canadian music | The Walrus

The singer’s new album explores a dark truth: the most dangerous social forces are also the ones that fascinate us

What I learned from playing alongside Lido Pimienta, Elisapie Isaac, July Talk, and others

The Tragically Hip frontman spent his final days challenging and confronting what it means to be Canadian

At a time when guitar is harder and harder to find on the music charts, pop punk is unexpectedly having a moment

Why the industry’s coolest music prize is earnestly—and sometimes painfully—Canadian

5,000 kilometres, fifty hours driving, 250 Polaroids—exploring the country through Tragically Hip lyrics

There might never be another band that speaks on behalf of Canada. That’s not a bad thing

Why we hate Nickelback—and why that’s okay