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In 2018 and 2019, Justice Der quietly released a whole array of mellow guitar covers on his Soundcloud channel. Those fortunate enough to have stumbled upon them were blown away by his serenely soulful take on a wide range of songs, from classics by the Jackson 5, the Beach Boys and Blondie to new music by Daniel Caesar, Frank Ocean, Kanye West and others. When many of these covers disappeared from Soundcloud, fans assumed they were gone forever. Not so! Der has now released all of them on an album called Misc. Covers 2018/2019, and it's a 27-song treasure trove.

"This collection is a reminder of how much I have learned from every artist and song that I have covered here," he posted on Instagram. "I would not be the musician I am today without forming such a close bond with all of these beautiful songs." The tracks are ordered chronologically by recording date, but really there's no bad place to hit play, and definitely no better place than his wistful cover of the Bee Gees' "How Deep is Your Love." — Robert Rowat

Not much has changed about the concept of Los Angeles in its 100-plus years as the glitzy launchpad for commercial success — most people arrive there from somewhere smaller, hoping for a shot at something bigger. In her vulnerable new ballad, "Pools," Winnipeg-raised, L.A.-based singer-songwriter Penner sorts through universal questions of worth, but more specifically, what it's like to navigate the energy of a city where everyone's vying for the same level of greatness. "This city's filled up with people like me/ who left everybody who loved them to run after dreams/ and I'm tired, personally," she sings sincerely over layers of galloping guitar. Hollywood outsiders listening to this song, with its clever wordplay and instant memorability, will find Penner has precisely what it takes to come out on top. But that's the thing about L.A.: it's as strange and unpredictable as it is dazzlingly promising, so maybe the only real currency is hope. — Jess Huddleston

Ging may not be a household name, but music fans may recognize Frank Dukes. The Grammy Award-winning Toronto producer has worked with some of music's biggest names in pop and hip hop including Drake, the Weeknd, Lorde and Camila Cabello. But when the time came to make his own music, Dukes turned away from the sounds he crafted for other artists. Instead, the music of Ging (his new moniker; last year, he retired the name Frank Dukes) veers more into the world of folk and psychedelia.

"Miracles" is the lead single off his upcoming album, We're Here, My Dear (out Nov. 4), which grew out of a time of great change including a breakup with his longtime partner. "Miracles" isn't sad though; it's quite the opposite. Described by Ging as "a life-affirming psychedelic disco banger about the magic of the universe," the track chooses to believe that everything will work out according to a greater power. "Do you believe in miracles, baby/ I believe in you," he sings, stretching his voice into a sky-high falsetto. As a producer who often inhabits a role of control, "Miracles" is a refreshing look at Ging relinquishing those powers and just seeing what comes. The result is the beginning of a promising solo career. — Melody Lau

It's a thrill to witness Toronto singer Allie continue to blossom with each new release. Her latest single, "Incognito," expands the futuristic space she was exploring on her 2021 album, Tabula Rasa. The soulful gusto of her voice is an impressive complement to the spaced-out and airy production style. Her songwriting invokes naturalistic imagery, describing a pair of souls that are like "tulip blooms in the monsoon" and "rivers rolling 'til we meet the ocean." "Incognito" is a love song written for the kind of bond that goes beyond the corporeal; that defies the laws of the universe and rises into the cosmos. — Kelsey Adams

If the end of summer has got you feeling blue, New City is here with the perfectly timed antidote: a peppy pop song in bright, bouncy B major that's the antithesis of sweater weather, pumpkin spice, the return to standard time and all the other abominations of fall. "Pack my bags for California/ I never got a chance to say goodbye," begins the opening verse over a sunny guitar-bass-drums groove — this is evidently a carefree farewell — before production expands for the chorus's loftier sentiments. "I've been looking for a way to feel alive again," sings lead vocalist Chase Ellestad, his idiomatic tenor intensifying the refrain: "Guess I'll find you in the sun." A bonus: there's a very nice guitar extro. — RR

Julie Aubé's new and second solo album, Contentement, is a whole tracklist of songs you need to hear, an album built on blues riffs and country/folk/rock influences through the '60s and '70s that delivers something contemporarily Acadian. Aubé, a member of Les Hay Babies, wrote the title track during the pandemic, asking herself a central question: can we find happiness in a perpetually unhappy world? "Chaque jour devant ta fenêtre/ un paradis champêtre/ entre les creux et les collines/ y'a pas de place pour être maline," she sings on the opening verse, painting a picture of a hilly countryside that could be paradise or isolated nightmare, depending on the person staring through the window. Through sassy guitar riffs, gentle percussion and mounting tension, "Contentement" answers a resounding yes to Aubé's central question as she kicks open the door to each chorus by belting out the title. As she told Le Devoir: "Même dans les chansons tristes, je veux que la musique fasse du bien, que ça roule non-stop comme une toune de CCR." (Even in the sad songs, I want the music to do some good, rolling non-stop like a CCR song.) — Holly Gordon