Bobby Freemont & Chrome Daphne have teamed up for a cool new collab. Melding Bobby Freemont’s bedroom pop with Chrome Daphne’s slick production.

The song “Little Bit” is about those times when you think things are getting better until your friends leave and you’re alone. A summer day can feel like a winter night pretty quickly. At the same time, you can zoom out and look at it as saying things are good now but you never know what’s around the corner. Life is full of good times and bad and that line encompasses both of them. There’s beauty in that.

This is just the beginning of a beautiful partnership – Bobby and Chris from Chrome Daphne are frequent collaborators at their studio and have been amassing a backlog of great music together, so be sure to look out for more!

TEEN BLUSH is the solo artist and production project from Chicago-based musician Ken Foss. With a sound that traditionally glides through elements of dreampop, shoegaze, new wave and true alternative rock, Foss creates an experience that is both familiar and refreshing.

He broadens his sonic palette through a collaboration with fellow Chicago-based artist/producer skagboy who takes the songwriting prowess he has established throughout the existing catalogue and brings it into a new electronic alt-pop soundscape. 

Released on indie record label Everything Forever, IS IT ALREADY FALL TIME? combines elements of different genres of electronic dance music and hyperpop/glitchcore. The EP explores themes such as being haunted, ghosts, space, late-night adventures, and what it feels like to want to fall in love with someone – all through the lens of the season of autumn. 

The latter is captured in the focus track “FALL TIME” which is both about the excitement of fall approaching and the ache to be close to someone who is far away, while fully knowing they only want the parts of you that they find convenient. Ultimately, it’s about being foolish enough to convince yourself that somehow that might change.  

The Saskatoon-born alt-pop singer/songwriter velours is named after the French word for “velvet,” for her beautifully soft voice and her music style. She writes about the human condition, the lyricism colliding with beautifully authentic melodies. CBC has listed her as one of the “12 Sask. musicians changing the sound” of Saskatchewan. 

velours was inspired by a feeling she had of the whole world crumbling around her, though still having a sparkling, vibrant love that grows, despite it all. Her concept of “Flowers in a Wasteland” not only has contrasting imagery, but she also wanted to mix that with a killer upbeat pop rock energy. The idea that something so beautiful and fragile like a flower can thrive in something so visually miserable like a wasteland was such a fun concept to work with. 

The song is produced by multi-platinum, JUNO award-winning producer Ryan Stewart (Carly Rae Jepsen, Simple Plan, Smash Mouth).

“The concept, style, and song title came seamlessly, but the lyrics took a lot of figuring out,” explains velours. “It was a challenge to find the line between creating imagery of a wasteland and the fun of being in love with someone. I also wasn’t too sure what kind of imagery to use and it wasn’t until my mom––the person who taught me everything I know about literature––suggested I re-read Lord Byron’s poem, ‘Darkness.’ I had so much fun taking from the apocalyptic imagery in the poem and contrasting that with the upbeat sound and feeling of new love.”

Ways In Waves is the brainchild of Brian Raine, a multi-instrumentalist and music producer originally from Yellowknife but currently living out of Edmonton. With malleable form and the spirit of experimentation at its core, the group began as a live duo, and eventually expanded to a five piece live band with Raine picking up vocals as well as guitar and keys parts.

His new song, “Everything Taken” came about from the feeling of unshakeable restlessness that he felt during the height of the pandemic. He began to question: what would it take to make a difference? Why does it feel like doing things the right way accomplishes nothing? 

In the face of a provincial government that seems bound and determined to extend the pandemic as long as possible, to destroy our natural resources and race toward climate catastrophe, Raine began thinking of how being nice was holding him back from doing good. Reflecting upon how the past several years have changed him as a person, he asked himself how much more he would need to change to really be a force for positive 

“The title came to me as I was reflecting upon how much my life has changed over the past couple years, and how I’ve changed as a person. I’m still grieving lost loved ones, broken relationships, and the end of many long threads in life,” says Raine. “In many ways it’s easier to think about having things taken away from me, rather than losing them to circumstances. In reality it’s a bit of both, but I wanted to channel my anger toward the powers that be in this song. I’m choosing to focus on what I would need to do moving forward as a responsible citizen, as a caring friend, and as someone who wants to be good.”

Singer-songwriter Steve Neville (formerly of The Balconies) is a cancer survivor and reconnecting Métis musician. He was rushed to hospital emergency in February 2021 after a period of rapidly declining health, diagnosed with leukemia and immediately began treatment. 

Steve shares his experiences of fear, sadness, love, and hope on his debut solo LP, OFF TRACK, produced by Liam Jaeger. His song “bitter taste” captures a dreamy state that oscillates between light and darkness. “I woke here, alone in bed. I couldn’t stand the loneliness so I thought of you instead.” At times of isolation, Steve drew inner strength from imagining his partner, who was a constant resource to regain courage and the drive to beat his illness.