GOING FOR ADDS

FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER Kicked Out Of The Garden [CorpoRAT] 

RIYL: Deer Tick, Polyphonic Spree, The Band, Rolling Stones, Murlocs, Low Cut Connie

Hometown: Portland, OR

- Family Worship Center specializes in a strain of redemptive, 1970s-styled rock n’ roll that recalls the Rolling Stones, Leon Russell, The Band, and Delaney & Bonnie. 
- Scheduled to perform on NPR / OPB’s Live Wire 9/14 
- 2020 debut EP Sunday A.M. was recorded by Grammy-winning producer Eddie Spear (Rival Sons, Blackberry Smoke, Lukas Nelson), and featured players from The Band, Deer Tick, Ringo Starr, James Brown, Keith Richards, and Foxygen, among others.
- the new LP is produced by Portland go-to producer Cameron Spies (Spoon Benders, Shivas)
- Featured on the 2021 Billboard charting (#11) John Prine tribute album “Kiss My Ass Goodbye”

DIZZY Dizzy [Royal Mountain] 
RIYL: The Japanese House, Samia, Wolf Alice, Hatchie, Alvvays
Hometown: Oshawa/Toronto, ON

EXCLAIM FEATURE [9/10]
"More studied and skillfully unruly than their previous releases, Dizzy is a glimmering marvel, wise but also comfortable enough in itself to be fallible."

Includes #1 Most-Added NACC Singles "Barking Dog" & "Close"

New record produced by David Pramik (Selena Gomez, chloe moriondo), mixed by Geoff Swan (Charli XCX, Caroline Polachek)

Their second album, The Sun and Her Scorch was nominated for Alternative Album of the Year at the JUNOS. Alternative Album of the Year JUNO winner for debut album Baby Teeth, also included on the Polaris Long List 2019

Continuously receives editorial support from Stereogum, NME, Dork, Coup de Main, Line of Best Fit, etc.

THE HIVES The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons [Disques Hives]
RIYL:  Cage The Elephant. Arctic Monkeys, Mando Diao, The Black Keys
Hometown: Fagersta, Sweden
Includes their #1 NACC Single "Bogus Operandi" & current Top 10 NACC Single "Rigor Mortis Radio" (the week's biggest climber on the chart!) 
The band's 6th LP, The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons, digs up the lore around The Hives’ mysterious eponymous collaborator and his apparent demise.
Produced by Patrik Berger (Santigold, Bleachers, Viagra Boys, Lana Del Rey,
Robyn, Charli XCX, Miike Snow, Little Dragon, Peter Bjorn & John)
Have two Gold-selling albums in the US that include their Top 10 breakthrough hit "Hate To Say I Told You So" and Top 20 anthem "Walk Idiot Walk"
Recently wrapped a sold out European tour with Arctic Monkeys

iskwē "I Get High" feat. Nina Hagen b/w "Sure To Come" (Single) [Self-Released] 
Pronounced iss-kway
 
RIYL: Goldfrapp, Roisin Murphy, Bjork, Ladyhawke 
Hometown: Winnipeg, MB
Has lived in LA, NYC, Toronto, and now calls Hamilton, ON home

Produced by Damien Taylor (Bjork, Arcade Fire, Bomba Estereo)
"I Get High" is currently Top 20 @ Canadian Alternative Radio, Top 10 @ CBC and is new and climbing the NACC Top 30 @ CBC 3!
it features icon Nina Hagen aka "The Godmother of German Punk"
iskwē | ᐃᐢᑫᐧᐤ — born Waseskwan Iskwew, meaning “blue sky woman” to a Cree/Dene/Metis mother and father of Irish decent.
Press coverage from Vice, CBC, Billboard, NPR, Exclaim! & more

GHOST KIDZ
"Goin' Off" feat. Vince Staples 
b/w "Ha Ha" (Single)
[Superplastic/Virgin] 

RIYL: Pusha T, Schoolboy Q, Smoke DZA, Cordae, A$AP Rocky

Ghost Kidz are two brothers that are total opposites, whose mission is to fu@# up the undead, party like the world’s ending, and become the greatest entertainers of all time.  

- Debut performance/video opening up for Lil Uzi Vert and ASAP Rocky at Rolling Loud this past weekend. 

- First music project from Superplastic Records, a global entertainment brand that creates and manages a roster of world-famous synthetic celebrities and influencers like Janky, Guggimon and more.

