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The following musical events and releases that happened in 2023 in Canada.

Events

March 13 – Juno Awards of 2023
April 2 – 18th Canadian Folk Music Awards
June 30 – The 36th annual Saskatchewan Jazz Festival kicked off in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.^[1]
July 6 – Prism Prize
September 16 – 2023 Canadian Country Music Awards
September 19 – 2023 Polaris Music Prize
November 5 – 45th Félix Awards

Albums released

A

Alaskan Tapes, Who Tends a Garden - January 13^[2]
All Hands Make Light, Darling the Dawn - April 21^[3]
Matt Andersen, The Big Bottle of Joy - March 10^[4]
Aqyila, For the Better^[5]
Arkells, Laundry Pile - September 21^[6]
Aysanabee, Here and Now^[7]

B

Bahamas, Bootcut - September 15^[8]
Tim Baker, Along the Mountain Road - October 20^[9]
Gord Bamford, Fire It Up - April 28^[10]
Del Barber, Almanac - April 28^[11]
Jill Barber, Homemaker - February 10^[12]
The Beaches, Blame My Ex - September 15^[13]
Begonia, Powder Blue - February 24^[14]
Black Atlass, When The Darkness Fades - October 6
Blackburn Brothers, SoulFunkn'Blues
Haley Blais, Wisecrack
Dean Brody, Right Round Here - September 15^[15]
Michael Jerome Browne, Gettin' Together
Louise Burns, Element - April 21^[14]

C

Daniel Caesar, Never Enough - April 7
Aleksi Campagne, For the Giving / Sans rien donner
Charlotte Cardin, 99 Nights - August 25^[16]
Chiiild, Better Luck in the Next Life - March 3^[17]
City and Colour, The Love Still Held Me Near - March 31^[18]
Charlotte Cornfield, Could Have Done Anything - May 12^[19]
Cowboy Junkies, Such Ferocious Beauty - June 2^[20]
Crash Adams, California Girls

D

Helena Deland, Goodnight Summerland - October 13
Mac DeMarco, Five Easy Hot Dogs - January 20
Mac DeMarco, One Wayne G - April 21
Devours, Homecoming Queen
DijahSB, Living Simple - February 10^[14]^[21]
The Dirty Nil, Free Rein to Passions - May 26
Fefe Dobson, Emotion Sickness - September 29
Gord Downie and Bob Rock, Lustre Parfait - May 5^[22]
Drake, For All the Dogs - October 6
Drake, For All the Dogs Scary Hours Edition - November 17
Kevin Drew, Aging - November 3
Dumas, Cosmologie - January 27^[23]
Jeremy Dutcher, Motewolonuwok - October 6^[24]

E

Jade Eagleson, Do It Anyway - September 29^[25]
Elisapie, Inuktitut^[26]
Elliott Brood, Town

F

Stephen Fearing, Vejpoesi
Feist, Multitudes - April 14^[27]
Dominique Fils-Aimé, Our Roots Run Deep - September 22^[14]
Luca Fogale, Run Where the Light Calls
Jeanick Fournier, Vivante - May 19^[28]
The Franklin Electric, Oh Brother - June 30
Debby Friday, Good Luck - March 24^[29]
Fucked Up, One Day - January 27^[30]

G

Gayance, Mascarade
Hannah Georgas, I'd Be Lying if I Said I Didn't Care - August 25^[31]
Shane Ghostkeeper, Songs for My People^[32]
The Glorious Sons, Glory - September 6
Jenn Grant, Champagne Problems - June 21^[14]
Great Lake Swimmers, Uncertain Country - April 28^[33]
Emm Gryner, Business & Pleasure^[34]

H

Half Moon Run, Salt - June 2^[35]
Harrison, Birds, Bees, the Clouds and the Trees^[36]
Hayden, Are We Good - April 5^[37]
Tim Hecker, No Highs - April 28
Matt Holubowski, Like Flowers on a Molten Lawn - March 24
Home Front, Games of Power

I

Chin Injeti, Vessels - November 2
Brandon Isaak, One Step Closer
Islands, And That's Why Dolphins Lost Their Legs - August 25

J

Jackson Hollow, Roses^[38]
James Barker Band, Ahead of Our Time - October 20^[39]
Carly Rae Jepsen, The Loveliest Time - July 28
July Talk, Remember Never Before - January 20^[40]

