Several renowned Canadian artists have new albums ready to be released this month. Toronto dancehall star Lexxicon releases new album. Pink Brotherhood August 16. He is considered a pioneer as he was the first openly gay musician to release a reggae/dancehall album, a bold stance considering that artists in the dancehall genre are often accused of homophobia. Lexxicon’s sound is eclectic and also draws inspiration from reggaeton and hip hop.
Blues veteran Colin James is also preparing a new album, including his 21st studio album. Chasing the sun, includes performances by American roots/blues stars Lucinda Williams and Charlie Musselwhite.
Camille Poliquin, also known as KROY, nicknamed the “Queen of Montreal Electropop”, has released a new album: militia on August 16. His other project, Milk and bones was praised by critics. A press release from the record company states: “Her new work contains dark pop melodies inspired by love, sadness and depression.” You can find an overview here.
Here is the full schedule of new and upcoming Canadian releases:
August
1: Alex Southey, Entertainers bring May flower collection
2: Orville Peck, Rush
2: Michael Zuzek, Everest
7: Matías Roden, The plea
9: Shitty, Another day
9: Adonis Bosso, Wait until summer EP (Moonshine Music)
9: Keshia Chanté, Keshia Chanté. 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (Sony Music Canada)
9: Caity Gyorgy, Hello, how are you?
9: Chani Nattan, Inderpal Moga and AR Paisley, From East to West (91 North Records)
9: Paige Warner, Bittersweet
9: Precursor, Thick and thin
16: KROY, militia
16: Dee Holt, Loving in the dark
16: Bella White, Five for silver (rounder)
16: Christopher Parnis, Everything you could be
16: Lexxicon, Pink Brotherhood
23: The Secret Beach, We were born here, what’s your excuse? (Victory Pool)
23: Colin James, Chasing the sun (Stony Plain)
23: Hillsboro, White garbage
23: Sam Weber, Clear + simple
23: Mike Evins, When singing, something moves
23: Michael Cloud Duguay, Succeed (Watch That Ends The Night)
28: Ghost Guardian, Cipayak Joy (Victory Pool Records)
28: Bozzini Quartet / junctQín Keyboard-Kollektiv4/ Rebecca Bruton/Jason Doell, a root or a mirror, a flower, madder, cracks; together (QB Collection)
30: The Sound of Eddy, Ladders (Ensoul Records)
30: Greg Amirault, A change
30: Dan Mangan, Being Elsewhere Mix CD
September
6 : Hansom Elli, sip (The Safe)
6: Cuff The Duke, Daybreak (Cardinal Records)
6: Michael Scott Dawson, The Tinnitus Choir (We are busy bodies
6: Terry Donaghue, In search of redemption
6: Mojo Minefield, Watch your step
6: Thelonius Garcia, Night walk (Night walk)
6: SUUNS, The breaks (Secret City)
6: Devin Cooper, Good Things: Deluxe Edition
6: Mo Kenney, Out of nowhere
9: ASKO-, ST (Dining alone)
13: Colin Stetson, The love it took to leave you (Envision Records)
13: The Fretless, Glass wings (Birthday cake)
13: Dear Rouge, Lonely high (Pheromone recordings / Cadence Music Group)
13: Sarah Davachi, The head shaped like in the choir of the crier ( Late Music)
13: Michael Sarian, Live at Cliff’s BellsParadigm Shift (Recordings)
13: The Sons of the Devil, Now and at the hour of death
13: Joel Plaskett, A real revelation
13: Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Red Future
16: The meringues, Pavlova’s dog
19: ASKO, ST (Dine Alone Records)
20: Golden Feather, Share
20: Rubbing at sunset, Always happy to explode
20: Alex Henry Foster, A measure of form and sounds (Hopeful Tragedy)
20: Ontario, More about what it is like
20: Molly Annelle, Junebug (604 records)
20: Jesse Waldman & Marc L’Esperance, The shimmering chasm
20: Goldie Boutilier, The actress
20: Nelly Furtado 7
27: Leif Vollebekk, revelation (Secret City Records)
27: Sharon, Lois & Bram, Elephant show stopper! (Elephant Records Inc./Red Brick Songs)
27: Julian Taylor WaysHowling Turtle, Inc.)
27: Tea Fannie, It’s all love
27: Andy Colonico, Day broker
27: Mustafa, Dunya(Arts and crafts)
27: Artificial, Addicted to sadness (LHM Records)
27: Michael Bernard Fitzgerald, Horizon lines
October
4: Mia Kelly, To be clear
4: Devarrow, Heart-shaped stone (Paper bag records)
4: Christo Graham, Music for horses (We are busy bodies)
4: The Low Sixes, The Oshawa Tree Forge Again Records)
4: Chris Gostling, Forest City Town Country
11: Klo Pelgag, abracadabra (Secret City Records)
11: The arrival in August, Slopes
11: Jade Kelly, Weather Girl
18: Twin Flames, Embrace the cactus
18: The free label, Songs for Sienna (Westwood Recordings)
18: Nap eyes, The Neon Gate (Paper bag records)
18: Shawn Mendes, Shawn
25: Victim, In conversation with (Mothland)
November
1: Jeremie Albino, Our time in the sun (Good People Record Co./Easy Eye Sound)
1: Sarah Neufeld / Richard Reed Parry / Rebecca Foon, First sounds (One Little Independent/Envision Records)
8: The tragic hip, Up to here (Box set)
8: We are wolves, Title to be announced
15: Alvvays, ST – Vinyl only reissue for the 10th anniversary
December
5: Carmen Braden, A hard light
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