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Helena Deland
Helena Deland McCullagh is a Canadian singer-songwriter. To date she has released five EPs: ''Drawing Room'' (2016) and ''From the Series of Songs "Altogether Unaccompanied"'' Vol. I, II, III & IV (2018) that she has written and composed. Her first full-length album ''Someone New'' was released on 15 October 2020. Her second full-length album ''Goodnight Summerland'' was released on 13 October 2023. Deland is currently signed to Luminelle Recordings (label founded by Gorilla vs. Bear & Fat Possum Records) for the world as well as Chivi Chivi for Canada. She has toured consistently since the beginning of her career in Canada, United States and Europe. Biography Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Deland spent the first years of her life in Summerland, British Columbia before moving to Quebec City where she grew up. Deland currently lives in Montreal. Her native languages are French and English; however, she primarily writes and sings in English. She began playing piano and guit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vancouver, British Columbia
Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. The Metro Vancouver area had a population of 2.6million in 2021, making it the List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada#List, third-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Greater Vancouver, along with the Fraser Valley, comprises the Lower Mainland with a regional population of over 3million. Vancouver has the highest population density in Canada, with over , and the fourth highest in North America (after New York City, San Francisco, and Mexico City). Vancouver is one of the most Ethnic origins of people in Canada, ethnically and Languages of Canada, linguistically diverse cities in Canada: 49.3 percent of its residents are not native English speakers, 47.8 percent are native speakers of nei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Someone New (album)
''Someone New'' is the first full-length studio album by Canadian art pop musician Helena Deland. Reception Editors at AllMusic rated this album 3.5 out of 5 stars, with critic Marcy Donelson writing that "Deland's vulnerable voice helps make her self-conscious, searching commentaries all the more engrossing" on an album with "subtly shifting sounds and structures". Jess Wrigglesworth of ''Clash Music'' gave this album an 8 out of 10 for displaying Deland's "ability to combine woozy guitars with killer synths and endlessly catchy melodies". In ''Exclaim!'', Joe Bagel rated this album 9 out of 10, calling it "a confetti cannon filled with breakup roses" that is "a gestational document, thrilling to witness" for Deland's exploration of romantic relationships. Editors of the publication chose it as the 39th best album of 2020, with Kaitlin Irving praising "evocative lyricism and melancholic guitar riffs hatmake the album so intoxicating, real and timeless, it may prove impossible to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cass McCombs
Cass McCombs (born November 13, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter. Career McCombs has played in numerous bands in the Bay Area during the 1990s before relocating to New York City. He released his debut EP '' Not the Way E.P.'' (2002), debut album '' A'' (2003), and follow-up '' PREfection'' (2005) via Monitor Records and 4AD. In 2007, McCombs signed to Domino Records and released '' Dropping the Writ'' (2007). Domino Records released his following four records including ''Catacombs'' (2009), which was voted one of the "50 Top Albums on the Year" by ''Pitchfork''. It was followed by '' Wit's End'' (2011), '' Humor Risk'' (2011), and ''Big Wheel and Others'' (2013). He toured with John Cale in 2012. His single "Bradley Manning" premiered on the '' Democracy Now News Hour'' in 2012. His songs have been featured in films including the surf film ''The Present'' (2009), and Ralph Arlyck documentary '' Following Sean'', as well as notable skate videos featuring Jason Dill, Je ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Evian
Sam Griffin Owens, known professionally as Sam Evian, is an American songwriter, instrumentalist and producer based in New York. He has released four full-length albums. History In 2016, Sam Evian signed with Saddle Creek Records. Sam Evian's music has been described as indie rock, "crunchy country", and "70s-tinged psychedelic soft rock". He released his debut album ''Premium'' in 2016. The album's lead single, "I Need a Man", was premiered by ''Stereogum''. In 2018, Evian released his second album ''You, Forever''. Kazu Makino of Blonde Redhead contributed to the album's song "Next to You". The song "Health Machine" was released as a single and music video. Another single, titled "IDGAF", was premiered by ''Stereogum''. In the ''Pitchfork'' review of ''You, Forever'', Allison Hussey wrote that Evian "offers rock songs about vulnerability and desire that are gentle and sweet but avoid the most saccharine tendencies of soft rock". Digital Trends included ''You, Forever'' in thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goodnight Summerland
''Goodnight Summerland'' is a 2023 studio album by Canadian art pop musician Helena Deland. It has received positive reviews from critics. Reception Editors at AllMusic rated this album 4 out of 5 stars, with critic Marcy Donelson writing that this music is "something rooted in folk and even more intimate" than Deland's first album, with songs that are "a poetic, sometimes philosophical set whose tone is always tender". Bill Pearis of ''BrooklynVegan'' declared this album of the week, with "words and music hatmake for a powerful, moving work". The publication also included it among the best music of October 2023. Writing for ''Exclaim!'', Safiya Hopfe rated the album a 7 out of 10, writing that "Deland harnesses this superpower in the context of grief" while mourning her mother and characterizes the music as "frills-free lo-fi folk with only the most careful doses of synthetic obscurity". ''The Fader''s David Renshaw wrote that "the heaviness of the subject matter stands in dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leith Ross (singer)
Leith Ross (born July 9, 1998) is a Canadian indie rock singer-songwriter and guitarist, based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They recorded their debut EP, ''Motherwell'' (2020), while studying at Humber College, and subsequently found success on TikTok, most prominently with the song "We'll Never Have Sex" in August 2021. In 2022, they were signed to Interscope and Republic Records. They have toured both nationally and internationally with Lord Huron, Andy Shauf, and Helena Deland, and received the inaugural John Prine Songwriter Fellowship at the 2022 Newport Folk Festival. Their debut album, ''To Learn'', was released on May 19, 2023. Early life Ross was raised in Manotick, Ontario, which they have described as "conservative and cut-off". They are of Scottish descent, having been named for the district of the same name in Edinburgh, and were raised Catholic. They grew up the middle child of an older brother and a younger sister and have said they were an "obnoxious and loud singing k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Shauf
Andy Shauf is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Regina, Saskatchewan. He plays several instruments, including guitar, drums, and clarinet.Carla Gillis"Andy Shauf moves to Toronto" ''Now'', 15 November 2016. Early life Shauf was born in Estevan, Saskatchewan, grew up in Bienfait, and later moved to Regina. His parents ran an electronics and music store, giving him access to a variety of instruments. He played Christian music with his parents and was a drummer in the Christian pop punk band Captain until 2006. Career After two self-released albums in 2006 and 2007 respectively, Shauf released two albums on Hopeless Records: ''Darker Days'' (2009)"Andy Shauf, The Party's Gracious Host" '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exclaim!
