Premiere: Ira Dot - “Bodies”
We are very excited to premiere the second single from this brand-new Toronto duo.
Premiere: FRANKLIN - “Smolder”
We are very excited to premiere a single for FRANKLIN, a doom-duo from Whitehorse, Yukon.
Premiere: roko's basilisk - the past that's to come
We are excited to premiere the new EP from Vancouver fuzz-folk act, roko's basilisk.
Premiere: GHOSTFORM - “IRRESISTIBLE”
We are excited to share brand new music from a brand new band called GHOSTFORM.
Premiere: Hot Garbage - Wewu
We are excited to share the first new music from Hot Garbage since the release of Precious Dream in early 2024.
Single Premiere: Red Output - “Mud Wit Burz”
One last gift for you before we take our Holiday Break. Red Output aim to brighten your day with this fun, quirky, post-punk-dance jam.
Best of M for Montreal 2025
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, M for Montreal returned this year with a diverse range of artists and genres. Louise Jaunet from the Cups N Cakes Network was invited to review the best performances of this 20th edition of M for Montreal (Truck Violence, photo credit: Camille Gladu-Drouin)
Release Premiere: Smashed Glass - Wet Cement
We are very excited to deliver an advance premiere of Wet Cement from Smashed Glass, the debut EP from the new project of Kennedy Pawluk.
Video Premiere: SHY FRiEND - “Never Been a Sinner”
Calgary’s SHY FRiEND have been gathering steam in Alberta from their over-the-top gigs that feature wild visuals, goofball bits, and raucous energy that is equal parts cathartic and entertaining. Alt-rock with power-pop and indie-twee make the new EP, SNAGGLETOOTH, shine and today we are very excited to help share this Calgary secret gem with the rest of Canada.
Video Premiere: Disaster Pony - “Angle Boys Of The Cosmos”
We premiere Disaster Pony’s video for “Angle Boys Of The Cosmos” from their self-titled, JUNO nominated, 2024 album.
Album Premiere: Crasher - Odditi Populaire
We are honoured to get to deliver an advance premiere of the new album from Montreal electro-punk act, Crasher.
Premiere - Lorrie Matheson - “By the Light of the Lamp of the Poor”
We are beyond excited to share the second single from Lorrie Matheson’s long awaited new album.
Video Premiere - Bossanova Frankenstein
Just in time for the spookiest time of year, Cups N Cakes is proud to introduce the world to Bossanova Frankenstein.
Samantha Savage Smith - “My Friends”
We host an exclusive premiere of “My Friends”, the first single off of Samantha Savage Smith’s upcoming album Little Place.
Video Premiere: Kue Varo & The Only Hopes
We are very excited to premiere the music video for Kue Varo & The Only Hopes brand new single “Honeymoon Loss.”
Video Premiere: BETABOYS - “Alone in Paradise”
We premiere the lead single “Alone in Paradise” from Calgary’s BETABOYS upcoming album Great Pretender.
Video Premiere - Cryptozoologists - “Jumper Cables”
We host an exclusive premiere of the lead single “Jumper Cables” from the Cryptozoologists upcoming LP, Backwater Station, being announced officially with the wider release of the song tomorrow.
Single Premiere: Burs - “Little Heart”
We premiere the third single “Little Heart” from the upcoming LP Significance, Otherness from Ontario quartet Burs.
Single Premiere: "Party Girl" - Shunk
Shunk’s latest single “Party Girl” offers a summer track for those fleeting and evanescent encounters at the dance floor embodied through the titular Party Girl. You can stream it on Cups N Cakes a day before it’s wider release.