The NEXT Playlist

10 tracks the NEXT staff can’t get enough of this month.

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Welfman

Wolf Castle

Mi’kmaq rapper Wolf Castle sends out urgent beats from his base in Pabineau First Nation, New Brunswick.

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L'orage

Eli Rose

Disco-fueled optimism propels wistful curls of longing on this rising Quebecoise star’s irresistible new dance track.

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Solar Power

Lorder

An energy-efficient, sultry song that heats up summer with the promise of an excellent new album to come.

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Feelings

Zach Zoya

Smooth singing, Montreal-based rapper Zach Zoya drops another groove-drenched single with his sophomore EP on the way.

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Brando

Lucy Dacus

Lucy Dacus’s musings on pretentious teenage love hit a little too close to home.

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So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings

Caroline Polachek

This track is perfect for that party-related angst we’ll all be feeling again, post-vaccine.

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Voodoo Magic

The Front Bottoms

The Front Bottoms call it back to their old-school sound on this brand-new track.

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TNT

Ruben Young, Buddy

Calgary’s Ruben Young and Compton’s Buddy link up for a dynamite, brass- and funk-filled summer tune.

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SEB

This warm and mellow lo-fi track glints like the sun reflecting off of ocean waves.

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Burnin Love

Shawnee Kish

Kish channels her inner Adele with a bluesy rock ballad that is a slow burn, but undeniably hot.

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