News
Premieres, and other information you need to stay up to date with the Canadian music scene.
We premiere the beautiful new single and music video from N NAO’s new EP Miroir, coming out tomorrow, April 30th.
We premiere the new album Vivian Elixir for longtime friends of the Cups N Cakes Network, The Sylvia Platters.
We premiere the first single “Bruised” from the upcoming record Because It’s True from Montreal’s Laughing.
We premiere the new live video for the Cryptozoologists’ song “Someone Egged My Car”.
We premiere the music video for the first ever release from Edmonton’s Sam the Living, the excellent 70s tinged soft-rocker “Everything Fades Away”.
We premiere the excellent new single and music video from Edmonton’s very own Bad Buddy.
We premiere the latest single and music video for "Rouge à lèvres" by Alix Fernz, from their debut album Bizou coming out via Mothland on April 19th, 2024.
We host the exclusive premiere of “Toeing the Line”, the debut release from West coast behind-the-scenes legend Kenton Loewen.
We premiere the latest single “Remember You” from Calgary’s The Blue.
Picks Of The Week
Full reviews of the best new Canadian releases. Each week we give you a break down of multiple albums we think you need to hear and support.
Jeff MacCallum reviews the seventh record, Eternity Mongers, from Canadian indie mainstay Michael Feuerstack.
Ava Glendinning reviews Toil Boy from Winnipeg band Warming, an album that “transports listeners into a swirling nightlife alight with snapshots of triumph and mishap”.
Sophie Noel reviews the latest “warm and candid” record from Ontario’s Homeshake, the 9-track CD Wallet.
Josiah Snell writes about Scenic Route to Alaska’s new record Lasts Forever, a record that “balances its melancholy and hope with an easy confidence”.
Chris Lammiman writes about the debut record from Ottawa’s Hot Mud, singing the praises of “a very honest and human record that is both witty and cathartic”.
Clay Geddert reviews Too Hot to Sleep from Daniel Romano’s Outfit, calling it a “collection of ferocious, driving tunes that are guaranteed to increase your average speed by at least 10km/h”.
Alex Brassard reviews Altruistic from Edmonton’s own Royal Tusk, admiring the album’s “heavy riffs and colossal drums that necessitate headbanging”.
Harman Burns reviews 8 Tableaux from Cups N Cakes favourite Flore Laurentienne, calling it a “monumental, mesmerizing album”.
Harman Burns reviews Scorpion Deathlock from The Golden Age of Wrestling, calling it “a truly spellbinding listening experience that is one-of-a-kind.”
In lieu of our usual Friday Quick Picks column, this week, we’re highlighting a couple releases that Slipped Through the Cracks in 2023. This week, Harman Burns writes about albums from The Dog Indiana and Test Card.
Ava Glendinning reviews Gold Control from JEEN, calling it “an album that shines with substance, emotion, and classic pop catchiness”.
Harman Burns reviews Soapsud Clown from ACR, praising the EPs “scrappy, do-it-yourself spirit, and a rapidfire Dadaist sense of humor”.
Quick Picks
Curated and written by Brandon Kruze, the Quick Picks section is updated every Friday with up & coming or lesser known acts, as well as singles or small EPs by Canadian favourites.
Cups N Cakes founder Jeff MacCallum writes this edition of our Quick Picks column.
Sean Davis Newton tackles four new releases on this edition of the Quick Picks column.
Cups N Cakes editor Sean Davis Newton steps in to write this edition of the Quick Picks.
Sean Davis Newton covers four new (ish) releases in this week’s edition of Quick Picks.
Sean Davis Newton covers four new releases in this week’s Quick Picks.
Sean Davis Newton tackles four new releases in this edition of the Quick Picks.
Cups N Cakes editor Sean Davis Newton steps in to write this edition of the Quick Picks.
Check out our latest edition of Branton Langley’s Quick Picks column.
Check out our latest edition of Branton Langley’s Quick Picks column.
Check out our latest edition of Branton Langley’s Quick Picks column.
Features
Lists, written interviews, live reviews, and opinion pieces that are all centred around… you guessed it… Canadian music!
That’s right, it’s our final article of the year: Cups N Cakes reveals our top 20 records of 2023.
Sean Davis Newton and Jeff MacCallum pick their honourable mentions for Best Albums of 2023.
We reveal our top 50 tracks of 2023, as chosen by the volunteers at the Cups N Cakes Network.
They didn’t quite make our final list but still deserve praise.
Check out this long-form interview written by Josalynn Lawrence with Calgary’s Sunglaciers.