“Always” by Toddy

Vancouver-based artist Toddy (who released their debut album, Always, June 19th) released the video for the title-track just over a week ago! First fun fact of it was that it was co-written with Louise Burns, and Kevvy Maher (Fake Shark), who also produced the album.

Of the song, Toddy says it is: "inspired by the way that people treat drag artists... putting them on a pedestal and acting like they’re goddesses. Which they are! The track is a parody of sorts. My favorite line is “My daddy hates you, is he jealous or scared”. There is so much hate towards the drag community and my message is: if you hate us, you are either jealous or you are scared, and neither of those are our problems. Drag performers have Always been here, and we Always will be.”

Toddy will be having a release show on July 4th at the Fox Cabaret, and then you can catch them at the Khatsahlano street festival on the 6th!

Christine

“Likewise” by Devarrow

Graham Ereaux is a busy dude. The Halifax musician & producer who goes by the moniker Devarrow already released a surprise album earlier this year, A Long & Distant Wave. But last week, he announced yet another new album for later this year, along with the lead single “Likewise”.

The song is a breezy & catchy jam, and comes with a video directed Riley Lamarche. Graham explains, “Reflecting the ethos of the song and its somewhat abstract and meaningless inception, the video came about in a similar fashion. Abandoning strong narratives, Riley focused more on producing a video that feels abstract while still being human. It’s about small town life, but also not, it’s about being an outsider, but also not, it’s about nothing and a lot, all at the same time.”

The new album, Heart Shaped Rock, was recorded in school bus turned music studio(!!) and comes out via Paper Bag Records, on October 4!

Kirk