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2018 in Canadian music
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The following musical events and releases that happened in 2018 in
Canada
.
Contents
Events
Albums released
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
Y
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References
Events
March –
Juno Awards of 2018
April – East Coast Music Awards
May –
Prism Prize
June – Preliminary longlist for the
2018 Polaris Music Prize
is announced
July –
SOCAN Songwriting Prize
July – Shortlist for the Polaris Music Prize is announced
September 17 –
Jeremy Dutcher
wins the Polaris Music Prize for his album
Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa
December 1 –
14th Canadian Folk Music Awards
Albums released
A
AHI
,
In Our Time
Alaskan Tapes
,
The Ocean No Longer Wants Us
Alaskan Tapes
,
You Were Always an Island
Jann Arden
,
These Are the Days
– February 2
[
1
]
Arkells
,
Rally Cry
– October 19
Astral Swans
,
Strange Prison
– May 30
B
Bahamas
,
Earthtones
– January 19
[
1
]
Gord Bamford
,
Neon Smoke
– January 19
[
1
]
Jill Barber
,
Metaphora
– June 22
[
2
]
Matthew Barber
,
Phase of the Moon
Alexis Baro
,
Sandstorm
[
3
]
Ridley Bent
,
Ridley Bent and the Killer Tumbleweeds
Beppie
,
Let's Go Bananas!
Bernice
,
Puff LP: in the air without a shape
Laila Biali
,
Laila Biali
– January 26
[
4
]
Jean-Michel Blais
,
Dans ma main
– May 11
Forest Blakk
,
Minutes
The Blue Stones
,
Black Holes
(re-release) - October 26
Bob Moses
,
Battle Lines
– September 14
[
5
]
Bonjay
,
Lush Life
Born Ruffians
,
Uncle, Duke & the Chief
– February 16
[
1
]
Paul Brandt
,
The Journey YYC, Vol. 1
– April 6
[
6
]
Paul Brandt,
The Journey BNA, Vol. 2
– November 9
[
6
]
Michael Jerome Browne
,
Can't Keep a Good Man Down
Jim Bryson
,
Tired of Waiting
– September 14
[
7
]
C
Cadence Weapon
,
Cadence Weapon
– January 19
[
8
]
Aleksi Campagne
,
Aleksi Campagne
Alessia Cara
,
The Pains of Growing
– November 30
Caracol
,
À paraitre
– February 2
[
1
]
Jennifer Castle
,
Angels of Death
– May 18
Chilly Gonzales
,
Solo Piano III
– September 7
Chromeo
,
Head Over Heels
– June 15
City and Colour
,
Guide Me Back Home
– October 5
Classified
,
Tomorrow Could Be
– June 29;
Tomorrow Could Be The Day Things Change
– October 12
Cœur de pirate
,
En cas de tempête, ce jardin sera fermé
– June 8
Antoine Corriveau
,
Feu de forêt
Cowboy Junkies
,
All That Reckoning
Jim Cuddy
,
Constellation
– January 26
[
1
]
D
Marie Davidson
,
Working Class Woman
Art d'Ecco
,
Trespasser
Dilly Dally
,
Heaven
The Dirty Nil
,
Master Volume
– September 14
Drake
,
Scary Hours
– January 19
Drake,
Scorpion
– June 29
Jeremy Dutcher
,
Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa
– April 6
E
Thompson Egbo-Egbo
,
A New Standard
Elisapie
,
The Ballad of the Runaway Girl
F
54-40
,
Keep on Walking
Christine Fellows
,
Roses on the Vine
– November 16
Michael Feuerstack
,
Natural Weather
Dominique Fils-Aimé
,
Nameless
Jeremy Fisher Junior
,
Highway to Spell
Sue Foley
,
The Ice Queen
– March 2
[
1
]
La Force
,
La Force
FouKi
,
Zay
FouKi,
La Zayté
Angelique Francis
,
Kissed by the Blues
The Fretless
,
Live from the Art Farm
Debby Friday
,
Bitchpunk
FRIGS
,
Basic Behaviour
Frontperson
,
Frontrunner
[
9
]
Fucked Up
,
Dose Your Dreams
– October 5
G
The Good Lovelies
,
Shapeshifters
– February 9
[
1
]
Grand Analog
,
Survival
– January 26
[
1
]
Gordon Grdina
,
China Cloud
Great Lake Swimmers
,
Side Effects
– April 13;
[
10
]
The Waves, the Wake
– August 17
[
11
]
H
Harm & Ease
,
Black Market Gold
Harrison
,
Apricity
[
12
]
Hawk Nelson
,
Miracles
– April 6
Hillsburn
,
The Wilder Beyond
– February 2
[
1
]
Nate Husser
,
minus 23
(July);
[
13
]
6°
(October)
[
14
]
Andrew Hyatt
,
Cain
I
Zaki Ibrahim
,
The Secret Life of Planets
– January 31
Brandon Isaak
,
Rise 'n Shine
J
Jazz Cartier
,
Fleurever
– July 27
[
15
]
Just John x Dom Dias
,
Don
(June);
Don II
(November)
K
Kae Sun
,
Whoever Comes Knocking
– March 2
[
1
]
Greg Keelor
,
Last Winter
– April 27
[
16
]
Kellarissa
,
Ocean Electro
[
17
]
Khotin
,
Beautiful You
Francois Klark
,
Love
Korea Town Acid
,
Mahogani Forest
Nicholas Krgovich
,
"Ouch"
[
18
]
L
Mélissa Laveaux
,
Radyo Siwèl
– February 2
Salomé Leclerc
,
Les choses extérieures
Hubert Lenoir
,
Darlène
– February
Brianna Lizotte
,
Scratch 'Em
Loony
,
Part 1
Les Louanges
,
La nuit est une panthère
Lowell
,
Lone Wolf
The Lynnes
,
Heartbreak Song for the Radio
M
Magic!
