Gord Downie, Bibi Club, Donovan Woods Lead The Release Roundup For February 27, 2026

To catch you up on some important developments this week:
– Sask Music’s Metal Summit is this weekend in Saskatoon.
– MusicPEI Week starts on Saturday.
– The Women In Music Global Summit happens next week in Toronto.
– Osheaga has announced their lineup.
– Ottawa Blues Fest has announced their lineup.
– Somafest in Vancouver is less than a month away.

There are probably a bunch more. EVERYTHING is happening.

Here are this week’s new albums:

* Gord Downie (1x Short List, 1x Long List, Heritage Prize w/ The Tragically Hip) & The Sadies (2x Short List, 3x Long List) have released Live At 6 O’Clock.

* Bibi Club (1x Short List, 1x Long List) have released Amaro via Secret City Records.

* Eliza Niemi (2x Long List) & Westelaken have released Eliza Niemi & Westelaken Cover Each Other and Their Friends.

* Donovan Woods (3x Long List) has released Squander Your Gifts.

And for your playlist refreshment needs, there are new songs from Population II, Les Louanges, Daniel Romano and Jenn Grant.