FIONN I Might Start Smoking [604] 
r.i.y.l.: Tegan and Sara, Caroline Polachek, Beach Bunny, HAIM
Hometown: Vancouver, BC

Produced by Carly Rae Jepsen keyboardist Jared Manierka, Max Cunningham of soul pop trio Ludic, and Juno winner Kevin Maher of Fake Shark
"Take Me Out!" in regular rotation on CBC Music
“I Might Start Smoking” sums up our second coming of age. We’ve found our earlyadulthood comparable to a brand-newform of childhood dizzying us with freshexperiences and chaotic emotions. We started working on this record over a year ago in ourhometown White Rock BC with Jared Maneirka. We made as many demos as we could andadded only our favorites to a ‘quality folder’. We also spent hours in Max Cunningham’shome studio writing the title track while trying to find ways to lace Celtic accents into ouralternative pop/rock creations. We then made it back to 604 studios (our second home) towrite a few songs with ourlong-standing collaborator Kevvy Maher screaming angsty backup vocals and playing around with electric guitar tones, throwing it back to when we madeour 2020 EP ‘Everyone’s a Critic’

THE HIVES "Rigor Mortis Radio" (Single) [Disques Hives]
RIYL:  Cage The Elephant. Arctic Monkeys, Mando Diao, The Black Keys
Hometown: Fagersta, Sweden

Clash: "Swedish comeback heroes The Hives have shared their new garage-punk blaster new single ‘Rigor Mortis Radio’.  The band are blazing a trail right now, with the world falling for The Hives all over again. Perhaps it’s that irresistible garage punk energy, or their impeccable tailoring – or maybe it’s the showmanship, and the strength of the songwriting.  Whatever the reason, it’s Hives-Mania Pt. 2 right now, and truthfully? We are absolutely here for it."

Stereogum: "The Hives are back, have you heard?? The Swedish rock gods (yes, I said it and I stand by it) will release their first new album in over a decade… Enjoy the swaggering “Rigor Mortis Radio”
Produced by Patrik Berger (Santigold, Bleachers, Viagra Boys, Lana Del Rey, Robyn, Charli XCX, Miike Snow, Little Dragon, Peter Bjorn & John)
Have two Gold-selling albums in the US that include their Top 10 breakthrough hit "Hate To Say I Told You So" and Top 20 anthem "Walk Idiot Walk"

SHY KIDS house cats [Everything Forever] 

RIYL: Winnetka Bowling League, Portugal. The Man, Tame Impala, Dayglow
The band describe themselves as "Broken Social Scene…but shyer." 
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario

Shy Kids' debut LP, Lofty! was long-listed for the Prism Prize in 2016.

The band is signed to Said The Whale's Vancouver-based label, Everything Forever.

A trio of Toronto-based multi-hiphenates that are both accomplished musicians and run a successful film production company working on projects for Netflix, HBO, Showtime, and many more. Created a short film in 2013 called NOAH, the first film set entirely on a computer screen, that inspired a new genre of filmmaking.

RARE AMERICANS Searching For Strawberries: The Story Of Jongo Bongo [Crooked City] 
RIYL: Dr. Dog, Judah & The Lion, AJR, Car Seat Headrest

Hometown: Vancouver, BC

Includes "Milk & Honey" which just debuted on the NACC Singles Chart this week!

Spin: “[Rare Americans’] fascination with the way people interact in the world echoes throughout their music.” 

Under The Radar: "…irresistible hooks, lyrical wit, and animated deliveries.”

Amplify The Noise: "With “Milk & Honey”, Rare Americans continue to perfectly nail the zombie life that a 9-5 job can have on one’s soul. The lyrics and beats are melodic and infectious and the accompanying section of the Act 1 video is so fantastic."

Started by brothers James and Jared Priestner in 2018
The album is accompanied by a 33-minute animated musical-film
Juno Award nominees for Breakthrough Group of the Year (2023)

Len Bowen 
NTHN4GRNTD
[BLK.SUN.SND] 

 RIYL: Shad, Jadakiss, Prodigy, Nas, French Montana, Pusha T
Hometown: Winnipeg, MB

Collaborated with artists such as YSN Fab, Asun Eastwood, Shad, and JRDN. 

Appeared on the Jadakiss curated mixtape Who Really Got Barz, and a collaboration with poet Charles Payne on the Bronze Medal winning Global Music Award song/video “The Cure”

Praised on outlets like Bandcamp, Okayplayer, CBC Music, and Pandora. 

PETIT BISCUIT "You Don't Ignore (Too Late)" b/w "Honor Your Goals" (Single) [Écurie] 
RIYL: Bonobo, Flume, Disclosure, Mura Masa

Hometown: Rouen, France

Has performed @ Coachella and Lollapalooza
His previous two albums reached the Top 3 of the NACC Electronic Chart
Has also topped the NACC Chill Chart and the !earshot Electronic Chart
His breakthrough hit "Sunset Lover" has achieving an astonishing milestone of 15
times platinum certification worldwide with 2 billion worldwide streams
Presence was a Top 30 hit on the NACC 200.

EARMILK: "Petit Biscuit demonstrates a remarkable ability to create warm, atmospheric music with a dance-evoking, upbeat backbone."

EDM.com: "Whimsical, euphoric and stirring, aurally expressing Petit Biscuit's creative growth toward song structures rich with instrumentation and the artist's own vocals."

