2024 in Canadian music explained

The following musical events and releases are expected to happen in 2024 in Canada.

Notable events

• March 24 - Juno Awards of 2024^[1]
• April 6-7 - 19th Canadian Folk Music Awards^[2]
• June 25 - Prism Prize^[3]
• September 17 - 2024 Polaris Music Prize^[4]

Date TBA

• SOCAN Songwriting Prize
• 2024 Canadian Country Music Awards
• 46th Félix Awards

Albums set to be released

A

• Allie X, Girl with No Face - February 23^[5]
• Tenille Arts, To Be Honest - May 3^[6]
• Julie Aubé, Boiling Over - April 5^[7]

B

• Jill Barber, Encore! - June 14
• Begonia, Open Swim - July 17^[8]
• Bibi Club, Feu de garde - May 10^[9]
• Big Brave, A Chaos of Flowers - April 19
• Black Atlass, I'll Meet You There - March 8
• Boslen, Conversations Over Dinner - TBA^[10]
• The Burning Hell, Hardly Working - March 29
• Spencer Burton, North Wind - January 26^[11]

C

• Cadence Weapon, Rollercoaster - April 19^[12]
• Cherie Camp, Love and Blood - May 30^[8]
• Charlotte Cardin, A Week in Nashville - May 17^[8]
• Celeigh Cardinal, Boundless Possibilities - June 21^[13]
• Chromeo, Adult Contemporary - February 16^[14]
• Terri Clark, Terri Clark: Take Two - May 31^[15]
• Classified, Luke's View - April 26
• Comeback Kid, Trouble - March 15^[16]
• Corridor, Mimi - April 26^[17]
• Les Cowboys Fringants, Pub Royal - April 25
• Cuff the Duke, Breaking Dawn - September 6^[8]

D

• The Dead South, Chains & Stakes - February 9^[18]
• The Deep Dark Woods, Broadside Ballads Vol. III - May 1^[19]
• Mike Downes, The Way In - March 1^[20]
• Alan Doyle, Welcome Home - February 9^[21]
• Ducks Ltd., Harm's Way - February 9^[22]

E

• Ekkstacy, Ekkstacy - January 19^[23]
• Elephant Stone, Back Into the Dream - February 23^[24]
• Elliott Brood, Country - April 12^[25]
• Ellis, No Place That Feels Like - April 26^[26]

F

• Michael Feuerstack, Eternity Mongers - April 19^[27]
• Flore Laurentienne, 8 tableaux - March 1^[28]
• Sue Foley, One Guitar Woman - March 29^[29]

G

• Dana Gavanski, Late Slap - April 5^[30]
• Ghostly Kisses, Darkroom - May 17^[31]
• Good Kid, Good Kid 4 - March 27^[32]
• Grievous Angels, Last Call for Cinderella - May 4 ^[33]

H

• Lynne Hanson, Just a Poet - May 24
• Kyp Harness, Kick the Dust - April 26^[34]
• Coleman Hell, Joyride - May 17^[8]
• High Valley, Small Town Somethin - February 2^[35]
• Homeshake, CD Wallet - March 8^[36]
• Honeymoon Suite, Alive - February 16^[37]
• Joshua Hyslop, Evergold - April 26

I

• iskwē, nīna - April 12^[38]
• Islands, What Occurs - June 21^[8]

J

• Nick Johnston, Child of Bliss - March 8^[39]

K

• k-os, Atlantis+ (expanded edition reissue of 2006 album ) - May 3, Everyone in Your Dream Is You (new album) - TBA, Exit (reissue of 2002 album) - TBA, Joyful Rebellion (reissue of 2004 album) - TBA^[40]
• Michael Kaeshammer, Turn It Up - March 1^[41]
• Kaia Kater, Strange Medicine - May 17^[8]
• Kaytranada, Timeless - June 7^[8]
• Kiesza, Dancing and Crying: Vol. 1 - May 24^[42]
• Kittie, Fire - June 21^[43]
• Kalsey Kulyk, Outlaw Poetry - February 23^[44]

