100 Essential Canadian Songs from 2015
By Adam ~ Posted Wednesday, December 9th 2015
Delicious sounds abound across our vast National expanse. Canada is now recognized more than ever for its fascinating musical magic and with good reason. If you look, you'll find it. The scintillant splashes of iridescent electronics, the punishing crushes of noise rock, ever stranger beats and meticulously composed ambience. We're happy to offer up a small glimpse of that weird confetti here. There is a near infinite continuum of music making that stretches forever beyond our horizons, but these are some songs from the year behind that we're very pleased to share with you. - Adam Bradley
West Nile - LOTTA PPL
https://westnile.bandcamp.com/album/lotta-ppl
She Devils - COME
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiGS1R7fFpY
Bernardino Femminielli - Tatouage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnhNdJryMvI
Kurt Marble - White Hair
http://kurtmarble.bandcamp.com/track/white-hair
Kara-Lis Coverdale - Touch Me & Die
https://sacredphrases.bandcamp.com/track/touch-me-die
Man Made Hill - Double Dippin'
https://vimeo.com/137673498
Michael Jacket - Weird Paradise
https://soundcloud.com/michael-jacket/weirdparadise
The Flu - Dr. Octavio
https://itstheflu.bandcamp.com/track/dr-octavio
Fountain - Landline
https://fountain.bandcamp.com/track/landline
TIO - A Simple Way
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwtePCfcRjQ
DATU (Feat HATAW) - SUNS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6U98-ARJp4
Germaphobes - Magic Eye
https://germaphobes.bandcamp.com/track/magic-eye
Ramzi - Princess Of Cups
https://1080pcollection.bandcamp.com/track/princess-of-cups
Dories - Two-tone Fade
https://craftsingles.bandcamp.com/track/two-tone-fade
Memorex - Taiwan Airliner
http://mmrx.bandcamp.com/track/taiwan-airliner-version-one
Brendan Philip - VIA
https://soundcloud.com/brendan-philip/2-brendan-philip-culture-power
Maylee Todd - Lonely
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mqxWcWP-OI
Secret Sign - O.S.M.R
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE0Ll9VPLwQ
Nailbiter - Splatter
https://hereticalobjects.bandcamp.com/track/splatter
Sean Paul - Always Be True
https://soundcloud.com/eanauluet/always-be-true
Moss Lime - I Always Get What I Want
https://soundcloud.com/telephoneexplosion/03-i-always-get-what-i-want
Drake - Hotline Bling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxpDa-c-4Mc
Pantayo - Binalig (Maguindanaon)
https://pantayo.bandcamp.com/track/binalig-maguindanaon
Motoko - Topologies
https://motokomusic.bandcamp.com/track/topologies
Dilly Dally - Purple Rage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGyRZ8wtsdw
Semen Priest - Person Suit
https://semenpriest.bandcamp.com/track/person-suit
Phèdre - TIVOLI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo4RbpUDmGs
Vallens - Dark Tunnel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73onHaoNlv0#t=44
Grimes - REALiTi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9XKLqGqwLA
Keita Juma - GRILL$
https://soundcloud.com/keitajuma/grills
Dohn Valley - D.V.P
https://dohnvalley.bandcamp.com/track/d-v-p-instrumental-demo
Stefana Fratila - Tugging
http://stefanafratila.bandcamp.com/track/tugging
Bad Channels - Sad Channels
https://soundcloud.com/buzzrecords/bad-channels-sad-channels-single
Foam - Sludge
https://craftsingles.bandcamp.com/track/sludge
White Poppy - Confusion
https://whitepoppy.bandcamp.com/track/confusion
LIDS - Sarsfest
https://soundcloud.com/telephoneexplosion/lids-sarsfest
METZ - Spit You Out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIFrzdOdwz0
Partner - The "Ellen" Page
Spek Won - AFRICA ∞ FOREVER prod. Lordquest
https://spekwon.bandcamp.com/track/africa-forever-prod-lordquest
Mimico - Incantation
https://mimico.bandcamp.com/track/incantation
New Chance - Summer Solstice
https://healingpowertoronto.bandcamp.com/track/summer-solstice
HSY - Sally
https://hsy666.bandcamp.com/track/sally-3
Blunt Chunks - Waist of the Sea
https://soundcloud.com/blunt-chunks/waist-of-the-sea
