2018_in_Canadian_music
2018 in Canadian music
Overview of the events of 2018 in Canadian music
The following musical events and releases that happened in 2018 in Canada.
- March – Juno Awards of 2018
- April – East Coast Music Awards
- May – Prism Prize
- June – Preliminary longlist for the 2018 Polaris Music Prize is announced
- July – SOCAN Songwriting Prize
- July – Shortlist for the Polaris Music Prize is announced
- September 17 – Jeremy Dutcher wins the Polaris Music Prize for his album Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa
- December 1 – 14th Canadian Folk Music Awards
A
- AHI, In Our Time
- Alaskan Tapes, The Ocean No Longer Wants Us
- Alaskan Tapes, You Were Always an Island
- Jann Arden, These Are the Days – February 2[1]
- Arkells, Rally Cry – October 19
- Astral Swans, Strange Prison – May 30
B
- Bahamas, Earthtones – January 19[1]
- Gord Bamford, Neon Smoke – January 19[1]
- Jill Barber, Metaphora – June 22[2]
- Matthew Barber, Phase of the Moon
- Alexis Baro, Sandstorm[3]
- Ridley Bent, Ridley Bent and the Killer Tumbleweeds
- Beppie, Let's Go Bananas!
- Bernice, Puff LP: in the air without a shape
- Laila Biali, Laila Biali – January 26[4]
- Jean-Michel Blais, Dans ma main – May 11
- Forest Blakk, Minutes
- The Blue Stones, Black Holes (re-release) - October 26
- Bob Moses, Battle Lines – September 14[5]
- Bonjay, Lush Life
- Born Ruffians, Uncle, Duke & the Chief – February 16[1]
- Paul Brandt, The Journey YYC, Vol. 1 – April 6[6]
- Paul Brandt, The Journey BNA, Vol. 2 – November 9[6]
- Jim Bryson, Tired of Waiting – September 14[7]
C
- Cadence Weapon, Cadence Weapon – January 19[8]
- Alessia Cara, The Pains of Growing – November 30
- Caracol, À paraitre – February 2[1]
- Jennifer Castle, Angels of Death – May 18
- Chilly Gonzales, Solo Piano III – September 7
- Chromeo, Head Over Heels – June 15
- City and Colour, Guide Me Back Home – October 5
- Classified, Tomorrow Could Be – June 29; Tomorrow Could Be The Day Things Change – October 12
- Cœur de pirate, En cas de tempête, ce jardin sera fermé – June 8
- Antoine Corriveau, Feu de forêt
- Cowboy Junkies, All That Reckoning
- Jim Cuddy, Constellation – January 26[1]
D
- Marie Davidson, Working Class Woman
- Art d'Ecco, Trespasser
- Dilly Dally, Heaven
- The Dirty Nil, Master Volume – September 14
- Drake, Scary Hours – January 19
- Drake, Scorpion – June 29
- Jeremy Dutcher, Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa – April 6
E
- Elisapie, The Ballad of the Runaway Girl
F
- 54-40, Keep on Walking
- Christine Fellows, Roses on the Vine – November 16
- Michael Feuerstack, Natural Weather
- Dominique Fils-Aimé, Nameless
- Jeremy Fisher Junior, Highway to Spell
- Sue Foley, The Ice Queen – March 2[1]
- La Force, La Force
- FouKi, Zay
- FouKi, La Zayté
- Angelique Francis, Kissed by the Blues
- The Fretless, Live from the Art Farm
- Debby Friday, Bitchpunk
- FRIGS, Basic Behaviour
- Frontperson, Frontrunner[9]
- Fucked Up, Dose Your Dreams – October 5
G
- The Good Lovelies, Shapeshifters – February 9[1]
- Grand Analog, Survival – January 26[1]
- Great Lake Swimmers, Side Effects – April 13;[10] The Waves, the Wake – August 17[11]
- Greg Keelor, Last Winter – April 27[12]
H
