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City and Colour and Ruby Waters cover the Tragically Hip, and 4 more songs you need to hear 19%
By Kelsey Adams0% Natalie Harmsen0% Holly Gordon0% Bhaven Moorthy0%
4/27/2026, 7:29:53 PM
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Ahead By a Century, City and Colour and Ruby Waters
WATCH | The audio for City and Colour and Ruby Waters' cover of Ahead By a Century:
A new version of the Tragically Hip’s anthemic classic, Ahead By a Century, has been re-imagined by City and Colour and Ruby Waters as part of Canada Soccer’s forthcoming album for the 2026 World Cup.
The two singer-songwriters bring soft, melancholy harmonies to the forefront as they put a downcast spin on the memorable song.
Dallas Green’s haunting vocals echo before Waters’ voice sweeps in, soaring with less of her typical rasp than usual, giving it a polished feel.
“You are ahead by a century,” they sing gently.
With its blue melody, the track feels destined to soundtrack dramatic slow-motion replays and devastating losses on the pitch.
“To be here and to be singing one of [the Hip’s] most iconic songs, there’s a speechlessness to it,” Green said in an Instagram post.
Produced by Juno winner Boi-1da, all proceeds from the album will support the Canada Soccer Foundation. — Natalie Harmsen
Honus, Cadence Weapon
WATCH | The visualizer for Honus:
"One in, one out/ that’s my system/ that’s how we’re rocking in my household," Cadence Weapon raps, unrushed, on Honus, the opening track on his brand new and seventh album, Forager.
That system is for the clothes-collecting side of the Hamilton-based rapper, a.k.a.
Rollie Pemberton, whose relationship to vintage — clothing and records — has become inextricable from his art.
(He launched his own vintage pop-up company, Searcher Vintage, a few years ago, and is combining market pop-ups with his album release shows.)
Forager is an exploration of that relationship, and Honus the introduction: partnering with producer Junia-T, Pemberton used fully live instrumentation for the first time with this album, and the Chmst (trumpet), Adia Irvine (violin), Mark Anthony King Edward James (keys), Daniel Espina (guitar) and Scott McCannell (bass) combine on Honus for a lived-in, throwback feel that ties together all of Pemberton's complementary parts.
"True vintage is made from natural materials and was made with a higher standard," Pemberton said via press release.
"This made me think of the classic hip-hop that I grew up listening to.”
And Honus — plus Forager overall — certainly lives up to that standard. — Holly Gordon
All Day, Jayda G
WATCH | The audio for All Day:
Jayda G has returned with a followup to February's simmering, tension-filled track Uncomfortable.
New single All Day is all about release and leaning fully into desire, with a relentless, four-to-the-floor groove.
The song has already been dance floor-approved: the producer and DJ played it this weekend to packed crowds in Paris and Madrid.
Over the bubbling production, Jayda G isn't afraid to lay on thick just how much she wants to be with the object of her desire: “Monday to Sunday, don’t want to separate/ just hold me closer, baby/ just the way I told you/ all day, all night.”
This one calls for full-out, sweat-inducing dancing, preferably with a partner who can keep up. — Kelsey Adams
Ey Pulla, Vidusan Kaneswaran and BSP
WATCH | The audio for Ey Pulla:
Vidusan Kaneswaran and BSP (Banushen Selvaranjan) are Tamil Canadian musicians who found success locally and globally through independent releases in the last few years: Kaneswaran as a singer, and BSP as a producer.
However, when life pulled them away from music to focus on other things, their output slowed down.
They shared in a press release that the new single Ey Pulla started as a one-take freestyle in 2023 and now, three years later, they’re well rested, inspired and re-focused on sharing their music with the world.
Ey Pulla sees them combining Carnatic melodies with contemporary production, along with elements of powerful pop hits and the fiery emotionality of modern R&B.
Kaneswaran sings intensely about the feelings that come with new love, stating that he can’t get this feeling off his mind.
And as much as he can’t stop thinking about this love interest, I can’t stop listening to this song. — Bhaven Moorthy
Fool’s Gold, Elysia Biro
WATCH | The official video for Fool's Gold:
In life, we all hope to encounter people whose very presence makes us feel brighter, but every so often we come across those who see our light and want to dim it.
Vancouver Island’s Elysia Biro is all too familiar with this particular experience, and wrote about it for her new EP, Running From Nothing.
The opener Fool’s Gold is about “someone in my life pretending they were someone they weren’t, and trying to convince me that I was too ambitious in my dreams,” she shared on Instagram.
Over a meandering jazzy piano melody, in her stirring, syrupy alto Biro lays out all the ways she realized the person was hawking nothing but fool’s gold: “You say I’m crazy, but I see straight through.” — KA
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