TOMMY LEFROY LOOKS BACK ON THE BLIND FAITH THAT STARTED THE BAND WITH NEW SINGLE “VACUUM”

JUNO AWARD NOMINEES TOMMY LEFROY DEBUT ALBUM THE PRECARIAT, OUT OCTOBER 23, 2026 VIA THIRTY TIGERS

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" just might be the song of the summer." Exclaim! on "Slush Puppy"

"a sweet treat wrapped in razor-sharp philosophy" The Georgia Straight on "Slush Puppy"

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Indie rock duo Tommy Lefroy has shared new single “Vacuum,” the final preview of their forthcoming debut album, The Precariat, out October 23 via Thirty Tigers. “Vacuum” reflects on bandmembers Tessa Mouzourakis and Wynter Bethel’s experience of launching the project in London, where they knew virtually no one outside of each other, and the pressure chamber that created. It’s about a relationship you stake your future on - like building “an empire in a vacuum.” 

“Vacuum is a rare song about us,” says Tommy Lefroy. “While we typically pull from our individual experiences, or external references, Vacuum is very simply about moments we’ve had together on our journey. It’s about the whirlwind experience of starting the band in London, where we both felt completely isolated and out of our depth at times, giving everything we had to a pipe dream project with no promise that any of it was going to work. There was a blind faith we had in each other early on.”

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Within the larger world of The Precariat, “Vacuum” offers a deeply personal testament to the connection and community at the heart of the record. Taking its title from the economic term for a growing class of people living with increasing instability and uncertainty, The Precariat examines what it means to come of age in an increasingly unpredictable world, ultimately finding togetherness as an antidote to isolation.

Written over six years between Nashville, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Michigan and London, the album draws from literature, art and history to connect larger cultural forces with the anxieties and contradictions of life today. Previous singles include “Angel in the House,” inspired by Virginia Woolf’s landmark 1931 speech Professions for Women and the modern resurgence of trad-wife culture; the melancholic slow-burn “Thief”; and sharp-edged, satirical summer anthem “Slush Puppy.”

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The album’s literary underpinnings were recently explored in a SPIN feature, which dubbed Tommy Lefroy “music’s biggest book nerds” and highlighted the duo’s practice of hosting book swaps at their concerts. From Virginia Woolf and suffragette Mary Richardson to Guy Standing’s The Precariat: The New Dangerous Class, these influences become jumping-off points for songs connecting history with the instability of the present day. 

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Co-produced by Tommy Lefroy alongside Stephen Sesso, with executive production from Mike Crossey (The 1975, Arctic Monkeys, MUNA), The Precariat is out October 23 via Thirty Tigers. Pre-order / pre-save The Precariat HERE.

Tommy Lefroy will celebrate the album’s release in New York City with a sold out headline show at Stone Circle Theatre in Queens on October 23, followed by a newly-announced in-store performance at Rough Trade NYC on October 24. Additional fall headline dates will take the band to Toronto, Chicago and Los Angeles.

Since releasing their debut EP Flight Risk in 2021, Tommy Lefroy has earned a JUNO Award nomination for Breakthrough Artist of the Year, opened for Sigrid at Wembley Arena less than a year after playing their first headline show in London, and toured internationally with Samia and Niall Horan. 

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TOUR DATES
10/23: Queens, NY - Stone Circle Theatre
10/24: New York, NY - Rough Trade NYC (In-Store Performance)
10/27: Toronto, ON - Sneaky Dees
10/29: Chicago, IL - The Hideout
11/04: Los Angeles, CA - El Cid

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THE PRECARIAT TRACKLIST
01 All Things Forgiven
02 Angel In The House
03 Thief
04 Slush Puppy
05 Anomie
06 Turbulence Over Canada
07 God Made Michigan
08 Rokeby Venus
09 In paradise, war is prevented by mothers
10 Vacuum
11 Threat
12 The Precariat

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EDWIN RAPHAEL REVEALS THE MULTIFACETED NEW SINGLE, “MOONSTRUCK” FT. DIYA BRITTO

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NEW ALBUM, I KNOW A GARDEN ALBUM, OUT NOW

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“There's a particular way light particles interact that Montreal-based folk singer-songwriter Edwin Raphael captures in his thoughtfully expansive, globe-trotting soundscapes. "Mosaic in the Sun" and "A Sunbeam Lent to Us Briefly," arrive with the breathless wonder of language's inability to articulate the emotional heft of a momentary prism falling upon the scene just so.”
- Exclaim!, Most Anticipated Albums of 2026

“...it’s indie folk with enough orchestral weight to fill a room. These are songs built for distance and open windows.” - Montreal Rocks

“Buzzing drones meet uplifting guitar melodies as Edwin Raphael’s imaginative narrative unravels on First Time on Earth. The ebbs and flows from bursts of energy to pulled-back introspective moments. Life brings with it more questions than answers, but it’s seeking beauty in the mundane, in the wonder of small miracles, that we find meaning."
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LISTEN TO EDWIN RAPHAEL TALK ABOUT I KNOW A GARDEN ON CBC Q WITH TOM POWER HERE

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Earlier this year, Edwin Raphael released the new LP, I Know A Garden, a collection of songs that Exclaim! listed as one of their Most Anticipated Albums of 2026. Today, the celebrated songwriter reveals the new single “Moonstruck” featuring Diya Britto, a song about being born in a body you never asked for. ‘Did I hit the wrong colour?’ A simple question, but beneath it lies the complex experience of being born brown in a world that often signals you were never the default.

