June 2021

Reason to Believe

Zimbabwe’s Black Umfolosi collaborate with Bob Jensen

Zimbabwe’s Black Umfolosi released Reason to Believe, Songs from the Poetry of Bob Jensen in May. The album consists entirely of songs that the grou...

Scatman CD

Groovin’ with... Scatman, an album by the late Benjamin Sherman “Scatman” Crothers (1910-1986), will be released June 18. The album was produced...

Single release: Pin Me To The Wall

By Jenna-Marie Gallant

Bilingual Acadian singer-songwriter Jenna-Marie Gallant from Rustico has released her latest single, “Pin Me To The Wall.” The song was co-produc...

Video release: Home

By Russell Louder

Electro-pop artist, Russell Louder, recently released the official video for the lead single “Home”off their debut album, Humor (February 2021). D...

Single release: Cry No More

By Arsenal Mills

Charlottetown based rockers Arsenal Mills recently dropped “Cry No More,” a new single from their forthcoming EP, Lovesick & Broke. The band�...

Single release: Prospects

By Layne Greene

Singer-songwriter Layne Greene will release his new single,“Prospects,” on June 10. The song marks the first of several singles the artist plans t...

Bound By Love

Dennis Ellsworth releases final album in three part series

Dennis Ellsworth closes the loop on his landmark Bound By Love Series, with Wolves Not Far, sharing ten portraits of fatherhood and life amid the stru...

Single release: Have it All

by Alicia Toner

Single release: Burgundy Jacket

by Ava & Lily

“Burgundy Jacket,” the new single and music video by country/pop singersongwriter duo Ava + Lily is set to be released April 29. “Burgundy Jack...

Single release: Rat Race

by Kay Em

Emerging PEI rapper Kay Em released his new single “Rat Race” in April with support from Music PEI and established local artists Vince The Messeng...

Single release: Dizzy

by Rachel Beck

PEI singer and songwriter Rachel Beck will release her new single and music video for “Dizzy” on April 30. “Dizzy” is about being tired of wa...

Single release: On The Low

by Nadia Haddad

Nadia Haddad released her new single “On The Low” in March, introducing her to the music world. “I wanted to explore my words, feelings and mus...

Single release: Fine

by Emmet MacLellan

Emmet MacLellan released their debut single “Fine” in March. Co-written with the song’s producer, Adam Gallant, “Fine” is MacLellan’s int...

Album release: Oceans EP

Kierrah Celeste’s debut album Oceans is an EP exploring the struggles with mental health, insecurities, self-love, and purpose. In Oceans, Kierrah ...

Album release: The Plague Doctor EP

by Spivey

Locally based hip-hop artist Spivey released his debut album The Plague Doctor EP on March 19. The album features eight songs, five of which were prev...

Album release: Trustfall

by Vince the Messenger

Rapper Daniel Butterfield—aka Vince The Messenger—has released his highly anticipated second album, Trustfall, which picks up where his debut, Sel...

Album release: The Grass Is Always Greener on the Other Side

by Dennis Ellsworth

Dennis Ellsworth leans into the referential on his new full length album, The Grass Is Always Greener on the Other Side, released March 5. The album i...

Single release: Return Me

Justyn Thyme

Fresh off his first release “Never Be Lonely,” Justyn Thyme hit the ground running—in his sandals—with the February 19 release of “Return Me...

Single release: Cross My Heart and News

Joce Reyome

Joce Reyome’s debut single, “​Cross My Heart​” was released February 19 and will soon be followed up with ​“News​,” set to be releas...

Single release: Dive

Vince The Messenger

“Dive” is the second single from Charlottetown rapper Vince The Messenger’s forthcoming album Trustfall, which is set to be released in late Mar...

Album release: Pleasure in the Pathless Woods

Rick Sparkes and The Enablers

PEI poet and songwriter Rick Sparkes, along with his band The Enablers, are set to release their second full-length album, Pleasure in the Pathless Wo...

Album release: Another Suffer

Baby God

Baby God, featuring the alternative-folk songwriting collaboration between Islanders Nathan Gill and Andrew Murray,  released their second full lengt...

Album release: Second Wind

Shane Pendergast

Shane Pendergast’s sophomore album Second Wind will be released on March 5 Pendergast is a folk singer from PEI whose connection to Maritime folk m...

Album release: Tough Stuff

Brandon Howard Roy

Tough Stuff, the debut album by Charlottetown based indie-pop singer and songwriter Brandon Howard Roy, was released February 19. After performing on...

Album release: Des vieilles nouvelles

Evangeline School Arts and Culture Class

The Evangeline School’s Arts and Culture class launched their new album, Des vieilles nouvelles in February. The recording project features eight hi...

Single release: It Slips Away

Shane Pendergast

Shane Pendergast releases his new single and music video for “It Slips Away’ in anticipation for his upcoming sophomore album ‘Second Wind.’ T...

2021 Music PEI Week

The 2021 Credit Union Music will take place from March 3–7, celebrating  the nominees of the 2021 Music PEI Awards. 2020 was a tough year but music...

Single release: Ghost

BraedenV

Local musician and rapper BraedenV recently released the single “Ghost,” and he says it is his most personal song to date. The song features the a...

Single release: Saturday is Seven (remix)

Braden Lam & Good Neighbour

Braden Lam and producer Colin Buchanan (Good Neighbour) have re-imagined the lead single ”Saturday Is Seven” from Lam’s EP Inside Four Walls. T...

Single release: Ain’t Goin’ Out Like That

Andrew Waite

Andrew Waite released his new single “Ain’t Goin’ Out Like That,” co-written by Colin MacDonald (The Trews), in January. Combining raw sound ...

Album Release: Hip Hop’s Heel

Adam Robbins

PEI producer and rapper Adam Robbins recently released a new album Hip Hop’s Heel featuring DJ IV. Robbins worked closely with PEI’s Red Rock Wre...

Album Release: On Time

Noah Malcolm

Born from the strings of a borrowed guitar, PEI singer and songwriter Noah Malcolm’s four-song, self-produced EP entitled On Time was released in De...

Album Release: For the Sake of the Song Vol. 1

Bob Jensen

Stratford’s Bob Jensen released For the Sake of the Song in January. Jensen, who had not produced an album of music since 1985, says that he record...

Album Release: Category 1

Luka Hall

Thirteen year old Luka Hall of Charlottetown recently released his second album, Category 1. He released his first album, That Little Fiddle Player at...

Album Release: Humor

Russel Louder

Russell Louder’s debut album Humor will be released February 26 by Lisbon Lux Records. Louder is a trans artist originally from PEI, now based in M...

Single release: Good Life

By BraedenV

"Good Life" was written by BraedenV and has already been approved for SoundCloud's official radio rotation, and will be added to the SoundCloud VIP ch...