HALF MOON RUN Salt
[BMG] 

RIYL:  Fleet Foxes, Shearwater, Local Natives, Temples, Band Of Horses, My Morning Jacket

Hometown: Montreal, Quebec
The fourth LP from the trio of Devon Portielje, Dylan Phillips, Conner Molander

SPILL [9/10]: “Half Moon Run’s latest masterpiece, Salt offers a captivating and unparalleled listening experience, tugging at the heartstrings of its audience. Every track on this album is infused with raw emotion and compelling storytelling, providing a rare glimpse into the band’s collective psyche… With their signature layered percussion and captivating group vocal harmonies, this Canadian indie rock band excels once again, delivering a solid album that is an absolute must-listen. Salt is a musical gem that showcases Half Moon Run’s artistic brilliance and reinforces their rightful place among the industry’s finest.”

BEN HOWARD "Walking Backwards" (Single)[Island] 

RIYL: John Vincent McMorrow, Matt Corby, Fleet Foxes, Daughter, Hozier

Hometown: London. England

Produced by Bullion (Nilüfer Yanya, Westerman, Carly Rae Jepsen, Florence + The Machine, David Byrne)
His 2012 album, Every Kingdom, was nominated for the Mercury Prize
At the 2013 Brit Awards ceremony he received two awards: British Male Solo Artist, and British Breakthrough Act.

TYLER DIAL
"Sad Cactus" (Single)
[Electric West/Virgin] 

RIYL: Kacey Musgraves, Jason Isbell, Houndmouth,
Jenny Lewis, Sturgill Simpson, Brandy Clarke

Hometown: Nashville, TN

 – Tyler’s debut album, ‘Electric West’, is work of art that shows a combination of all of Tyler’s influences that have shaped him as the person and the artist that he is today

 – Tyler has been featured in American Songwriter, Hits Daily Double and more

DARKOO "Disturbing U" feat. Arya Starr (Single) [Golden Boy/Mavin] 
RIYL: Stefflon Don, Kel-P, Major Lazer, Burna Boy, Rema, Anjelique Kidjo
HOMETOWN: London via Lagos, Nigeria

- Produced by grammy award winner, DËRA (Bad Bunny, Oxlade, Major Lazer, Teni, Diplo) 
– Darkoo has had hit tracks with Black Sherif, One Acen, Mayorkun, Bnxn, Tion Wayne, KiDi, and Blanco.
– Playlisted on 1XTRA, Unity Radio, Mouv (France), FunX( Netherlands)

 – Charting on the UK Official Afrobeats chart at #11

HOTEL MIRA "Everything Once" (Single) [Light Organ]
RIYL: Arctic Monkeys, The Walkmen, The Strokes, The Cribs

Produced by Steve Bays (Fur Trade, Hot Hot Heat)

Currently on a US/Canadian tour (See list below... shows soon in NYC, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, Washington DC, Atlanta, Charlotte, Minneapolis, Columbus, and Pittsburgh)
Their tour includes opening slots for The Rare Occasions
Just surpassed 20M+ streams on Spotify
Appeared on the cover of Spotify's 'Ready to Rock' and 'Your New Alternative' playlists, and have been featured on New Music Friday Canada, Best Rock Songs of 2022, Indie All Stars, and Rock Your Block, Rock Favourites, Rock Me Up, and It's ALT Good

KEEGAN POWELL Fear Be Gone [Real Rumpus] 
RIYL: Chastity, Blur, Primal Scream, Galaxie 500, M. Ward, Wilco, Bright Eyes

- In addition to his solo work, Powell is a guitarist/composer for Chastity (Dine Alone/Captured Tracks) In 2020, Powell joined the studio project Darling Congress alongside Peter Van Helvoort and Brett Emmons of The Glorious Sons as lead guitarist.

- Fear Be Gone was produced by Matt Snell, best known for his work on records such as Dua Lipa’s  2020 grammy nominated ‘Future Nostalgia’ and The Flatliners ‘New Ruin’

LITTLE LIZARD "Super Cute" b/w "SF" feat. Love, Ulysses (Single) [Guilt Ridden Pop] 
RIYL: DEVO, Kraftwerk, Daft Punk, Jah Division

Little Lizard immerses you in a psychedelic brass band daydream full of analog synth, funky bass, and boom-bap drum machine beats. Naming their instrumental creation "Funk Punk" Little Lizard draws from electro, dub, hip-hop, and 70s soundtracks to produce a lighthearted sound focused on good vibes and getting your boogie on.

THE HIVES "Bogus Operandi" (Single) [Self-Released]
RIYL:  Cage The Elephant. Arctic Monkeys, Mando Diao

NME Single & Album Announcement
Stereogum Single & Album Announcement
Consequence Of Sound: "Latest offering “Bogus Operandi” opens with monumental power chords before The Hives kick into frenetic, almost metal-inspired guitar."

