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On their much anticipated sophomore record, Alvvays’ jangly dream pop is refined into a manic emotional collage. From it’s opening track, “In Undertow,” which details a fantasy breakup and the coming-into-yourself that happens after, to its closing track, “Forget About Life,” where our protagonist drinks shitty wine amidst the menacing towers of the city, Antisocialites, is a powerful reset while showcasing what we’ve come to love about Alvvays - sharp wit, and dark thoughts nestled under ….

“The second album from the Toronto indie pop band is nothing but thoroughly accomplished songs. Alvvays have sharpened their focus without losing sight of themselves.” - Pitchfork

Alvvays is the product of East Coast roots merged into the glitter of the city. On their debut album, Alvvays takes a deep dive into heartbreak, abandonment, and reckoning with age. How is it possible for a record to inhibit feelings of sadness and joy simultaneously? These are the strings that Alvvays delicately pull, a shimmering mess tangle of synth, nostalgia, but always tinged with at least a little hopefulness. 

“A sharply drawn indie-pop wonder, steeped in romance, wit, and melody.” - Rolling Stone

Anemone’s debut begins at the end, and doesn’t try to keep you guessing. Beat My Distance details a breakup and its aftermath through psychedelic twists, rapidly shifting genres and moods, anchored by Chloe Soldevila’s powerful voice and bright melodies. This record feels like being inside a kaleidoscope - the fog begins to clear and everywhere you look there is colour.

“The group’s debut jangles and clashes and swirls. They dip in and out of the past and present, sounding retro but not gaudy, like they’re slipping on a dusty costume.”  - Now Toronto

Anyway Gang is comprised of four members of prominent Canadian rock groups. Menno Versteeg (Hollerado), Dave Monks (Tokyo Police Club), Chris Murphy (Sloan), and Sam Roberts (Sam Roberts Band) came together to create nine tracks of punchy pop showcasing singalong hooks.

“peppy sing-alongs aplenty and hooks gargantuan enough to clog any arena” - Exclaim!

"...a ripping dose of raw power that hearkens right back to '90s punk and grunge." - Brooklyn Vegan

Boniface’s debut album reads like a diary - pages flowing freely of heartbreak, nostalgic musings, their most formative coming of age moments. An exploration of identity and reminiscent of 80s synth, Boniface creates singalong choruses; ear worms that get stuck in your head and don’t leave.

"Boniface is a complex record about simple things, the same story told from a thousand different perspectives. Like an entire summer condensed into a diamond, each facet reveals some new detail." - Exclaim!

Exclusive Greyhound 7 Inch Record

- Includes 'Greyhound" & 'Louie'

Calpurnia shoot out powerful riffs while paying homage to classic rock and adolescent enthusiasm. The group is vibrant and lively displaying their obvious musical chemistry.

"Calpurnia are young and eager, and on Scout, they turn their youth and eagerness into weapons of rock for a catchy debut that speaks to their boundless potential." - Exclaim

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"Death Lust is an extreme album in which Williams bares his raw, overcome soul over ear-splitting guitar noise. As harrowing as it can be, it’s transcendent rock music that feels unparalleled" - Now Toronto

Chastity - Chastity EP

Featuring "Chains" and "Manning Hill"

Sophomore album for Common Holly 

1. Central Booking
2. Joshua Snakes 
3. You Dance 
4. Measured 
5. Uuu 
6. Little Down 
7. I Try 
8. It’s Not Real
9. Crazy Ok

"From Oshawa, ON emerge Dizzy, a group making delicate pop that wraps around listeners like sticky summer heat. Their debut album, Baby Teeth, features clear guitar lines, arpeggiated synths and minimal beats, while vocalist Katie Munshaw's calm vocal fits seamlessly into the languid arrangements of tracks" - Exclaim

On their 2018 Juno-winning debut, Baby Teeth, Dizzy reflect on the emotional landscape of post-adolescence. The Sun and Her Scorch is a departure: where Baby Teeth was fraught with the sadness of late teenage years, TSAHS muses introspective darkness and tackles “self-heartbreak,” as frontwoman Katie Munshaw describes it.

With TSAHS, Dizzy confess their messiest, darkest emotions and spin them into a collection of warm and vulnerable tracks that you can’t help but sing along to. “With the new album especially, I’m saying things I wouldn’t ever say to anyone out loud, and now I’m going to be singing them in front of hundreds of people,” says Munshaw. “I think the main thing I’d like people to take away is the idea that everybody probably has these negative thoughts about themselves sometimes, but it’s okay—you’re really not that bad. And if there’s an underlying philosophy to our band, it’s to be confident and believe in yourself no matter what.”

The full-length debut from Ellis, Born Again takes place in spaces both intimate and vast, ordinary and near-mythic: warm beds and lonely church pews, restless cities and desolate forests and the furthest reaches of the cosmos. Throughout the album, those spaces serve as the backdrop to Ellis’s sharply detailed and sometimes-painful experience of self-discovery, as well as the life-changing transformation echoed in the album’s title.

Debut EP for Ellis - received a 7.4 on Pitchfork and featured Stereogum, the Fader, etc.

Orders will be shipped the week of 03/22