More Essential Tracks from Canada’s 2SLGBTQIA+ Music Scene
The beat goes on—and it’s gloriously queer.
In Part 1, we explored a vibrant collection of queer Canadian artists reshaping the country’s music scene. Now, we’re back with Part 2—featuring even more artists making bold, brave, and beautiful music across genres. From indie confessions to electronic firestarters, these releases reflect the truth, struggle, joy, and power that lives at the heart of queer creativity.
Here are some of the latest essential tracks you need to hear this Pride and beyond.
Loud, Proud, and Unstoppable
This is more than a playlist— this Pride, music is our movement. These artists are reshaping what it means to be heard. This Pride, let’s turn up the volume and uplift the voices that inspire, challenge, and represent the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in all its glorious depth.
Listen. Share. Support queer artists. The sound of Pride is now.
Alanna Matty – The Problem
A delicate indie-folk offering soaked in melancholy. Matty’s tender vocals and storytelling confront internalized doubt and the weight of emotional baggage with raw vulnerability.
AV & the Inner City, Ann Vriend – The Failer
This powerhouse collaboration brings gospel, soul, and urban storytelling together. “The Failer” is a haunting, uplifting ballad about resilience in the face of systemic struggle.
Cœur de Pirate – Château de Sable
This melancholic piano pop gem is full of elegance and longing. Cœur de Pirate crafts a delicate portrait of fleeting love that dissolves like sandcastles in the tide.
Good Sol – Late Again
Good Sol’s lo-fi pop is dreamy and drenched in late-night thoughts. “Late Again” plays like a diary entry, musing on queer anxiety, love, and always feeling a step behind.
Homofonik – CLICHÉ
A disco-pop takedown of stereotypes. Homofonik’s “CLICHÉ” dances between irony and empowerment, celebrating queer clichés while challenging the need to conform.
Kathy Katouzi – BOTP
Katouzi’s experimental electronic soundscape pulses with dreamy textures and cryptic messages. “BOTP” feels like stepping into a queer, futuristic dream-state.
Kimmortal – I Just Wanna Know
Kimmortal delivers poetic fire and genre fusion—blending rap, alt-pop, and spoken word. “I Just Wanna Know” is a sonic manifesto of queer love, questions, and cultural pride.
Matias Roden – Angels in the Night
This electro-pop slow-burn is beautifully haunting. Roden’s vocals shimmer against moody production in a track about longing, loss, and finding light in the dark.
nuépa – Over + Over
Catchy and cathartic, “Over + Over” dives into the cycles of queer love and loss. Nuepa’s lush production and melodic hooks leave you spinning.
Shawnee Kish – Tequila Knows Me
Powerhouse vocals and a rebellious spirit define this country-pop banger. “Tequila Knows Me” is about queer heartbreak, self-discovery, and dancing through the mess.
STORRY – Bum Bum
STORRY blends satire, sensuality, and empowerment in this Afrobeat-inspired body-positivity bop. “Bum Bum” is cheeky, confident, and utterly unforgettable.
The Pairs – Out to Breakfast
This harmony-rich folk-pop track captures the sweetness of queer domestic life. “Out to Breakfast” is full of charm, warmth, and loving simplicity.
Vitalia – Rebound Sex
Bold, honest, and unapologetically messy—“Rebound Sex” unpacks post-breakup hookups and queer desire with wit and a catchy alt-pop sheen.
Andrew Spice – Terrible Date
A Wry and relatable, “Terrible Date” is a queer anthem for every awkward night out. Spice’s clever songwriting turns cringe into catharsis over catchy lo-fi pop.
Aysanabee – Home
With aching vocals and poetic lyricism, Aysanabee delivers a stirring song about belonging and identity. “Home” weaves together Indigenous and queer experiences in one powerful breath.
Cory Stewart – Hide
Glossy synth-pop with an emotional core, “Hide” explores queer shame, secrecy, and the fight for self-acceptance—all wrapped in a sleek, danceable package.
el Hashem – Love Letter to Life
el Hashem delivers an uplifting dance track infused with gratitude, resilience, and queer joy. “Love Letter to Life” is a radiant celebration of survival and self-love.
Haviah Mighty – OK
With signature lyrical fire, Haviah Mighty tackles mental health and cultural expectations head-on. “OK!” is fierce, fast, and defiantly introspective—a standout moment of truth-telling.
Jayden Mckenzie – Boy, It Turns Me On
Sexy, soulful, and slick—this R&B groove revels in queer desire. Mckenzie’s velvety voice glides over smooth production in a sultry celebration of attraction.
Kayla Diamond – What I Can Give You (From the Motion Picture ‘Bride Hard’)
“What I Can Give You” marks Kayla’s stylish leap from film score into pop spotlight—bringing her flair for emotive storytelling into a compact, irresistible 2‑minute dance-pop gem
Laila, memyself&vi – I Like Girls 2
A fun, flirty anthem of queer girl love and visibility. This track oozes charm and affirming joy with bouncy production and bold representation.
Matthew and the Keys – Take It
Retro synths meet modern queer confidence in “Take It.” This bop is equal parts playful and passionate—a prideful groove to dance your truth to.
Rae Spoon – I’ve Got Friends In Low Places
A queer country twist on the classic anthem of outsider camaraderie. Rae Spoon brings rawness, grit, and poetic weight to this beautifully subversive cover.
Sophie Powers – head empty no thoughts
Punk-pop meets existential crisis in this punchy, chaotic track. Powers channels queer youth angst into a rebellious scream-along anthem.
Tea Fannie – In My Era
An empowering hip-hop track that affirms queer Black identity with boldness and swagger. “In My Era” is a victory lap for showing up exactly as you are.
TRP.P – Lies
An intoxicating blend of R&B and electronic soul, “Lies” is about betrayal, boundaries, and reclaiming agency. TRP.P’s vocals smolder with depth and intention.
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