2014 in Canadian music


2014 in Canadian music


This is a summary of the year 2014 in the Canadian music industry.

Events

  • March 23 – Arcade Fire's video for "Afterlife", directed by Emily Kai Bock, wins the 2014 Prism Prize.
  • March 30 – Juno Awards of 2014
  • April – 2014 East Coast Music Awards
  • June 19 – Prelimimary longlist for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize is announced.
  • July 15 – Shortlist for the Polaris Music Prize is announced.
  • September 22 – Tanya Tagaq wins the Polaris Music Prize for her album Animism.
  • November 29 – 10th Canadian Folk Music Awards

Bands on hiatus

  • Hedley
  • Crystal Castles

Bands reformed

  • Stereos
  • The Smalls

Albums released

A

  • Alvvays, Alvvays – July 22
  • Matt Andersen, Weightless – January 28
  • Jann Arden, Everything Almost – April 29
  • Arkells, High Noon – August 5
  • Rich Aucoin, Ephemeral – September 9
  • Austra, Habitat (EP) – June 17
  • Ayrad, Ayrad – October 28

B

  • Philippe B, Ornithologie, la nuit – April
  • BadBadNotGood, III – May 6
  • Bahamas, Bahamas Is Afie – August 19
  • Del Barber, Prairieography – February 4
  • Jill Barber, Fool's Gold – June 17
  • Matthew Barber, Big Romance – May 27
  • The Barr Brothers, Sleeping Operator – October 7
  • Barzin, To Live Alone in That Long Summer – February 24
  • Bobby Bazini, Where I Belong – May 10
  • The Beaches, Heights
  • Bend Sinister, Animals – March 11
  • Ridley Bent, Wildcard
  • Art Bergmann, Songs for the Underclass – August 26
  • Bidiniband, The Motherland – May 29
  • Big Brave, Feral Verdure
  • Big Wreck, Ghosts – June 10
  • Billy Talent, Hits – November 4
  • The Birthday Massacre, Superstition – November 11
  • Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, South – January 14
  • Blue Moon Marquee, Lonesome Hearts and Last Dollar
  • Blue Rodeo, A Merrie Christmas to You – November 4
  • Isabelle Boulay, Merci Serge Reggiani
  • Philippe Brach, La foire et l'ordre
  • Buck 65, Neverlove – September 30
  • Buck 65 with Jorun Bombay, Laundromat Boogie – September 29
  • Spencer Burton, Don't Let the World See Your Love
  • Matthew Byrne, Hearts and Heroes

C

  • Steph Cameron, Sad-Eyed Lonesome Lady
  • Paul Cargnello, The Hardest Part Is You May Never Know
  • Caribou, Our Love – October 7
  • Jennifer Castle, Pink City – September 2
  • Chic Gamine, Christmas, Vol. 1
  • Chromeo, White Women – April
  • Cœur de pirate, Trauma: Chansons de la serie tele Saison 5 – January 14
  • Adam Cohen, We Go Home – September 16
  • Leonard Cohen, Popular Problems – September 23
  • Cold Specks, Neuroplasticity – August 26
  • Antoine Corriveau, Les Ombres longues
  • Cousins, The Halls of Wickwire – May 13
  • Rose Cousins, Stray Birds – September 2
  • Amelia Curran, They Promised You Mercy – November 4

D

  • Danko Jones, Garage Rock – April 8
  • deadmau5, (1<2) – June 17
  • Death From Above 1979 – The Physical World – September 9
  • Tony Dekker, Sings 10 Years of Zunior – August 5
  • Mac DeMarco, Salad Days – April 1
  • Devours, 24th & Main
  • Digging Roots, For the Light
  • Celine Dion, Céline une seule fois / Live 2013 – May 16
  • Dirty Beaches, Stateless – November 4
  • Down With Webster, Party For Your Life – January 28
  • Gordon Downie and The Sadies, And the Conquering Sun – April 15
  • Kevin Drew, Darlings – March 18
  • Victoria Duffield, Accelerate – June 3
  • Durham County Poets, Chikkaboodah Stew

E

  • Eccodek, Singing in Tongues
  • Elephant Stone, The Three Poisons – August 26
  • Elliott Brood, Work and Love – October 21
  • Quique Escamilla, 500 Years of Night

F

  • Christine Fellows, Burning Daylight – September 23
  • Michael Feuerstack, Singer Songer – April 29
  • Serge Fiori, Serge Fiori – March 11
  • Jeremy Fisher, The Lemon Squeeze – May 13
  • Frazey Ford, Indian Ocean – October 14
  • Fucked Up, Glass Boys – June 3

G

  • Gob, Apt. 13 – August 26
  • Jenn Grant, Clairvoyant – May 9
  • Jenn Grant, Compostela – October 21
  • Emm Gryner, Torrential – April 8

H

  • Kevin Hearn, Days in Frames – November 25
  • Ryan Hemsworth, Alone for the First Time – November 4
  • Hey Rosetta!, Second Sight – October 21
  • The Hidden Cameras, Age – January 21
  • Matt Holubowski, Ogen, Old Man

I

  • In-Flight Safety, Conversationalist – September 9

J

  • jacksoul, Greatest Hits – November 25
  • Junia-T, Eye See You

K

  • Mo Kenney, In My Dreams
  • Khotin, Hello World
  • Kiesza, Sound of a Woman – October 21
  • Diana Krall, Wallflower – September 9
  • Nicholas Krgovich, On Sunset
  • Kyprios, Midnight Sun

L

  • Lisa LeBlanc, Highways, Heartaches and Time Well Wasted – November 4
  • Salomé Leclerc, 27 fois l'aurore
  • Library Voices, For John
  • Lights, Little Machines – September 23
  • Lowell, I Killed Sara V – February
  • Lowell, We Loved Her Dearly – September

