2014 in Canadian music
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This is a summary of the year 2014 in the Canadian music industry.
- March 23 – Arcade Fire's video for "Afterlife", directed by Emily Kai Bock, wins the 2014 Prism Prize.[1]
- March 30 – Juno Awards of 2014
- April – 2014 East Coast Music Awards
- June 19 – Prelimimary longlist for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize is announced.[2]
- July 15 – Shortlist for the Polaris Music Prize is announced.[2]
- September 22 – Tanya Tagaq wins the Polaris Music Prize for her album Animism.[3]
- November 29 – 10th Canadian Folk Music Awards
Bands on hiatus
Bands reformed
Albums released
A
- Alvvays, Alvvays – July 22
- Matt Andersen, Weightless – January 28[4]
- Jann Arden, Everything Almost – April 29
- Arkells, High Noon – August 5
- Rich Aucoin, Ephemeral – September 9[5]
- Austra, Habitat (EP) – June 17
- Ayrad, Ayrad – October 28
B
- Philippe B, Ornithologie, la nuit – April[4]
- BadBadNotGood, III – May 6[4]
- Bahamas, Bahamas Is Afie – August 19[6]
- Del Barber, Prairieography – February 4[4]
- Jill Barber, Fool's Gold – June 17
- Matthew Barber, Big Romance – May 27[4]
- The Barr Brothers, Sleeping Operator – October 7[7]
- Barzin, To Live Alone in That Long Summer – February 24
- Bobby Bazini, Where I Belong – May 10
- The Beaches, Heights
- Bend Sinister, Animals – March 11[4]
- Ridley Bent, Wildcard
- Art Bergmann, Songs for the Underclass – August 26[8]
- Bidiniband, The Motherland – May 29[9]
- Big Brave, Feral Verdure
- Big Wreck, Ghosts – June 10
- Billy Talent, Hits – November 4[10]
- The Birthday Massacre, Superstition – November 11
- Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, South – January 14[4]
- Blue Moon Marquee, Lonesome Hearts and Last Dollar
- Blue Rodeo, A Merrie Christmas to You – November 4[10]
- Isabelle Boulay, Merci Serge Reggiani
- Philippe Brach, La foire et l'ordre
- Buck 65, Neverlove – September 30[5]
- Buck 65 with Jorun Bombay, Laundromat Boogie – September 29
- Mariel Buckley, Motorhome
- T. Buckley, Nowhere Fast
- Spencer Burton, Don't Let the World See Your Love
- Matthew Byrne, Hearts and Heroes
C
- Steph Cameron, Sad-Eyed Lonesome Lady
- Paul Cargnello, The Hardest Part Is You May Never Know
- Caribou, Our Love – October 7[7]
- Jennifer Castle, Pink City – September 2[11]
- Chic Gamine, Christmas, Vol. 1
- Chromeo, White Women – April[4]
- Cœur de pirate, Trauma: Chansons de la serie tele Saison 5 – January 14[4]
- Adam Cohen, We Go Home – September 16[5]
- Leonard Cohen, Popular Problems – September 23[5]
- Cold Specks, Neuroplasticity – August 26
- Antoine Corriveau, Les Ombres longues
- Cousins, The Halls of Wickwire – May 13[12]
- Rose Cousins, Stray Birds – September 2[5]
- Amelia Curran, They Promised You Mercy – November 4[10]
D
- Danko Jones, Garage Rock – April 8[4]
- deadmau5, (1<2) – June 17
- Death From Above 1979 – The Physical World – September 9[5]
- Tony Dekker, Sings 10 Years of Zunior – August 5[13]
- Mac DeMarco, Salad Days – April 1[4]
- Devours, 24th & Main
- Digging Roots, For the Light
- Celine Dion, Céline une seule fois / Live 2013 – May 16
- Dirty Beaches, Stateless – November 4[14]
- Down With Webster, Party For Your Life – January 28
- Gordon Downie and The Sadies, And the Conquering Sun – April 15[4]
- Kevin Drew, Darlings – March 18[4]
- Victoria Duffield, Accelerate – June 3
- Marc Dupré, Là dans ma tête
- Durham County Poets, Chikkaboodah Stew
E
- Eccodek, Singing in Tongues
- Thompson Egbo-Egbo, Short Stories
- Elephant Stone, The Three Poisons – August 26
- Elliott Brood, Work and Love – October 21[7]
- Quique Escamilla, 500 Years of Night
F
- Christine Fellows, Burning Daylight – September 23[15]
- Michael Feuerstack, Singer Songer – April 29[16]
- Serge Fiori, Serge Fiori – March 11
- Jeremy Fisher, The Lemon Squeeze – May 13[4]
- Frazey Ford, Indian Ocean – October 14[7]
- Fucked Up, Glass Boys – June 3[4]
G
- Gob, Apt. 13 – August 26
- Jenn Grant, Clairvoyant – May 9[17]
- Jenn Grant, Compostela – October 21[18]
- Emm Gryner, Torrential – April 8[4]
H
- Kevin Hearn, Days in Frames – November 25[10]
- Ryan Hemsworth, Alone for the First Time – November 4[10]
- Hey Rosetta!, Second Sight – October 21[7]
- The Hidden Cameras, Age – January 21[4]
- Matt Holubowski, Ogen, Old Man
I
- In-Flight Safety, Conversationalist – September 9[5]
- Brandon Isaak, Here on Earth
J
K
- Mo Kenney, In My Dreams
