Bria Salmena

Lawnya Vawnya Gets Cakes da Killa, Bria, Cecile Believe for 2023 Festival

PUBLISHED Apr 4, 2023

Newfoundland's Lawnya Vawnya is returning to action for its 13th edition this June, and organizers have revealed the lineup of their 2023 e...

Tour the Home Studios Where Canadian Artists Make Music

Show & Tell

PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2023

Gone are the days when artists needed to go into the studio to make a sophisticated recording. While professional studios still very much h...

Bria Plays with the Past on Fiery 'Cuntry Covers Vol. 2'

PUBLISHED Feb 23, 2023

Over the past few decades, covers records have tended towards filler; stop-gap releases that let artists signal their street cred while kee...

Exclaim!'s 27 Most Anticipated Canadian Albums of 2023

PUBLISHED Jan 5, 2023

We're still nearly 40 years out from the fantasy utopia of The Jetsons, but it's somehow never felt further away. The future doesn't necess...

Canadian Artists Name Their Favourite Albums of 2022

PUBLISHED Dec 7, 2022

Here at Exclaim!, we've already had our say about the best music to come out in 2022 in our lists of the best albums, best songs and Canadi...

Hear the Week's Best New Canadian Music: Bria, DijahSB, City and Colour, the Dirty Nil

PUBLISHED Nov 18, 2022

For better or worse, it might be the end of Twitter. We'll just have to wait and see! In the meantime, here's how Canadian artists are meet...

Bria Announce 'Cuntry Covers Vol. 2,' Share Paula Cole Cover

PUBLISHED Nov 15, 2022

Bria are back with a new batch of country-informed covers for the aptly titled Cuntry Covers Vol. 2. The follow-up to last year's Vol. 1 —...

Quebec's Festival de Musique Émergente Showed Why It's Canada's Unicorn Festival

PUBLISHED Sep 8, 2022

Just like most people, most music festivals think they're special. But in the case of Festival de Musique Émergente (FME if you're in the k...