Toronto-based singer-songwriter Estyr landed on our best songs of 2019 list with her debut single “Human Alchemy,” a gorgeous reflection on the vagaries of a relationship. Her latest single “Slow Drip” widens the scope of ...
Toronto-based “emo queer east asian rock band” cutsleeve are breaking barriers in a lot of ways, but they also have a sense of their place in tradition. Taking their name from a Chinese folk tale ...
“This is a love letter but it might not be for you.” So starts Toronto/Vancouver-based songstress Kristin Fung on “Straight to the Heart of It,” a swooning, direct R&B love song perfect for Valentine’s Day. ...
Seven years ago, Montreal native JeffreyFever (Jeffrey Chang) uploaded his first video. Facetiously titled, “My First Video,” Chang’s debut as a YouTuber captured the zeitgeist of what YouTube was all about in 2011–a breeding ground ...
In most cases, debut songs are very straightforward. Most have an obvious chorus, a memorable (and often catchy) hook, and production that’s safe and familiar. First impressions are everything. Maybe that’s why we were so ...
At the tail-end of 2017, Toronto-based singer/producer Monsune (Scott Zhang) released his debut single “Nothing In Return” to little fanfare online. This was, after all, the work of a then-unknown 19-year old creator with just ...
Does Asian & Asian-American representation matter in the music industry? I asked 79 friends to see what they thought--here's what they said!