2020 in Canadian music

The following musical events and releases that happened in 2020 in Canada.

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  1. ^ Philippe Renaud, "La Montréalaise Backxwash remporte le prix Polaris". Le Devoir, October 19, 2020.
  2. ^ Dagg, Nanci (October 1, 2020). "Multiple award-winning country music artist Don Amero has released a new album The Next Chapter on the heels of his other successes". Canadian Beats Media. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  3. ^ Brock Thiessen, "Arkells Strip Down for New Album 'Campfire Chords'". Exclaim!, July 30, 2020.
  4. ^ Brazis, Emily. "Love, Heartbreak, & Everything in Between by Tenille Arts". Roots Magazine. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  5. ^ Oliver Crook, "Aquakultre Cement Their 'Legacy' as Canadian Neo-Soul Breakouts". Exclaim!, May 5, 2020.
  6. ^ Matt Bobkin, "Aquakultre and Uncle Fester Announce New Album 'Bleeding Gums Murphy'". Exclaim!, August 12, 2020.
  7. ^ Allie Gregory, "Hear Austra Join Forces with a Toronto Children's Choir on 'Mountain Baby'". Exclaim!, April 16, 2020.
  8. ^ Scott Simpson, "Backxwash Turns Hip-Hop on Its Head with Masterful 'God Has Nothing to Do with This Leave Him Out of It'". Exclaim!, May 28, 2020.
  9. ^ Stuart Berman, "Badge Époque Ensemble, Self Help". Pitchfork, November 21, 2020.
  10. ^ Angela Morrison, "Bahamas' 'Sad Hunk' Lives Up to Its Name". Exclaim!, October 8, 2020.
  11. ^ Allie Gregory (May 20, 2020). "Tim Baker Unveils 'Survivors' EP". Exclaim!.
  12. ^ André Péloquin, "Daniel Bélanger fait son cinéma". Le Journal de Montréal, October 3, 2020.
  13. ^ Josée Lapointe, "Lisa LeBlanc et son alter ego disco-bingo". La Presse, June 14, 2020.
  14. ^ Kaelen Bell, "'Encounter' Shows Beyries' Hunger for Discovery". Exclaim!, November 13, 2020.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "25 Canadian albums to look forward to in 2020". CBC Music, December 30, 2019.
  16. ^ Doole, Kerry (November 22, 2020). "Dean Brody: Boys". FYI Music News. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  17. ^ Vish Khanna, "Bruce Peninsula's 'No Earthly Sound' Marks a Stunning Return from the Toronto Art-Folk Collective". Exclaim!, April 20, 2020.
  18. ^ "Après la Dysphorie, l’Acrophobie de Roxane Bruneau". Ici Radio-Canada, October 30, 2020.
  19. ^ Minsker, Evan (December 4, 2019). "Caribou Announces New Album Suddenly, Shares New Song "You and I": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  20. ^ Jacklyn (August 28, 2020). "CARYS Announces Anyone Like Me EP and Releases 'Crush' Single". Stage Right Secrets. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  21. ^ Rachel Evangeline Chong, "Casey MQ Celebrates and Interrogates the Glamour of '90s Boy Band Pop on 'babycasey'". Exclaim!, August 17, 2020.
  22. ^ Alex Robert Ross, "Jennifer Castle shares “Justice” and announces new album Monarch Season". The Fader, September 16, 2020.
  23. ^ Sarah Murphy, "Rose Cousins Reveals New Album 'Bravado'". Exclaim!, November 7, 2019.
  24. ^ "CRi lance Juvenile, un premier album 100 % québécois". Ici Radio-Canada, October 17, 2020.
  25. ^ Stuart Derdeyn, "5 things to know about Someone New by Helena Deland". Vancouver Sun, October 13, 2020.
  26. ^ Jesse Kinos-Goodin, "Listen to 2 songs from Gord Downie's final solo recording, Away is Mine". CBC Music, September 21, 2020.
  27. ^ Steve Horowitz, "‘Alive’ Showcases the Two Sides of Fred Eaglesmith and Tif Ginn". PopMatters, November 12, 2020.
  28. ^ Murray, Joshua; Cassling, Trish (July 24, 2020). "Jade Eagleson Album Review & 5 Quick Questions". The Reviews Are In.
  29. ^ Jonathan Bernstein, "Kathleen Edwards Left Behind Roots-Music Stardom to Sell Coffee. Now She’s Back". Rolling Stone, May 19, 2020.
  30. ^ a b c d e Alex Hudson, "Exclaim!'s 31 Most Anticipated Canadian Albums of 2020". Exclaim!, January 6, 2020.
  31. ^ "Lindsay Ell Details New Album, 'Heart Theory'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  32. ^ Calum Slingerland, "Elliott Brood Return with New Album 'Keeper'". Exclaim!, July 8, 2020.
  33. ^ Brock Thiessen, "Sarah Harmer Returns with Her First New Album in a Decade". Exclaim!, November 14, 2019.
  34. ^ Pearce, Drew (March 20, 2020). "High Valley 'Grew Up On That' in New Song, Upcoming EP". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  35. ^ "CANADIAN COUNTRY ARTIST DAVID JAMES DELIVERS NEW EP "IF I WERE YOU", AVAILABLE TODAY (3/13)". MDM Recordings Inc. March 13, 2020.
  36. ^ Matt Bobkin, "Japandroids Announce New Live Album 'Massey Fucking Hall'". Exclaim!, May 27, 2020.
  37. ^ "CARLY RAE JEPSEN RELEASES SURPRISE ALBUM 'DEDICATED SIDE B'". Rolling Stone. May 21, 2020.
