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Indie music features a sampling of maverick musicians that favor the DIY approach to music making.
CHANCE Unveils “Memories in Motion”
In July 2025, music artist CHANCE unveiled their latest EP, Memories in Motion, offering listeners a soul-stirring collection of tracks that highlight emotional honesty, lyrical growth, and sleek modern production. This project marks a pivotal moment in CHANCE’s musical evolution — one where vulnerability meets confidence, and introspection blends seamlessly with sound design. With Memories in Motion, CHANCE invites us to pause, reflect, and feel.
By mysoundMusic7 months ago in Beat
Rogan Mei Climbs New Heights with Reflective Indie-Folk Single “Lefroy”
LISTEN IN HERE Drawing from a life shaped by wild northern landscapes and deeply personal moments of reflection, Canadian singer-songwriter Rogan Mei returns with “Lefroy,” a poignant and hopeful new single that fuses quiet resilience with sweeping, cinematic folk. Anchored in calm emotion and vivid natural imagery, the track sits at the heart of Mei’s forthcoming EP Dickies Green Plaid Jacket, and captures a deep inner reckoning — one that feels both lived-in and profoundly present.
By Chris Adams7 months ago in Beat
Dylan De Braga Debuts with Heart-Wrenching Single “Hold The Door”
Like a flower rising through the ashes of a burnt forest, Dylan De Braga’s debut single “Hold The Door” is a song born from devastation — and made into something achingly beautiful. Marking a striking entrance into the singer-songwriter space, the track is De Braga’s first official release and one that wears its heart openly. With folk-inspired melodies, emotionally raw lyrics, and a soaring vocal performance, “Hold The Door” delivers a quiet storm of feeling that’s hard to shake.
By Chris Adams7 months ago in Beat
The Bankes Brothers Break Through Emotional Walls with New Single “Get To Know”
LISTEN IN HERE Victoria, BC’s rising rock outfit The Bankes Brothers are back with “Get To Know,” a powerful new single that captures the emotional chaos of trying to connect with someone who refuses to open up. At once raw, rhythmic, and electrifying, it’s a tightly-wound exploration of vulnerability wrapped in the band’s signature blend of indie-rock grit and timeless rock ‘n’ roll spirit.
By Chris Adams7 months ago in Beat
CARSEX New “Human Interest” EP Dives Deep Into Our Modern Chaotic World
Long Beach, CA Rockers CARSEX are showing growth in their music with fierce new EP “Human Interest”, which takes a deep dive into the current state of our chaotic world. They channel their frustration and angst into 7 pummeling tracks, which makes for one hell of a ride. The EP was produced by Steve Evetts (Sepultura, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Butcher Babies) at Maple Studios in Santa Ana, CA, and mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music in New Windsor, NY.
By RockNRollBuddha7 months ago in Beat
With Strings, Sincerity, and a Warning, The Dirty Nil Redefine Their Edge on Their Fifth Album
After nearly two decades of distortion, dive bars, and defiant volume, Hamilton, Ontario’s The Dirty Nil snap into something startlingly new with The Lash—their fifth album and most emotionally layered project to date, released via Dine Alone Records. While the record still crackles with punk energy and ragged charm, it also carves out room for reflection, orchestration, and even romance. At its core, The Lash is exactly what its name suggests: a whipcrack reset, sharp and purposeful, marking a band in full creative control as they explore their softer underbelly without abandoning the bite.
By Chris Adams7 months ago in Beat
Nicky MacKenzie’s Sultry New Single Delves Into Desire, Darkness, and the Trouble We Can’t Resist
Hailing from the serene shores of Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, pop singer-songwriter Nicky MacKenzie returns with I Should Go, a moody, magnetic track that captures a familiar emotional storm—the moment when you know better, but choose the danger anyway. It’s temptation distilled into a three-minute pop gem, where lush production, sharp lyrics, and MacKenzie’s undeniable vocal command all collide in perfect, slow-burning harmony.
By Chris Adams7 months ago in Beat
Cubanbrown’s Genre-Bending EP Champions Toronto Desi Hiphop and Deep Cultural Connection
LISTEN IN HERE Toronto-based singer, rapper, songwriter, and producer Cubanbrown has never been interested in fitting into molds—and his new EP, Ready for Change, is proof. Led by the lush, groove-soaked single Deep Pyar, the project offers a powerful blend of Toronto hiphop, Desi influences, and multilingual lyricism that reflects the lived experience of the city’s South Asian diaspora. It's at once intimate and expansive, a sonic love letter to identity, community, and evolution.
By Chris Adams7 months ago in Beat
Eleven Minutes Late Delivers a Latin-Groove-Infused Rock Anthem That Demands You Hit the Dancefloor
LISTEN IN HERE Toronto-based alternative rock band Eleven Minutes Late is throwing down the gauntlet with their newest single, Caligo—a bold, rhythm-driven, and infectiously joyful track that fuses Latin grooves with rock intensity and undeniable dancefloor pull. From the first beat, Caligo isn’t just a song you listen to—it’s one that grabs you by the hand and pulls you into the middle of the room. It’s flirtation. It’s a spark. It’s the electricity of catching someone’s eye and just knowing.
By Chris Adams7 months ago in Beat
Nick Faye’s Latest Single Offers a Tender, Prairie-Born Meditation on Love, Loss, and Letting Go
LISTEN IN HERE There’s a particular kind of heartbreak that settles in quietly in your thirties—not with dramatic endings or big blowups, but with mutual recognition: that even when love is real, it isn’t always right. On his new single Wait Around, Saskatchewan songwriter Nick Faye captures this nuanced ache with jangly guitars, heartfelt lyrics, and the bittersweet patience of someone still holding out hope for the right kind of love.
By Chris Adams7 months ago in Beat
