On the CBC Music Top 20 this week the title track from Charlotte Cornfield's upcoming album 'Hurts Like Hell' is #4, Begonia's "PLB" is #13, Broken Social Scene's "Not Around Anymore" is #18. Tune in this evening at 6 pm to hear guest host JJ LaBorde count them down www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

"I remember reflecting on how in pop culture and social media we kept commenting on how ‘2020 was the worst year ever’ but also how things never really seemed to feel like they were getting better." Jacob Brodovsky shares "Past Mistakes" and announces new LP www.killbeatmusic.com/media-releas...

Flore Laurentienne Maps Out Tour exclaim.ca/music/articl... | via @exclaimdotca.bsky.social | New album, 'Volume III', out April 10

WATCH: Ouri "Death Row" (Music Video). From the album 'Daisy Cutter' www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0Q3...

“I got a random Instagram DM from Alex Black Bessen saying ‘I’m going to be in Toronto, would love to meet with you'. Next thing I knew, I was in California in a cabin in the woods, having the most beautiful time" Fleur Electra's 'Strike The Match' EP out now www.killbeatmusic.com/media-releas...

"It’s no surprise that, before the first writing session, he wandered through the Johnny Cash Museum in Nashville. Rambling and rollicking music that would make the Man in Black proud." @georgiastraight.bsky.social spins Garret T. Willie's 'Bills Cafe' for 'Van Jams' www.straight.com/music/van-ja...

WATCH: @3amrevelations.bsky.social takes a look at the music video for Status/Non-Status' "Bones" and calls it a 'Song of the Week'. From the album 'Big Changes', out now everywhere. www.3amrevelations.com/listen/songs...

LISTEN: Broken Social Scene “Hey Amanda” stereogum.com/2492003/brok... | via @stereogum.com | From the album 'Remember The Humans', out May 8

#WokeUpWithThisSongInMyHead Wendy & Bonnie "I Realized You" www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylfx...

On the National !earshot Radio Chart this week Katie Tupper's 'Greyhound' is #3, Austra's 'Chin Up Buttercup' is #8 www.earshot-online.com

"Opens with a free jazz improvisation duet on drums, joined by two harps. From this tumult emerges light, embodied by a string melody, like a refusal to give in to disenchantment. " Flore Laurentienne shares “(À travers les) Chablis”. Vol III LP out April 10 www.killbeatmusic.com/media-releas...

"This is quietly one of the best songs we've heard so far in 2026" If It's Too Loud" spins Charlotte Cornfield's "irresistable" new single "Lost Leader". From the album 'Hurts Like Hell', out March 27 www.ifitstooloud.com/2026/03/char...

Rae Spoon Announces Canadian Tour exclaim.ca/music/articl... | via @exclaimdotca.bsky.social | New album 'Assigned Country Singer At Birth' out April 10

"Whether she’s offering a romantic gesture or a simmering kiss-off, Riolino uses all of her voice—the soulful bits and the twangy ones, the soft and warm, the snarling and the smoky" @nodepression.bsky.social spins Julianna Riolino's 'Echo In The Dust' nodepression.org/album-review...

#WokeUpWithThisSongInMyHead Buck Meek "Can I Mend It?" www.youtube.com/watch?v=4A_M...

LISTEN: Status/Non-Status' Adam Sturgeon chats with @vishkhanna.bsky.social about new album 'Big Changes' (and much more) on Kreative Kontrol Ep. #1074 vishkhanna.com/2026/03/07/e...

"Fleur Electra straddles the sweet with the sharp by swerving back and forth with precision to draw listeners in." CBC Music digs the "quirky instrumentation" & "playful vocal performance" of "Cutting Corners" calling it a 'Song You Need To Hear'. From 'Strike The Match EP www.cbc.ca/music/new-mu...

Dial up @exclaimdotca.bsky.social's The Eh! List' and hear music from upcoming albums by Charlotte Cornfield, The New Pornographers, and more open.spotify.com/playlist/4Un...

WATCH: Tinnitist screens the music video for Edwin Raphael's new single "It's A Shame You Swim So Well". From the upcoming album 'I Know A Garden', out March 20 tinnitist.com/2026/03/06/c...

"There are comparisons to be drawn to artists like Regina Spektor and Feist but Larkk sees McTaggart forging her own distinct path, one in which each song twists and turns" @georgiastraight.bsky.social takes a listen to Larkk's debut LP 'Cinders' in latest 'Van Jams' www.straight.com/music/van-ja...

"A gentle love letter to an unborn future child – or one that may never be. Abigail’s stunning vocals are a given but they’re taken to a new dimension by Jill’s harmonies." At The Barrier spins Abigail Lapell's "Hazel" Ft. Jill Barber. From upcoming LP 'Shadow Child' atthebarrier.com/2026/03/01/a...

#WokeUpWithThisSongInMyHead Smog “Let’s Move To The Country” www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzZL...

'Charlotte Cornfield has been called ‘Canada’s best-kept secret.’ Now, with her new album, the secret’s out' Charlotte Cornfield graces the cover of @thestar.com 'Spring Preview 2026' and chats about upcoming album 'Hurts Like Hell', out March 27 www.thestar.com/entertainmen...