,
Expectations
– September 7
Maïa
,
Plus que vive
Dan Mangan
,
More or Less
– November 2
[
19
]
Matiu
,
Petikat
Kalle Mattson
,
Youth
Matt Mays
,
Twice Upon a Hell of a Time
– October 19
Efrim Manuel Menuck
,
Pissing Stars
– February 2
Shawn Mendes
,
Shawn Mendes
– May 25
Dylan Menzie
,
As the Clock Rewinds
Metric
,
Art of Doubt
– September 21
Milk & Bone
,
Deception Bay
– February 2
[
1
]
Monowhales
,
Control Freak
Mother Mother
,
Dance and Cry
– November 2
N
N Nao
,
À jamais pour toujours
Nap Eyes
,
I'm Bad Now
– March 9
[
20
]
Safia Nolin
,
Dans le noir
– October
Northern Haze
,
Siqinnaarut
Justin Nozuka
,
Low Tide
– February 16
Justin Nozuka,
Run To Waters
– May 18
[
21
]
O
OBUXUM
,
H.E.R.
Oktoécho
,
Saimaniq
The Olympic Symphonium
,
Beauty in the Tension
– February 9
[
1
]
Steven Lee Olsen
,
Timing Is Everything
– November 9
[
22
]
The Oot n' Oots
,
Electric Jellyfish Boogaloo
Ought
,
Room Inside the World
– February 16
Our Lady Peace
,
Somethingness
– February 23
P
Dorothea Paas
,
One for the Road
Pharis and Jason Romero
,
Sweet Old Religion
Scott-Pien Picard
,
Scott-Pien Picard
Pilou
,
La Vraie nature
Postdata
,
Let's Be Wilderness
Preoccupations
,
New Material
– March 23
Q
Queer Songbook Orchestra
,
Anthems & Icons
R
Billy Raffoul
,
1975
Rare Americans
,
Rare Americans
Allan Rayman
,
Harry Hard-On
Lee Reed
,
The Steal City EP
The Reklaws
,
Feels Like That
– August 31
Reuben and the Dark
,
Arms of a Dream
– May 4
Jessie Reyez
,
Being Human in Public
Daniel Romano
,
Human Touch
– January 4
[
23
]
Daniel Romano,
Nerveless
– January 4
[
23
]
Daniel Romano,
Finally Free
Rum Ragged
,
The Hard Times
Rusty
,
Dogs of Canada
[
24
]
S
Jay Scøtt
,
EM0G0D
Jay Scøtt
x Smitty Bacalley,
Un chevreuil
Joseph Shabason
,
Anne
– November 16
Mike Shabb
,
Northwave
[
25
]
Shad
,
A Short Story About a War
– October 28
Dylan Sinclair
,
Red Like Crimson
The Slakadeliqs
,
Heavy Rockin' Steady
– February 9
Sloan
,
12
– April 6
Snotty Nose Rez Kids
,
Rez Bangers & Koolapops
So Loki
,
Planet Bando
So Loki
and
bbno$
,
Whatever
Souldia
,
L'Album noir
and
Survivant
Rae Spoon
,
bodiesofwater
Story Untold
,
Waves
– February 2
Suuns
,
Felt
– March 2
[
20
]
T
TEKE::TEKE
,
Jikaku
[
26
]
Three Days Grace
,
Outsider
– March 9
Thus Owls
,
The Mountain That We Live Upon
Tokyo Police Club
,
TPC
– October 5
[
27
]
The Trews
,
Civilianaires
– September 14
Tri-Continental
,
Dust Dance
U
U.S. Girls
,
In a Poem Unlimited
– February 16
[
1
]
V
Mathew V
,
The Fifth
Diyet van Lieshout
,
Diyet and the Love Soldiers
Various Artists,
The Al Purdy Songbook
[
28
]
Vile Creature
,
Cast of Static and Smoke
Voivod
,
The Wake
– September 21
W
Wax Mannequin
,
Have a New Name
The Weeknd
,
My Dear Melancholy,
– March 30
Wild Rivers
,
Eighty-Eight
Royal Wood
,
Ever After the Farewell
Donovan Woods
,
Both Ways
– April 20
[
29
]
Y
Yamantaka // Sonic Titan
,
Dirt
Young Galaxy
,
Down Time
– April 6
[
20
]
Yukon Blonde
,
Critical Hit
– June 22
Deaths
January 25 –
Tommy Banks
, 81, jazz musician and politician
[
30
]
January 31 –
Leah LaBelle
, 31, singer and contestant on
American Idol
[
31
]
June 19 –
Matthew Grimson
, 50, singer-songwriter
October 20 –
Jon McMurray
, 34, rapper and freeskier
[
32
]
December 19 – Mike "Beard Guy" Taylor, 51, keyboardist for
Walk off the Earth
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"A Calendar Of 2018 Album Releases...So Far"
.