TOPS - Hollow Sound of the Morning Chimes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A8v7cYX7Yw
Coarse Language - Better Days
https://soundcloud.com/coarse-language/better-days-ars-01mastered
Scattered Clouds - Enchanteresse
Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld - The Rest of Us
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFUVLGqsgts
Merganzer - Ganz Großes Kino
https://soundcloud.com/merganzermusic/ganz-groses-kino
Brigitte Bardon't - Tightly But Briefly
https://vimeo.com/135523333
Lab Coast - Away From Here
https://craftsingles.bandcamp.com/track/away-from-here
Hag Face - Worst Nightmare
https://hagface.bandcamp.com/track/worst-nightmare-3
Anamai - Dirt
https://soundcloud.com/anamaimusic/dirt
Tasseomancy - Braid. Wind is Coming
https://tasseomancy.bandcamp.com/track/braid-wind-is-coming-2
Foxtrott - Beyond Our Means
https://soundcloud.com/foxtrottfoxtrott/beyond-our-means
Most People - Release
https://mostpeopleband.bandcamp.com/track/release
Gretchen - NOVO SARAJEVO
https://gretchen.bandcamp.com/track/novo-sarajevo-2
Dorothea Paas - Climbing
https://dorotheapaas.bandcamp.com/track/climbing
Tanya Tagaq - Aorta
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGNpz5tFUEE
Blonde Elvis - Oh Mary
http://blondeelvis.bandcamp.com/track/oh-mary
Destroyer - Times Square
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krpcRnxVCmA
Doomsquad - Apocalypso
https://doomsquad.bandcamp.com/track/apocalypso
Jordaan Mason - Pharmacy
https://jordaanmason.bandcamp.com/track/pharmacy
Baby Cages - ALL U WANT
https://babycages.bandcamp.com/album/all-u-want
Pavilion - Binds
http://pavilion-toronto.bandcamp.com/track/binds
Sean Nicholas Savage - Suburban Nights
https://seannicholassavage.bandcamp.com/track/suburban-nights
Bataille Solaire - Hom dans la ville
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPD2CXyG3qw
Fresh Snow - King Twink Rides Again
https://soundcloud.com/handdrawndracula/fresh-snow-king-twink-rides-again?in=handdrawndracula/sets/fresh-snow-won
Fake Palms - Nerves
https://buzzrecordsto.bandcamp.com/track/nerves
Fog Lake - Shanty Town
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1oF8AprmYE
Telstar Drugs - Thoughts In Loops
https://eggpaper.bandcamp.com/track/thoughts-in-loops
The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqt8Z1k0oWQ
Organ Magic - I Became Worldly And Sophisticated…
U.S. Girls - Window Shades
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoTehhwo7Iw
Jason Doell - Our Lovèd Dominion Bless
https://soundcloud.com/jason-doell/our-loved-dominion-bless
Etiquette - Attention Seeker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkScY58ZAoE
Beliefs - Leaper
https://soundcloud.com/handdrawndracula/beliefs-leaper
Doldrums - Loops
https://doldrums.bandcamp.com/track/loops
Triple Gangers - Beresford Boys
https://triplegangers.bandcamp.com/track/beresford-boys
Cindy Lee - Always Lovers
http://www.gorillavsbear.net/hear-an-achingly-beautiful-song-from-cindy-lees-new-malenkost-cassette/
Peaches - I Mean Something
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGqPsqDWS00
The Acorn - Influence
https://soundcloud.com/theacorn/influence
Moonwood - Ghola Dance
http://moonwood.bandcamp.com/track/ghola-dance
Princess Century - Sunrise 101 / Last Disco
https://soundcloud.com/princesscentury/sunrise-101-last-disco?in=princesscentury/sets/progress
Zacht Automaat - Side A
https://planet-tapes.bandcamp.com/track/side-a
Jerusalem In My Heart - Ta3mani; Ta3meitu
https://vimeo.com/137144369
Jons - Long Interior
https://craftsingles.bandcamp.com/track/long-interior
Del Bel - Fifty Below
https://delbel.bandcamp.com/track/fifty-below
Bile Sister - Wasted Crochet
Astro Screamer - Out of Pieces
https://soundcloud.com/astroscreamer/out-of-pieces
Moon King - Impossible
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8XwTawnFeE
Minotaurs - Gold Rush Lady
https://soundcloud.com/minotaursband/minotaurs-weird-waves-05-gold-rush-lady/s-XJDys
Alessia Cara - Here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKp2CrfmVfw
Bernice - A2 One Garden
https://bernice.bandcamp.com/track/a2-one-garden-josh-coles-minimal-design