WALDEMAR Ruthless [Self-Released] 

RIYL: War On Drugs, Lord Huron, My Morning Jacket,Band Of Horses, Destroyer, St. Lucia
Hometown: Eau Claire, WI

- Slated to perform on the CBS Saturday Morning broadcast in June. A series that has recently featured the likes of Spoon, The Beths, Tallest Man on Earth, Tennis and SYML

MOURAINE In Search of Gold [Birthday Cake] 

RIYL: Anderson Paak, J.I.D., Shad, K'naan, Mustafa the Poet, Oddisee, La Russel, Caleborate, Amine, Brockhampton, Westside Boogie, Kendrick Lamar

- Big Dawg features Shady/Interscope rapper Westside Boogie
- Upcoming interview on CBC's largest national show, Q 
- Featured on Complex, Earmilk, Exclaim, Tinnitist, Rap Starz and more!
- Has supported the likes of Mac Miller, J.Cole, T-Pain, Big Sean, Pusha T, Classified,
- Playing FOCUS Wales and the Great Escape this month in the UK.

SHY KIDS "lovin you (baby)" (Single) [Everything Forever] 
RIYL: Winnetka Bowling League, Portugal. The Man, Tame Impala, Dayglow
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario

Follows up their earlier Top 5 Most-Added Single (and overall NACC 200 Top 30 Add) "fresh off a feeling" 

Shy Kids' debut LP, Lofty! was long-listed for the Prism Prize in 2016.

A trio of Toronto-based multi-hiphenates that are both accomplished musicians and run a successful film production company working on projects for Netflix, HBO, Showtime, and many more.

UNTIL THE RIBBON BREAKS "Everything Else But Rain" feat. Lucius (Single) [Vero] 
RIYL:  the xx, James Blake, Zola Blood, Elliot Moss, Hælos
Hometown: Cardiff, Wales

First new music in five years
Has toured with Phantogram, London Grammar, & Lorde
Has remixed songs for The Weeknd, Sam Smith, Faithless, Finneas, & Lorde
Were featured on Run The Jewel's song "Job Well Done"

STARRY EYES Ciao Bella EP [Self-Released] 
RIYL: Oasis, The Zolas, Doves, Travis, Supergrass, Manic Street Preachers

Hometown: Los Angeles
- Tracked on 2-inch tape and mixed on analog boards by Phil Ek (Band of Horses, Fleet Foxes, Modest Mouse, The Shins, Built to Spill, and Mudhoney)
- Already receiving early features from KROQ Los Angeles, Earmilk and more!

HALF MOON RUN "Alco" (Single) [BMG] 
RIYL:  Fleet Foxes, Shearwater, Local Natives, Temples, Band Of Horses, My Morning Jacket

Hometown: Montreal, Quebec

EXLAIM! Album Announcement & New Single FEATURE

The official first single from the band's upcoming 4th LP, Salt, due June 2
Embarking on a North American tour in 2023

LOUISE BURNS Element [Light Organ] 
RIYL: Kate Bush, The Raveonettes, Metric, Caroline Polachek
Hometown: Vancouver, BC

Produced by Jason Corbett of Actors
Has produced music for Art d'Ecco, Humans

THE BIG TAKEOVER ALBUM PREMIERE FEATURE

MAUVEY Before The Album 2: A Brief Overview [604] 
RIYL: Outkast, FKA Twigs, Childish Gambino, Frank Ocean, The Weeknd
PRONOUNCED: moe-vee

Quickly follows Mauvey's November release, Before The Album: A Love Letter To The Moons Of Mars which reached #6 !earshot Top 50,  #4 NACC Hip Hop , #8 !earshot Electronic

EXCLAIM: “The Vancouver artist is unbound by genre, identifying with punk, electronic, and everything in between — and Before the Album 2: A Brief Overview is no exception.”

RUEN BROTHERS Ten Paces [Yep Roc] 

RIYL: Orville Peck, The National, Tijuana Panthers, Nick Waterhouse, Allah-Lahs  
Hometown: Scunthorpe, Northern England 

Follows their Rick Rubin-produced debut, All My Shades Of Blue (2018) and their sophomore effort, 2021's ULTRAMODERN
Have toured with Orville Peck, Greta Van Fleet, George Ezra, ZZ Ward, Tom Odell, and Nikki Lane and played festivals including Glastonbury, Coachella, Bonnaroo, and ACL

DESIRE MAREA On The Romance Of Being [Mute] 
RIYL: Serpentwithfeet, Xenia Rubinos, FKA Twigs, Moses Sumney, Kelela
Pronounced: DEE-ZIRE MAH-REE-AH

Desire is from Durban and is a founding member of South African arts collective FAKA, who partnered with Versace to soundtrack their S/S 19 menswear show and were included in the Vogue World 100 & Dazed 100 lists.

Included in The New York Times' "The Playlist" feature that included music from Feist, Janelle Monae, & Lana Del Rey 

CLASH TRACK OF THE DAY FEATURE: "Be Free"
"[A] powerful, expressive statement... a work of real bravery and staunch creativity."

