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From 2021 to 2022, Feist dipped her feet back into touring. Each show was an intimate set with audience members sitting in the round as the Canadian singer-songwriter performed acoustic sketches of new songs she was working on, many of which will now appear on her upcoming sixth album, Multitudes. In a recent Zane Lowe interview, Feist described the "reverb chamber of isolation" that these songs were born out of, during the stillest pandemic days. By taking them on the road, she was inviting listeners into that chamber, her raw, inner thoughts often bouncing off the walls through looping pedals and her image manifolding via projections. These were the multitudes of Feist.

A track that stood out then as it does now in its recorded form is "Hiding out in the Open," a simple acoustic melody opening with a line that aptly summarizes many people's pandemic experience: "Everybody's got their shit/ But who's got the guts to sit with it?" Confrontation is the key to unlocking Feist's new songs — she released three last week: "Hiding out in the Open," "In Lightning," "Love Who we are Meant To" — but the truths unearthed are treated with a warmth and kindness, her voice wrapping itself around the listener in a gentle embrace. "Love is not a thing you try to do," she sings on the chorus of "Hiding out in the Open," reminding us that love is not a role to inhabit as much as a calling we answer to. "It wants to be the thing compelling you/ to be you." — Melody Lau

After gifting us with Stories, a five-song EP of soothing solo piano that got us through the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vancouver's Noble Oak (a.k.a. Patrick Fiore) returns to his signature ambient pop with "Tides Turn," the lead single from his upcoming album. Fiore revels in the restorative powers of the West Coast's natural beauty, which find their way into his songs. "There comes a time [when] everyone starts to glow," he begins after a heartening intro of pulsating keyboard chords, his voice itself a beam of light, even if it illuminates an arduous path: "Don't wanna feel the weight of everything anymore/ but I can't seem to live this way in silence anymore." — Robert Rowat

Montreal hip-hop trio Planet Giza's velvety "WYD" is the first release from the group's upcoming album, and it's a superbly smooth entry to kick off its new chapter. The retro-sounding track is all about sincerity — every line details how they feel out of their element with the person giving them butterflies. Whether it's obsessing over their crushes' Instagram stories or showing them affection via the like button, the group breaks down the art of crafting a digital love letter. Each verse flows effortlessly, and the use of '90s R&B-inspired melodies gives it a sensual spark. "I ain't worried 'bout time when you 'round me/ When you hit my line the world stops," goes verse 1. Rapper Saba's verse is clean and complements the track so harmoniously, it's worth crossing your fingers that he links up with the group again in the future. — Natalie Harmsen

It's been a year since Quebec's Les Louanges, the project of Vincent Roberge, released his sophomore album, and he's returned with an unexpected delight: an Afrobeat-infused collaboration with Parisian rapper and singer Ichon. "Il n'est jamais trop tard dans la vie/ j'compte que sur mon avis," Ichon cheerfully sings at the top of the chorus, giving us a motto to live by: "It's never too late in life/ I only count on my own judgment" (a little snappier when sung in French). Produced by Roberge in Paris, "Sur la mélodie" sees Ichon and Les Louanges — both boundary pushers when it comes to genre — trading verses and stretching their talents for something bouncy, introspective and fresh. After Roberge's first few years under the Les Louanges moniker — his debut album, La nuit est une panthère, won him a Juno, a Félix Award, the Rapsat-Lelièvre Prize in partnership with Belgium and was shortlisted for the Polaris Prize — we're more than ready for what he has in store for 2023. — Holly Gordon

Last year, CBC Music called Lu Kala one of the country's most exciting new pop girls — and she continues to prove us right. Her latest collab with Atlanta rapper Latto, "Lottery" is a burst of cheeky fun. The song began with a hook that Kala wrote last March in Los Angeles, which would become the bedrock of the soon-to-be pop hit. Her earworm chorus is the glue that holds the song together and it'll get stuck in your head from the first "Ooh!" Funky and danceable, "Lottery" is a song that feels like summer, a much appreciated reprieve in the depths of winter. Kala's rise has been steady since 2019, when she released her first single. With her ear for brilliant melodies and her vibrant voice, it's now wonder she's on a track with one of hip-hop's buzziest artists. Next stop, pop world domination. — Kelsey Adams