"An urgent emotional reality, moving beyond literal storytelling to decode her heart in real-time. ... a work of revelation found in the fading light" @bigtakeover.com takes Julianna Riolino's new album, 'Echo In The Dust', out for a spin bigtakeover.com/recordings/j...

THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS SHARE NEW SINGLE "SPOOKY ACTION" www.allmusicmagazine.co.uk/post/the-new... | via All Music Magazine

"Dreamy pop vocal with hints of psychedelia, backed up by an echoing synth sound. ... a sense of triumph" @nextmagazine.bsky.social dives into Fleur Electra's new EP 'Strike The Match'. Out everywhere now nextmag.ca/album-review...

"powerful songs that carry the same political weight and emotional depth fans have come to expect." @photogmusic.bsky.social takes a listen to Status/Non-Status' new album 'Big Changes'. Out everywhere now. photogmusic.com/statusnonsta...

LOOK | LISTEN: The live performance video for the title track from Ariel Posen's upcoming album 'Bannatyne'' kicks off Tinnitist's latest 'Canadian Beacon'. Out everywhere March 20 tinnitist.com/2026/03/06/c...

#WokeUpWithThisSongInMyHead Laura Gibson “Milk-Heavy, Pollen-Eyed www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qn7G...

Tune in to The Verge on SiriusXM Canada and hear music from Katie Tupper's new album 'Greyhound' www.siriusxm.ca/channels/the...

Julianna Riolino talks about her new album, 'Echo in the Dust' www.npr.org/2026/03/07/n... | via @npr.org

15 songs that channel women's rage www.cbc.ca/music/intern... | via CBC Music

#WokeUpWithThisSongInMyHead Tanya Davis “Please Bless” www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO6I...

"Made at a handful of 2012 and 2014 summer music festivals, but it feels as if you’re right at the centre of a late-night performance at a dingy bar." @thestar.com talks Gord Downie, The Sadies, And The Conquering Sun's new LP 'Live At 6 O'Clock for 'The Must List' www.thestar.com/entertainmen...

LISTEN: @stereogum.com checks out the "skeletal psych-rock groove" of The New Pornographers new single "Spooky Action". From the album 'The Former Site Of', out March 27 stereogum.com/2490840/the-...

"Built around her steady, understated delivery, allowing the emotional weight of the lyrics to take center stage. ... a balance of vulnerability and resolve that feels both intimate and assured." @photogmusic.bsky.social spins Charlotte Cornfield's "Lost Leader" photogmusic.com/charlottecor...

#WoleUpWithThisSongInMyHead Cat Power “Living Proof” www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETlT...

On the National !earshot Radio Chart this week Katie Tupper's 'Greyhound' moves up to #2, Austra's 'Chin Up Buttercup' remains in the Top 10 for the 8th straight week www.earshot-online.com

Debby Friday’s Notebooks and Computer Have a Symbiotic Relationship amplify.nmc.ca/instrumental... | via National Music Centre | Amplify

WATCH: @3amrevelations.bsky.social screens the music video for Fleur Electra's new single "Get It Right" and calls it a 'Song of the Week'. From the EP 'Strike The Match', out now everywhere www.3amrevelations.com/listen/songs...

LISTEN: Tinnitist names Status/Non-Status 'Big Changes' an 'Album Of The Week' tinnitist.com/2026/03/05/a...

Stop by @exclaimdotca.bsky.social's 'The Eh! List' and hear music from upcoming albums by Ariel Posen, Edwin Raphael, and more open.spotify.com/playlist/4Un...

"Part lullaby and part elegy, “Hazel” is a gentle love letter to an unborn or future child, or one that may never be." Great Dark Wonder takes a listen to Abigail Lapell's new single featuring Jill Barber. From the upcoming LP 'Shadow Child', out May 8 greatdarkwonder.com/singles-roun...

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#WokeUpWithThisSongInMyHead Joni Mitchell “Hejira” www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V6Q...

Tune in to CBC Music Top 20 with Grant Lawrence this evening at 6 pm and hear a Top 5 song from Charlotte Cornfield, a chart rising track from Begonia, a chart debut from Broken Social Scene, and more www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

"Their alt-country punk rock vibe energy is unlike any other live recording involving Downie. To experience Gord Downie and The Sadies perform live together once again is a genuine treat which cannot be replicated." Spill Magazine dives into 'Live At 6 O'Clock' spillmagazine.com/spill-album-...

"Mixes small-town kid, bruised storyteller, and the bar-burning guitarist to bring to life tales about home, hustlers, and heartbreakers in a gritty blues rock album that demands more volume." @bluesrockreview.bsky.social spins Garret T. Willie's "Bill's Cafe' bluesrockreview.com/2026/02/garr...

Press play on Tinnitist's most recent 'Canadian Beacon' and hear a song from the deluxe version of Julianna Riolino's new LP 'Echo In The Dust', Rose Cousins cover of Annie Lennox "Cold", and more tinnitist.com/2026/02/27/c...