L

• Matt Lang, All Night Longer - May 10^[45]
• Abigail Lapell, Anniversary - May 10^[46]
• Lemon Bucket Orkestra, Cuckoo - May 17^[8]
• Simon Leoza, Acte III - March 22
• Kellie Loder, Transitions - April 19^[47]
• Loony, Loony - March 22^[48]
• Loving, Any Light - February 9^[49]
• Corb Lund, El Viejo - February 23^[50]

M

• Cory Marks, Sorry for Nothing - October 11^[51]
• Loreena McKennitt, The Road Back Home - March 8^[52]
• Jon McKiel, Hex - May 3^[53]
• Shawn Mendes, Shawn - October 18
• Metz, Up on Gravity Hill - April 12^[54]
• Ruth Moody, Wanderer - May 17^[8]
• Mother Mother, Grief Chapter - February 16^[55]
• David Myles, Devil Talking - May 24^[56]

N

• Nyssa, Shake Me Where I'm Foolish - February 1^[57]

O

• Jordan Officer, Like Never Before - June 27^[58]
• Old Man Luedecke, She Told Me Where to Go - May 24^[59]
• The Once, Out Here - February 16^[60]
• Robyn Ottolini, Growing Up to Do - January 14^[61]

P

• Packs, Melt the Honey - January 19^[62]
• PartyNextDoor, PartyNextDoor 4 - April 26
• Orville Peck, Stampede - August 2
• Joel Plaskett, One Real Reveal - TBA^[63]
• Poolblood, theres_plenty_of_music_to_go_around.zip - April 5^[64]
• MacKenzie Porter, Nobody's Born with a Broken Heart - April 26^{[65] [66]}
• Priyanka, Devastatia - August 23^[67]

R

• Allan Rayman, The All Allan Hour - April 26
• Owen Riegling, Bruce County - May 24^[68]
• Josh Ross, Complicated - March 29^[69]
• Royal Tusk, Altruistic - February 23^[70]

S

• Philip Sayce, The Wolves Are Coming - February 23^{[71] [72]}
• Talia Schlanger, Grace for the Going - February 2^[73]
• Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Red Future - TBA^[74]
• Softcult, Heaven - May 24^[75]
• Vera Sola, Peacemaker - February 2^[76]
• Colin Stetson, the love it took to leave you - September 13^[8]
• The Strumbellas, Part Time Believer - February 9^[77]
• Sum 41, - March 29^[78]
• Sykamore, Through the Static - March 29^[79]

T

• Julian Taylor, Pathways - September 27^[8]
• The Tragically Hip, Up to Here (expanded 35th anniversary reissue) - November 8^[80]

V

• Vision Eternel, Echoes from Forgotten Hearts - February 14^{[81] [82]}
• Leif Vollebekk, Revelation - September 27^[83]

W

• Ruby Waters, What's the Point - May 31^[8]
• Rick White and The Sadies, Rick White and the Sadies - June 7^[8]
• Charlotte Day Wilson, Cyan Blue - May 3^{[84] [85]}
• Donovan Woods, Things Were Never Good If They're Not Good Now - July 12^[86]

Y

• Yoo Doo Right, The Sacred Fuck - March 15
• Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Fuckin' Up - April 26^[87]

