[MP3 + Music Video] Alessia Cara – Growing Pains

New(-ish) Alessia Cara…

[MP3] BROC $TEEZY – LICK$ ( + MARS MISSION )

Not necessarily our thing, per se but like that kid, Scarlxrd out of England, this is no doubt some different ish and… well, you know the name of the site!

[MP3 Premiere] Honors – X2UO / Control

Another week, another premiere of more great, new music by yet another great act from right here in The 6ix. We’re truly in a Golden Age of music in Toronto. Honors is a relatively new group we just got up on but they are quickly becoming one of our favorites. Here’s the background on their excellent new two song single release which is out today and officially premiering here at the Kitchen:

Toronto alt-r&b collective HONORS, who have already allotted over 20 million streams and reached #1 on Spotify’s Global Viral chart, lean into moody atmospherics on their new release. Led by an equal parts sleek, sultry, and ultimately infectious single called “X2UO”, it also comes equipped with a thunderous b-side cut called “Control”. The two tracks offer a glimpse at what’s to come on HONORS’ forthcoming debut EP which is slated to drop this fall, not to mention what they’ll bring to the live circuit as they head out on the road in support of NoMBe.

What y’all think? Leave a comment here or on our Instagram or Facebook pages.

[MP3] yellow shoots – magic on my pillow

We just got up on this new Brooklyn-based by way of Philly artist, yellow shoots recently and enthusiastically supported his last single, “desert rose.” We are loving his throwback blend of pop, rock, funk and soul here at the Kitchen. When people (erroneously) complain that there’s no ‘real’ or ‘good’ music being made any more, they are conveniently ignoring the existence of artists like this. Just hit play and thank me later for introducing you to your new favorite artist.

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[MP3 Premiere] Shan Vincent de Paul – Stand By Me

The Kitchen is psyched to premiere another amazing song by one of our (near) hometown artists, Shan Vincent de Paul.

Some of you who are all about discovering great new music may already be familiar with him from singles off his two previous albums like “The Sacred”, “Light” or “B*tch Go”, that third track which we featured here on the site in November of last year.

We actually have even more history with this Sri Lankan-Canadian, Brampton-based artist because, as part of my day hustle at CBC Music, I had a large hand in booking the excellent First Play Live session he did for them for the release of his second album, the 2017 Trigger Happy Heartbreak earlier this year.

“Stand By Me” is de Paul’s latest single and it is set for official release TOMORROW (June 22).

Dig “Stand By Me”? Pre-save it on Spotify HERE. (note: that link will turn into the smart url to access the single on any of your favorite streaming sites upon the release tomorrow, Friday).

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