“Drive south with the one you love,” John Hiatt wrote. In a new single, Joe Nolan taps into his own gruff exterior with a new song called “Broken Angel,” one that tells a story of love done and gone. “I drive myself crazy every time I’m passing through the city where you used to be mine,” he sings. It’s a very different kind of road trip.

Last month experimental Inuk throat singer Tanya Tagaq released her fifth studio album, Retribution, addressing politically-charged topics including climate change, the Canadian government’s treatment of indigenous communities, and the continued prevalence of sexual assault (highlighted by a somber cover of Nirvana’s “Rape Me”).

Six Shooter Records and Interstellar Rodeo are thrilled to announce Chris Wynters as Director of Festival Marketing and Partnerships. Wynters is one of Edmonton’s most esteemed music industry members, and brings decades of experience on stage, in the studio and in the boardroom.

Whitehorse celebrates the foundations of rock and roll in The Northern South Vol.1, a collection of songs that showcases the legendary artists who helped to shape modern sound. In celebration of the music and legacy of Chess Records (co-founder Phil Chess passed away last week), Whitehorse releases the final video from The Northern South Vol. 1.

Buy “My Boots” on iTunes here or stream it on Spotify here. Whitney Rose chats with Rolling Stone Country about her new single, upcoming South Texas Suite EP, and documentary. Read the full Rolling Stone article here.

Click here to read the full Rolling Stone review. Tanya Tagaq releases her stellar album, Retribution, today. You can buy and stream the album here. Tanya Tagaq also released a track by track commentary album with music critic Carl Wilson on Spotify.

Tagaq and Shad, along with producer/violinist Jesse Zubot and drummer Jean Martin, jump into their second take of “Centre,” which was filmed as part of CBC Music’s First Play Live session for Tagaq’s upcoming Oct. 21 album, Retribution. Dressed in a ceremonial amautiq (a traditional women’s parka) made by Rankin Inlet artist Salome Kalaserk and borrowed from the gallery, Tagaq is radiant, sidling up to Shad, the beads of her amautiq swaying, as she lays a bed of throat-singing for his verses sit atop.

I recommend two ways of listening to Tanya Tagaq’s latest record, Retribution. One is with eyes closed, given over wholly to the experience of a dense, immersive collection of sounds unlike any sounds on any other albums in your collection. The other is with eyes open, standing in front of a mirror, with one hand on your throat.

Pre-Order Tanya’s upcoming album, Retribution, and download “Centre” and “Retribution” instantly. Listen to Retribution on Spotify here.

“Polaris Prize-winning multi-instrumentalist and throat singer Tanya Tagaq will release a new LP next month titled Retribution. Its debut single, “Centre,” is a song about the interconnectivity of our universe, the way one life bleeds into the next, treating the womb as our world’s ultimate centerpiece. It’s an upbeat, impassioned song, and Tagaq’s decision to include Canadian rapper Shad on it makes her intent all the more blatant.” – Stereogum.

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This year, Whitney Rose’s road to AmericanaFest starts in Travis County, Texas, where Rose has settled and recorded a new song, “My Boots,” that speaks to self-acceptance. “My Boots” shows the lighter side of Rose’s songwriting. “While it’s ostensibly just about wearing whatever the hell you wanna wear,” Rose says, “it’s also about embracing the quirks and flaws that make you, you.” Rose walks the walk in her custom cactus and rose Liberty cowboy boots, a sparkly nod to her identity.