Deaths

• January 17 - Serge Laprade, singer and radio broadcaster^[88]
• February 17 - Greg "Fritz" Hinz, drummer (Helix)^[89]
• March 12 - Russ Wilson, bass guitarist (Junkhouse)^[90]
• April 27 - Jean-Pierre Ferland, singer-songwriter^[91]
• May 29 - Cayouche, singer-songwriter^[92]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Juno Awards 2024: a breakdown of this year's nominees. Harmsen. Natalie. February 6, 2024. CBC Music. February 22, 2024.
2. Calum Slingerland, "Here are the 2024 Canadian Folk Music Awards Winners". Exclaim!, April 10, 2024.
3. https://www.cbc.ca/music/prism-prize-2024-10-canadian-music-videos-1.7203596 "Here are the 10 Canadian music videos vying for the 2024 Prism Prize"
4. https://exclaim.ca/music/article/heres-the-2024-polaris-music-prize-long-list "Here's the 2024 Polaris Music Prize Long List"
5. Web site: Allie X Is Tearing Up Her Sound and Going Back to the Eighties. Mier. Tomás. November 16, 2023. Rolling Stone. February 27, 2024.
6. Web site: Tenille Arts announces highly anticipated new album 'to be honest'. March 5, 2024. Entertainment Focus. James. Daykin.
7. Web site: lie Aubé of Les Hay Babies releases new solo single, "I Won't Let Your Love". Melanson. Jenna. February 26, 2024. Canadian Beats. March 8, 2024.
8. Kerry Doole, "New & Upcoming Canadian Album Releases: Kiesza, Old Man Luedecke, David Myles & More". Billboard, May 24, 2024.
9. Web site: Bibi Club annonce son prochain album : Feu de garde. Labrèche. Louis-Philipe. February 28, 2024. La Canal Auditif. March 8, 2024. French.
10. Web site: Vancouver's Boslen reflects on his sacrifices with latest single "Tell Me Why". Hip Hop Canada Staff. November 24, 2023. Hip Hop Canada. March 8, 2024.
11. Web site: Spencer Burton Announces New Album 'North Wind,' Shares "Goodbye". Slingerland. Calum. November 7, 2023. Exclaim!. March 8, 2024.
12. Web site: Cadence Weapon - "Press Eject" (feat. Grandtheft). Chelosky. Danielle. February 6, 2024. Stereogum. March 8, 2024.
13. Web site: Celeigh Cardinal shares new single, "Light Of The Moon". Melanson. Jenna. January 26, 2024. Canadian Beats. March 8, 2024.
14. Web site: Chromeo Announce Album, Share Video for New Song "Personal Effects". Lindert. Hattie. October 2, 2023. Pitchfork. March 8, 2024.
15. Terri Clark Welcomes Kelly Clarkson, Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson and More For 'Take Two' Collaborative Album: Exclusive. Jessica. Nicholson. 29 March 2024. Billboard. 4 April 2023.
16. Web site: Comeback Kid announce new EP 'Trouble,' share "Trouble In The Winner's Circle". Sacher. Andrew. December 7, 2023. BrooklynVegan. March 8, 2024.
17. Web site: Corridor announce new album 'Mimi,' share "Mourir Demain". Pearis. Bill. January 23, 2024. BrooklynVegan. March 8, 2024.
18. Web site: Billboard Canada FYI Track Of The Week: The Dead South, "A Little Devil". Doole. Kerry. December 6, 2023. Billboard. March 8, 2024.
19. Web site: The Deep Dark Woods announce Broadside Ballads Vol. III & share Spanish is the Loving Tongue. Gallacher. Alex. March 6, 2024. KLOF Mag. March 8, 2024.
20. Web site: Mike Downes to release new trio album The Way In. Feibel. Adam. February 6, 2024. Jazz.FM91. March 8, 2024.
21. Web site: Alan Doyle Details New Album 'Welcome Home,' Shares "Yours and Mine". Lapierre. Megan. January 11, 2024. Exclaim!. February 27, 2024.
