July may be behind us, but the music it delivered is still making waves. Our July 2025 Release Radar captures some of the freshest sounds from across the country—featuring familiar indie favourites, buzzy newcomers, and [...]
Voting for the 2025 Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize has opened and the nominees are in. The companion award to the Polaris Music Album Prize, winners and nominees for the Heritage Prize are also Canadian albums of [...]
We’re hitting the road again—musically speaking—with the launch of our 2025 Cross-Canada Playlist Series, starting right in the heart of the prairies: Saskatchewan. Back in the early days of OurBasement, we explored the diverse sounds [...]
LOU-ADRIANE CASSIDY, SAYA GRAY, YVES JARVIS, MUSTAFA, RIBBON SKIRT MAKE THE FIRST EVER SOCAN POLARIS SONG PRIZE SHORT LIST TORONTO, ON - July 29, 2025 CBC presents the 2025 Polaris Music Prize has revealed the [...]
Summer has officially arrived—and what better way to embrace the sunshine, late nights, and easygoing vibes than with a soundtrack made for the season? Say hello to our Canadian Indie Summer playlists, a tradition that [...]
TORONTO, ON - July 10, 2025 CBC presents the 2025 Polaris Music Prize has revealed its 10 nominee album Short List. The album Short List, powered by FACTOR, is where Polaris reveals the finalist records [...]
🎶 A Month of New Canadian Sounds Worth Repeating June has come and gone, but the music it brought us is still spinning strong. The June 2025 Release Radar is packed with standout tracks from [...]
Canada Day 2025 is here! As we mark this national holiday, we’re invited not only to celebrate but also to reflect—to hold space for the beauty, complexity, and resilience that define our country. From coast [...]
TORONTO, ON - June 24, 2025 CBC presents the 2025 Polaris Music Prize has revealed the 20 nominee Long List for its first-ever SOCAN Polaris Song Prize. Polaris, celebrating its 20th anniversary, and SOCAN, celebrating [...]
June is powerful month in Canada—designated for National Indigenous History Month and Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21)—to honour the vibrant cultures, languages, and arts of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. Music stands at the [...]
