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Beverly Glenn-Copeland wrote "Ever New" in 1986, but in the years since, the song has experienced as many lives and transformations as its creator. For the nonprofit production company Red Hot Organization's upcoming compilation, TRAИƧA, Copeland has teamed up with British pop star Sam Smith for a beautiful new interpretation. Over a gentle mix of guitar, harp and violin, Copeland and Smith trade verses, each bringing a tenderness that's hopeful and optimistic, ready to embrace a new chapter. "Welcome to you both young and old," each takes turns singing. "We are ever new, we are ever new," they croon. It's a testament to Copeland's songwriting, but also, to every new iteration of "Ever New," that we are able to find new beauty in this timeless melody every time.— Melody Lau

Montreal's rising alt-pop tour-de-force Claudia Bouvette has released a steady procession of sensational singles ahead of her sophomore album, Diary for the Lonely Hearts, out Oct. 25. The latest irresistible pop creation is "Silver Lining," a song about finding the light, no matter how much darkness comes our way. The song's optimism is shrouded by the gloomy, propulsive atmosphere — breakbeat drums, a chugging bassline and Bouvette's spectral vocals — until the chorus hits, and the meaning she's been searching for soars through: "There's always a/ Lesson to be had/ There's always a/ Good in the bad…There's always a/ Silver lining." The single was written with her frequent collaborator, Soran, an artist who specializes in mining melancholy. Together, they've crafted a pop song that makes space for sadness while still breaking free of its stranglehold. — Kelsey Adams

Indie folk singer Jaguar Sun has teamed up with indie pop band Stray Fossa on their latest track, which is a hazy, warm hug of echoing vocals and gentle hand claps. As the title of the song suggests, there's something transportive and transcendent about "In the Moon," which was crafted across Canada, the U.S. and Germany: "I see you in the moon/ fear you everywhere," sings Stray Fossa's Will Evans, as if reaching out for a lover who is miles and miles away. Yearning permeates each verse, with fuzzy guitars adding a splash of psychedelic reverb that propels the song forward. Jaguar Sun's chilled vocals float in near the end of the track, softening the harmonies and creating dimension. With repeated "oohs" humming just above a whisper, the layered vocals create a beautiful blur on the final verse, serenely slowing to an atmospheric close. — Natalie Harmsen

Braden Lam's inviting voice rings out over gentle guitar and vibraphone on "Beautiful Neighbourhoods," a timeless single that vibrates with warmth and longing. The Halifax singer-songwriter was inspired during a tour in Germany last year to retrace the lives of his ancestors, and the resulting single feels like a walking memory tour, as Lam sings, "Beautiful neighbourhoods/ held in the palm of your hand/ I want flower stalls and pastry shops/ I wish that I'd never left/ I wanna go back." His voice ebbs and flows with the challenge of connecting past and present, and the single is accompanied by a stunning video directed by Griffin O'Toole (the shots of Lam's face nestled in a giant tableau of pastries, then flowers, are excellent touches). Produced by Eli Browning and recorded in an old church in Toronto's West End, "Beautiful Neighbourhood" will immediately have you on your feet, setting off on your own memory-led neighbourhood tour. — Holly Gordon

Change is hard, and it's often terrifying. Basia Bulat wanted to find a way to sing about change that wasn't informed by "the sorrow I was channelling in the past," as she explained in a statement for her new single, "Baby." Instead, she wanted to find the joy in tackling a new chapter, and years after she first tried to write this song — now the lead single off of her upcoming seventh album Basia's Palace (out Feb. 21) — she says becoming a parent has finally helped push her to finish this track. "Nothing in my life has made me want to evolve faster, better, stronger than parenthood," she said, "and the universe keeps throwing that desire back at me with a laugh and a wink, reminding me that things take time and to just love myself for being human."

Even though Bulat admits that we can sometimes fall into patterns, repeating the same mistakes over and over again, "Baby" is a buoyant anthem that feels light on its feet, compassionate and accepting of things we can't always control. "I don't know if I'm going to make it," she concedes on the bridge, later asking, "Am I really changing? Am I gonna make it?" While we can't control the when, where or how of it all, Bulat is here to offer an emphatic yes: somehow, we will always make it. — ML

No matter where Sadboi travels to, she always stays true to her roots. Although she's currently based in Atlanta, the Toronto artist is always adding references to home in her songs. Whether it's name-dropping her favourite Toronto DJs on "Slide," or shouting out Toronto intersections on her newest single, "Jane Baby," even though the music video was filmed in New York. Sadboi's merging of hip-hop and dancehall sounds feels very Toronto-coded, and it's helped her find a nice niche for herself. On "Jane Baby" she teamed up with buzzy Bronx rapper-producer Cash Cobain for a refreshingly downtempo number. In a tight two minutes and 8 seconds, they trade verses, showing both sides of a stilted relationship dynamic. In the end, Sadboi still wants her man, but she also wants an apology: "I know you sorry, baby/ Say you sorry, baby." Is that so much to ask for? — KA