- Khotin, Hello World
- Kiesza, Sound of a Woman – October 21[7]
- Diana Krall, Wallflower – September 9[20]
- Nicholas Krgovich, On Sunset[21]
- Kyprios, Midnight Sun
L
- Lisa LeBlanc, Highways, Heartaches and Time Well Wasted – November 4[10]
- Salomé Leclerc, 27 fois l'aurore
- Library Voices, For John
- Lights, Little Machines – September 23[5]
- Lowell, I Killed Sara V – February
- Lowell, We Loved Her Dearly – September
M
- Madchild, Switched On
- Magic!, Don't Kill the Magic – July 1
- Jay Malinowski & the Deadcoast, Martel – February 11[4]
- Marie-Mai, M – May 12
- John Mann, The Waiting Room
- Kalle Mattson, Someday, The Moon Will Be Gold – February 11[4]
- Eamon McGrath, Exile, Part 2 – March 11[4]
- Jon McKiel, Jon McKiel[22]
- Sarah McLachlan, Shine On – May 6
- The Meligrove Band, Bones of Things – November 18[23]
- Patrice Michaud, Le Feu de chaque jour
- Millimetrik, Lonely Lights (LP), Remixed Lights (EP)
- Moist, Glory Under Dangerous Skies – October 7
- Monogrenade, Composite – February 4[24]
- Mother Mother, Very Good Bad Thing – November 4[10]
- Mounties, Thrash Rock Legacy – March 4[25]
- Miranda Mulholland, Whipping Boy
N
- The New Mendicants, Into the Lime – January 28[26]
- The New Pornographers, Brill Bruisers – August 26[27]
- Justin Nozuka, Ulysees – April 15
- NQ Arbuckle, The Future Happens Anyway – April 29[28]
O
- The OBGMs, The OBGMs
- Oh Susanna, Namedropper – October 7[7]
- Old Man Luedecke, I Never Sang Before I Met You – February 4[4]
- The Olympic Symphonium, Chance to Fate – March 18[4]
- Orange O'Clock, Crazy Carnival
P
- The Pack A.D., Do Not Engage – January 28[4]
- Owen Pallett, In Conflict – May 13[4]
- Pascale Picard Band, All Things Pass – April 18
- Philémon Cimon, L'Été
- Pink Mountaintops, Get Back – April 29[4]
- Dany Placard, Santa Maria
- The Provincial Archive, It's All Shaken Wonder
- PS I Love You, For Those Who Stay – July 22
R
- Radio Radio, Ej feel zoo – March 18[4]
- Raised By Swans, Öxnadalur – November 1
- Alyssa Reid, Timebomb – February 11
- Reuben and the Dark, Funeral Sky
- Alejandra Ribera, La Boca – February 4[4]
- The Road Hammers, Wheels – June 1
- Sam Roberts Band, Lo-Fantasy – February 11[4]
- Benjamin Dakota Rogers, Wayfarer
- The Rural Alberta Advantage, Mended with Gold – September 30[29]
- Rush, R40 – November 11[10]
- Justin Rutledge, Daredevil – April 22[30]
S
- Julien Sagot, Valse 333
- Sargeant X Comrade, Salvage the Soul[31]
- Saukrates, Amani – September 23[5]
- Sea Oleena, Shallow
- Crystal Shawanda, The Whole World's Got the Blues
- Skinny Puppy, The Greater Wrong of the Right (reissue) – January 28[4]
- Sloan, Commonwealth – September 9[5]
- Dallas Smith, Lifted - November 25
- Dallas Smith, Tippin' Point (EP) – March 4
- Meaghan Smith, Have a Heart
- Solids, Blame Confusion
- Solvent, New Ways: Music from "I Dream of Wires" – February 11[4]
- Souldia, Krime grave
- John Southworth, Niagara
- The Stanfields, For King and Country
- Stars, No One Is Lost – October 14[7]
- Jeffery Straker, Live with CBC Radio
- Sunparlour Players, The Living Proof – April 8[4]
- Swollen Members, Brand New Day – June 17
T
- Tanya Tagaq, Animism – May 27[32]
- The Tea Party, The Ocean at the End – June 24[33]
- Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra, Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light on Everything – January 21[4]
- Theory of a Deadman, Savages – July 29
- Thus Owls, Turning Rocks – April 8[4]
- Timber Timbre, Hot Dreams – April 1[4]
- Tokyo Police Club, Forcefield – March 25[4]
- The Tragically Hip, Fully Completely (reissue) – November 17[34]
- The Trews, The Trews – April 22
U
- Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker, Advanced Basics – February 11
- Un Blonde, Tenet
V
- Rosie Valland, Rosie Valland
- Chad VanGaalen, Shrink Dust – April 29[4]
- Various Artists, Native North America, Vol. 1 – November 25[35]
- Roch Voisine, My Very Best – February 11
W
- Rufus Wainwright, Vibrate: The Best of Rufus Wainwright – March 4[4]
- Wake Owl, The Private World of Paradise – March 4[36]
- Weaves, Weaves EP
- Bry Webb, Free Will – May 20[4]
- The Wet Secrets, Free Candy – February 4[4]
- Whitehorse, Éphémère sans repère – April 1[37]
- WHOOP-Szo, Qallunaat/Odemin
- Royal Wood, The Burning Bright – March 4[4]
- The Wooden Sky, Let's Be Ready – September 2[38]
Y
- Nikki Yanofsky, Little Secret – May 6
- You+Me, rose ave. – October 14
- Neil Young, A Letter Home – April 19