The OurBasement playlist for this week is the April 2023 Release Radar, featuring all the new music created by Canadian artists in the last month or so. There’s lots of new music for us to discover this month, with a Spotify Release Radar playlist and a playlist on YouTube.

The Spotify playlist has over 300 songs, while the YouTube playlist features 250 of the tracks. Unfortunately, the playlist converter couldn’t handle more than that, so it was cut short. All the tracks on the playlists are new releases, with some being teasers for upcoming albums, some from just-released albums or EPs, and some are standalone singles. The tracks were discovered through various sources, including Spotify, Earshot, Exclaim, and others. The top half of the playlist features tracks from artists I was aware of, along with some that caught my ear, with the rest following. There may be some gems in that bottom half that I just haven’t gotten to yet, so I encourage you to check them out. The playlist features new releases from independent Canadian artists across a variety of genres, including indie rock, folk, hip-hop, and more.

Enjoy the playlist of music by Canadian artists released in April 2023, give or take a couple of weeks.