FYI Music News
, December 27, 2017.
↑
"Metaphora: Vancouver-based songwriter Jill Barber brings modern vibe to new album"
.
CBC News
British Columbia, April 23, 2018.
↑
Colin Story,
"Sandstorm - Alexis Baro"
.
The WholeNote
, October 30, 2018.
↑
"First Play: Laila Biali, self-titled"
.
CBC Music
, January 18, 2018.
↑
Bob Moses
1
2
"First Play Live: Paul Brandt, The Journey YYC: Vol. 1"
.
CBC Music
. Retrieved
April 25,
2018
.
↑
"Jim Bryson Reveals 'Tired of Waiting' EP, Shares New Song"
.
Exclaim!
, July 24, 2018.
↑
"Rapper Cadence Weapon on his musical journey and current state of hip-hop in Canada"
.
Q
, January 15, 2018.
↑
Eric R. Danton,
"Frontperson: Frontrunner Review"
.
Paste
, September 18, 2018.
↑
"Watch: Great Lake Swimmers premiere new video, announce EP"
.
CBC Music
, April 10, 2018.
↑
"Great Lake Swimmers Announce 'The Waves, The Wake' LP"
.
Exclaim!
, April 11, 2018.
↑
Matt Bauer,
"Harrison Knows Winter Is Coming; 'Apricity' Will Help Us Cope"
.
Exclaim!
, October 10, 2018.
↑
Olivier Boisvert-Magnen,
"RAP LOCAL
: MB, TIRER UN TRAIT SUR LE PASSÉ"
.
Voir
, July 10, 2018.
↑
Josephine Cruz,
"Montreal’s Nate Husser Continues His Impressive Run with “6º” EP"
.
Complex
, October 15, 2018.
↑
"Fleurever by Jazz Cartier on Apple Music"
.
iTunes
. Retrieved
July 27,
2018
.
↑
"Bio – Greg Keelor"
.
Warner Music Canada
. Retrieved
27 April
2018
.
↑
John Lucas,
"Ocean Electro finds Kellarissa in a contemplative space"
.
The Georgia Straight
, March 7, 2018.
↑
Calum Marsh,
"Nicholas Krgovich: 'Ouch'"
.
Pitchfork
, November 29, 2018.
↑
"Dan Mangan Sheds Light on His Upcoming Album and Embracing His Solo Troubadour Status"
.
Exclaim!
, February 13, 2018.
1
2
3
"UPCOMING ALBUM RELEASE CALENDAR"
.
Metacritic
.
↑
"Run to Waters by Justin Nozuka – iTunes – Apple"
.
iTunes
↑
Cantrell, LB (November 9, 2018).
"Steven Lee Olsen Releases Debut Album 'Timing Is Everything'
"
.
Music Row Magazine
.
1
2
"Daniel Romano Surprise Releases 'Nerveless' and 'Human Touch' Albums"
.
Exclaim!
, January 4, 2018.
↑
"Rusty Return with Their First Album in 20 Years"
.
Exclaim!
, June 29, 2018.
↑
Billy Eff,
"Avec «
Northwave
», Mike Shabb veut représenter le rap nordique"
.
Vice
, March 1, 2018.
↑
Matt Bobkin,
"Meet TEKE::TEKE, the J-Rock Tribute Turned Full-Fledged Fusion Band"
.
Exclaim!
, January 10, 2019.
↑
Calum Slingerland,
"Tokyo Police Club Announce 'TPC' Album, Share New Song"
.
Exclaim!
, July 9, 2018.
↑
"Canadian poet Al Purdy inspires songs by Jason Collett, Sarah Harmer and more"
Archived
2019-02-03 at the
Wayback Machine
.
Now
, January 22, 2019.
↑
"Donovan Woods Announces 'Both Ways' LP, Shares New Song"
.
Exclaim!
, February 5, 2018.
↑
"Legendary Edmontonian jazz pianist, ex-senator Tommy Banks dead at 81"
.
CBC News
. The Canadian Press
. Retrieved
11 December
2019
.
↑
Pedersen, Erik (2018-02-01).
"
'American Idol' Finalist Leah LaBelle & Ex-NBA Player Husband Killed In Car Crash"
.
Deadline
. Retrieved
2024-03-01
.
↑
Rapper dies after music video stunt goes wrong
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