ANIMAL SCREAM HEARTBROKE MOTEL [American Hermitage] 

RIYL: Band of Skulls, Royal Blood, Cage The Elephant, Black Keys

Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA

Features members of 1,2,3 (Frenchkiss)
Follows up 2021's Night Walk and last year's stand-alone
dual single "Fires After Dark" b/w "Cinnamon Girl"
- Features the NACC-Charting first single "Cannibals"

HOTEL MIRA "Dancing With The Moonlight" (Single) [Light Organ]
RIYL:  Wet Leg, Car Seat Headrest, Grouplove, The Strokes
Produced by Steve Bays (Fur Trade, Hot Hot Heat)
Hometown: Vancouver, BC, now based in LA

Embarking on a US/Canadian tour in April, May, and June
Their tour includes opening slots for The Rare Occasions
Appeared on the cover of Spotify's 'Ready to Rock' and 'Your New Alternative' playlists, and have been featured on New Music Friday Canada, Best Rock Songs of 2022, Indie All Stars, and Rock Your Block, Rock Favourites, Rock Me Up, and It's ALT Good

WORRIERS Warm Blanket [Ernest Jenning] 
RIYL: Speedy Ortiz, Hop Along, Chastity Belt, Dear Nora, Slothrust
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA/Brookyln, NY

Includes #1 Most-Added NACC Single "Pollen In The Air"
Primary member Lauren Denitzio recorded and mixed the album at home, with Atom Willard (Current Against Me! drummer & former member of Rocket From The Crypt, Social Distortion) contributing drums remotely
Warm Blanket co-written with Dim Wizard aka David Combs of Bad Moves
Recent coverage from Brooklyn Vegan, Stereogum and Punk News
Toured with Gaslight Anthem, Jawbreaker in the last year
Worriers’ debut LP Imaginary Life was produced by Against Me!'s Laura Jane Grace 

NUR-D CRUSH [Fairplay] 
RIYL: Chance the Rapper, Childish Gambino, Tyler the Creator, Logic
Hometown: Minneapolis

- Nur-D's music has long contained references to Comics, Dungeons & Dragons, and professional wrestling and name-drops everything from Saved By The Bell to Fred Hampton to Mighty Ducks 

- His positive music has made him one of the most popular artists in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. But, when George Floyd was murdered by a former Minneapolis police officer, Nur-D's life took a new turn. He released a double album named after the intersection where the murder took place, 38th & Chicago. Allen joined with community volunteers to provide support in the form of aid, resources and education on behalf of the organization Justice Frontline Aid. His 2022 project HVN, was made after the MPLS Police Department attacked him during the George Floyd Uprising 

DESIRE MAREA "Be Free" b/w "Rah" feat. Zoë Modiga (Single) [Mute] 
RIYL: Serpentwithfeet, Xenia Rubinos, FKA Twigs, Moses Sumney, Kelela

Following the striking track and accompanying video, ‘Be Free’, which explores queer love within the realms of South Africa’s hyper-masculine world of taxi gangs, today he shares the delicate and brooding 8-minute epic, ‘Rah’. Sung entirely in Zulu, the track is a powerfully stirring cry on the planet and human interference. "Mother is wounded / And the long awaited day will soon come" Desire ruefully cries, calling for a new dawn.
 
‘Rah’ features fellow KwaZulu Natal artist, Zoë Modiga, the South African jazz singer whose incredible vocals weave alongside Desire’s to bring a whole new dimension to the storytelling, as well as contributions from South African opera singer Ann Masina.

LOUISE BURNS "I Don't Feel Like I Used To" (Single) [Light Organ] 
RIYL: Kate Bush, The Raveonettes, Metric, Caroline Polachek

Hometown: Vancouver, BC
Produced by Jason Corbett (Actors, Art d'Ecco, Humans)

Just added to rotation @ CBC 3 this week!
The lead single from Burns' upcoming fifth LP, Element, due in April

NORTHERN TRANSMISSIONS FEATURE

SURVIVING THE GOLDEN AGE: "Sounding somewhere between 90s Madonna and 80s Kate Bush, the song mixes elements of synth pop, darkwave, and trip hop. It is dreamy yet danceable and a little bit sensual."

DADDY LONG LEGS Street Sermons [Yep Roc]
RIYL: The Black Keys, The Jim Jones Revue, The White Stripes, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Gogol Bordello

Hometown: New York, NY

Produced by Oakley Munson of the Black Lips
Features The Lovin' Spoonful's John Sebastian & Wreckless Eric (who wrote one of the most celebrated punk rock singles of all time, "Whole Wide World")

NO DEPRESSION: “One of the most fun records to come out in quite some time."

CLEA ANAIS Circle Zero [Factotum] 

RIYL: Beabadoobee, Soccer Mommy, Land Of Talk, The Japanese House, Elder Island

Hometown: Calgary, Alberta
Pronounced: CLEE-ah Ah-NIGH-ees
 

The artist, who has previously contributed to the bands  RALEIGH, Woodpigeon, Reuben & The Dark, and Astral Swans, sets off on her own with her debut album. 