- Harm & Ease, Black Market Gold
- Harrison, Apricity[13]
- Hawk Nelson, Miracles – April 6
- Hillsburn, The Wilder Beyond – February 2[1]
- Nate Husser, minus 23 (July);[14] 6° (October)[15]
- Andrew Hyatt, Cain
I
- Zaki Ibrahim, The Secret Life of Planets – January 31
J
- Jazz Cartier, Fleurever – July 27[16]
- Just John x Dom Dias, Don (June); Don II (November)
K
- Kae Sun, Whoever Comes Knocking – March 2[1]
- Kellarissa, Ocean Electro[17]
- Francois Klark, Love
- Korea Town Acid, Mahogani Forest
- Nicholas Krgovich, "Ouch"[18]
L
- Mélissa Laveaux, Radyo Siwèl – February 2
- Salomé Leclerc, Les choses extérieures
- Hubert Lenoir, Darlène – February
- Loony, Part 1
- Les Louanges, La nuit est une panthère
- Lowell, Lone Wolf
- The Lynnes, Heartbreak Song for the Radio
M
- Magic!, Expectations – September 7
- Dan Mangan, More or Less – November 2[19]
- Matiu, Petikat
- Kalle Mattson, Youth
- Matt Mays, Twice Upon a Hell of a Time – October 19
- Efrim Manuel Menuck, Pissing Stars – February 2
- Shawn Mendes, Shawn Mendes – May 25
- Dylan Menzie, As the Clock Rewinds
- Metric, Art of Doubt – September 21
- Milk & Bone, Deception Bay – February 2[1]
- Monowhales, Control Freak
- Mother Mother, Dance and Cry – November 2
N
- N Nao, À jamais pour toujours
- Nap Eyes, I'm Bad Now – March 9[20]
- Safia Nolin, Dans le noir – October
- Northern Haze, Siqinnaarut
- Justin Nozuka, Low Tide – February 16
- Justin Nozuka, Run To Waters – May 18[21]
O
- OBUXUM, H.E.R.
- Oktoécho, Saimaniq
- The Olympic Symphonium, Beauty in the Tension – February 9[1]
- Steven Lee Olsen, Timing Is Everything – November 9[22]
- The Oot n' Oots, Electric Jellyfish Boogaloo
- Ought, Room Inside the World – February 16
- Our Lady Peace, Somethingness – February 23
P
- Dorothea Paas, One for the Road
- Pharis and Jason Romero, Sweet Old Religion
- Scott-Pien Picard, Scott-Pien Picard
- Postdata, Let's Be Wilderness
- Preoccupations, New Material – March 23
Q
- Queer Songbook Orchestra, Anthems & Icons
R
- Billy Raffoul, 1975
- Rare Americans, Rare Americans
- Allan Rayman, Harry Hard-On
- Lee Reed, The Steal City EP
- The Reklaws, Feels Like That – August 31
- Reuben and the Dark, Arms of a Dream – May 4
- Jessie Reyez, Being Human in Public
- Daniel Romano, Human Touch – January 4[23]
- Daniel Romano, Nerveless – January 4[23]
- Daniel Romano, Finally Free
- Rum Ragged, The Hard Times
- Rusty, Dogs of Canada[24]
S
- Jay Scøtt, EM0G0D
- Jay Scøtt x Smitty Bacalley, Un chevreuil
- Joseph Shabason, Anne – November 16
- Shad, A Short Story About a War – October 28
- Dylan Sinclair, Red Like Crimson
- The Slakadeliqs, Heavy Rockin' Steady – February 9
- Sloan, 12 – April 6
- Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Rez Bangers & Koolapops
- So Loki, Planet Bando
- So Loki and bbno$, Whatever
- Souldia, L'Album noir and Survivant
- Rae Spoon, bodiesofwater
- Story Untold, Waves – February 2
- Suuns, Felt – March 2[20]
T
- TEKE::TEKE, Jikaku[25]
- Three Days Grace, Outsider – March 9
- Thus Owls, The Mountain That We Live Upon
- Tokyo Police Club, TPC – October 5[26]
- The Trews, Civilianaires – September 14
- Tri-Continental, Dust Dance
U
- U.S. Girls, In a Poem Unlimited – February 16[1]
V
- Mathew V, The Fifth
