100 Essential Canadian Songs from 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 Galleria – Calling Card

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

Bossie – There Will Be Time

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

Zone Support – True Self

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

Soupcans – Siamese Brutality

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

Thus Owls – Black Matter

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

Un Blonde – Look

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/

Old and Weird – Kirkobain

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