Amber Mark, courtesy. A disco-tinged banger by Amber Mark, alt-pop by Flipturn, electronica by Mild Minds and JADE, folk rock by Samantha Crain and grunge courtesy of SPRINTS. Amber Mark, “Won’t Cry” — Get ready to lose yourself on the dance floor with this infectious disco-tinged electronica party song…

Gord Downie and Bob Rock, courtesy. Scotland’s answer to Jarvis Cocker with Hamish Hawk, featuring Choctaw Nation’s Samantha Crain. A new song from the late Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie, with Bob Rock. New Yorkers Frankie Rose and Hooray For Earth both have catchy new tracks. Reckless Son will…

Clockwise from top left: Liza Anne, Samantha Crain, Grant-Lee Phillips, George Winston, Black Pumas and St. South. Every week, there’s a plethora of new music at our fingertips. Artists on platforms like Spotify and Bandcamp are plentiful, and the radio offers a steady deluge of new singles, but who…

First Aid Kit, courtesy: Johannes Helje. With a sound bathed in country, dipped in Americana, and topped with ‘70s AM pop, a casual listener would expect that First Aid Kit had traveled from American coast to mountain range, collecting stories and letting the culture of our landscapes to seep…