KATIE TUPPER SHARES GROOVE HEAVY “ORIGINAL THOUGHTS”

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“Katie Tupper's voice always greets listeners like the most tender dream, one you want to stay in forever. The dulcet tones of "Need Nothing" are a balm and Tupper is at her best when she's leaning into sweetness. "I'll be here for what it's worth," she states, affirming her love.” - CBC Music

“Saskatchewan's Katie Tupper makes the kind of soul-stained folk that feels instantly familiar, but it's her complex writing — vividly capturing the sights and smells of her home province, like the "fields of butter" on "How Can I Get Your Love?" — that makes her debut EP so anticipated, further calcifying the singer/songwriter's distinct and subtle touch.“ Exclaim!

"[Katie Tupper] strikes a narrow balance between the vivid romanticism of soul and the hushed confessions of a folk singer/songwriter." - Under The Radar Magazine

"Katie Tupper pairs hard truths with soft sounds." - FLOOD Magazine

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Katie Tupper’s year is off to a good start. The JUNO Award nominee found her previous single “Need Nothing” voted as CBC Music’s Top 20 Fan Favourites for 2024 and recently she’s been selected for Apple Music’s ‘Up Next Canada’. And, after a meteoric rise on social media, with multiple videos going viral on both Reels and TikTok, she now has a captive audience in love with her voice.

In addition to announcing more tour dates for this Spring and Summer, today Tupper returns with another single, “Original Thoughts”, a groove-heavy R&B track that explores the rush of feelings after an intimate connection. Made with Felix Fox (BADBADNOTGOOD) and Justice Der, the track is layered with thick analogue sounds that set the stage sonically for Tupper’s upcoming debut album, anticipated later this year. 

This song captured my feelings after this intimate connection that I had for the first time,” says Tupper. “I sort of felt my world shifting and my lines between curiosity and certainty became redrawn. Something that always felt really heavy and confusing became incredibly clear to me in the span of basically 72 hours and I wrote to try to capture the excitement I felt.”

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Since early last year, Tupper has been enchanting audiences on TikTok and Instagram with covers of her favourite songs accompanied only by her bandmate and collaborator Benjamin Millman on keys. These covers ranging from Hall & Oates to Jazmine Sullivan have amassed over 10 million views and earned nods from superstars like SZA and Joe Jonas.

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MORE ABOUT KATIE TUPPER
Beneath the painted hues and infinite prairie skies of Saskatoon – a city in the heart of Canada – lies a soulful, creative spirit that proves there’s much more to the so-called ‘fly-over states’ than grassland and grain silos. Katie Tupper, an indie R&B musician, embodies that spirit and is determined to show there’s an entire world of boundary-pushing music at work within the often overlooked region. Tupper's two EPs of heartland soul - 2022's Towards The End, and 2023's Where To Find Me - have amassed 11 million streams world wide, a JUNO Award nomination (2024 Traditional R&B-Soul Recording of the Year), the praise of tastemakers like Zane Lowe, and international radio spins from BBC 6Music (UK), FIP (France), and CBC (Canada). 

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TOUR DATES
April 18 - Istanbul, Turkey / Zorlu Centre for Performing Arts
April 20 - Amsterdam, Netherlands / Paradiso
April 22 - Antwerp, Belgium / Amor
April 23 - Paris, France / Le Pop Up du Label
April 25 - Berlin, Germany / Prachtwerk
April 26 - London, United Kingdom / Rich Mix (Brick Lane Jazz Festival)
April 29 - Leeds, UK / Hyde Park Book Club
April 30 - Glasgow, Scotland / SWG3 Poetry Club
May 1 - Dublin, Ireland / Workman’s Cellar
May 2 - Belfast, United Kingdom / Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival
May 4 - Manchester, United Kingdom / YES (Pink Room)
May 5 - Bristol, UK / Rough Trade
May 7 - Brighton, UK / Dust
May 12 - Providence, RI / Providence Performing Arts Center (supporting Lake Street Dive)
May 13 - Huntington, NY / The Paramount (supporting Lake Street Dive)
May 14 - Montclair, NJ / The Wellmont Theater (supporting Lake Street Dive)
May 16 - Port Chester, NY / The Capitol Theatre (supporting Lake Street Dive)
May 17 - Philadelphia, PA / Kung Fu Necktie
May 18 - Allentown, PA / Archer Music Hall (supporting Lake Street Dive)
July 3 - Vieux-Quebec, QC / Festival D’ete de Quebec
July 12 - Saskatoon, SK / Saskatoon Jazz Festival
July 24-27 - Calgary, AB / Calgary Folk Fest

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MOONSHINE ANNOUNCES LONG-AWAITED MIXTAPE, SHARE TWO NEW SINGLES, TEASE FEATURE FILM

MOONSHINE’S SMS FOR LOCATION, VOL. 6 MIXTAPE SET FOR RELEASE MAY 2, 2025

MOONSHINE DROPS “MOON” FT. DJ SATELITE, DJ GÁLIO, KELLY GOMEZ AND “MONKEY EFFECTS” FT. DJ LAG

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“Moonshine [...] celebrates African and Afro-diasporic club sounds, from amapiano to jersey club and batida.” - DJ Mag

“From its bold vision and international rhythms, the collective has all bases covered and is one the premier standard bearers of African and Afro-Diasporic club culture.” - BET

“A bonafide instrumental banger made for dancefloor action.” - Billboard Canada

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Following a period of intense creative exploration across East Africa, Moonshine unveils SMS for Location, Vol. 6—an album that transcends musical and cultural boundaries. The mixtape is set to be released May 2, 2025 via Moonshine/ADA Warner.

