2017 in Canadian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2017 in music in Canada.

Events April 2 – Juno Awards of 2017 April – East Coast Music Awards May – Prism Prize June – Preliminary longlist for the 2017 Polaris Music Prize is announced July – SOCAN Songwriting Prize is won by PUP in the English division and Klô Pelgag in the French division. July – Shortlist for the Polaris Music Prize is announced September – Lido Pimienta wins the Polaris Music Prize for her album La Papessa Fall – 13th Canadian Folk Music Awards November 6 – Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen, a memorial tribute concert to singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen to mark the first anniversary of his death, is held at Montreal's Bell Centre

Bands reunited Joydrop Northern Haze SlowBen Rayner, "Short-lived band Slow makes a speedy return after 30 years". Toronto Star, May 8, 2018.

Albums released # 2Frères, La Route

A Aerialists, Group ManoeuvreDavid Morrison, "Aerialists: Group Manoeuvre". KLOF Magazine, September 11, 2017. Afrikana Soul Sister, Afrikana Soul Sister The Age of Electric, The Pretty EP – February 17"2017 Canadian album releases: what we know so far". CBC Music, January 11, 2017. Lydia Ainsworth, Darling of the Afterglow – March 31 Alaskan Tapes, In Distance We're Losing a l l i e, NightshadeRyan B. Patrick, "a l l i e: Nightshade". Exclaim!, July 19, 2017. Alvvays, Antisocialites – September 8 Ammoye, The Light Tafari Anthony, Remember When Arcade Fire, Everything Now – July 28Arcade Fire announce new album 'Everything Now', release title track Austra, Future Politics – January 20

B Jason Bajada, Loveshit 2 (Blondie & the Backstabberz) Aidan Baker, Aberration – December 8 Barenaked Ladies, Fake Nudes – November 17 The Barr Brothers, Queens of the Breakers – October 13"The Barr Brothers Return with 'Queens of the Breakers' LP, Share New Single". Exclaim!, July 21, 2017. The Beaches, Late Show – October 20 Begonia, Lady in Mind Beppie, There's a Song Inside Me Bernice, Puff EP The Besnard Lakes, Are the Divine Wind – February 3 Beyries, Landing Big Brave, Ardor The Birthday Massacre, Under Your Spell – June 9 Philippe Brach, Le silence des troupeaux Broken Social Scene, Hug of Thunder – July 7 Roxane Bruneau, Dysphorie"Après la Dysphorie, l’Acrophobie de Roxane Bruneau". Ici Radio-Canada, October 30, 2020. Louise Burns, Young Mopes – February 3 Spencer Burton, Songs Of Matthew Byrne, Horizon Lines

C Daniel Caesar, Freudian – August 25 Steph Cameron, Daybreak Over Jackson Street Patricia Cano, Madre Amiga Hermana Lou Canon, Suspicious – April 7"Electronica songstress Lou Canon takes listeners on a trip on new album, Suspicious". The Globe and Mail, March 15, 2017. Charlotte Cardin, Main Girl Celeigh Cardinal, Everything and Nothing at All Casper Skulls, Mercy Works Keshia Chanté, Unbound 01 – March 24 Choses Sauvages, Choses Sauvages Ora Cogan, Crickets Cold Specks, Fool's Paradise Corridor, Supermercado The Courtneys, The Courtneys II – February 17 Rose Cousins, Natural Conclusion – February 3"10 Canadian albums to look forward to in 2017". CBC Music, December 29, 2016. Crown Lands, Rise Over Run Alex Cuba, Lo Unico Constante – April 7 Eliana Cuevas, Golpes y Flores Amelia Curran, Watershed – March 10