K

Karkwa, Dans la seconde - September 8^[41]
Khotin, Release Spirit
Kid Koala, Creatures Of The Late Afternoon - April 14
Shawnee Kish, Revolution
Brett Kissel, The Compass Project - East Album - April 28^[42]
Brett Kissel, The Compass Project - North Album - December 1^[43]
Brett Kissel, The Compass Project - South Album - January 27^[44]
Brett Kissel, The Compass Project - West Album - November 3^[45]
Patrick Krief, Skylines - September 8

L

Land of Talk, Performances - October 13^[46]
Thierry Larose, Sprint!
Simon Leoza, L'Enfer d'un monde
Murray A. Lightburn, Once Upon a Time in Montreal - March 31
Gordon Lightfoot, At Royal Albert Hall - July 14^[47]
Lightning Dust, Nostalgia Killer
The Lowest of the Low, Welcome to the Plunderdome - October 6^[48]

M

Majid Jordan, Good People - November 3
Amanda Marshall, Heavy Lifting - June 9^[49]
Kyle McKearney, A Traveler's Lament
Tate McRae, Think Later - December 8
Metric, Formentera II - October 13^[50]
Tyler Joe Miller, Spillin' My Truth - August 25^[51]

N

N Nao, L'eau et les rêves
Ron Nelson, 40 Years Too Late
The New Pornographers, Continue as a Guest - March 31^[52]
New West, Based on a True Story
NOBRO, Set Your Pussy Free
The Northern Pikes, Time to Time - June 2
Justin Nozuka, Daydreams & Endless Nights - June 16

P

Griffen Palmer, Unlearn - April 28^[53]
Nico Paulo, Nico Paulo^[54]
Planet Giza, Ready When You Are^[55]
poolblood, mole^[56]
Population II, Électrons libres du Québec
Postdata, Run Wild - September 22^[57]
William Prince, Stand in the Joy - April 14^[58]

R

Raised by Swans, Volume 2: Run With The Silent Wildfires - March 30
Jimmy Rankin, Harvest Highway
Rêve, Saturn Return
Benjamin Dakota Rogers, Paint Horse
The Rural Alberta Advantage, The Rise and the Fall
Allison Russell, The Returner - September 8^[59]
Justin Rutledge, Something Easy - May 19

S

Josh Sahunta, To Be Loved, Vol. 1
Sam Roberts Band, The Adventures Of Ben Blank - October 20
Jacques Kuba Séguin, Parfum no.1 - February 17^[60]
Ron Sexsmith, The Vivian Line - February 17^[61]
Joseph Shabason, Welcome To Hell - October 20
Andy Shauf, Norm - February 10^[14]
Gabrielle Shonk, Across the Room - February 24^[62]
Vivek Shraya, Baby, You're Projecting - May 12^[63]
Silverstein, Misery Made Me (Deluxe) - April 7^[64]
Skiifall, Woiiyoie Vol. 2 — Intense City^[65]
Dallas Smith, Dallas Smith - October 27^[66]
Arielle Soucy, Il n'y a rien que je ne suis pas^[67]
Souldia, Non conventionnel
John Southworth, When You're This, This in Love - May 12^[68]
Rae Spoon, Not Dead Yet^[69]
Colin Stetson, When We Were That What Wept for the Sea - May 12^[70]
Alexandra Stréliski, Néo-Romance - March 31^[71]

T

Talk, Lord of the Flies & Birds & Bees - October 20
Theory of a Deadman, Dinosaur - March 17^[72]
Timber Timbre, Lovage - October 6
Shania Twain, Queen of Me - February 3^[73]

U

U.S. Girls, Bless This Mess - February 24^[74]
Universal Honey, Dandelion
Terry Uyarak, Unnuaq^[75]

V

Vivat Virtute (Christine Fellows and John K. Samson), Hold Music

W

Rufus Wainwright, Folkocracy - June 2
Alli Walker, Growing Up - March 10^[76]
Colter Wall, Little Songs - July 14^[77]
Wax Mannequin, The Red Brain - April 14^[78]
Whitehorse, I'm Not Crying, You're Crying - January 13^[79]
Roy Woods, Mixed Emotions - July 28