SMS For Location, Vol. 6 is the collective’s most ambitious release to date. The 20-track mixtape weaves together the raw pulse of Batida, Rumba, Singeli, Amapiano, Hip-Hop, and R&B, fusing ancestral rhythms with forward-thinking electronic production. The result is a vibrant and borderless soundscape rooted in the collective's diasporic vision of global club culture. 

Collaborators include DJ Lag, Pierre Kwenders, UNIIQU3, Branko, Vanyfox, Black Rave Culture, and many more. More than a mixtape, SMS For Location, Vol. 6 is a multidimensional project that captures the essence of Moonshine's artistic ethos—community-driven, exploratory, and radically inclusive. The long-awaited mixtape weaves together a sonic map that spans from South to East Africa, with each track capturing Moonshine's unique way of blending global sounds into a cohesive energy that connects dance floors around the world.

Today, the JUNO Award nominated collective is also diving deeper into their ever-evolving soundscape with a second bundle of singles. “Moon” channels the Lisbon scene’s pulse with DJ Satelite, DJ Gálio, and Kelly Gomez, while “Monkey Effects” taps into the raw energy of Durban-based producer DJ Lag. 

“Moon” is a lush, hypnotic journey carried by Kelly Gomez’s smooth, angelic vocals, flowing in Portuguese, English, and French. Floating over a spacey Afrobeat groove, her voice becomes a melodic invocation to the moon — a tribute to its fragile beauty and quiet power. The track opens with a delicate piano line that sets the tone, while DJ Satelite and DJ Gálio’s rich percussion and textured production build into something that feels both intimate and expansive — a slow-burning invitation to lose yourself on the dancefloor. 

BUY / STREAM “MOON” FT. DJ SATELITE, DJ GÁLIO, KELLY GOMEZ HERE

“Monkey Effects” is pure, unfiltered release — a masterclass in building and breaking tension. DJ Lag weaves together bold rhythms, warped synths, and pulsing compression to create a high-voltage anthem that feels like a futuristic marching band on the loose. It’s a call to explore, to let go, to move without thinking twice. With every beat, “Monkey Effects” sparks that childlike instinct to play and experiment, turning the dancefloor into a space of freedom, curiosity, and raw energy.

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Moonshine are also releasing the first teaser for the upcoming feature film ‘Zaïre Space Program’, a bold cinematic project co-directed by Jorge Camarotti and Nizar Saleh, and produced by Moonshine, Roméo & Fils, and Shuffle Note. Shot between Kinshasa and Montreal, the film blends documentary, coming-of-age narrative, and Afro-futurist manifesto, following Pierre Kwenders, Hervé Kalongo, and their collective as they journey to meet Jean-Patrice Keka, a Congolese aerospace engineer leading his own independent space program. By fusing artistic, musical, and scientific perspectives, ‘Zaïre Space Program’ sketches the outlines of a contemporary African utopia — a vision carried by a new generation of creators, thinkers, and inventors.

WATCH / SHARE ‘ZAÏRE SPACE PROGRAM’ FEATURE FILM TEASER

MORE ABOUT MOONSHINE
Moonshine — the genre-blending collective nominated for a 2024 JUNO Award for Global Music Album of the Year — has built a global community rooted in inclusivity and fearless exploration of dance culture through their secret full-moon parties. Their monthly events, revealed only by SMS, feature boundary-pushing artists from around the world. Alongside these gatherings, their SMS for Location album series and their latest mixtape released via Noir Fever, Aluna’s vanity label on Empire, and double-nominated at ADISQ Gala 2024, showcase collaborations between core members such as Pierre Kwenders (2022 Polaris Prize winner) and a wide range of talents including Aluna, Sango, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Branko, Vanyfox, Bambii, Kris the $pirit, NegoO, and Nate Husser. 

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SMS FOR LOCATION, VOL. 6 TRACKLIST
01 Exode 14:14 feat. NegoO
02 Vamu La feat. NegoO
03 Monkey Effects feat. DJ Lag
04 Aquece Remix feat. NegoO & 3-Digits 
05 Aayyyyy feat. Omagoqa
06 Slow It Down feat. UNIIQU3
07 La Bohème feat. Pierre Kwenders & Branko
08 For You feat. Damar Davis
09 La Haine feat. NegoO & Yend
10 Panic At The Disco feat. Adonis Bosso & Vanyfox
11 Moon feat. DJ Satelite, DJ Galio & Kelly Gomez
12 To Ko Lemba Te feat. Love Lokombe
13 Rachel's Wisdom (Ode to Kizimkazi) 

