Following the success of their Somedays EP, Lost In Japan return with their newest single “Red Line.”  Inspired by tour life and being away from loved ones, “Red Line” begins with an incredibly upbeat and punchy drum groove that is soon accompanied by some infectious indie-pop melodies. 

Though inspired by a story of band life, Lost In Japan’s metaphorical lyrics provides listeners with a relatable depiction of love without sacrificing the likeable elements of their past releases.

As one half of Toronto, Ontario’s alternative duo, USS, Human Kebab has seen his DJ career take him across the world over the past-decade. Affectionately known as the “after party before the party,” he scours the world for the best rock and alternative remixes before blending them into an hour-long dance smashup.

His upcoming EP focuses on different aspects of office culture, with second single “Office Romance” detailing a sexually tense workplace relationship. A minimal house loop and repetitive bass line take centre stage in the tongue-in-cheek video complete with Zoom, VR headsets and a cubicle dance party.

Jacob Weil (pronounced Wheel) is a road-worn singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based out of Vancouver, B.C. Floating purposefully between the genres of folk, Americana and alternative music, Jacob’s songs often leave the listener reminiscing of a not so distant past, like a lost memory obscured by the trials of the present moment. 

Fresh off his first solo tour across the USA, Jacob releases a love song yearning for life on the road. “The Next Show” looks back on the early days of performing in nostalgia of the beautiful moments in each small show.

A choir boy gone rogue, Fox Revett is a Toronto singer-songwriter and producer. Fox has a background in classical voice and composition, but chases the highs of bubble gum basslines, syrupy sweet melodies, and brutally honest storytelling.

In an economy of song where singers never really take the fall or the blame, Fox looks inwards to the parts that feel villainous, yet vulnerable. “Someone New” finds the artist falling out of love and expecting their partner to change, soon realizing they were just projecting out of insecurity.

With roots in a musical household in Halifax, Nova Scotia, SHEAL picked up piano, guitar, and violin as a child, before finding her call to songwriting at age seventeen. 

She started committing more to her craft throughout her twenties, writing alongside friends and musicians on the East Coast. Following a move to Toronto in 2016, she released her debut EP and is now set to release her sophomore album, Courage Again, in January 2022.

The album’s first single, a stripped back piano and guitar led piece of introspection, is “Dark.” SHEAL wrote the track when she was feeling a lot of resentment towards someone and was beginning to realize that all the negative energy she had towards them was actually harming her more than anyone else.

Zoocrates was created in 2014 by the Argentinian songwriter Daiana Bolini, now based in Montreal.  Zoocrates recently released her first album ‘Bug In The System’, on October 22nd.

Zoocrates music is a combination of alternative rock-pop, indie pop, dreampop, electrorock and acoustic music. Bug in the system is a journey through different aspects of the mind. It leads us to disruptive realities as a search for self-acceptance and connection with our emotions.

Sometimes we feel trapped or stuck in daily life, feeling conditioned about the future and how hard it is to break out of the mold. Last year those sensations intensified, as if all of this was unreal.

“Bug In The System,” the first single from my new album released October 22nd, reflects all those feelings – the system is life and it’s unfair aspects that we sense all the time.

Check out the official video for “Bug In The System” on YouTube

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My sound has undergone a radical change and now finds inspiration through a mix of electro pop and progressive rock. From this exploration of sounds and emotions, I encourage you to find your own connections to this song. 

The album, Bug In The System, is a journey through different aspects of the mind. It leads us to disruptive realities as a search for self-acceptance and connection with our emotions, giving ourselves the time and space to go through problems and heal at our own pace.