Y

Jonah Yano, Portrait of a Dog
Yukon Blonde, Shuggie - October 12

Z

Zoon, Bekka Ma'iingan

Deaths

January 12 - Robbie Bachman, drummer (Bachman–Turner Overdrive)
January 17 - Leon Dubinsky, songwriter ("Rise Again")
January 27 - Floyd Sneed, rock drummer (Three Dog Night)
February 7 - Mendelson Joe, guitarist and painter
February 13 - Guido Basso, jazz musician
February 23 - Andrée Desautels, composer and music educator
March 27 - Jocelyn Morlock, composer
April 22 - Ron Cahute, accordionist
April 28 - Tim Bachman, guitarist (Bachman–Turner Overdrive)
May 1 - Gordon Lightfoot, singer-songwriter and guitarist
May 26 - Andrew Lindsay, singer-songwriter (The Saddletramps)^[80]
July 5 - Martin Stevens, pop and disco singer
August 9 - Robbie Robertson, rock singer and songwriter (The Band)
November 11 - Peter J. Moore, record producer
November 15 - Karl Tremblay, folk-rock singer (Les Cowboys Fringants)^[81]
December 3 - Myles Goodwyn, rock singer (April Wine)

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^ Sokic, Nicholas Sokic (April 20, 2023). "ALL HANDS_MAKE LIGHT are Time Travellers on 'Darling the Dawn'". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
^ Ehrenclou, Martine (December 13, 2022). "Matt Andersen Announces New Album 'The Big Bottle Of Joy'". Rock & Blues Muse. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
^ Devon Banfield, "Toronto R&B artist Aqyila speaks on her new EP ‘For The Better’". Now, May 23, 2023.
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^ Hudson, Alex (July 11, 2023). "Bahamas Goes Country on New Album 'Bootcut'". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
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^ Hudson, Alex (November 22, 2022). "Gord Downie and Bob Rock's Collaborative Album Gets Release Date, New Single". Exclaim!. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
^ Rioux, Charles (January 27, 2023). "Dumas retombe amoureux de l'électro sur Cosmologie, son 12e opus" (in French). Ici Radio-Canada. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
^ Hudson, Alex (June 20, 2023). "Gord Downie and Bob Rock's Collaborative Album Gets Release Date, New Single". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
^ "Jade Eagleson announces his unapologetically country album, Do It Anway". RFDTV. August 29, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
^ "How Elisapie gave new meaning to 10 pop and rock classics by translating them into Inuktitut". Q, September 21, 2023.
^ Corcoran, Nina (February 14, 2023). "Feist Announces New Album Multitudes, Shares Songs". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
^ Cédric Bélanger, "Jeanick Fournier, gagnante de Canada's Got Talent 2022, lance déjà un deuxième album en mai". Le Journal de Québec, April 26, 2023.
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^ Sydney Brasil, "Hannah Georgas Announces New Album 'I'd Be Lying If I Said I Didn't Care'". Exclaim!, May 31, 2023.
^ Emilie Richardson-Dupuis, "Shane Ghostkeeper Announces Debut Solo Album 'Songs for My People'". Exclaim!, May 17, 2023.
^ Alex Hudson, "Great Lake Swimmers Traverse 'Uncertain Country' on New Album". Exclaim!, February 17, 2023.
^ Nick Krewen, "Emm Gryner talks healing, life coaching and her new album ‘Business & Pleasure’". Toronto Star, December 8, 2022.
^ Alex Hudson, "Half Moon Run Announce New Album 'Salt,' Share Single 'Alco'". Exclaim!, April 20, 2023.
^ Tom Beedham, "Harrison Pushes Beyond the Material World on 'Birds, Bees, the Clouds & the Trees'". Exclaim!, April 26, 2023.
^ Kaelen Bell, "Hayden Announces New Album, Shares Video for "On a Beach" Starring Feist, Steve Buscemi and Matt Berninger". Exclaim!, February 28, 2023.
^ Tom Zillich, "Jackson Hollow goes beyond bluegrass with fresh new ‘Roses’ album from the Surrey-based band". North Delta Reporter, April 12, 2023.
^ Hollabaugh, Lorie. "James Barker Band Pops 'Champagne' For Upcoming EP 'Ahead Of Our Time'". Music Row. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
^ Alex Hudson, "July Talk Announce New Album 'Remember Never Before,' Share Three Songs". Exclaim!, October 5, 2022.
^ Alex Hudson, "Karkwa Return for First New Album in 13 Years". Exclaim!, May 18, 2023.
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^ Megan LaPierre, "Land of Talk Announce New Album 'Performances,' Share Lead Single 'Your Beautiful Self'". Exclaim!, August 14, 2023.
^ "Live Gordon Lightfoot album, ‘At Royal Albert Hall,’ set for release in July". Toronto Star, May 15, 2023.
^ Calum Slingerland, "Lowest of the Low Return with New Album 'Welcome to the Plunderdome,' Share Fall Tour Dates". Exclaim!, September 15, 2023.
^ Anita Tai (March 31, 2023). "Amanda Marshall Returns With 'Heavy Lifting' And National Tour". Entertainment Tonight Canada. Archived from the original on March 27, 2023.
^ Metric announce 'Formentera II' and share "regret disco" song 'Just The Once'
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^ Noah Ciubotaru, "Toronto's poolblood Wrestles with Tenderness on the Sparkling 'mole'". Exclaim!, January 10, 2023.
^ Alex Hudson, "POSTDATA Goes "All-Out Stylistically" with New Album 'Run Wild'". Exclaim!, June 14, 2023.
^ Alex Hudson, "William Prince Announces New Album 'Stand in the Joy'". Exclaim!, February 1, 2023.
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[1] Dupuis, Tara (June 16, 2023). "Your Guide to Saskatoon's 2023 SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival". Tourism Saskatoon. Retrieved August 29, 2023.