22. Web site: Ducks Ltd. Announce Sophomore Album 'Harm's Way,' Share Video for New Single "Hollowed Out". Bell. Kaelen. November 29, 2023. Exclaim!. November 30, 2023.
23. Web site: Ekkstacy survived dark times to become an indie star. Garratt-Stanley. Fred. December 11, 2023. NME. December 16, 2023.
24. Web site: Elephant Stone Will Take Us Back Into the Dream. Means-Shannon. Hannah. October 12, 2023. Wildfire Music + News. November 6, 2023.
25. Web site: Elliott Brood Announce Country, Out April 12, 2024. February 13, 2024. Six Shooter Records. February 23, 2024.
26. Web site: Ellis Details Sophomore Record 'no place that feels like'. Brasil. Sydney. January 16, 2024. Exclaim!. March 8, 2024.
27. Web site: Michael Feuerstack Returns with New Album 'Eternity Mongers'. Slingerland. Calum. January 9, 2024. Exclaim!. March 8, 2024.
28. Web site: Flore Laurentienne annonce 8 tableaux, son prochain album. Labrèche. Louis-Phillipe. January 16, 2024. Le Canal Auditif. March 8, 2024. French.
29. Web site: Sue Foley covers Elizabeth Cotten for the first single from her new album. Alper. Eric. February 26, 2024. Roots Music Canada. March 8, 2024.
30. Web site: Dana Gavanski announces new album 'Late Slap'. Gallacher. Alex. January 8, 2024. KLOF Mag. March 8, 2024.
31. Web site: Quebec City's Ghostly Kisses Unveil Sophomore Album 'Darkroom'. LaPierre. Morgan. January 24, 2024. Exclaim!. March 8, 2024.
32. Web site: Good Kid Announce Fourth EP, Share New Single "Break". Hudson. Alex. February 9, 2024. Exclaim!. March 8, 2024.
33. John Emms, "Grievous Angels latest release Last Call for Cinderella a true gem". Timmins Daily Press, May 6, 2024.
34. Web site: Kyp Harness shares 'Prodigal Son' video ahead of new album Kick The Dust. Schneider. Jason. March 1, 2024. Roots Music Canada. March 8, 2024.
35. News: Dagg. Nanci. High Valley Releases New Single, "Countin Em Up". January 30, 2024. October 10, 2023. Canadian Beats.
36. Web site: Homeshake Announces New Album 'CD Wallet'. Gregory. Allie. February 7, 2024. Exclaim!. March 8, 2024.
37. Web site: Canadian Rockers Honeymoon Suite Announce New Studio Album 'Alive'. Blabbermouth.net Staff. December 12, 2023. Blabbermouth.net. January 14, 2024.
38. Web site: Spill New Music: iskwē Announces New Album nīna + Shares "Waiting for the Laughter". Spill Magazine Staff. January 11, 2024. Spill Magazine. Spill New Music. March 8, 2024.
39. Web site: [News] Nick Johnston unveil the official video for the title-track from upcoming new album "Child of Bliss"]. Vigezzi. Jacopo. February 4, 2024. Prog Rock Journal. February 10, 2024.
40. News: Slingerland . Calum . k-os Details 'Atlantis: Hymns for Disco' Reissue, Teases New Album Exec-Produced by Drake. February 23, 2024 . . February 20, 2024.
41. Web site: Michael Kaeshammer sets release date for new album Turn It Up. Feibel. Adam. February 14, 2024. Jazz.FM91. March 8, 2024.
42. Web site: Kiesza Releases New Single "Dancing and Crying". Melanson. Jenna. February 27, 2024. Canadian Beats. March 8, 2024.
43. Web site: Kittie's Morgan Lander on new music: "I don't think we're ever going to put our JNCOS on again". Kennelty. Greg. October 24, 2023. Metal Injection.
44. Web site: Kalsey Kulyk's "Outlaw Poetry" A Journey Through Life, Love, and Music. All Country News. February 23, 2024 . February 26, 2024.
