A variety of influences including indie, pop and folk with beautiful rhythmic harmonies. Dynamic lead vocals, delicate guitar lines and a hint of warm electronica. At times moody, often uplifting.
Half Moon Run
|All Genres
|Alternative Rock
|Folk
|Indie
|Pop
|Rock
|English
|Harmonies
|Male vocals
Radiohead, Jeff Buckley, Portishead
The Franklin Electric
|All Genres
|Alternative
|Folk
|Pop
|English
|Harmonies
|Male vocals
Beirut, The Lumineers, Coldplay
Solid voice and moving melodies layered on acoustic guitars and piano, with a warm orchestral sound. Accessible lyrics touching a wide range of listeners. Heartfelt music.
Misteur Valaire
|All Genres
|Disco
|Electro
|Groove
|Jazz
|Pop
|English
|French
Justice, Ratatat, Basement Jaxx, US3
Electro-jazzy-groovy-pop. Brass section, keyboards, sequencers, percussions and drums make you want to tap your feet instantly! Happy music!
Phantogram
|All Genres
|Electro
|Indie
|Pop
|English
|Female vocals
Portishead, Metric
Mix of organic and electronic sounds, with swirling guitar, spaced-out synths, and chopped up samples and rhythms. Soul-pop, shoegaze, hip-hop beats. Melancholic and dark feel, soothing voices. Licensing available for Canada Only.
Cafeïne
|All Genres
|Alternative Rock
|Lo-Fi
|New Wave
|English
Iggy Pop, New Order, The Cars, Bloodhound Gang, The Cure
The composer, writer and multi-instrumentalist, Xavier Cafeine, allows his energy to overflow into ten explosive tracks, and displays once again his keen sense of melody and musical arrangement reviving his influences of Brit punk, pop and new wave music. Flirting between musical sentiments and real-life love stories, the songs reflect his personal journey of heartbreak, forgiveness, disappointment and unexpected satisfaction.
Caracol
|Acoustic
|All Genres
|Folk
|Indie
|Pop
|Rocksteady
|English
|Female vocals
|French
Feist, Laura Marling, Gillian Welch, Amy Winehouse
A unique blend of styles fusing « French chanson », « American folk », a vintage 1950’s sound and some old « rock steady ». Caracol’s songwriting is largely influenced by the use of her Ukulele and the autoharp.
Beat Cops (New Release)
|Alternative
|Rock
|Stoner
|English
Queen of the Stone Age, Priestess
“When listening, you might, for example, get the feeling that ‘huge guitars’ were employed to achieve the sounds you’re hearing, when by all means, they were actually quite normal-sized guitars.” Big guitars, in your face music!
Busty And The Bass (NEW RELEASE)
|All Genres
|Dance
|ElectroSoul
|Hip-Hop
|English
|Party
D'Angelo, Badbadnotgood, "Live" Cat Empire
Busty is renowned for their energetic live performances that showcase their musicality, creativity, and camaraderie. Their music mixes
Foreign Diplomats (NEW RELEASE)
|All Genres
|Funk
|Indie
|Pop
|English
|Male vocals
Modest Mouse, Foal, Arcade Fire
Fusion of indie pop with elements of funk. Energetic music.
Elliot Maginot (NEW RELEASE)
|Folk
|Singer-songwriter
|English
Bon Iver, The Tallest Man on Earth, Elliott Smith
Elliot Maginot has a soulful unique voice, raw talent and a music sensibility beyond his years. His music is both beautiful and evocative with a hint of innocence. An honesty that permeates his songwritting, image and art. While at the same time his charm and witty personalityis carried forward in his live performance.
Hein Cooper (NEW RELEASE)
|All Genres
|Indie
|Pop
|Singer-songwriter
|English
|Male vocals
Local Natives, Ben Howard
Strong themes of change, escapism and transformation particularly in the title track “The Art of Escape” as Hein himself puts it: “It is a call to all of the wonderful displaced beings I have found in my life and more broadly everybody who feels alone in their own idealistic dreaming”.
Tora (NEW RELEASE)
|Electro
|Indie
|English
Bon Iver, James Blake, Little Dragon
Influences ranging from Bon Iver to Little Dragon and James Blake, lushly soothing and effortlessly smooth music.
Vogue Dots
|All Genres
|Down tempo
|Electro
|Indie
|Pop
|English
|Female vocals
Banks, Morcheeba, Phantogram
Vogue Dots nocturnal indie-electro-pop is filled with swooning emotion and dynamic palettes throbbing with meticulous layers of dark and beautiful noise.
