cormier, the singer a...

Basia Bulat

More contemporary sound, uncensored songs

Stéphane Côté:

Unheralded, Stéphane Côté started making his way from Que...

Les sœurs Boulay:

Seldom has such unanimous praise been lavished by the public...

Groenland:

Fronted by the vocally gifted Sabrina Halde, Groenland – a...

Imaginary Cities create atmospheric indie-pop

A soulful singer pays homage to the Motown Records sound eac...

Half Moon Run go “Full Circle” with their debut album

You never know who’s listening. When Montreal’s newly f...

In the Spotlight: The Coppertone

“As soon as my young ears heard John Lee Hooker’s ‘Boo...

The Tom Fun Orchestra

The more the merrier for band songwriter Ian MacDougall

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