Following her recent single, “Dark,” SHEAL is revealing a new, melodic piano-led ballad.

“‘Gravity’ is about what it’s like when you choose to love someone in spite of hurt and difference,” the artist explains. “Rather than running away from tenuous relationships, holding space for the other person to be themselves with all their flaws and beauty.” 

While her previous single explores the experience of fear shrinking one’s inner world, “Gravity” charts its expansion through love.

Lilting clarinet and strings elevate the grace of this song’s gentle beauty, which is one of SHEAL’s most ambitious pieces, both lyrically and production-wise. It conveys the feeling of weightlessness at the centre of “Gravity.”

The name Bealby Point derives from the band’s favorite beachside vacation spot in the British Columbian interior, an important beacon of inspiration when putting the final touches on their songwriting, among being a place of solitude from everyday life.

Groove to the bouncy, surf-rock vibe of their latest single, “Mermaid From L.A.” Inspired by love at first sight, the mermaid is a metaphor for this idealized version of the person crafted in fantasy and your own self-interest, without having even met them.

Dilettante, meaning “amateur of the arts,” is the semi-deadly-serious moniker of a quintet that reflects like a seasoned collective, only to laugh like absolute beginners. 

The five piece’s aptly-titled new single “Bonnie” was inspired by a fleeting romantic interest of bandleader Natalie Panacci, who unknowingly wrote the opening lines when revealing, “Bonnie, you’re a work of art. You’re a wild card. You’re a dreamboat into my heart.” 

Their self-titled debut effort arrives May 2022, a modulated cabaret that tests how wryly powerful pop can be. Bittersweet throwback bops create technicolour characters that shake and glimmer like the last sequin clinging to an attic-bound jumpsuit; then, thumping ballads croon and cry like dancing slowly, alone in the spotlight with all of your closest friends. Expect fantastic double harmonies, pulsing bongos, rolling low-end, and show-thieving synth leads. 

Junko Daydream is a heavy band from Canada, encompassing elements of post-hardcore, emo, shoegaze and nu-metal.

Their latest single, “A House That God Built,” recorded with Scott Middleton of Cancer Bats, is a distinctly honest exploration of the feelings of guilt and shame that can come with disability. 

Melodic verses are juxtaposed by a heavy, cathartic chorus. A full-out wall of sound engulfs the listener to represent the overwhelm of the song’s lyrics through the electrified closing section.

Fingerstyle acoustic guitar, atmospheric textures and transparently honest storytelling is what you will experience from Milan André Boronell’s music. Living a nomadic lifestyle over the years between Toronto, London, Bratislava and Prague, Milan also produces artists in the UK, Czech Republic and Slovakia.

He unveils his latest LP five hundred days., brought to life in a home filled with incredible creative energy in which he spent that length of time writing the majority of the songs on the album. Cathartic and healing, this release marks the end of a relationship and the beginning of a new chapter. New track “space” was inspired by a friend’s poem about how naivety and isolation in an experience can lead to one feeling crazy and needing space.

Milan shares:

the story of five hundred days. begins with the end of love as they knew it. a new home awaited him, one so colorful with the sound of nature’s melodies. drained by technology with a yearning for connection and a desperation to be seen, his inward journey begins with stages of grief and reflection. the subtle dance between holding on and letting go. relentlessly dissecting his past while distorting his present. aimlessly he wanders, hopeful, longing for what lies ahead. endless questions with the same answer: patience. attaching to anything that flashes just a glimpse of what he wants and needs. but gently he continues to guide himself toward the light he’s always known within himself. 

five hundred days. is the title of my new album, out now on all platforms. start with “space,” accompanied by a music video.

“space” taught me how to embrace change and encouraged trying something a little different. i was inspired by a friend’s poem about naivety and feeling isolated in one’s experience, which can drive you crazy and make you need space. 

Even when you’re at your lowest point, sitting in the agony of regret, there is something humbling about it; you can still be grateful to know how deeply you are able to feel, and almost marvel at it all. I felt alive  in my sorrow, and powerful knowing that I could experience such depths of agony. It was all magnified by the fact that I had no outside contact, and I tried to turn my pain into something beautiful. 

A storyteller at his core, Ian Lake’s true gift is connecting people through the unifying bond of our shared human experience. Powerful, textured vocals and brutally honest lyrics, set to catchy pop melodies, give Lake’s songwriting immediate impact, and leave a lasting impression. 

Lead single “The Bottom” is an entry point to a story about leaning into the pain of heartbreak. About being grateful, despite the agony, that you can feel something so deeply. Upcoming debut album, What It Is, finds him on a journey from fragile vulnerability to courage and resolve. Lake writes about loss and hope, yearning and regret, and ultimately, the strength that comes from acceptance. 

Ian Lake Shares: Well, last year was a mess to say the least. Amidst all the isolation and uncertainty, as I was struggling to find my self esteem, I met someone special, who I thought was the person I’d been waiting for. But between my own demons and the mixed messages I was receiving, I convinced myself that she would hurt me, so I ended things, ultimately hurting myself all the more deeply in the process, and never giving myself a chance to find out what might have been. What ensued was a dark chapter of pain, regret, and ultimately acceptance, which got processed through my piano.. That was the starting point for the creation of my debut album What It Is, and “The Bottom” which I’m pleased to share with you.

The official music video is available to watch now on YouTube, exploring the idea that “The Bottom” exists after destruction and before renewal. We tell that story through Toronto’s evolving landscape, shooting the performance around demolition and construction sites to tell a poetic interpretation of rebuilding. 

All streaming links: https://lnk.to/thebottomsingle