2022 in Canadian music

The following musical events and releases that happened in 2022 in Canada.

Events

• April 2 – 17th Canadian Folk Music Awards
• May 15 – Juno Awards of 2022
• June 13 – SOCAN Songwriting Prize
• July 8 – Prism Prize
• September 11 – 2022 Canadian Country Music Awards
• September 19 – 2022 Polaris Music Prize
• November 6 – 44th Félix Awards

Albums released

#

• 88Glam, Close To Heaven Far From God - August 26

A

• Bryan Adams, So Happy It Hurts - March 11
• Alexisonfire, Otherness - June 24
• Altameda, Born Losers
• Alvvays, Blue Rev - October 7
• Matt Andersen, House To House - March 4
• Anyway Gang, Still Anyways - May 6
• Apollo Ghosts, Pink Tiger - March 11
• Aquakultre, Don't Trip - July 22
• Arcade Fire, We - May 6
• Arkells, Blink Twice
• Jann Arden, Descendant - January 28
• Art d'Ecco, After the Head Rush
• Shawn Austin, Planes Don't Wait - June 29
• Aysanabee, Watin - November 4, 2022

B

• Jason Bajada, Crushed Grapes
• Tim Baker, The Festival - October 21
• Adam Baldwin, Concertos & Serenades - September 23
• Matthew Barber, No Singing or Dancing
• Alexis Baro, Mi Raiz
• Brad Barr, The Winter Mission - January 21
• Basement Revolver, Embody - February 18
• Bedouin Soundclash, We Will Meet in a Hurricane - October 28
• Daniel Bélanger, Mercure en mai - October 14
• Beppie, Nice to Meet You
• The Besnard Lakes, The Besnard Lakes Are the Prayers for the Death of Fame
• Bibi Club, Le soleil et la mer
• Billy Talent, Crisis of Faith - January 21
• The Birthday Massacre, Fascination - February 18
• Black Atlass, Infinite - August 5
• Jully Black, Three Rocks and a Slingshot - September 23
• Jean-Michel Blais, aubades - February 4
• Blue Hawaii, My Best Friend's House - February 18
• Blue Moon Marquee, Scream, Holler & Howl
• The Blue Stones, Pretty Monster - November 4
• Bob Moses, The Silence in Between - March 4
• Boslen, Gonzo
• Broken Social Scene, Old Dead Young - January 14
• Mariel Buckley, Everywhere I Used to Be - August 12
• Basia Bulat, The Garden - February 25
• By Divine Right, Otto Motto - September 30

C

• Lou Canon, Reimagine the Body - January 26
• Charbonneau & Amato, Synth Works Vol. 2 - March 4
• Nuela Charles, TBA
• Tanika Charles, Papillon de Nuit: The Night Butterfly - April 8
• William Cloutier, On ira
• Jason Collett, Head Full of Wonder - November 4
• Counterparts, A Eulogy for Those Still Here - October 7

D

• Destroyer, Labyrinthitis - March 25
• Julie Doiron and Dany Placard, Julie & Dany - April 29
• Dragonette, Twennies - October 28
• Drake, Honestly, Nevermind - June 17
• Drake and 21 Savage, Her Loss - November 4
• Dvsn, Working on My Karma - October 28

E

• Eccodek, Recalibrate - May 20
• Elephant Stone, Le Voyage de M. Lonely dans la lune - February 18
• Andre Ethier and Joseph Shabason, Fresh Pepper

F

• Christine Fellows, Stuff We All Get
• Florian Hoefner Trio, Desert Bloom
• Frontperson, Parade
• Jeanick Fournier, Jeanick Fournier - October 7
• Angelique Francis, Long River
• Fucked Up, Do All Words Can Do - March 25

G

• Ali Gatie, Who Hurt You? - August 12
• Geoffroy, Live Slow Die Wise - January 19
• Ghostkeeper, Multidimensional Culture
• Alice Glass, PREY//IV - January 28

H

• Nate Haller, Party in the Back - November 18
• Harm & Ease, Camino Loco
• Georgia Harmer, Stay in Touch - April 22
• Headstones, Flight Risk - October 14
• Kevin Hearn, There and Then: Solo Piano Improvisations - February 11
• Tim Hicks, Talk to Time - September 2
• High Valley, Way Back - May 20
• TheHonestGuy, How to Make Love
• Andrew Hyatt, Four Good Years

I

• iskwē and Tom Wilson, Mother Love
• Iva and Angu, Katajjausiit

J

• Emmanuel Jal, Shangah - July 8
• JayWood, Slingshot
• Carly Rae Jepsen, The Loneliest Time - October 21
• Berk Jodoin, Half-Breed
• Joyful Joyful, Joyful Joyful - April 29
• Junior Boys, Waiting Game - October 28