14 Ngoro Ngoro 15 feat. Don Kiwango
15 Black Rave Culture Mixage feat. Black Rave Culture
16 F*** Em feat. Kilobauud
17 Yo! feat. Bianca Oblivion, Lamsi & James Benjamin 
18 Slow It Down (Part. 2)
feat. Voodoo System
19 Africell Nostalgia 
feat. Vanyfox & NegoO
20 Vida Do Yaros 
feat. Vanyfox

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ABSOLUTE TREAT (FORMERLY DILETTANTE) SHARE “THE SUN” FROM NEW EP, ANNOUNCE TOUR DATES

ABSOLUTE TREAT, THE NEW MONIKER OF DILETTANTE, TO RELEASE NEW EP, SHATTERED LOVE, MAY 14, 2025 VIA VICTORY POOL RECORDS

PERFORMS IN TORONTO THIS WEEKEND, EP RELEASE TOUR BEGINS MAY 30

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Recently, Absolute Treat, the new moniker of the Toronto-based, multi-hyphenate pop group formerly known as Dilettante, shared the first single off their upcoming EP, “Main Street”. The new track marks a pivot point in the band’s journey, having fully shed the hazy, lo-fi trappings of their previous project and have since turned their attention to the dance floor. With these new songs the band – Natalie Panacci (vocals), Julia Wittmann (vocals; guitar) and bandmates Zachary Stuckey (bass) and Bradley Connor (drums) – are teasing out threads of inspiration from the intersecting points where disco, pop, rock, and slinky R&B meet. 

Today, they share the EP’s opening track, “The Sun”. “The inspiration for this song came from a place of emotional exhaustion and the feeling of being overwhelmed. It’s about those moments when everything feels too much, and you’re just holding on, trying to manage your thoughts and emotions, but it seems impossible to carry it all,” says Panacci. “When everything feels overwhelming, something as simple as the warmth of the sun is the only thing that provides any sense of comfort or relief. It's also about isolation, the sense of waiting for something or someone to bring change, but ultimately realizing that you have to find your own way.”

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MORE ABOUT ABSOLUTE TREAT & SHATTERED LOVE
In 2022, they released their debut album, Dilettante, which UK publication Backseat Mafia described as having “indelible melodies and mountain high anthems." This established them as a versatile band that can play anything from moody ballads (“Blue”) to spangly uptempo bops (“Bonnie”). It also led to their inclusion in Exclaim! Magazine’s Class of 2023, opening slots for bands such as Born Ruffians and The Darcys, and performances at festivals such as Toronto Pride and River & Sky. 

Following the name change and a 2025 re-release of Dilettante on their new label, Victory Pool, Absolute Treat have returned with their latest EP, Shattered Love, where they have refined their dynamic sound, delivering the polish and energy of seasoned pop powerhouses. 

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Shattered Love is a collection of songs that distill the essence of some of pop music's finest writers and producers from the '70s and '80s. The album is replete with spot-the-influence moments, but never in a way that pops one out of the tight, concise listening experience Absolute Treat have constructed. It's all perfectly sublimated and stylishly executed. 

“The Sun” opens up the EP with a surefooted anthem that uncannily recalls choice elements of late '70s funk/disco progenitors Chic; on which, co-leader Julia Wittmann's guitar playing shines throughout, but makes an especially strong initial impact on this tune. The vocals positively radiate; it's hard not to imagine hearing them amongst the spinning dapples of disco-ball reflections and sweaty bodies in a crowded club; with its cascading melody lines in the verses and singalong-worthy harmonies in the choruses, this opening track reads as something of a mission statement for Shattered Love. A dramatic dropout mid-song, a saxophone solo hits and grungy guitar riff slides in underneath, bringing the song home for a final round of that ridiculously catchy chorus. 

Title track, “Shattered Love” paints a luridly vivid portrait of the streets of Toronto while sounding like a long-lost Prince b-side with its mysterious synthesizers, chopping guitar work, and minimal, deeply funky rhythm section. Never staying in one place for long, the hooky chorus in this tune incorporates a more sultry vocal approach before Panacci belts out a raw, insistent refrain of the song's title.

Shattered Love closes with a lovely track called “Slow”, which may very well be the vocal showcase on the album. Shimmering with layers of cascading synth adornments both Wittmann and Panacci truly belting it out in the song's final moments. From here the tune gently winds down, and it'll be no surprise when you find yourself reaching for the “play” button again as soon as it's over.

Absolute Treat will take to the stage this weekend in Toronto and will celebrate the release of Shattered Love with tour dates beginning May 30. All dates are below

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TOUR DATES
April 19 - Toronto ON - The Velvet Underground
May 30 - Toronto ON - The Drake Underground (Album Release Celebration )
June 8 - St Catherines ON - Warehouse Concert Hall
July 3 - London ON - Palasad Social Bowl
July 4 - Guelph ON - Sonic Hall
July 10 - Hamilton ON - Mills Hardware
July 11 - Kitchener ON - Sunset Session

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SHATTERED LOVE TRACKLIST
01 The Sun
02 Shattered Love
03 Main Street
04 The Door
05 Slow

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