D Danko Jones, Wild Cat – March 3 Daphni, Joli Mai Desirée Dawson, Wild Heart The Dears, Times Infinity Volume Two – July 14 Death From Above, Outrage! Is Now – September 8 The Deep Dark Woods, Yarrow Mac DeMarco, This Old Dog – May 7 Le Diable à Cinq, Sorti de l'enfer Do Make Say Think, Stubborn Persistent Illusions – May 19 Julie Doiron, Julie Doiron Canta en Español Vol. 2 Gord Downie, Introduce Yerself – October 27"Gord Downie to release solo album Introduce Yerself in October". The Globe and Mail, September 27, 2017. Drake, More Life – March 18 Marc Dupré, La vie qu'il nous reste Durham County Poets, Grimshaw Road dvsn, Morning After – October 13

E Fred Eaglesmith, Standard Earle and Coffin, Wood Wire Blood & Bone (February); A Day in July (September) Efajemue, Fragile Coral Egan and Karen Young, DreamersPhilippe Renaud, "Better Together: Karen Young and Coral Egan". Words & Music, March 10, 2017. Elliott Brood, Ghost Gardens – September 15"Elliott Brood Announce 'Ghost Gardens' LP, Premiere New Single". Exclaim!, July 27, 2017. Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton, Choir of the Mind – September 15 Quin Etheridge-Pedden, Embark André Ethier, Under Grape Leaves

F Fast Romantics, American Love – April 28"Spring 2017 preview: 24 albums you need to hear". CBC Music, March 20, 2017. Stephen Fearing, Every Soul's a Sailor Feist, Pleasure – April 28 Janina Fialkowska, Chopin Recital 3 – April 7 FouKi, Extendo FouKi, Pré_Zay FouKi, Sour Face Musique Freedom Writers, Again Fucked Up, Year of the Snake Nelly Furtado, The Ride – March 31

G The Garrys, Surf Manitou Ghostkeeper, Sheer Blouse Buffalo Knocks – March 31 The Glorious Sons, Young Beauties and Fools – October 13 Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Luciferian Towers – September 22 Matthew Good, Something Like a Storm – October 20 Jenn Grant, Paradise – March 3 Great Lake Swimmers, They Don't Make Them Like That Anymore"Great Lake Swimmers Release 'They Don't Make Them Like That Anymore' Holiday EP". Exclaim!, November 24, 2017.

H Harm & Ease, Wonderful Changes Headstones, Little Army – June 2 Hedley, Cageless – September 29 Hollerado, Born Yesterday Matt Holubowski, Solitudes (Epilogue) Nate Husser, Geto Rock for the YouthNantali Indongo, "Little Burgundy's Husser poised to take up mantle of Canada's rap royalty". CBC News Montreal, November 20, 2017. Andrew Hyatt, Iron & Ashes

I Brandon Isaak, Big City Back Country Blues Iskwé, The Fight Within Ivory Hours, Dreamworld

J Japandroids, Near to the Wild Heart of Life – January 27 Julie and the Wrong Guys, Julie and the Wrong Guys – September 8 "Julie Doiron & the Wrong Guys Reveal Debut Album, Share New Song". Exclaim!, July 26, 2017.

K Kae Sun, Canary – February Khotin, New Tab Kid Koala, Music to Draw To: Satellite – January 20 Brett Kissel, We Were That Song Keith Kouna, Bonsoir shérif Nicholas Krgovich, In an Open FieldAlex Robert Ross, "Nicholas Krgovich's 'In an Open Field' Is Very Chill and Kinda Scary". Noisey, November 29, 2017. Pierre Kwenders, Makanda at the End of Space, the Beginning of Time

L Land of Talk, Life After Youth – May 19 Richard Laviolette, Taking the Long Way Home – March 10 Catherine Leduc, Un bras de distance avec le soleilRaphaël Gendron-Martin, "Ne pas se brûler avec le succès". Le Journal de Montréal, May 27, 2017. Exco Levi, Narrative – November 24 Lights, Skin & Earth – September 22 Loud, Une année record Russell Louder, Think of Light The Lowest of the Low, Do the Right Now Rob Lutes, Walk in the Dark The Luyas, Human Voicing – February 24

