NGHTMRE and SLANDER have produced numerous hit tracks over the past few years, including “Gud Vibrations” in 2016, which eventually led to the creation of their record label, aptly named, Gud Vibrations. With both artists seen as festival mainstays, it comes as no surprise that they have taken over various festival stages around the world including Ultra and EDC and embarked on their own global tours.

“Fall Into Me” is a true festival classic, incorporating signature elements from each artist, including NGHTMRE’s meticulous production skills and SLANDER’s distinctive sounds with the juxtaposition between peaceful piano chords and melodic bass in the background. Adding to this, the powerful music video takes the audience through a peculiar journey of a man and his perplexing dream of a woman. The unique 2D animation style brings out the retrospective context with constant scene change to showcase flashbacks of the dream. Perplexing at first, the ambiguity of the characters’ relationship gradually unfolds itself as the story releases little hints of explanation as it progresses. With each scene change matching the beats of the music perfectly, the music video is flawlessly assimilated with the music. Throughout the scene, the theme of “fall into me” is also shown both literally and figuratively as both characters fall into space repeatedly and spark chemistry whenever their eyes meet. Altogether, this exquisite production highlights the novelty, evocative, and mysterious elements NGHTMRE and SLANDER’s music embodies.

NGHTMRE performed twice at Ultra Music Festival 2022 and will headline his ‘NGHTMRE: INTO THE DRMVRSE’ performance at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheater April 15 in Morrison, Colorado with support from Kill The Noise, Dimension, Knock2, and Nitepunk. Tickets can be found at https://nghtmre.com/pages/tour.

The partnership between Dylan Matthew and SLANDER became a worldwide phenomena in 2020 with the remix release of his original acoustic soundtrack “Love is Gone,” racking up more than 17 million views on YouTube and millions of streams on Spotify. However, the American singer had yet to work with the iconic productions created by NGHTMRE, endlessly teasing his fans on social media up to the track’s release date with small previews of the song. This collaboration is guaranteed to highlight each artists’ signatures as well as the extraordinary, newfound relationship between the three. Along with “Fall Into Me,” the singer-songwriter is currently wrapping up his fifth EP, which will be releasing later this year, as well as developing a joint album and tour with SLANDER. With his ability to perform on a variety of different levels and his vocals capturing the attention of millions, Matthew has become one of the most watched artists of the year.

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Juvon Taylor is one of Toronto’s most talented hidden gems. His soul sound derives from a few places: the pentecostal church choir, the guitar and Toronto’s music scene. He began writing at the age of 13, and years later while singing in subway stations his soaring vocals were discovered by Canadian artist Melanie Fiona. 

“LMK” was born on the Clubhouse app, where he met Ottmar Miller in a virtual room of songwriters and producers sharing their art. Juvon freestyled over Ottmar’s beat and the rest was history. The new single explores the make-or-break trajectory of a relationship.

Halifax-based singer Willie Stratton has proven time and again that he can dive into any of rock ‘n’ roll’s various iterations—heartsick blues, twanged-up country, hip-shaking rockabilly, groovy surf—and emerge as a maestro of the style. On his forthcoming LP, Stratton seeks synthesis: Drugstore Dreamin’ finds him playing alchemist, melting down the myriad sounds he’s mastered over the years to create singular sonic gold. As Stratton deftly weaves and mixes musical forms, Drugstore Dreamin’s intoxicating concoction brings his timeless songwriting to the forefront.

Through the lush, rolling Americana of “Caroline,” Stratton tells the Herzogian tale of the Caroline affair—one of the defining losses in William Lyon Mackenzie’s Upper Canada Rebellion, during which a group of Canadian rebels fled to a Niagara River island only to be overtaken by British forces, who seized their ship, set it ablaze, and floated it down the river toward the falls. 

The Man Who’s anthemic sound has caught the alt rock scene by storm. With close to 30 million streams on their debut Bet on You EP, the trio has spent the last year honing their craft and have set out to return with their best work yet.

Groovy new single, “Cage,” captures a real emotion that The Man Who were feeling at the time. It was the first song they wrote after parting ways with the label they were signed to. There were no hard feelings at all, and this is in no way a “diss track,” but when you are young and thrown into an unfamiliar situation, there can be a lot of excitement mixed with a lot of confusion, and sometimes it just takes a bit of a hard hit to be able to see things straight.

Songwriter and actor Ian Lake uses his musical gift to connect people through the unifying bond of our shared human experience. Powerful, textured vocals and brutally honest lyrics, and soulful melodies, give Lake’s songwriting immediate impact, and leave a lasting impression.

“Fishing for Promises,” his third offering from this record, is a piano and cello ballad, about feeling misunderstood, and the imagined conversations that come out of it. It is easily his most raw and vulnerable song to date.

Watch the official music video for “Fishing for Promises” on YouTube:

“The song is about unrequited love, and feeling misunderstood,” said Ian. “It’s an imagined conversation that will never take place. What would I say if I actually got the chance to explain myself to the person who’s been occupying my mind? The song is equal parts clinging to hope, and calmly accepting whatever comes.”

The upcoming debut album What It Is (out April 22nd) finds Ian Lake on a journey from fragile vulnerability to courage and resolve. 

Alex Exists is the new solo project of Alex Pulec, frontman of The Nursery (awarded Best Independent Rock/Pop Band in Canada at Indie88’s 2018 Indie Awards). 

His first release is a cover of the David Essex song, “Rock On,” for a multi-artist cover album, Coverama. Alex’s version is a hypnotic and sultry interpretation that incorporates rhythmic breathing, pizzicato strings, ragtime pianos, toy drums and more… which challenges the question, “What is rock ‘n roll really supposed to be?”

“If I was going to do a rendition of a golden age rock and roll classic, I knew I had to launch it into orbit with an unexpected modern twist,” said Alex. “I was inspired by this idea that if aliens came to earth, years after rock and roll had died, found this record, fell in love with it, took it back to their planet and started making their own interpretations of it, how might it sound?”