Le Trouble
|Indie
|Pop
|Rock
|English
A five-piece group of Quebecois and Australian backgrounds, Le Trouble’s 2013 debut EP Reality Strikes consists of six high-energy songs with catchy pop hooks, exceptionally locked-in drums and bass, subtle guitar effects and the occasional falsetto.
Highs (NEW RELEASE)
|All Genres
|Indie
|Pop
|Surf
|English
|Happy
|Harmonies
|Upbeat
Group Love, Vampire Weekend,
Driving rhythms with catchy boy-girl melodies that reflect on growing up, the concept of home, and spirituality. Described as “monstrously upbeat”, the group throws in sing-alongs and a few handclaps for good measure.
Adrian Underhill (NEW RELEASE)
|All Genres
|Electro
|Pop
|R&B
|English
|Male vocals
James Blake, SOHN, Jamie Lidell
Adrian Underhill erupts on the scene with a quirky blend of hook-laden vocals, soulful keyboards and electro-pop drum beats. Powerful songwriting provides inspiration for this eclectic set of R&B-based tunes.
The Loodies (NEW RELEASE)
|All Genres
|Indie
|Orchestral
|Pop
|Grizzly Bear
|The National
Mixing acoustic guitar melodies, delicate vocals, keys, bass and drums with brass instruments, The Loodies offer a contemporary orchestral feel that is immense and introspective at the same time.
Colin Moore
|Acoustic
|All Genres
|Folk
|Rock
|English
Springsteen, Petty, Dylan
Bar-room folk. Influenced by the Springsteen, Petty, Dylan, Ness… Raspy “whiskey”voice. Road trip music, cadillacs, girls, friends, late nights.
Grimskunk
|All Genres
|Heavy
|Progressive
|Rock
|World-Punk
|English
|Male vocals
Rage Against The Machine, Bad Brains, Deep Purple, Queens of the Stone Age
Heavy rock with punk, strong melodies and psychedelic tendencies. Elaborate gleefully keyboards, crunching raw guitars, powerful drumming and melodic vocals.
Alexandre Désilets
|All Genres
|Francophone
|Pop
|French
|Groovy
|Male vocals
Talking Heads, Peter Gabriel, Portugal the Man
Refined blend of sound and images, dirty bass, outstanding drums and melodies that will haunt you, every piece of this enigmatic world comes together through the 10 short stories. Désilets’ unique vocals, an instrument on its own, sway gracefully from sound to word, with an emotionally charged intensity. Upbeat, pop, accessible music.
Ludovic Alarie
|All Genres
|Francophone
|Indie
|Pop
|French
|Male vocals
Patrick Watson, Alain Bashung
This album opens a window to a sombre, fragile universe. The music, sometimes jazz tinged, sometimes french 50’s inspired is punctuated by a bit of brass, strings, wood and beautiful harmonies. With poetic lyrics, the humble, yet passionate songs unfold a world of light and darkness which marks the ear as well as the imagination. Indie pop meets vintage french music !
Blue King Brown
|All Genres
|Contemporary Reggae
|Dancehall
|Rap
|Reggae
|Urban Roots
|World
|English
Santigold, Lauryn Hill, Michael Franti & Spearhead
Hard hitting lyrics and groove, delivered in the most accessible way. Come as you are, put your fist in the air, bounce to the beat . BKB is funky, high energy, socially conscious music, led by a powerhouse female vocalist. Licensing available for Canada only.
Trigger Effect
|All Genres
|Hardcore
|Heavy
|Metal
|Punk
|English
|Male vocals
Death Set
Melodic punk and metal. A kinetic rhythm section and a vocal delivery with unique pop sensibility. Modern and 70s influences. Heavy but athletic.
Chantal Archambault
|All Genres
|Country
|Folk
|Pop
|Female vocals
|French
Mara Tremblay, Country version of Feist
Pop-folk, female vocal with a slight country feel. Lyrics about love, relationships, loss. Acoustic guitar driven, banjo in some songs. French lyrics.
Final Flash
|All Genres
|Folk
|Indie
|Rock
|English
|Male vocals
The Besnard Lakes, Pink Floyd, Velvet Underground, Tame Impala
Psychedelic folk-rock , very sixties-seventies influenced by Pink Floyd, Velvet underground, Neil Young, Brian Wilson, The Besnard Lakes…
Qualité Motel
|All Genres
|Disco
|Electro
|Groove
|Pop
|English
|French
Ratatat, SoCalled
Misteur Valaire’s musicians drop their instruments for machines. Electro-pop featuring some of Montreal’s biggest hip-hop, pop and folk singers.