Currently on tour with Reuben & The Dark

Featured on CBC Radio’s Saturday Night Jazz and Key of A. Album has reached #1 on the artist local station CJSW and featured on CBC Calgary Eye Opener

CHRISTY COSTELLO "Uranium Baby" (Single) [Hollander] 
 
RIYL: Snail Mail, Dressy Bessy, Von Bondies, Pink Mink

Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Pronouns: She/Her

- Costello was previously the lead singer and guitar player in college radio faves Ouija Radio and Pink Mink and also spent time in the Von Bondies.
- She's currently a member of recent Vitriol client Monica LaPlante's backing band, who trades off the favor, playing bass for Costello

MURDO MITCHELL "Your Skin" b/w "Your Skin" (Flora Cash Remix) (Single) [Icons Creating Evil Art] 
 RIYL: Jose Gonzalez, Paulo Nutini, Ondara, James Bay
Hometown: Glasgow
After a prolific 2022, which saw him release a flurry of exciting efforts including ‘Lies’, ‘Jaded’ and ‘Ghosts’, which garnered support from the likes of Earmilk, Wonderland and Ones To Watch, singer-songwriter Murdo Mitchell returns once again to unveil that label mates 'flora cash' remixed his iconic single ‘Your Skin."

 PRESS: 
“…an artistry that’s as catchy and engaging as it is emotive” // Earmilk

“the Glasgow-based artist treats us to pensive beats and his bold vocal delivery, culminating in a heartbreak anthem worthy of the name”// Wonderland Magazine

“Nothing is wasted on this finely honed slice of indie-folk leaning songwriting building to that instantly-addictive chorus.” // CLASH

KEL-P "One More Night" (Single) [Jones Worldwide/Virgin] 

RIYL: Burna Boy, Wizkid, Rema
Hometown: Calabar, Nigeria

Kel-P co-produced the Grammy award winning Best Global Music Album ‘Mother Nature’ by Angélique Kidjo (2021) as well as the Grammy nominated album ‘Made in Lagos: Deluxe Edition’ by Wizkid (2022). 

Kel-P was the primary producer for Burna Boy’s ‘African Giant,’ which was nominated for Best World Music Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards and won Album of the Year at the 2019 All Africa Music Awards

 Responsible for producing songs for the biggest artists in Afrobeats: Rema, Wizkid, Spinall, Fireboy DML, Mr Eazi, Burna Boy, etc before brancing out with his own artistry

BEGONIA Powder Blue [Birthday Cake] 
RIYL: Janelle Monae, Lizzo, Wild Child, Solange, Amber Mark
Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba

Produced by Begonia, Matt Peters and Matthew Schellenberg (Royal Canoe)
with contributions from Jason Agel (Björk, Prince) and Joe LaPorta (FKAtwigs, beabadoobee, Solange).

Includes "Married By Elvis" which just climbed 18-11 @ NACC Singles this week and debuted on the NACC 200

Begonia's 2019 debut LP, Fear, received a nomination for Alternative Album of the Year at the 2019 Juno Awards and also earned Begonia a nod for Polaris Music Prize.

SHY KIDS "Fresh Off A Feeling" (Single)[Everything Forever] 
RIYL: Winnetka Bowling League, Portugal. The Man, Tame Impala, Dayglow
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario

The band's debut LP, Lofty! was long-listed for the Prism Prize in 2016.

"Fresh Off A Feeling" is the first single from their third LP, House Cats, due later in 2023.  The band is signed to Said The Whale's Vancouver-based label, Everything Forever.

A trio of Toronto-based multi-hiphenates that are both accomplished musicians and run a successful film production company working on projects for Netflix, HBO, Showtime, and many more.

BEGONIA
"Married By Elvis" (Single)
[Birthday Cake] 

RIYL: Janelle Monae, Lizzo, Wild Child, Solange

Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba

Produced by Begonia, Matt Peters and Matthew Schellenberg (Royal Canoe)
with contributions from Jason Agel (Björk, Prince) and Joe LaPorta (FKAtwigs, beabadoobee, Solange).
Begonia's 2019 debut LP, Fear, received a nomination for Alternative Album of the Year at the 2019 Juno Awards and also earned Begonia a nod for Polaris Music Prize.