[2] Major, Michael (December 2, 2022). "Alaskan Tapes Shares New Track 'W(e)ave'". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved August 31, 2023.

[3] Sokic, Nicholas Sokic (April 20, 2023). "ALL HANDS_MAKE LIGHT are Time Travellers on 'Darling the Dawn'". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 20, 2023.

[4] Ehrenclou, Martine (December 13, 2022). "Matt Andersen Announces New Album 'The Big Bottle Of Joy'". Rock & Blues Muse. Retrieved August 31, 2023.

[5] Devon Banfield, "Toronto R&B artist Aqyila speaks on her new EP ‘For The Better’". Now, May 23, 2023.

[6] Melanson, Jenna (May 17, 2023). "Arkells release new single, "Laundry Pile"". Canada Beats Media. Retrieved August 31, 2023.

[7] Megan LaPierre, "Aysanabee Announces 'Here and Now' EP, Shares 'Alone'". Exclaim!, September 6, 2023.

[8] Hudson, Alex (July 11, 2023). "Bahamas Goes Country on New Album 'Bootcut'". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 29, 2023.

[9] Okazawa, Ben (July 28, 2023). "Tim Baker Announces 'Along the Mountain Road' EP, Shares Lead Single". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 28, 2023.

[10] "Future Releases for Country Radio Stations". AllAccess. Archived from the original on January 21, 2023.

[11] Owen, Jof (March 8, 2023). "Premier: Del Barber - 'I Told You So'". Holler. Retrieved April 6, 2023.

[12] Hudson, Alex (September 28, 2022). "Jill Barber Reflects on Marriage and Motherhood on 'Homemaker' LP". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 28, 2022.

[13] Anderson, Carys (May 6, 2023). "The Beaches announce new album Blame My Ex, share single". Consequence. Retrieved August 29, 2023.

[cbcmusic31-14] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "31 Canadian albums we can't wait to hear in 2023". CBC Music. January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2023.

[15] Dagg, Nanci (September 1, 2023). "Dean Brody's Eighth Studio Album, Right Round Here, to Drop on September 15". Canadian Beats Media. Retrieved September 13, 2023.

[16] Bell, Kaelen (June 9, 2023). "Charlotte Cardin Announces Sophomore Album '99 Nights,' Shares Title Track". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 9, 2023.

[17] Schube, Will (November 9, 2022). "Chiiild Announces 'Better Luck In The Next Life,' Shares First Single". uDiscover Music. Retrieved August 31, 2023.

[18] LaPierre, Megan (January 19, 2023). "City and Colour Unveils New Album 'The Love Still Held Me Near,' Shares Single". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 19, 2023.