45. Web site: Matt Lang Shares New Single, "All Night Longer" (Interview). Jenna. Melanson. January 12, 2024. Canadian Beats. January 16, 2024.
46. Web site: Abigail Lapell shares Anniversary Song from her new album. Gallacher. Alex. February 14, 2024. KLOF Mag. March 8, 2024.
47. Web site: Kellie Loder shares video for "When We Kiss. Melanson. Jenna. January 19, 2024. Canadian Beats. March 8, 2024.
48. Web site: LOONY Announces Debut Album, Books North American Tour. LaPierre. Morgan. January 22, 2024. Exclaim!. March 8, 2024.
49. Web site: Loving Detail New Album 'Any Light,' Plot North American Tour. Petrosian. Nika. November 26, 2023. Exclaim!. March 8, 2024.
50. Web site: Corb Lund Details New Album El Viejo, Schedules 2024 Canadian Tour . Hudson. Alex. Exclaim!. October 12, 2023. October 20, 2023.
51. Cory Marks // Announce New Album “Sorry For Nothing” And New Single "(Make My) Country Rock". Jace Media. July 27, 2024. July 28, 2024.
52. Web site: Loreena McKennitt unveils traditional Celtic sound in new album The Road Back Home. Murphy. Saoirse. PureMzine. January 19, 2024. March 8, 2024.
53. Stephen M. Duesner, "Hex, Jon McKiel". Pitchfork, May 3, 2024.
54. Web site: Metz announce new album, Up On Gravity Hill. Treble Staff. February 14, 2024. Treble. March 8, 2024.
55. Web site: Mother Mother Announce New Album Grief Chapter. Tiller. Joe. November 4, 2023. Dig!. November 6, 2023.
56. Web site: David Myles, Classified reflect on hit song 'Inner Ninja' more than a decade after its release. Kelly. Katie. January 25, 2024. CTV News. CTV Atlantic. March 8, 2024.
57. Alex Hudson, "NYSSA Finds Fresh Excitement in Classic Rock on 'Shake Me Where I'm Foolish'". Exclaim!, February 1, 2024.
58. Sarah-Émilie Nault, "«Cet album vient d’une grande transformation dans ma vie» – Jordan Officer, qui lance un vulnérable nouvel album baptisé «Like Never Before»". Le Journal de Montréal, June 29, 2024.
59. Web site: Old Man Luedecke Announces Banjo-Free Album Produced by Bahamas. Hudson. Alex. February 22, 2024. Exclaim!. March 8, 2024.
60. Web site: The Once Are Out Here on First New Album in Six Years, Canadian Tour. LaPierre. Megan. Exclaim!. December 12, 2023. March 8, 2024.
61. Web site: Robyn Ottolini Shares New Single, "Sick of Sex". Jenna. Melanson. October 11, 2023. Canadian Beats. October 31, 2023.
62. Web site: Packs Announce Melt the Honey LP, Share Single and Tour Dates. Brasil. Sydney. September 27, 2023. Exclaim!. October 21, 2023.
63. Megan LaPierre, "Joel Plaskett Unveils New Album 'One Real Reveal,' Fall Canadian Tour". Exclaim!, May 23, 2024.
64. Web site: poolblood Announces New EP, Shares "wringer". Bell. Kalen. February 21, 2024. Exclaim!. March 8, 2024.
65. Web site: Porter finds "Nobody's Born With A Broken Heart". Country Standard Time Staff. Country Standard Time. January 26, 2024. January 26, 2024.
66. Web site: MacKenzie Porter's 'Nobody's Born With A Broken Heart' Slated For April. Hollabaugh. Lori. January 26, 2024. Music Row. March 8, 2024.
67. Megan LaPierre, "Priyanka Announces Debut Album 'Devastatia,' North American Tour". Exclaim!, May 28, 2024.
68. Web site: Owen Riegling Announces His Debut EP. KX 94.7 FM. May 20, 2024.
69. Web site: Josh Ross To Get 'Complicated' With New EP In March. Liza. Anderson. Music Row. February 20, 2024. March 19, 2024.