- Diyet van Lieshout, Diyet and the Love Soldiers
- Various Artists, The Al Purdy Songbook[27]
- Vile Creature, Cast of Static and Smoke
- Voivod, The Wake – September 21
W
- Wax Mannequin, Have a New Name
- The Weeknd, My Dear Melancholy, – March 30
- Wild Rivers, Eighty-Eight
- Donovan Woods, Both Ways – April 20[28]
Y
- Yamantaka // Sonic Titan, Dirt
- Young Galaxy, Down Time – April 6[20]
- Yukon Blonde, Critical Hit – June 22
- January 25 – Tommy Banks, 81, jazz musician and politician[29]
- January 31 – Leah LaBelle, 31, singer and contestant on American Idol[30]
- June 19 – Matthew Grimson, 50, singer-songwriter
- October 20 – Jon McMurray, 34, rapper and freeskier[31]
- December 19 – Mike "Beard Guy" Taylor, 51, keyboardist for Walk off the Earth
- "A Calendar Of 2018 Album Releases...So Far". FYI Music News, December 27, 2017.
- "Metaphora: Vancouver-based songwriter Jill Barber brings modern vibe to new album". CBC News British Columbia, April 23, 2018.
- Colin Story, "Sandstorm - Alexis Baro". The WholeNote, October 30, 2018.
- "First Play: Laila Biali, self-titled". CBC Music, January 18, 2018.
- "First Play Live: Paul Brandt, The Journey YYC: Vol. 1". CBC Music. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
- "Jim Bryson Reveals 'Tired of Waiting' EP, Shares New Song". Exclaim!, July 24, 2018.
- Eric R. Danton, "Frontperson: Frontrunner Review". Paste, September 18, 2018.
- "Watch: Great Lake Swimmers premiere new video, announce EP". CBC Music, April 10, 2018.
- "Great Lake Swimmers Announce 'The Waves, The Wake' LP". Exclaim!, April 11, 2018.
- "Bio – Greg Keelor". Warner Music Canada. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- Matt Bauer, "Harrison Knows Winter Is Coming; 'Apricity' Will Help Us Cope". Exclaim!, October 10, 2018.
- Olivier Boisvert-Magnen, "RAP LOCAL : MB, TIRER UN TRAIT SUR LE PASSÉ". Voir, July 10, 2018.
- Josephine Cruz, "Montreal’s Nate Husser Continues His Impressive Run with “6º” EP". Complex, October 15, 2018.
- "Fleurever by Jazz Cartier on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- John Lucas, "Ocean Electro finds Kellarissa in a contemplative space". The Georgia Straight, March 7, 2018.
- Calum Marsh, "Nicholas Krgovich: 'Ouch'". Pitchfork, November 29, 2018.
- Cantrell, LB (November 9, 2018). "Steven Lee Olsen Releases Debut Album 'Timing Is Everything'". Music Row Magazine.
- "Rusty Return with Their First Album in 20 Years". Exclaim!, June 29, 2018.
- Matt Bobkin, "Meet TEKE::TEKE, the J-Rock Tribute Turned Full-Fledged Fusion Band". Exclaim!, January 10, 2019.
- Calum Slingerland, "Tokyo Police Club Announce 'TPC' Album, Share New Song". Exclaim!, July 9, 2018.
- "Canadian poet Al Purdy inspires songs by Jason Collett, Sarah Harmer and more" Archived 2019-02-03 at the Wayback Machine. Now, January 22, 2019.
- "Donovan Woods Announces 'Both Ways' LP, Shares New Song". Exclaim!, February 5, 2018.
- "Legendary Edmontonian jazz pianist, ex-senator Tommy Banks dead at 81". CBC News. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- Pedersen, Erik (2018-02-01). "'American Idol' Finalist Leah LaBelle & Ex-NBA Player Husband Killed In Car Crash". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-03-01.