Category: Uncategorized

Instagram Youtube 444-0038: Louie Short – “Good To Me” “You keep saying I’m funny, I wasn’t trying to be.” Saccharine or sinister. What does the giver gain? Another brilliant and thoughtful quote from Louie Short attached to “Good To Me,” the Toronto indie songwriter’s second single in 2023. Like “Daniel” before it, Louie offers up… Read more »

Instagram Youtube 444-0037: Esay Bando – Frank Motion “Frank Motion” “Frank Motion” is the latest EP from rapper Esay Bando, and like with all Bando records, it’s extremely hard. Highly creative, relentlessly real street music from Downtown Toronto. In his own words – ‘I put my journey into perspective. I think people that have been… Read more »

Instagram Youtube 444-0030: Goodbye Karelle – Hugh Greene & the Lucies Made Me Goodbye Karelle – Hugh Greene & the Lucies Made Me Today, we released the debut LP from Goodbye Karelle. This is the project of Montreal-based actor, singer-songwriter and poet Karelle Tremblay, ushered in with single “Conway Road.” A first run of Hugh… Read more »

Instagram 444-0036: MONEYPHONE – “Tinted” “MONEYPHONE boys comin’ innn” Today we welcomed Toronto’s MONEYPHONE to our roster of distributed artists, led by the release of new single “Tinted.”The song has incredible drive and bounce and is the latest focus track off their forthcoming 2023 LP.   The track sees the duo collaborate with Bad Child… Read more »

Instagram 444-0035: Edgar – “Prove It” “Check My Resume” Edgar is a brand new artist to 444% – but not to the streets.   An enigmatic figure that has walked some of the toughest roads imaginable, he’s turning that lived experience into some of the sharpest rap records coming out of Toronto.   With a… Read more »

Instagram Youtube 444-0034: Esay Bando – Frank Motion “Frank Motion” “Frank Motion” is the title track and lead single of the second EP from rapper Esay Bando, and like with all Bando records, it’s extremely hard. Highly creative, relentlessly real street music from Downtown Toronto. In his own words – ‘I put my journey into… Read more »

Instagram Youtube 444-0033: Esay Bando – Westbound “Tell me what you know about it…” Esay Bando’s street rap anthems are multiplying. The Toronto rapper’s latest – the snarling, snapping “Westbound” – is the next step in a growing tradition of making some of the hardest dope boy records coming out of the city. In a… Read more »

Instagram Youtube 444-0032: Louie Short – “Daniel” “Play It All Over Again” “Daniel” is the latest single by Louie Short, and the first release from a forthcoming 2023 EP. It’s a song that showcases the warmth and whimsy of Louie’s signature songwriting, simultaneously harkening back to the iconic styles of 70s icons like King, James… Read more »

Instagram Youtube 444-0031: Esay Bando – AMG AMG “All My Guys” is the latest single from former d-boy turned rapper Esay Bando, a call for freedom for friends and family locked in the system. We loved this record because it really demonstrates Bando’s knack for crafting hooks and melodies, as he talks his talk over… Read more »

Instagram Youtube 444-0029: Goodbye Karelle – Rainbowroad Goodbye Karelle – Rainbowroad As we near the release of the debut LP from Goodbye Karelle, today the Montreal-based actor, singer-songwriter and poet released the final standalone single from the album, the beautiful “Rainbowroad.” Of the track, GK said: “Rainbowroad” is about “losing touch with your reality all while watching what’s… Read more »