M Maestro Fresh Wes, Coach Fresh – November 17 Majid Jordan, The Space Between – October 27 Mama's Broke, Count the Wicked Manila Grey, No Saints Under Palm Shade Matiu, Matiu Mauno, TuningBrennan McCracken, "Mauno brings it all home". The Coast, November 23, 2017. Matt Mays, Once Upon a Hell of a Time – October 20"Matt Mays Teases 'Once Upon a Hell of a Time' LP". Exclaim!, April 17, 2017. Jon McKiel, Memorial Ten CountCorey Van den Hoogenband, "Jon Mckiel, Memorial Ten Count". Exclaim!, March 7, 2017. Patrice Michaud, Almanach Danny Michel, Khlebniknov – January 20 Millimetrik, Sour Mash Mother Mother, No Culture – February 10 David Myles, Real Love – September 15

N The New Pornographers, Whiteout Conditions – April 7 Nickelback, Feed the Machine – June 9 Justin Nozuka, High Tide – September 22

O Ocie Elliott, Ocie ElliottRae Porter, "Tender musical connections mark Ocie Elliott’s latest album". Victoria News, January 31, 2019. Oh Susanna, A Girl in Teen City Our Lady Peace, Somethingness EP, Vol. 1 – August 25 Ouri, Superficial

P Partner, In Search of Lost Time – September 8 PartyNextDoor, Colours 2 – June 2 PartyNextDoor, Seven Days – September 28 Peter Peter, Noir Eden – February 24 Peter Henry Phillips, The Origin Dany Placard, Full Face Joel Plaskett and Bill Plaskett, Solidarity – February 17 Chad Price, Chad Price Propagandhi, Victory Lap – September 29

R Allan Rayman, Roadhouse 01 The Real McKenzies, Two Devils Will Talk – March 3 Alejandra Ribera, This Island – January 27 Daniel Romano, Modern Pressure The Royal Oui, This Is Someday – May 19 The Rural Alberta Advantage, The Wild Ruth B, Safe Heaven – May 5 Serena Ryder, Utopia

S The Sadies, Northern Passages – February 10 Julien Sagot, Bleu Jane Said the Whale, As Long As Your Eyes Are Wide – March 31 Saukrates, Season 2 – November 17 Jay Scøtt x Smitty Bacalley, Stockholm Seaway, Vacation – September 15 Joseph Shabason, Aytche - August 25 Shauit, Apu Peikussiaku Crystal Shawanda, Voodoo Woman Vivek Shraya with the Queer Songbook Orchestra, Part Time Woman Sister Ray, UntitledPaul Blinov, "Sister Ray: Untitled". Exclaim!, August 19, 2017. Silverstein, Dead Reflection – July 14 Zal Sissokho, Le Palabre Sarah Slean, Metaphysics – April 7 Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Snotty Nose Rez Kids – January; The Average Savage – September So Loki, Shine Souldia, Ad Vitam Æternam Leeroy Stagger, Love Versus – April 7 Stars, There Is No Love in Fluorescent Light – October 13 Jeffery Straker, Dirt Road Confessional

T Theory of a Deadman, Wake Up Call – October 27Tyler Connolly of Theory of a Deadman – National Rock Review Timber Timbre, Sincerely, Future Pollution – April 7 Tire le coyote, Désherbage Maylee Todd, Acts of Love – November 3 Shania Twain, Shania Now Twin Flames, Signal Fire

V Rosie Valland, Synchro Chad VanGaalen, Light Information – September 8 Jennie Vee, Suffer – September 22 Vile Creature, A Pessimistic Doomsayer Leif Vollebekk, Twin Solitude

W Frank Walker, 24 The Weather Station, The Weather Station - October 6 Weaves, Wide Open Whitehorse, Panther in the Dollhouse – July 7 Wolf Parade, Cry Cry Cry – October 6 The Wooden Sky, Swimming in Strange Waters – April 7 Roy Wood$, Say Less – December 1

Y Neil Young, Hitchhiker – September 8 Neil Young + Promise of the Real, The Visitor – December 1

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