Stereogum — Alexia Avina is an artist, musician, and organizer who's a fixture of Montreal's local DIY community. She makes up half of the duo Best Fern, but she's been quietly releasing her own material over the past couple of years. Today, Avina debuted a bran... more info

Stereogum — Last month, Kevin Barnes announced his latest of Montreal album, White Is Relic/Irrealis Mood. The album was partially inspired by '80s dance remixes, hence the song's extended runtimes and unwieldy titles. We've already heard "Paranoiac Intervals/Bo... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — We've been enamored lately with songs both new and old(er) from Anemone, the swirling, immersive psychedelic pop project from Montreal's Chloé Soldevila. If you're unfamiliar, the group's whimsical and chilly visuals for their su... more info

Stereogum — In the spirit of the Hallmark season, Amazon is updating their dual original Valentine’s Day playlists, "Love Me" and "Love Me Not." We heard a couple bits from "Love Me" last week via Dan Auerbach and Common Holly (covering Frank Ocean, no less). ... more info

XLR8R — Trace through the musical lineage of Montreal artist Lou Phelps (born Louis-Philippe Celestin) and you'll be hit by obvious cue points leading to a career in music. That's not to say success was handed to him on a platter; rather, Phelps, now 24, act... more info

Stereogum — Kevin Barnes has announced a new of Montreal album called White Is Relic/Irrealis Mood, the follow-up to 2016's Innocence Reaches and last year's Rune Husk EP. According to Barnes, the new LP was heavily inspired by '80s club remixes, and the squ... more info

Indie Music News — One of Montreal’s most reputable and celebrated melodic extreme metal acts KARKAOS is proud to unleash their new video for “Tyrants” off their latest offering “Children of The Void” featuring new vocalist Viky Boyer, drummer … Read More more info

Indie Music News — Extreme bassist Frederick Filiatrault aka ChaotH of Montreal’s VVON DOGMA I has teamed up with GearGods.net for the premiere of his latest playthrough with his 9 string Frankenstein bass for the track “The Mask”. “Most … Read More more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — Jacques Greene's live set for Boiler Room last month in his hometown of Montreal has us so psyched to catch him at GvsB VI next month we can barely stand it. #GvsB6 with Washed Out, Jessy Lanza, She-Devils, Sober and Jacques Greene goes down 8/1... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Toronto Star listed must-read Canadian books. Stream a new St. Vincent song. Vol.1 Brooklyn interviewed Hannah Lew of the band Cold Beat. Electric Literature interviewed author Jeff VanderMeer. Paste listed the best of Montreal songs. Stream a ne... more info