  38. ^ Allie Gregory, "Jerry Cans Unveil New Album 'Echoes,' Plot North American Tour". Exclaim!, January 22, 2020.
  39. ^ Allie Gregory, "July Talk Announce New Record 'Pray for It'". Exclaim!, April 2, 2020.
  40. ^ Parton, Chris (December 24, 2019). "Brett Kissel Plots New Year's Release of 'Now Or Never' Album". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  41. ^ Alex Hudson, "Dan Mangan Releases Covers Album 'Thief'". Exclaim!, November 20, 2020.
  42. ^ Brooks, Dave (August 11, 2020). "Cory Marks Debuts Long Awaited Next Generation Country Rock Record 'Who I Am'". Billboard.
  43. ^ Oliver Crook, "Matt Mays' 'Dog City' Turns a Corny Concept into a Heartwarming Experiment". Exclaim!, May 22, 2020.
  44. ^ Vijai Kumar Singh, "Jon McKiel Communes with Ghosts on Postmodern Masterpiece 'Bobby Joe Hope'". Exclaim!, April 27, 2020.
  45. ^ Dagg, Nanci (November 7, 2020). "Tyler Joe Miller released his debut album Sometimes I Don't, But Sometimes I Do with two songs reaching #1 at Canadian country radio". Canadian Beats Media. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  46. ^ Eric Volmers, "Lethbridge roots musician Ryland Moranz's sophomore record mixes the personal, political and universal". Calgary Herald, February 5, 2021.
  47. ^ Laura Stanley, "Former Mauno Member Eliza Niemi Is Subtly Unpredictable on 'Glass' EP". Exclaim!, April 21, 2020.
  48. ^ Sarah Chodos, "Toronto's NYSSA Subverts Traditions on 'Girls Like Me'". Exclaim!, August 20, 2020.
  49. ^ Calum Slingerland, "The OBGMs Detail New Album 'The Ends'". Exclaim!, August 12, 2020.
  50. ^ Mike Devlin, "Local duo finds momentum during the pandemic" Archived 2021-11-22 at the Wayback Machine. Victoria Times-Colonist, November 5, 2021.
  51. ^ Matt Wallock, "Ocie Elliott Return to Their Acoustic Roots on ‘Tracks’" Archived 2020-08-17 at the Wayback Machine. American Songwriter, July 16, 2020.
  52. ^ Ian Gormely, "Partner 'Never Give Up' on Their Quest to Share the Power of Rock Music". Exclaim!, November 18, 2020.
  53. ^ Volmers, Eric (November 11, 2020). "On the rise: Alberta's MacKenzie Porter gets married, releases Nashville debut, Drinkin' Songs". The Telegram . Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  54. ^ Vish Khanna, "Regina Gently Channels the Joy of 'Electric Circus' on 'Don't Wait to Love Me'". Exclaim!, September 23, 2020.
  55. ^ Colley, Katie (October 16, 2020). "The Reklaws Debut New Album 'Sophomore Slump', Drop New Music Video For 'Not Gonna Not'". ET Canada. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020.
  56. ^ Matt Bobkin, "Daniel Romano Enters Self-Quarantine, Surprise-Releases New Album". Exclaim!, March 17, 2020.
  57. ^ Eric Volmers, "Calgary duo Sargeant and Comrade 'dig into the crates' to pay homage to those who came before". SaltWire Network, June 17, 2020.
  58. ^ Logan White, "Seaway announce new album, 'Big Vibe' + release title-track". Substream, August 12, 2020.
  59. ^ Stuart Berman, "Shabason, Krgovich & Harris: Philadelphia". Pitchfork, November 11, 2020.
  60. ^ Allie Gregory, "Andy Shauf Announces New Album 'The Neon Skyline,' Hits Canada on World Tour". Exclaim!, October 23, 2019.
  61. ^ David Friend, "Former Tragically Hip bassist Gord Sinclair announces debut solo album Taxi Dancers". The Globe and Mail, January 10, 2020.
  62. ^ Colley, Katie (August 6, 2020). "Dallas Smith Announces New Album 'Timeless', Reveals Tracklisting". ET Canada. Corus Entertainment. Archived from the original on September 3, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  63. ^ Sarah Chodos, "summersets' 'Small Town Saturday' Is Easy to Fall in Love With". Exclaim!, August 24, 2020.
  64. ^ Emma Tranter, "'I'm super Inuk': Nunavut singer Terry Uyarak releases songs in Inuktitut". CBC North, November 15, 2020.
  65. ^ "Colter Wall Announces New Album 'Western Swing & Waltzes and Other Punchy Songs' & Shares Single".
  66. ^ David Renshaw, "Wolf Parade announce Thin Mind, share new song “Forest Green”". The Fader, November 11, 2019.
  67. ^ Jon Freeman, "Donovan Woods Details New Album ‘Without People’". Rolling Stone, August 19, 2020.
  68. ^ Josiah Nelson, "Zoon Transcends His Shoegaze Origins on Remarkable Debut 'Bleached Wavves'". Exclaim!, June 16, 2020.
  69. ^ Jessica Wong, "Neil Peart, drummer and primary lyricist for Rush, dead at 67". CBC News, January 10, 2020.
  70. ^ Cam Tait, "Remembering the brilliant talent of George Blondheim". Edmonton Sun, February 5, 2020.
  71. ^ "Laura Smith and her songs to be celebrated by East Coast artists at tribute concert". CTV News. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  72. ^ Calum Slingerland, "R.I.P. Graeme Williamson of Toronto's Pukka Orchestra". Exclaim!, June 26, 2020.
  73. ^ "Singer Salome Bey, known as Canada's first lady of the blues, dies at age 86". CTV News, August 10, 2020.