Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer, Conor Gains is returning with a powerful new single that channels soul and southern rock. “Lightning” is grounded by a steady rhythm and organ accompaniment, filling out to encompass a gospel-tinged full band sound with timeless energy.

“It is easy to let love drive you crazy but it can also bring you an intense power,” explains Gains. “[Lightning] is about that never ending wild goose chase of trying to get on the same page, knowing that when it works it really works and when it doesn’t, well, you’re left in the dirt.”

Maya Killtron makes music that is fun, feel-good and makes you want to rollerskate. The Toronto based singer, violinist and DJ now finds herself at home in modern Boogie and funk. Her songs remind fanatics and newbies alike that modern boogie is not just a kitschy sub-genre of 80’s jeans and retro enthusiasts. It’s an entire culture of dance, music, music technology, and fashion.
Maya’s brand new track, “Guaranteed,” captures the feeling of summer dates and dancing with a new love – especially after 19 months of isolation and lockdowns. Forbidden love never goes out of style.

Toronto-based musician, SAYANA, creates music as unique as her story. Born in Central Asia, she grew up at the epicentre of where vastly different cultures, traditions, and sounds collide. Though her music can best be described as contemporary R&B, it’s influenced by what she listened to back then – the catchy hooks of European radio, the intricate melodies of the Middle East, the folk songs passed down from generations before, and everything in between.

SAYANA’s sentimental single, “Small Talk,” is about what happens when you unexpectedly run into an ex on the street. Noticing them, trying to avoid eye contact, then ultimately having to make small talk, even though you really don’t want to. You wonder how it’s possible that someone who used to mean so much to you is now a stranger.

Raw truth and emotion are at the heart of Tidal Wave’s self-titled EP, out now October 28th. This highly emotive self-produced indie rock record meditates on themes of coming to terms with death and loss.

Albums are a photograph that captures a certain point and time in one’s life, with Tidal Wave encapsulating the band’s early twenties. 

From grappling with anxiety and depression during the end of a relationship (“Regrets”) to feeling a lack of direction (“Next Year”), the seven-piece band uses expansive guitar, piano, and string laden arrangements to chart these changes.

Frank Mighty is the alter ego of Calgary born and raised, and Toronto-based multi-instrumentalist John Traboulsi. “I wrote the majority of this album in bed at 2am, singing quietly so as not to wake my roommates, hence the name Whispersongs,” says Traboulsi. “It’s been a long time in the making, honing down the Frank Mighty sound, gathering the right group of people around the project, it truly took years.”

Frank has become a character, who enters through the hotline, an infinite internet portal of face-melting psychedelic sounds and unimaginable visual splendor, to create and share music freely. 

Listen to the EP here: ​​https://foundation-media.ffm.to/whispersongs

And the focus track & video for “Palindrome” here:

Palindrome and the EP was mixed by Grammy Award Winning Mixer Jacquire King (Kings of Leon, James Bay, Foy Vance, Norah Jones).

Taylor Simpson is an indie folk singer-songwriter from Toronto. Drawing inspiration from his personal struggles and tribulations, he writes with the approach of wearing his heart on his sleeve to connect emotionally with the listener. His debut full-length album, Learning to Live with Precious Time, is set to be released in January 2022. 

“Drifting,” the latest single to be shared from the LP, started out as a challenge for Taylor in his writing. Rather than write from a personal place, he wrote a fictional story and put himself in the shoes of someone else. It’s a song about two people in a strenuous relationship where one person is too much for the other. The love is there, but it’s hard to hold onto and want to keep.