ANIMAL SCREAM
"Cannibals"
[American Hermitage] 

RIYL: Band of Skulls, Royal Blood, Cage The Elephant, Black Keys

Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
The first single from the new album, Heartbroke Motel, later this year.
Features members of 1,2,3 (Frenchkiss)
Follows up 2021's Night Walk and last year's stand-alone dual single "Fires After Dark" b/w "Cinnamon Girl"

STEAKHOUSE Amer Rouge [Self-Released] 

RIYL: Neu!, Roxy Music, X, Calexico, Handsome Family, Orville Peck, The Sadies
Hometown: San Francisco

Features members of Toiling Midgets, Innaway, and Into Another
-  Mixed by John McEntire (of Tortoise, Sea & Cake)
-  Produced and engineered with Joe Goldring (of Swans, American Music Club)
-  San Francisco-based Western post-punk Songs about a "wide, strange America"
- Recent Tinnitist feature for "Shoot The Lights Out"

DIZZY "Birthmark" (Single) [Royal Mountain] 

RIYL: The Japanese House, Samia, Wolf Alice, Hatchie, Alvvays
Hometown: Oshawa/Toronto, ON

First single "Barking Dog" was featured by Dork Magazine, Line of Best Fit, Exclaim!, Brooklyn Vegan, Atwood Magazine, The Independent, Ones to Watch, Indie88, Gigwise, to name a few. 

#1 added single at College/Campus radio in North America on release week and the only single to appear in the NACC 200 Top 30 Adds Chart. 

New record produced by David Pramik (Selena Gomez, chloe moriondo) , mixed by Geoff Swan (Charli XCX, Caroline Polachek)

MAYFLY HIDEAWAY Vol. 1 [Duprince] 

RIYL: Helena Deland, Lana Del Rey, Rhye, Charlotte Cardin, Angèle 
Follows up 2021's NACC and Earshot charting Essence EP, Top 20 at NACC Canadian, spending 6 weeks on the NACC 200 and a month on Earshot
Coverage via CBC 3, Exclaim, Canadian Beats, Imperfect Fifth and more!

Mayfly's new EP, HIDEAWAY Vol.I - outlines the bewitching dystopia imagined by the singer-songwriter duo. Infused amongst the rhythmic electronic strata, vocal harmonies are carried by a mastered and sensitive interpretation. The message evokes a dark desire to escape, in coherence with the progressive structure of the song, which brings by itself an irresistible feeling of escape to the listener.

RIVER SINCLAIRE
"Driving" b/w "Emu Planet"
[Guilt Ridden Pop] 

RIYL: The Kills, Dehd, Illuminati Hotties, Slow Pulp
HOMETOWN: Minneapolis, MN

River Sinclaire is exactly the feel of memory lane you've been looking for! Solo project-turned supergroup, Daniel Hughes with members of Nancy's Raygun (Mauricio Hernandez) and Sauna Accident (Sophie Ballman) have put an emphasis on collaborative writing that pulls you into the acceptance of a struggle while "still having fun", in life and together while head bobbing along.

FOLIOS Can You Hear The Clubhouse? EP [Pig's Eye] 
RIYL: Mountain Goats, Neutral Milk Hotel, M. Ward, Elliot Smith
HOMETOWN: St. Paul, MN

 - Originally a basement project, Folios recently grew up to a full live band featuring Martin Devaney-vocals, rhythm guitars Matt Palin- bass, Adam Lamoureux (Farewell Milwaukee) -Hammond B3, Stylophone, Ryan Lovan (Warey (feat. Chaney of Polica, Roma di Luna, Romantica) -drums, percussion, Josh Peterson (Heiruspecs) -lead and rhythm guitars

- Produced by Tom Herbers (Low, Soul Asylum, Trampled By Turtles, Charlie Parr) 

CARRELLEE
Scale of Dreams
[Negative Gain] 

RIYL: Kate Bush, Cocteau Twins, Grimes, Twin Tribes
Hometown: Madison, WI/Minneapolis, MN

- Produced by Brett Bullion (Polica, Bad Bad Hats, Low), Huntley Miller
(Lizzo, Sylvan Esso), and Con Davison (Bad Bad Hats)
- Pray, a former folk singer-songwriter turned to synths during her divorce on this record finding her new voice in ethereal synthwave with dark-pop overtones. 

ROKI Mother [Self-Released] 

Hometown: Vancouver, British Columbia
Pronounced: ROW-KEY

Produced by Ben Kaplan (Mother Mother) and Winston Hauschild (Wanting Qu)
As a filmmaker, Roki produces and directs her own videos

During the process of recording her debut solo album, she experienced the greatest changes and challenges of her life, while becoming a mother she lost her own (at 7 months pregnant). The latter spun her into a darker state, unsure how to process her grief, she poured herself into her music.

BEGONIA "Right Here" (Single) [Birthday Cake] 
RIYL: Janelle Monae, Lizzo, Wild Child, Solange
Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba
 

Produced by Begonia, Matt Peters and Matthew Schellenberg (Royal Canoe) with contributions from Jason Agel (Björk, Prince) and Joe LaPorta (FKAtwigs, beabadoobee, Solange).
Begonia's 2019 debut LP, Fear, received a nomination for Alternative Album of the Year at the 2019 Juno Awards and also earned Begonia a nod for Polaris Music Prize.