“Moonstruck” is “about missed opportunities and the irony of knowing what you want only after it passes,” explains Raphael. “But it’s also about the strange comfort that comes from surrender, how feeling lost can sometimes make you feel whole. But at its core is a quiet existential ache, echoed in the line ‘Did I hit the wrong colour?’ It's not just about love or fate, it’s about wondering if the body you were born into made the journey harder before you even began. That kind of knowing lives in your bones.”

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MORE ABOUT EDWIN RAPHAEL
With roots in Kerala, India, Raphael studied classical guitar before deciding on the keys. As he developed an affinity for John Mayer and Ben Howard, he felt at odds with a distinct sense of “placelessness”. It wasn’t until he moved to Montreal to pursue a business degree that he felt a sense of stability, and became deeply entangled with the city’s indie bedroom pop scene.

His debut EP Ocean’s Walk (2015) paired stirring, melancholic instrumentals with a fierce self-reckoning. It would set the stage for a string of releases that would dive deeper into the psyche; like confronting the aftershocks following a significant heartbreak, or relearning your emotional baseline as you mature. Subsequent releases, Cold Nights (2017),  Will You Think of Me Later? (2019), and its follow up Staring at Ceilings (2021), reveal an artist devoted to sharpening his ability to translate his experiences into ubiquitous statements. 

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The 2024 re-release of Will You Think of Me Later? has amassed 115 million streams on Spotify. Edwin has performed over 70 shows across 14 countries since 2023, sharing the stage alongside Palace, Hollow Coves, Noah Kahan, and more. He heads out on tour throughout Quebec beginning March 27 and a U.K. and European tour commences May 14  All dates are below.

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EVAN REDSKY SHARES “CECILIA JEFFREY” FOR NATIONAL DAY FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION

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EVAN REDSKY’S LATEST ALBUM, THE LANGUAGE OF FISHERMEN, OUT NOW VIA VICTORY POOL RECORDS

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For National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, punk-rocker / folk storyteller Evan Redsky is revealing the new single, “Cecilia Jeffrey”. “Three generations of my paternal family attended the Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School in Kenora, ON,” says Redsky. “The same residential school that Chanie Wenjack attended and was written about in the late Gord Downie's Secret Path. I started writing this song quite a few years ago and never quite found the strength to record or share it until now. 

“It’s a tough one to sing about from a deeply personal place. Having recently spent the last year in sobriety has truly given me the space I needed to share this one. Embracing all the scars and learning how to love myself one day at a time, as they say. I just hope it resonates with anyone in need of a bit of medicine. That's all this is to me now: a channel, or portal for the spirit to reside.”

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MORE ABOUT EVAN REDSKY + THE LANGUAGE OF FISHERMEN
Growing up on the Mississaugi First Nation reserve of Blind River, Ontario, Redksy was often compelled to hitchhike to Toronto to immerse himself in the city’s burgeoning punk and hardcore music scene. Redsky recalls sleeping under bridges and on construction sites, dedicated to making music happen. At 19 years old, Redsky started performing with punk outfit Single Mothers, going on to perform with the JUNO Award-nominated group everywhere from local clubs to Primavera Sound to the Pitchfork Music Festival. However, as the group saw increasing success, Redsky felt more and more empowered to explore other musical paths and tell his own stories.

Seeking inspiration for this latest record, The Language Of Fishermen, Redsky happened upon the works of celebrated Ojibwe author Richard Wagamese. Many of the songs on The Language of Fishermen were inspired by Wagamese’s stories, especially those from his autobiographical book One Native Life. 

Redsky, like Wagamese, is Anishinabek, and the two share the experience of growing up in the bush, on reserve, and navigating between cultural worlds. Between honouring Wagamese’s words and sharing his own reflections, Redsky’s The Language of Fishermen contains a lifetime of feeling—including honouring the often overlooked positive moments of simplicity and fulfillment.

As for the stories in Redsky’s The Language Of Fishermen, his desire to share them can be traced to his prominent lineage of storytellers within his community. Notably, his great-grandfather, James Redsky, whose book The Great Leader of The Ojibway was published by the University of Toronto in the early 1970s. James Redsky was a prominent member of the spiritual group known as the Midewiwin and was one of the last people to possess ancient birch bark scrolls depicting centuries-old etchings that informed the community of much of their pre-colonial history.

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The theme of healing on The Language of Fishermen — and questioning if, when, and how healing can be accomplished — comes from Redsky’s own journey in the past few years. Through meditation, sobriety, and music, “The healing journey is constantly transforming,” Redsky says. But having known many Indigenous people who need permission to forgive themselves, and allow the healing process to begin, this song feels boldly overt, honest.

A couple decades into making music, with many more stretching out ahead, Redsky’s story is one of staying committed over the years, trusting the process, and trusting himself. Like the rolling highways Redsky sings of the song, “Northern Road”, with a “starry night beyond those headlights that could go on forever,” Redsky’s journey goes on.

TOUR DATES
Sep 23 - Kitchener, ON - Ontario Culture Days.
Oct 03 - St. Catherines ON @ Cicada Fest
Oct 15 - Hamilton ON @ Folk Canada (9 PM Heritage Room)
Oct 28 - Kingston ON @ The Broom Factory (with Spencer Burton)
Oct 29 - Chelsea QC @ Motel Chelsea (with Spencer Burton)
Oct 30 - Burnstown ON @ Neat Coffee Shop (with Spencer Burton)
Nov 16 - 22nd - Nashville TN @ Indigenash Festival
Nov 16 - December 5th - Banff AB @ Banff Centre for The Arts

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