2017 Thanksgiving Sees 33+ New Albums!

The Thanksgiving long weekend is upon us, and we are giving thanks to the 33 Canadian artists who released new albums yesterday. The new batch brings our annual running total up to 524 LPs and 98 EPs. Among the new releases are 3 JUNO award winners and 8 nominees. Highlights are below with all 33 releases listed in a table below the text.

Currently at #3 at iTunes is platinum, 3-time JUNO nominee Pierre Lapointe from Alma, QC. His new piano centered singer-songwriter album is La Science du Coeur (Science of the Heart). As always, his artistry here is top notch.

Multiplatinum 5-time JUNO nominee Lara Fabian treats us to a new English-language album, Camouflage, which dresses adult pop tunes with her exquisite vocals.

With Universal Music, Montreal’s Wolf Parade contributes Cry Cry Cry, an alternative rock work that is selling well. Along similar lines but in a slightly different technique comes Toronto JUNO nominee Weaves with Wide Open. With a style all its own is JUNO nominated electronic duo Blue Hawaii and Tenderness.

Rap enthusiasts have their choice, among others, between Ottawa JUNO winner Belly and Mumble Rap and Quebec City’s very popular Souldia and Ad Vitam Aeternam (Pour toujours). The latter is currently #12 at iTunes.

A number of world music releases have come out whether in terms of being performed in an Allophone tongue or a cultural musical style (or both). Among them is Mexican-Canadian JUNO winner Boogát with San Cristobal Baile Inn and 2-time JUNO nominee Socalled with Tales from Odessa (A Socalled Yiddish Musical).

Find a couple of blues releases which include Winnipeg 2-time JUNO nominee Little Miss Higgins and My Home, My Heart.

A hefty amount of classical works is freshly available. With an amazing 3 JUNO trophies, Louis Lortie is back with a brilliant interpretation of Chopin on Louis Lortie Plays Chopin, Vol. 5. With 4 JUNO nominations and a gold album (the latter is rare for a classical artist) Angèle Dubeau & La Pietà interpret a composer on Portrait: Max Richter. Max’s music has been widely used in the movies. Decked with a pair of JUNO nominations David Jalbert contributes work Stravinsky & Prokofiev: Transcriptions for Piano.

Finally, we would like to give a shout-out to Ryan Kennedy and his fab new album Love Is Gold. He has a great voice and the songs are very well written with lots of rich details. Ryan’s “Honest Song” received a lot of attention is some circles last year. À nous la beauté from Nini Marcelle slays as far as singer-songwriter discs go. Full marks for this one as well..

TITLE	ARTIST	GENRE	ORIGIN
Here We Are	Andie Duquette	Country	QC
Portrait: Max Richter	A. Dubeau/La Pietà	Classical	QC
Can You Hear Me	Ashley Condon	S-S	PE
Synapses	Audionaute	Alt	QC
Mumble Rap	Belly	Rap	ON
Tenderness	Blue Hawaii	Electronic	QC
San Cristobal Baile Inn	Boogát	World	QC
Brimbelle de la ferme…	Brimbelle	Children’s	QC
Dear Hip Hop…	Dan-e-o	Rap	ON
…Poetes acadiens 2	Danny Boudreau	Country	NB
Stravinsky & Prokofiev…	David Jalbert	Classical	QC
Bonsoir Sherif	Keith Kouna	Rock	QC
Camouflage	Lara Fabian	AC	QC
My Home, My Heart	Little Miss Higgins	Blues	MB
…Chopin, Vol. 5	Louis Lortie	Classical	QC
Same As I Ever…	Matt Patershuk	Blues	AB
A nous la beaute	Nini Marcelle	S-S	QC
The Hunt	Papagroove	World	QC
Madre Amiga Hermana	Patricia Cano	World	ON
La Science du coeur	Pierre Lapointe	S-S	QC
Romes	Romes	Alt	ON
Love Is Gold	Ryan Kennedy	S-S	QC
Generation	S.V.Ray	Country	QC
Tirer des lecons	Sam Harvey	S-S	QC
Tales from Odessa	Socalled	World	QC
Ad Vitam Aeternam…	Souldia	Rap	QC
Full Circle	Twin Bandit	Folk	BC
Weather Station	Weather Station	S-S	ON
Wide Open	Weaves	Alt	ON
Rule 62	Whitney Rose	Country	PE
Cry Cry Cry	Wolf Parade	Alt	QC
Fantasies: Vol. 1 (EP)	Emma-Lee	Pop	ON
Fearless (EP)	Roveena	AC	ON