It seems fitting that when BeatRoute connected with Matthew Cardinal, bassist and synth player for the band nêhiyawak, they were recovering from a severe thunderstorm that had rained out their set at Supercrawl in Hamilton, Ontario. “They had to close down the stages and there was lightning everywhere,” he says. “Luckily, they were able to […]

You know that recurring dream you have about playing full-contact laser tag with Joy Division? It’s about to come true! Sliding out of the shadows of the recording studio and back on to the neon dance floor where they belong, Calgary-based synth lovers Melted Mirror are pleased to present a glimpse into the future with […]

Spanning from the Wu-Tang Clan to the early work of Childish Gambino, hip-hop and nerd culture have exchanged knowing nods. Lyrical references and full blown collaborations — Fantagraphics’ comic Hip-Hop Family Tree and RZA’s soundtrack for Afro Samurai, for example — are mementos of the cross-genre. Enter Vancouver rapper Massiah and his manga-style webcomic Massiah […]

Lucy Niles and Josée Caron embrace their shared rural roots in their latest single, “Tell You Off’.” “I’ve heard it described as hipster country and shit, but it’s not. It’s real country”, insists Niles with peppy indignation. The new release comes ahead of their first ‘official’ five track EP, Saturday the 14th, which lands April […]

Humour and emotion are two things not typically associated with electronic music to most minds. This makes Marie Davidson’s most recent album Working Class Woman that much more refreshing, as it combines with club-friendly, danceable tunes.  “It was important for me that there would be a lot of different emotions and subjects that I wanted […]