Canadian Perspective

Alanis Morissette Such Pretty Forks in the Road Epiphany Music • Pop/Rock Alanis Morissette’s ninth album is her first new release since 2012’s Havoc and Bright Lights. It includes the single Reasons I Drink. Available May 1 12912296 $16.99

Crystal Shawanda Church House Blues True North Records • Blues Consumed by the desire to let the world know just how much she adores and is influenced by some of the most timeless blues songs ever written, Crystal Shawanda presents updated modern takes on some classic songs. Available April 17 12882767 $22.99

Klo Pelgag Notre-Dame-DesSept-Douleurs Secret City Records • World Klo Pelgag’s new album is rooted in both childhood memories of a geographical region and her own personal journey through anxiety and self-doubt. Available April 17 12799408 $15.99

David Foster Eleven Words Classics • Pop/Rock A simple yet complex piano solo album by David Foster. Primarily known for writing and producing megastars’ chart-topping hits, he steps back to his roots: seated at the grand piano he delivers emotional and meaningful piano melodies. Available April 17 12870929 $18.99

Purity Ring Womb 4AD • Pop/Rock Purity Ring’s long-awaited third album. The five-year gap between albums has only served to distill the gorgeous and ethereal future pop for which the band is known. Available April 3 12882782 $20.99

Ron Sexsmith Hermitage Cooking Vinyl Limited Pop/Rock Ron Sexsmith worked with producer Don Kerr to create this album; the two set up in Ron’s living room to record, where Ron played all the instruments for the album, with the exception of the drums. Available April 17 12764888 $16.99

Corb Lund Agricultural Tragic New West Records Country Guest Artist: Jaida Dreyer Corb Lund embraces his rich western heritage with a style that’s unique, honest, and resolute while touching on a range of cowboy themes, from tales of lawless frontier saloons to the somber realities of running a modern family ranch. Available April 24 12835949 $16.99

Lido Pimienta Miss Colombia Anti • Pop/Rock Guest Artists: Li Saumet, Sexteto Tabalá Lido Pimienta’s new album takes her ecstatic hybridity to a new level, building on the ‘nu’ intersection of electronica and cumbia established by her 2016 Polaris Prize-winning La Papessa. Available April 17 12823125 $15.99

Frazey Ford U Kin B the Sun Arts & Crafts • Pop/Rock On her third album, Vancouver-based singersongwriter Frazey Ford inhabits an entire world of shapeshifting rhythm, elevating every beat and groove with the subtle magnetism of her mesmerizing voice. Available April 17 Parental Advisory 12835931 $16.99

Maya Rae Can You See Me? Black Hen Music • Folk Up-and-coming Vancouver singer-songwriter Maya Rae releases her debut album. In the summer of 2018 she began writing songs with her brother Gabriel that were inspired by Carole King, Nina Simone, the Beatles, and Joni Mitchell. Available April 3 12882753 $22.99

Johnny Summers Baker’s Dozen Celebrating Chet Baker Cellar Live • Jazz Johnny Summers has been a mainstay in the Canadian jazz scene for years. This swinging and soulful Baker’s Dozen features thirteen of Summers’s arrangements, representing some of the songs best known from Chet Baker. Available April 10 12892801 $16.99

Sultans of String Refuge Prosthetic Records • World On the latest release from Sultans of String, every featured artist on the album is a refugee, from regions such as Somalia, the Middle East, and Russia. 12810153 $15.99