70. Web site: Royal Tusk Announce New Album 'Altruistic,' Share Documentary. Petrosian. Nika. November 30, 2023. Exclaim!. December 1, 2023.
71. Web site: "Philip Sayce Soars with 'The Wolves Are Coming'A Testament to Passion and Power". Parkes. Glen. February 7, 2024. Jace Media Music. March 8, 2024.
72. Web site: Philip Sayce announces The Wolves Are Coming. Francis. Pete. September 29, 2023. Blues Rock Review. March 8, 2024.
73. Web site: Talia Schlanger Comes to TD Music Hall in February. Wild. Stephi. December 7, 2023. BroadwayWorld. March 8, 2024.
74. Web site: Snotty Nose Rez Kids Usher in 'Red Future' with New Album, Share Title Track. Hudson. Alex. March 1, 2024. Exclaim!. March 8, 2024.
75. Megan LaPierre, "Softcult Announce New EP 'Heaven,' Share 'Spiralling Out'". Exclaim!, March 21, 2024.
76. Web site: Vera Sola Announces Sophomore Album 'Peacemaker,' Shares Lead Single. Okazawa. Ben. October 18, 2023. Exclaim!. March 8, 2024.
77. Web site: The Strumbellas Announce New Album 'Part Time Believer,' Share "Hold Me". Lapierre. Megan. October 4, 2023. Exclaim!. February 27, 2024.
78. Web site: Sum 41 announces details of final double album 'Heaven :x: Hell'. December 12, 2023. Blabbermouth.net. December 13, 2023.
79. Web site: Sykamore To Release new EP, Through The Static. Melanson. Jenna. February 26, 2024. Canadian Beats. March 8, 2024.
80. Alex Hudson, "The Tragically Hip Detail 'Up to Here' Box Set". Exclaim!, June 20, 2024.
81. Web site: Moore . Theron . November 14, 2023 . News: Vision Eternel to Release Echoes from Forgotten Hearts . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231114184731/https://newnoisemagazine.com/news-vision-eternel-to-release-echoes-from-forgotten-hearts/ . November 14, 2023 . November 24, 2023 . . en-US.
82. Web site: Lussier . Stephen . November 22, 2023 . Spill New Music: Vision Eternel's 'Echoes from Forgotten Hearts' to Receive Deluxe Reissue for Valentine's Day 2024 . November 24, 2023 . The Spill Magazine. Spill New Music.
83. Allie Gregory, "Leif Vollebekk Details New Album 'Revelation'". Exclaim!, May 23, 2024.
84. Web site: Charlotte Day Wilson Announces Sophomore Album, Cyan Blue. Lamond. Ana. February 22, 2024. Clash. March 8, 2024.
85. Web site: Charlotte Day Wilson Announces New Album Cyan Blue, Shares Video for New Song: Watch. Strauss. Matthew. February 22, 2024. Pitchfork. March 8, 2024.
86. Web site: Donovan Woods unveils introspective new album "Things Were Never Good If They're Not Good Now". Gerrard. Steve. February 28, 2024. Montreal Rocks. March 8, 2024.
87. Web site: Neil Young & Crazy Horse announce new album & tour. Sacher. Andrew. February 13, 2024. BrooklynVegan. March 8, 2024.
88. News: Serge Laprade s'éteint à 83 ans. Demers. Maxime. January 18, 2024. Le Journal de Québec. French. February 23, 2024.
89. Web site: Helix Drummer Greg 'Fritz' Hinz Dead After Secret Cancer Battle. Kietly. Martin. February 17, 2024. Ultimate Classic Rock. February 23, 2024.
90. News: Junkhouse bassist Russell Wilson dead at 62 . 15 March 2024 . . March 14, 2024.
91. News: Quebec singing star and cultural icon Jean-Pierre Ferland dies at 89. Jean-Benoit. Legault. April 28, 2024. April 30, 2024. CTV News. The Canadian Press.
92. News: Le chanteur acadien Cayouche meurt à l'âge de 75 ans. fr. La Presse. May 30, 2024.