“I’m a queer, small business, and that weird amount of shame that artists have specifically about selling out — I don’t have that bone. If I’m Walt Disney, Trixie is my Mickey Mouse. And that means I’m gonna put this horrorshow on lunchboxes.”
“We have peace in our time: All hail Quebec’s undisputed king of rap.”
“We’re a tight-knit community and we’re trying to create unique moments. Everything is improvised, so once it happens, you’ll never get to see it again.”
“Just try and not be utterly enchanted by this dynamic Montreal duo’s romantic comedy yacht rock escapades.”
Carte Noire is an all-Black, all queer Fête Nationale event for everyone, “in a space that’s perhaps shielded from the chauvinism you might see out in the streets.”
“Colombia-Montreal-Toronto bilingual synth whiz Isis Giraldo’s latest captures the push and pull of wanting to go out and live it up with the hang-ups and insecurities that come with exposing yourself for all the world to see.”
“Vincent Roberge hones in on what he does best for a follow-up that dials back the youthful exuberance and focuses inward towards safer, smooth studio songcraft.”
Swedish Christmas is about more than meatballs, herring and giving your relatives Ikea lamps. It’s also about nestling up with a warm glass of this Scandinavian Yuletide treat.
A song for every week of 2021 as another year of Montreal artists persevering is now in the books.
Since dropping a year ago, his track “Ting Tun Up” has become a radio staple and underground anthem in the U.K. as clubs rise from the pandemic, a beacon of hope from halfway across the world in the darkest of moments.