K

• Kellarissa, Voice Leading
• Francois Klark, Adventure Book
• Pierre Kwenders, José Louis and the Paradox of Love - April 29

L

• Steph La Rochelle, Wildflower
• Avril Lavigne, Love Sux - February 25
• Lisa LeBlanc, Chiac Disco - March 18
• Lights, Pep - April 1
• Limblifter, Little Payne - October 31
• Les Louanges, Crash - January 21
• Alexander Ludwig, Highway 99 - August 26
• Lysandre, Sans oublier

M

• Mama's Broke, Narrow Line
• Dan Mangan, Being Somewhere - October 28
• Cory Marks, I Rise - November 11
• Tate McRae, I Used to Think I Could Fly - May 27
• Madeline Merlo, Slide - September 23
• Metric, Formentera - July 10
• Moist, End of the Ocean - January 14
• MorMor, Semblance
• David Myles, It's Only A Little Loneliness - September 23

N

• Nemahsis, Eleven Archers
• Nickelback, Get Rollin' - November 18

O

• Oktoécho, Transcestral
• OMBIIGIZI, Sewn Back Together
• Johnny Orlando, all the things that could go wrong – August 19
• Our Lady Peace, Spiritual Machines 2 - January 28

P

• Marcus Paquin, Our Love - November 25
• Peach Pit, From 2 to 3 - March 4
• Orville Peck, Bronco - April 8
• Chad Price, Introversion
• PUP, The Unraveling of PUPTheBand - April 1

R

• Josh Ramsay, The Josh Ramsay Show - April 8
• Rare Americans, You're Not a Bad Person, it's Just a Bad World (July); Songs That Don't Belong (December)
• Allan Rayman, Roadhouse 02 - March 18
• The Reklaws, Good Ol' Days - November 4
• Reuben and The Dark, In Lieu Of Light - September 9
• Jessie Reyez, Yessie - September 16
• Amanda Rheaume, The Spaces in Between
• River Tiber, Dreaming Eyes - December 9
• Ariane Roy, Medium plaisir
• The Rural Alberta Advantage, The Rise

S

• The Sadies, Colder Streams - July 22
• Jay Scøtt, Rap Queb Vol. 1
• Joseph Shabason and Nicholas Krgovich, At Scaramouche - October 7
• Jairus Sharif, Water & Tools
• Silverstein, Misery Made Me - May 6
• Simple Plan, Harder Than It Looks - May 6
• Dylan Sinclair, No Longer in the Suburbs
• Sister Ray, Communion
• Samantha Savage Smith, Fake Nice - April 22
• Sloan, Steady - October 21
• Stars, From Capelton Hill - May 27
• Kiefer Sutherland, Bloor Street - January 21
• Stereos, Cheap Thrills - November 4
• Sykamore, Pinto - August 12

T

• Tanya Tagaq, Tongues - March 11
• Julian Taylor, Beyond the Reservoir - October 14
• Tegan and Sara, Crybaby - October 21
• Three Days Grace, Explosions - May 6
• Maylee Todd, Maloo - March 4
• Tory Lanez, Sorry 4 What - September 30
• Devin Townsend, Lightwork

V

• Voivod, Synchro Anarchy - February 11

W

• Patrick Watson, Better in the Shade - April 22
• The Weather Station, How Is It That I Should Look at the Stars
• The Weeknd, Dawn FM - January 7
• Wild Rivers, Sidelines
• Royal Wood, What Tomorrow Brings
• Roy Woods, Mixed Emotions - August 5

Y

• Nikki Yanofsky, Nikki by Starlight - October 21
• Yoo Doo Right, A Murmur, Boundless to the East
• Young Guv, Guv III (March 11); Guv IV (TBA)

Deaths

• January 17 - Karim Ouellet, singer-songwriter
• February 3 - Donny Gerrard, rock singer
• February 17 - Dallas Good, country/rock musician (The Sadies)
• March 14 - Eric Mercury, songwriter
• April 5 - Boris Brott, conductor
• April 16 - Bill Bourne, folk musician
• April 18 - Jerry Doucette, rock singer and guitarist ("Mama Let Him Play")
• April 25 - Susan Jacks, pop singer
• April 25 - Shane Yellowbird, country singer-songwriter
• April 29 - Walter Rossi, rock singer and guitarist
• May 29 - Ronnie Hawkins, rock singer
• June 16 - Big Rude Jake, swing jazz singer-songwriter
• August 7 - Gord Lewis, bassist (Teenage Head)
• December 15 - Shirley Eikhard, singer-songwriter
• December 29 - Ian Tyson, singer-songwriter

References