“Dreaming Dog” - Antaeus
Let’s get this out of the way: Dreaming Dog is an album made for dogs. Yes, dogs. But give it a listen and you’ll quickly realize—it’s also for you. And your stressed-out nervous system. And your over-caffeinated thoughts. This album might just be one of the most genre-defying, heartwarming, and scientifically-backed music releases of the year, and it didn’t come from your typical pop machine or beat lab. It came from a dream: to soothe dogs, and along the way, soothe everyone else too.
“Kuruvinda” - Kirsten Agresta-Copely
Let’s be honest: the harp doesn’t always get the love it deserves. But Kirsten Agresta-Copely isn’t here to play background music for your garden party—she’s here to shift your internal landscape. And with Kuruvinda, she does exactly that.
“Scania” - Soek
When a composer with a résumé like Grant Borland’s decides to drop the rulebook and make something just for the sake of art, you listen. No trailer deadlines. No sync briefs. Just a piano, some strings, and a heart full of Iceland.
The Compilation Album - Raynald Grenier
Raynald Grenier doesn’t just compose music—he builds worlds.
And in The Compilation Album, we get to wander through every stunning corner of them.
With this sweeping new collection, the Canadian classical composer—deeply influenced by legends like Mozart, Beethoven, and Mahler—invites listeners on an opulent journey through some of his most emotionally rich, harmonically masterful, and frankly breathtaking works. It’s less an album and more a sonic gallery, each piece its own distinct painting, yet connected by Grenier’s unmistakable artistic signature.
“Neue” - Eddy Ruyter & Ross Christopher
Neue isn’t just an album — it’s a soul cleanse.
In this stunning full-length collaboration between Ross Christopher (violin/cello) and Eddy Ruyter (piano extraordinaire), Neue presents itself not as a playlist of tracks, but as an immersive sound journey — one that feels like a deep breath, a quiet walk through memory, and a dream you didn’t know you’d been carrying.
ALIVE - John Puchiele Ensemble
Some albums are just collections of songs. Others—like John Puchiele Ensemble’s ALIVE—are immersive experiences. This isn’t just music to hear; it’s music that wraps around you, sinks into your bones, and lingers in the quiet spaces of your mind.
“Morphus” by Abøn: Review
Danish-Canadian artist Abøn is back with “Morphus,” the mesmerising first single from her upcoming album Wings of Adelaine. Inspired by the Morpho butterfly, one of the largest and most breathtaking butterflies in the world, “Morphus” is a song about grace in the midst of transformation, finding beauty in change, and embracing the unknown with open arms…