As a Prince Edward Island-born songwriter, guitarist, and producer, Logan Richard’s beckoning melodies have swiftly risen to prominence in the Canadian music scene. Likewise, sisters Moira & Claire write lighthearted, indie folk-pop songs that appeal to East and West Coasters and everyone in between. Together, the three have teamed up to write the duet, “Unrequited Love Blues.”

This song is about two people that love each other, but don’t know that the other person feels the way that they do. The song itself was inspired by the tragic idea of unrequited love, and the idea that it will never be anything more.

It originally began as an acoustic song, but after working with producer Colin Buchanan, he encouraged Logan and Moira & Claire to give it a try as a pop bop. Having several elements return in the last chorus (vocals from bridge, chorus, guitar solo) all overlapping and intertwining acts as a representation of the two unrequited lovers’ thoughts colliding. There is no emotional wall separating the two anymore, and the listener is left with an overflow of thoughts and emotions.

Moira & Claire were fans of Logan and covered his song “Lover Again” back in 2019. Logan was delighted to hear someone cover his song for the first time, and since then, they’ve been friends. 
“This is a very special song for us as it is our first released collaboration with another artist,” say Moira & Claire. “It is extra special that the collaboration is with someone who we’ve looked up to for many years prior.”

Ottawa’s Laurence DaNova assures that “even after trauma, we survive” on the ‘90s trip-hop anthem, “Resurfacing.”

“‘Resurfacing’ represents a journey towards self-discovery, reconciliation, and escapism,” DaNova explains about the nostalgia-invoking track. “It’s written as a metaphorical narrative of finding solace in an underwater world – a symbolic safe haven, away from the struggles and suffering of the land above.”

The music video was filmed in Ontario on Chantry Island within their 150-year-old lighthouse and the lighthouse keeper’s inn, and throughout the Tobermory area.

Catchy pop act The Dream Eaters are vocalist Elizabeth LeBaron, originally from Calgary, and singer/songwriter Jake Zavracky, originally from Boston. The duo met while working at the same bar in the Gowanus neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY, and have evolved from a dream pop band into a full-on video art project. 

Having recently released the song “mood pills,” The Dream Eaters are following up with an anthemic new track. “Subhuman” was born out of Jake’s observations of the struggle for transgender rights. It looks into the mind of a person who is yearning for acceptance, but who is committed to their individuality and staying true to themselves. Featuring a driving beat, the melodic single is available to stream + share now.The official music video portrays Elizabeth and Jake as two goths in their high school yearbook photos. It demonstrates what it’s like to feel rejected for being different, while still craving validation and love.

After more than a decade-long retreat from recording and performing, singer/songwriter Allen Dobb is returning with a new album on February 9th. Alone Together draws from characters, stories, and landscapes that are part of Allen’s experience working as a range management specialist in the interior of British Columbia.

The third single, “Black and White 1912,” tells the moving story of an old cowboy who travels back in time through a black and white photograph that was taken in 1912. The melodies are carried by acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, lap steel, piano, and other instruments in tasteful arrangements that always create just the right sonic space for Allen’s intimate and soulful vocals. 

Alone Together was produced and mixed by Allen’s brother and close collaborator Cameron Dobb, resulting in warmth and authenticity that harkens back to some of the classic country sounds of the 1970s. At the same time, it has its own currency, steeped in their own rural roots growing up on a farm in northwestern Alberta near the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. In his early years, Allen left the family farm to attend college in Wyoming and Washington State, finding time to play cowboy dances and participate in collegiate rodeo along the way. 

Combining the natural beauty of West Coast Canada with London, England’s urban forest, Connor Roff‘s luminous music embraces and showcases his dual nationality. He’s not afraid to explore the depths of both the light and the dark or combine genres such as alternative pop, folk, RnB, and even electronic. Connor‘s songs and melodies reflect and celebrate his yoga teaching practice and passionate advocacy for the LGBT+ community. 

His song, “Somewhere Green” is inspired by our disconnection with mother nature – especially in the western world with corporate capitalism, colonialism and greed. Connor and his producer James Turner worked on the song internationally across waters via video call and email. For one of the finishing touches, they added some sounds of birds recorded from their phones in Vancouver and London, UK.

“So much of this album and this song was inspired by nature,” says Connor. “Not our separateness from it, but our belonging and connectedness to Mother Earth and all things around us. Society, crony capitalism and colonialism has tried to make us forget this, I don’t think intentionally, but from a wounded place. I believe it’s our work as humans to show up and reconnect with Mother Nature, starting with ourselves and how we show up daily. How we show up for each other and the world around us. Never underestimate the healing power of nature.”

Vancouver’s Slightest Clue (Malcolm McLaren, Hannah Kruse, Sean Ries, Nick Sciarretta) is like the secret after-school project of four kids who would have passed each other without a glance in the hallway at school, but once they’re plugged in and ready to play their distinct blend of post-punk, alternative rock, and dark pop, all bets are off. 

Dressed up in sultry post-punk stylings reminiscent of Arctic Monkeys’ AM, “Why Can’t I Call You” is the final single to be shared from the band’s forthcoming Carousel EP before it’s officially released on February 9th. Inspired by songwriter McLaren’s crush on a person he couldn’t pursue, the song is rife with hooks and vocals that emulate the likes of Grian Chatten (Fontaines D.C.) and Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys).