Artist Picks – May/June 2017

With the warmer weather and sunnier skies, we’ve already got those summer hits on repeat. We’ve compiled some of our favourite artists who are going to be flowing through our headphones and car speakers this season.

Check out our artist picks for May & June.

TREH LAMONTE 
R&B/Pop
Montreal, QC

There is just something so alluring about everything that Treh LaMonte does. Although mainly delving in R&B, LaMonte blends his smooth, soulful vocals with elements from his old hip-hop/dance roots, with 90s pop beats. His multi-genre approach creates a repertoire of dynamic summer pop hits. LaMonte really boasts his singing and songwriting chops in his latest and notable hit, “I’m Finessin”, and paints a picture of his true potential to be one of Canada’s next great hit-makers.

OLIVIA LUNNY
Singer/songwriter
Winnipeg,  MB

Olivia Lunny has been on our radar for a number of years now, but its her recent steady rise and maturity in her career and music that has got us paying even closer attention.

With her soft, jazzy vocals and careful melodies, the Winnipeg singer/songwriter is easily becoming a notable force in the folk-pop scene. Having spent much of her youth featured in various spotlights like the Winnipeg Folk Festival Young Performers Stage and collaborating with other local groups like Panicland and Paisley, Lunny proves the breadth of what we’ve seen in her career is only just the beginning.

VIOLET DAYS
Alt-Pop
Stockholm, Sweden

Our playlists have never been the same since we were introduced to Violet Days.

The alt-pop singer/songwriter is a definite rising star in the global electro-pop scene. One listen to her sultry voice crooning heartsick verses over the catchy, addicting beats of her latest EP, Suck at Love, is all it takes to be hooked and not just wanting, but needing more from the Swedish pop-star. Comparative to the likes of Dua Lipa and Ellie Goulding, we anticipate her blossoming career to take her even farther than her predecessors.

THE ROYAL FOUNDRY
Folk-Electro-Pop
Edmonton, AB

We can’t get enough of the glorious brilliance of indie-rock and electro-pop love child, The Royal Foundry.

Self-proclaimed electro-folk-pop duo, the band beautifully blends so much more than that – everything from old-time country, hard rock and experimental to dreamy synth-pop, orchestral, dance, choral and soul. On paper it may sound like a mishmash of everything your ear likes to hear, but one listen and you’ll see, they create some of the catchiest jams around. There’s never a dull moment when listening to the The Royal Foundry.