''Exclaim!'' is a Canadian music and entertainment publisher based in Toronto, which features coverage of new music across all genres with a special focus on Canadian and emerging artists. The monthly ''Exclaim!'' print magazine publishes seven issues per year, distributing over 103,000 copies to over 2,600 locations across Canada. In addition to music, the magazine also covers film and comedy. History ''Exclaim!'' began as a discussion among campus and community radio programmers at Ryerson's CKLN-FM in 1991. It was started by then-CKLN programmer Ian Danzig, together with other programmers and Toronto musicians. The goal of the publication was to support great Canadian music that was otherwise going unheralded. The group worked through 1991 to produce their first issue in April 1992, with monthly issues being produced since. Ian Danzig has been the publisher of the magazine since its start. The magazine had no official name for its first year of operations, with only th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 Polaris Music Prize
The 2025 edition of the Canada, Canadian Polaris Music Prize will be presented on September 16, 2025 at Massey Hall.Kerry Doole"Polaris Music Prize Announces 40-Album 2025 Long List, Announces SOCAN Polaris Song Prize" ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'', June 10, 2025. The prize for the winning album will be reduced to $30,000, rather than the $50,000 awarded to recent winners, but will be supplemented with a new $10,000 SOCAN Polaris Song Prize to honour individual songs.Allie Gregory"Polaris Music Prize Unveils 2025 Long List, Announces Song Prize" ''Exclaim!'', June 10, 2025. This new award replaces the SOCAN Songwriting Prize, which has been dormant since 2023. The prize committee is also launching the Polaris Festival, a series of musical events highlighting the nominees in the weeks leading up to the award ceremony, with further details to be announced at a later date. Albums Shortlist The shortlist for albums will be announced on July 10. Longlist The longlist for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cult MTL
''Cult MTL'' is an English language arts, culture and news website and monthly print publication, based in Montreal, Quebec Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ..., Canada. Its first print edition appeared on 7 September 2012. It was created only a few months after Montreal's last English-language alternative weekly, '' Montreal Mirror'', was unceremoniously closed by its parent company, Quebecor. The founding editors of ''Cult MTL'' were also involved with the ''Mirror''. In August 2013 the print version of the magazine was started. Its editorial stance is liberal.https://www.concordia.ca/cunews/offices/advancement/2022/05/26/meet-lorraine-carpenter-creator-of-cult-mtl.html See also * List of magazines in Canada References External links * 2012 establishments ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ouri (musician)
Ourielle Auvé, known professionally as Ouri, is a French Guianan-born Canadian musician whose music blends orchestral composition and electronic music.Peter Quincy Ng"Ouri on Sneaking into Clubs, Collaboration and Reclaiming Her Classical Music Roots" ''At Cost Magazine'', November 8, 2018. Her debut album ''Frame of a Fauna'' was released in 2021, and was longlisted for the 2022 Polaris Music Prize. Early life Auvé, a classically trained musician, was born and raised in French Guiana, and later moved to France. She grew up playing the harp, cello and piano,Dave MacIntyre"Ouri releases her future-facing debut album Frame of a Fauna" ''Cult MTL'', October 22, 2021. and moved to Montreal at the age of sixteen to immerse herself in electronic music. Career Auvé released the EPs ''Superficial'' in 2017 and ''We Share Our Blood'' in 2019, and has collaborated with Helena Deland in the side project Hildegard. Their album ''Jour 1596'' was longlisted for the 2025 Polaris Music Prize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
43rd Félix Awards
The 42nd Félix Awards were held on November 7, 2021 to honour achievements in Quebec music. The gala ceremony was hosted by Louis-José Houde, and televised by Ici Radio-Canada Télé. Ici Radio-Canada #REDIRECT ICI
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