M

  • Madchild, Switched On
  • Magic!, Don't Kill the Magic – July 1
  • Jay Malinowski & the Deadcoast, Martel – February 11
  • Marie-Mai, M – May 12
  • John Mann, The Waiting Room
  • Kalle Mattson, Someday, The Moon Will Be Gold – February 11
  • Eamon McGrath, Exile, Part 2 – March 11
  • Jon McKiel, Jon McKiel
  • Sarah McLachlan, Shine On – May 6
  • The Meligrove Band, Bones of Things – November 18
  • Patrice Michaud, Le Feu de chaque jour
  • Millimetrik, Lonely Lights (LP), Remixed Lights (EP)
  • Moist, Glory Under Dangerous Skies – October 7
  • Monogrenade, Composite – February 4
  • Mother Mother, Very Good Bad Thing – November 4
  • Mounties, Thrash Rock Legacy – March 4
  • Miranda Mulholland, Whipping Boy

N

  • The New Mendicants, Into the Lime – January 28
  • The New Pornographers, Brill Bruisers – August 26
  • Justin Nozuka, Ulysees – April 15
  • NQ Arbuckle, The Future Happens Anyway – April 29

O

  • The OBGMs, The OBGMs
  • Oh Susanna, Namedropper – October 7
  • Old Man Luedecke, I Never Sang Before I Met You – February 4
  • The Olympic Symphonium, Chance to Fate – March 18
  • Orange O'Clock, Crazy Carnival

P

  • The Pack A.D., Do Not Engage – January 28
  • Owen Pallett, In Conflict – May 13
  • Pascale Picard Band, All Things Pass – April 18
  • Philémon Cimon, L'Été
  • Pink Mountaintops, Get Back – April 29
  • Dany Placard, Santa Maria
  • The Provincial Archive, It's All Shaken Wonder
  • PS I Love You, For Those Who Stay – July 22

R

  • Radio Radio, Ej feel zoo – March 18
  • Raised By Swans, Öxnadalur – November 1
  • Alyssa Reid, Timebomb – February 11
  • Reuben and the Dark, Funeral Sky
  • Alejandra Ribera, La Boca – February 4
  • The Road Hammers, Wheels – June 1
  • Sam Roberts Band, Lo-Fantasy – February 11
  • Benjamin Dakota Rogers, Wayfarer
  • The Rural Alberta Advantage, Mended with Gold – September 30
  • Rush, R40 – November 11
  • Justin Rutledge, Daredevil – April 22

S

  • Julien Sagot, Valse 333
  • Sargeant X Comrade, Salvage the Soul
  • Saukrates, Amani – September 23
  • Crystal Shawanda, The Whole World's Got the Blues
  • Skinny Puppy, The Greater Wrong of the Right (reissue) – January 28
  • Sloan, Commonwealth – September 9
  • Dallas Smith, Lifted - November 25
  • Dallas Smith, Tippin' Point (EP) – March 4
  • Meaghan Smith, Have a Heart
  • Solids, Blame Confusion
  • Solvent, New Ways: Music from "I Dream of Wires" – February 11
  • Souldia, Krime grave
  • The Stanfields, For King and Country
  • Stars, No One Is Lost – October 14
  • Sunparlour Players, The Living Proof – April 8
  • Swollen Members, Brand New Day – June 17

T

  • Tanya Tagaq, Animism – May 27
  • The Tea Party, The Ocean at the End – June 24
  • Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra, Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light on Everything – January 21
  • Theory of a Deadman, Savages – July 29
  • Thus Owls, Turning Rocks – April 8
  • Timber Timbre, Hot Dreams – April 1
  • Tokyo Police Club, Forcefield – March 25
  • The Tragically Hip, Fully Completely (reissue) – November 17
  • The Trews, The Trews – April 22

U

  • Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker, Advanced Basics – February 11
  • Un Blonde, Tenet

V

  • Rosie Valland, Rosie Valland
  • Chad VanGaalen, Shrink Dust – April 29
  • Various Artists, Native North America, Vol. 1 – November 25
  • Roch Voisine, My Very Best – February 11

W

  • Rufus Wainwright, Vibrate: The Best of Rufus Wainwright – March 4
  • Wake Owl, The Private World of Paradise – March 4
  • Weaves, Weaves EP
  • Bry Webb, Free Will – May 20
  • The Wet Secrets, Free Candy – February 4
  • Whitehorse, Éphémère sans repère – April 1
  • WHOOP-Szo, Qallunaat/Odemin
  • Royal Wood, The Burning Bright – March 4
  • The Wooden Sky, Let's Be Ready – September 2

Y

  • Nikki Yanofsky, Little Secret – May 6
  • You+Me, rose ave. – October 14
  • Neil Young, A Letter Home – April 19

Z

  • Zeus, Classic Zeus – September 2

Top hits on record

The lists are updated weekly through Nielsen Soundscan.

Albums

Top 10 Canadian albums

Top 10 International albums

Singles

Top 10 Singles

Canadian Hot 100 Year-End List

Collection James Bond 007

Deaths

  • February 25 – Angèle Arsenault, singer-songwriter
  • February 26 – Georges Hamel, country music singer and songwriter
  • March 23 – Dave Brockie, heavy metal singer (Gwar)
  • March 25 – Bill Merritt, rock bassist and festival director, director of the Winnipeg Folk Festival, co-founder of the Winnipeg International Children's Festival
  • March 29 – Dave Gregg, punk guitarist (D.O.A.)
  • May 10 – Nash the Slash (Jeff Plewman), progressive rock musician

References


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