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It’s the end of the month and that means it’s time for another installment of Focus Five. If you missed our first edition here’s the lowdown: each month Oggie & I (Colin) will be showcasing five of our favourite fresh finds. These are artists who recently landed on our radar and absolutely blew us away. This month we’ve got a…

Another round of festival season is slowly yet surely approaching – and this year will bring together music lovers, festival frequenters, and first-time explorers alike for a gathering of shared interests and values. Such days will be filled with love and whimsical shenanigans with one another – squad and strangers alike – as we all escape the boring/harsh/mean realities of…

It’s Good Friday and we’re here to make it even better for you. As always, we’ve rounded up the best tracks of the week in our SoundCloud and Spotify playlists. Highlights include Rickyxsan’s nastry remix for KRANE, MEBMA’s flip of Missy Elliot, and new tracks from Madeaux, Chris Lorenzo, Hoodboi, IDK x Russ x Joey Bada$$, DMVU, Part Native, Macntaj…

Newcomers, Chuurch, are coming in hot with their freshman EP Uunion. Fostered by Skrillex’s nebulous media platform, Nest, the duo (Jeff Willson and Justin MacLean) have been attracting attention since 2016, but reignited interest when they released a taste of their stripped down style in a MiniMix at the start of 2018. Uunion is officially the first EP release of…

Almost half a year after the release of his stellar album Fallout, KRANE is bringing the project back to the spotlight with an absolutely stacked remix LP. Fallout (The Remixes) sees each song off the album remixed by some of the hottest in the game. Like the original, from front to back it’s on point. But as always there’s a…

You can always rely on UZ and his Quality Goods Records to deliver. The latest EP to come out on the label is no different, and is brought courtesy of Vegas producer and DJ Lemay. Accidents On Purpose spans four tracks, and each is a little gem. The captivating ‘Looking For You’ sets the scene brilliantly with its oozing melodies…

Fresh off the release of PRhyme 2, Royce Da 5’9″ brings through an incredible gem in ‘Boblo Boat’. With J. Cole on the feature, the two legends bring us a deep dose of nostalgia. The beat sounds like a hazy summer’s eve daydream and the verses fit the vibe perfectly. Royce kicks it off taking us back to his youth,…

On Thursday night three of New York’s finest came through to bless us in Toronto. Velvet Underground played host to Brasstracks’ For Those Who Know Tour with support from their homie S’natra. Although they didn’t sell out like they have several other cities, the venue was packed with just enough room to breathe and dance around you. S’natra kicked the…

Alexander Lewis has been killing the trap game for a minute; whether it’s iconic flips like ‘Pay For What’ or originals like ‘March.’ Recently he’s been injecting even more rap into his sound as seen in the stellar Nick Row assisted ‘Clockwise.’ For his latest release ‘Wassup,’ Lewis goes full force into rap with MadeinTYO and S’natra. The two rappers…

At this point in his career, Diplo can really do whatever the fuck he wants. He’s won. But what would be a genius without new innovations? With the release of his new EP, California, Diplo reinforces that genius by showing that electronic music isn’t all about the big drops and genre-bending new wave music, sometimes all a song needs is…