Broken Social Scene, Sloan, Whitehorse Lead The Release Roundup For May 8, 2026

It must have been May Day / Beltane or some other sort of ancient human seasonal renewal-type phenomenon because it’s looking like there’s a bountiful crop of new music from #PolarisPeople. Let’s see what’s just dropped:

* Broken Social Scene (Heritage Prize winner, 2x Short List) have released Remember the Humans via Arts & Crafts.

* Sloan (Heritage Prize winner, 2x Long List) have released B Sides Win Vol. 3 (2003-2011).

* Whitehorse (1x Long List, 1x Short List) has release All I Want Is All of It via Six Shooter Records.

* Marie-Pierre Arthur (2x Long List) has released Ensemble doux via Simone.

* Shub, formerly of A Tribe Called Red, has released Heritage (Part Two).

* Weird Nightmare (Alex Edkins) from past nominees METZ has released Hoopla via Dine Alone.

* Jonathan Personne from past nominees Corridor has released Repertoire via Bonsound.

Your playlist refreshment basket is also going to benefit with new songs from Joel Plaskett, Allison Russell, Jessie Reyez, Gayance, Loud, Zoon, Fiver, La Securite, Daniel Lanois, The Beaches, Ducks Ltd., Mark Davis and Talk.