[19] "Charlotte Cornfield Announces New LP 'Could Have Done Anything,' Shares "You and Me"". Relix. March 9, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.

[20] "Cowboy Junkies return with "Such Ferocious Beauty" — hear first single "What I Lost"". Slicing Up Eyeballs. April 8, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.

[21] Pavlakos, Louis (November 21, 2022). "Dijahsb Announces 'Living Simple' EP, Releases New Single "Khadijah". Complex.ca. Complex. Retrieved August 30, 2023.

[22] Hudson, Alex (November 22, 2022). "Gord Downie and Bob Rock's Collaborative Album Gets Release Date, New Single". Exclaim!. Retrieved November 22, 2022.

[23] Rioux, Charles (January 27, 2023). "Dumas retombe amoureux de l'électro sur Cosmologie, son 12e opus" (in French). Ici Radio-Canada. Retrieved 27 January 2023.

[24] Hudson, Alex (June 20, 2023). "Gord Downie and Bob Rock's Collaborative Album Gets Release Date, New Single". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 20, 2023.

[25] "Jade Eagleson announces his unapologetically country album, Do It Anway". RFDTV. August 29, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.

[26] "How Elisapie gave new meaning to 10 pop and rock classics by translating them into Inuktitut". Q, September 21, 2023.

[27] Corcoran, Nina (February 14, 2023). "Feist Announces New Album Multitudes, Shares Songs". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 31, 2023.

[28] Cédric Bélanger, "Jeanick Fournier, gagnante de Canada's Got Talent 2022, lance déjà un deuxième album en mai". Le Journal de Québec, April 26, 2023.

[29] Ramage, Jack (January 6, 2023). "DEBBY FRIDAY announces debut album, 'GOOD LUCK', shares single and video: Watch". DJ Mag. Retrieved August 31, 2023.

[30] Hussey, Allison (October 25, 2022). "Fucked Up Announce New Album One Day, Share New Video". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 26, 2022.

[31] Sydney Brasil, "Hannah Georgas Announces New Album 'I'd Be Lying If I Said I Didn't Care'". Exclaim!, May 31, 2023.

[32] Emilie Richardson-Dupuis, "Shane Ghostkeeper Announces Debut Solo Album 'Songs for My People'". Exclaim!, May 17, 2023.

[33] Alex Hudson, "Great Lake Swimmers Traverse 'Uncertain Country' on New Album". Exclaim!, February 17, 2023.

[34] Nick Krewen, "Emm Gryner talks healing, life coaching and her new album ‘Business & Pleasure’". Toronto Star, December 8, 2022.

[35] Alex Hudson, "Half Moon Run Announce New Album 'Salt,' Share Single 'Alco'". Exclaim!, April 20, 2023.

[36] Tom Beedham, "Harrison Pushes Beyond the Material World on 'Birds, Bees, the Clouds & the Trees'". Exclaim!, April 26, 2023.

[37] Kaelen Bell, "Hayden Announces New Album, Shares Video for "On a Beach" Starring Feist, Steve Buscemi and Matt Berninger". Exclaim!, February 28, 2023.

[zillich-38] Tom Zillich, "Jackson Hollow goes beyond bluegrass with fresh new ‘Roses’ album from the Surrey-based band". North Delta Reporter, April 12, 2023.

[39] Hollabaugh, Lorie. "James Barker Band Pops 'Champagne' For Upcoming EP 'Ahead Of Our Time'". Music Row. Retrieved September 23, 2023.

[40] Alex Hudson, "July Talk Announce New Album 'Remember Never Before,' Share Three Songs". Exclaim!, October 5, 2022.

[41] Alex Hudson, "Karkwa Return for First New Album in 13 Years". Exclaim!, May 18, 2023.

[42] "BRETT KISSEL PLANS TO DROP SECOND INSTALLMENT OF "THE COMPASS PROJECT" "EAST ALBUM" ON APRIL 28, 2023". Music City Memo. March 24, 2023. Retrieved March 26, 2023.

[43] "The Compass Project – North Album (Live) by Brett Kissel". Apple Music. December 1, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2023.

[44] Harris, Preshias (October 31, 2022). "Brett Kissel covers four points of the compass with new project". Country Music News International. Retrieved January 6, 2023.

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