“I Get High” by iskwē feat. Nina Hagen

Last week iskwē dropped her latest single, “I Get High” (appropriately enough, on April 20th). The new tune features German punk icon Nina Hagen, and has a driving beat & distorted guitars, with a hook that will get stuck in your head for the rest of the week.

iskwē elaborats “I grew up smoking weed, listening to Nina Hagen, and singing loudly when I knew no one was listening; always self-conscious, always self-aware. This piece was written in response to a painful experience of mine, where I wanted to remind people of the power of love and the importance of supporting each other in this lifetime, rather than trying to cancel each other out. I realised it was finally time to let go of worrying about what people thought of me and my art. As the legendary Peter Tosh sings, ‘I am who I am who I am.’ This is a call-out for us to hold each other up as we attain our many successes in life, knowing there is room for us all to win. And while we’re at it, let’s exhale and get high!”

No word yet on a new album, but I can’t wait to hear more!

Kirk

“Alco” by Half Moon Run

We have a released date and album title for the new music coming out from Half Moon Run.
Salt will come out on June 2nd, a month ahead of the start of a massive string of tours for the band, stretching all the way into December.
(Including two nights at the Commodore Ballroom in November.)

Accompanying the announcement is a release of the second song from the band this year “Alco”. A super catchy tune you wan to sway to, “Alco” starts off with a ukulele riff rediscovered from 2012, and the band says it’s a “journey through the dark places of the mind towards, hopefully, the light”.

Christine

“Crash The Time Machine” by Odds

It’s been ten years(!) since their last full length album, but Odds are back to Crash the Time Machine.

Last week they dropped the title track to their upcoming album, a deceptively upbeat song, in true Odds fashion.

The new album is out August 4th, and was co-producer by long-time friend of the band and frequent collaborator, Steven Page.

Kirk

“Taimangalimaaq (Time After Time)” by Elisapie

Last month, Elisapie released her first new single in some time, a cover/translation of Blondie’s “Heart of Glass”. Now, she’s back with not only a new song, but announcing a brand new album!

“Taimangalimaaq (Time After Time)” is a beautiful Inuktitut adaptation of the Cyndi Lauper banger, which you’ll be able to hear on the upcoming Inuktitut.

Aside from the aforementioned songs, Elisapie's fourth solo album will feature similar covers of Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, Metallica, Queen, and more. All songs & artists that have a strong emotional connection for Elisapie, as she heard them on the community radio throughout Nunavik, Northern Quebec. The album features 10 songs translated into the thousand-year-old Inuit language, and will be out September 15th.

Kirk