Mike Stewart Theory’s new single, “It Reaches Us,” feels less like a piece of music and more like a strange meteorological event happening inside your head. You’re immediately dropped into a groove that has the smooth, shoulder-rolling confidence of 80s soul, but something is off in the atmosphere. The air is thick with a psychedelic haze, a sense of temporal displacement that is both...

Wrené Nova's most recent album, which is titled "Metamorphosis" is an audio journey that enables significant changes. As a result, it pushes the boundaries of what is considered to be possible in Canadian popular music and sets a new standard for inventiveness and creative expression. The album named "Metamorphosis" surpasses its classification as a simple musical collection, as it goes on an introspective trip that...