DIZZY "Barking Dog" (Single) [Royal Mountain] 
RIYL: Japanese House, Samia, Wolf Alice, Daughter, Joy Formidable
Hometown: Oshawa/Toronto, ON

New record produced by David Pramik (Selena Gomez, chloe moriondo), mixed by Geoff Swan (Charli XCX, Caroline Polachek) 

Last album The Sun and Her Scorch was nominated for Alternative Album of the Year at the JUNOS. 2019 Alternative Album of the Year JUNO winner for debut album “Baby Teeth” was also included on the Polaris Long List 2019 

Already featured on Exclaim Dork Magazine, Line of Best Fit, and Indie88. Supported by BBC, KEXP, SiriusXM, SiriusXMU, KCRW, CBC, NPR, Stereogum and NME.

PUSCIFER V Is For Versatile [Self-Released] 
RIYL: Tool, A Perfect Circle, Alabama 3, Flaming Lips, Mars Volta, Nine Inch Nails, Silversun Pickups, Ministry, Queens of the Stone Age

Recorded at Los Angeles’ Sunset Sound, where everyone from Led Zeppelin to Tom Waits recorded classic albums, Puscifer put a new spin on the songs from the earliest days of the outfit with the album including tracks from V is for Va**** as well as standalone singles/EPs from the era.

The band is lead and was formed as an experimental project by Maynard James Keenan, familiar to many as the frontman of both Tool and A Perfect Circle. The project's name origins can be traced to a 1995 episode of the HBO classic Mr. Show where Keenan first used the name “Puscifer"  for a fictional band that has since become a reality. 

LOW ISLAND Life In Miniature [Emotional Interference] 
RIYL: Caribou, Foals, Everything Everything, LCD Soundsystem
Hometown: Oxford, England
‘If you were to put together Radiohead, LCD Soundsystem, Caribou and Glass Animals...you would create a singularity...it would just lay waste and it would be over and we’d all just be particles in the sand...but out of those dusty particles of oblivion we have this incredible band called Low Island’ - Zane Lowe

‘Pop instinct with avant garde ambition’ - Rolling Stone

'The band’s second album, it features more delicious alt-pop abstraction. Moving on from the promise of their debut, ‘Life In Miniature’ aims to overhaul their methodologies, while remaining true to their melodic instincts.' - Clash

MAUVEY BEFORE THE ALBUM: a love letter to the moons of mars [604]
r.i.y.l.: Outkast, The Weeknd, Childish Gambino, Frank Ocean
PRONOUNCED: moe-vee
"I Still Get Butterflies For You In My Tummy" features Dear Rouge

3am Revelations Song Of The Week Feature: "PROVE IT!"

After releasing his debut LP, The Florist, in December of 2021 and enjoying a lengthy and successful run on the NACC 200, NACC Electronic, and !earshot Top 50 Charts, Mauvey is back with a new EP and a batch of more engaging, genre-bending tracks. 

BBC INTRODUCING: “I don’t think you’ll have come across anyone like this before.”

TALK SHOW Touch The Ground [Missing Piece]

riyl: The Rapture, Yard Act, !!!, Hot Chip, LCD Soundsystem, The Gossip
Hometown: London, England

Produced by Hot Chip's Joe Goddard & Al Doyle (Hot Chip, LCD Soundsystem)

NME (4/5): ”London punks hit the dancefloor with all guns blazing. Informed by classic rave sounds, the four-piece's second EP is their most demanding and musically adventurous release yet… There is a feverish tone to dance music — that singular urge to move, get wrapped up in each satisfying beat and pulse, to exist within its energy. The band take that notion, tear into its core and let it explode.”

LIMINAL DRIFTER Cortisol 22 [Hidden Shoal]

RIYL: Ulrich Schnauss, Morcheeba, Massive Attack, Thievery Corporation, Boards of Canada
FCC CLEAN
Start with: 4, 6, 1, 8, 12, 11
HOMETOWN: Fremantle, Austrailia

- The first single from the LP, "Box Seat" has already spent three weeks @ #1 on NACC Chill (including this week) and rose 17-12 @ NACC Electronic this week too!
- Following up the #1 Chill album of 2020, "Connected"
- After experiencing a heart attack in late 2020., Order began working on the music that would form Cortisol 22 while recovering in hospital

NUR-D HVN [Fairplay] 

(Artist pronounced: Nerdy, Album pronounced: Heaven)
RIYL: Chance the Rapper, Childish Gambino, Tyler the Creator, Logic
Hometown: Minneapolis

- Nur-D's music has long contained references to Comics, Dungeons & Dragons, and professional wrestling. HVN name-drops everything from Fred Hampton to Mighty Ducks 

- His positive music has made him one of the most popular artists in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. But, when George Floyd was murdered by a former Minneapolis police officer, Nur-D's life took a new turn. He released a double album named after the intersection where the murder took place, 38th & Chicago. Allen joined with community volunteers to provide support in the form of aid, resources and education on behalf of the organization Justice Frontline Aid. This project was made after the MPLS Police Department attacked him during the George Floyd Uprising