class of 2018
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Meet Tush, the Toronto Troupe Embracing the Darker Side of Disco Published Jan 22, 2018Whoever said disco is dead hasn't met Tush. The Toronto-based troupe have been spreading the disco gospel in one form or another since 2015,...
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Loon "Threads" (video) Published Jan 17, 2018The last thing we heard from Montreal-based dream pop project Loon was 2016's Threads EP. Now, ahead of the project's spot at Exclaim! and P...
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Meet WHOOP-Szo, Ontario's Fuzz-Rocking Community Healers Published Jan 16, 2018There's an inescapable quality to WHOOP-Szo's music, a heavy, fuzz-laden hodgepodge of grunge, psych, folk and post-rock, incorporating infl...
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Meet Fleece, the Psych-Rocking, Alt J-Parodying Viral Video Stars Published Jan 15, 2018Since it was first uploaded to YouTube in May 2015, nearly eight million people have watched Matthew Rogers' and Ethan Soil's viral video "h...
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ggpeach "Lacy" (video) Published Jan 11, 2018Sweat guitarist/vocalist Georgia Gleason has been making dream pop as ggpeach, and the Montreal-based musician dropped the Melt EP last May....
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Meet Blind Matty, the No Warning Guitarist-Turned-Cowpunk Published Jan 10, 2018Though long-removed from their heyday, blues and country scenes thrive all around the world, including in Toronto. One of the city's more in...
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Meet Jody Upshaw, Halifax's Teenage R&B Sensation Published Jan 08, 2018It can be tough figuring out what you want to do for a living, but Halifax's Jody Upshaw has her mind made up. The 14-year-old has been perf...
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Meet the Nude Dogs, Young Toronto Rockers Who Want to "Fuck Shit Up" Published Jan 03, 2018To get what Toronto rockers the Nude Dogs are all about, you don't have to look much further than their name, which vocalist/guitarist Kali-...
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Meet Jaunt, Ontario's Rising Pop Renegades Published Jan 02, 2018Though Jaunt have yet to release a full-length, the Ontario experimental pop group have already proven themselves to be masters of subtlety....
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Exclaim! and Ticketfly Present the Class of 2018 Concert Series with Fleece, WHOOP-Szo, Soul Motivators Published Dec 01, 2017As 2017 draws to a close, another great year in music is about to begin. Once again, Exclaim! is teaming up with Toronto concert promoter Da...