Toronto’s Cam Kahin returns with break or bend—grungey and pop-punk at its core, it drifts in on hazy guitars and unhurried drums, crafting a world that’s melancholic yet never hopeless.

Sometimes writing inspiration comes from strange, unexpected places, and last Saturday, mine came from the musty basement of a deli in downtown Brooklyn. 

Here is our list of the Top 5 acts we think you should see at ÎLESONIQ this weekend

New York City-based electronic band, Fcukers, release hot new single, “Play Me”, produced by Kenneth Blume (FKA Kenny Beats).

Escaping the Toronto heat with the girls.

Cain Culto on queerness, deconstructing from Christianity, and life after going viral on TikTok

Eleri Ward on the power of music and self transformation

Nostalgia finds its way to your ears with After’s new single “Deep Diving”