Listen to the Sultry Sounds of Once A Tree's New Single, "Take Me"

Toronto duo Once A Tree drops their latest single, "Take Me".

Once A Tree is a band of the moment.

Although their trap-inflected take on downtempo, dreamy, electronic pop at times harkens back to the chilled out sounds of the early 90s, Once A Tree wraps their low key beats in a hazy 21st century collage of aesthetic influences.

Saulteaux singer Jayli Wolf's lilting vocals pair beautifully with husband Hayden John Wolf's 808-stamped beat production, and their sound is completed with soaring synths, spacious pads, and drifting melodies.

"Take Me" fits the bit bill perfectly and further locks Once A Tree's rep as a duo to watch closely as they continue their rapid rise into pop cultural notoriety. It's only a matter of time.

Their debut EP, Thousand Lives, drops July 10, 2015 on Foreseen Entertainment.

STREAM: Once A Tree, "Take Me"

Watch Once a Tree's Debut "Howling" Video

Toronto-based duo Once a Tree premiere the video for their latest single, "Howling".

Saulteaux singer Jayli Wolf and husband/musical partner/producer Hayden John Wolf are onto something.

As the enigmatic duo Once a Tree, their lush EDM-inspired, bedroom-R&B/electronic pop compositions were catching fire on SoundCloud going back to early 2014, but now their page features just one song.

That single, however, is "Howling"—a massive dubstep-inflected dose of downtempo pop that has already amassed two hundred thousand plays.

This week, said single gets a similarly chic visual treatment, in the group's haunting, Jonathan Riera-directed debut video, which premiered over on Billboard.com. Not a bad for a duo with only one 'official' song to their credit.

Although their sounds have been appearing and disappearing from the internet for a while now, "Howling" marks their proper arrival. Once a Tree is here to stay.

Watch: Once a Tree - "Howling"

Stream: Once a Tree, "Howling"

Download "Howling" on iTunes and stream it on Spotify.

Listen to IsKwe's New Single, "Will I See"

Cree/Dene singer IsKwé returns with a brooding, bold new single, "Will I See", written in response to the death of Tina Fontaine and dedicated to all Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.

Indigenous artists are responding to the current crisis of violence against Indigenous women and girls by giving voice to their frustration, sadness and outrage through music and song.

IsKwé's new single, "Will I See", is both a haunting tribute to the many lives lost and a stark reminder of the urgent need to transform our society, restore the broken unity of our families and nations, and bring an end to gender-based violence.

IsKwé was compelled to write "Will I See" following the recent murder of 15-year-old Tina Fontaine. As she told the National Music Centre in a recent interview:

“It was my tipping point…It felt personal, even though I don’t know her personally. And then I saw my community stand up against what was happening…I felt the same frustration, anger, and sadness. Then all of those things boiled over into this resurgence of community. Everyone came together, and was like ‘fuck this.’

Other prominent Indigenous musicians, like Tanya Tagaq, are also speaking out on these issues and addressing them in live performances and recordings. "It’s important not to be afraid to be political”, IsKwé says.

Music remains a potent force for reclaiming our presence, and with "Will I See", she joins a rising chorus of voices intent on honouring the lives of those who have been taken from us and, importantly, singing truth to power.

STREAM: IsKwé - "Will I See"

IsKwé's new album, The Fight Within, is scheduled for release in February 2015.

STREAM: Silver Jackson - "You and I Should Try Again"

We are thrilled to have the exclusive debut of a new single from Silver Jackson. That's right, you heard "You and I Should Try Again" here first.

The new track from singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and artist Silver Jackson is from his upcoming full-length album, From Another World Like Starlight.  We already fell in love with the first track he shared - "Perfect Mistake" - and his latest single is a slow-rolling, moving, sweet and heartwrenching slice of downtempo about love and loss that features the rich vocals of another RPM favourite, Samantha Crain, and contributions from Seattle's Benjamin Verdoes of Iska Dhaaf, and hip-hop producer OC Notes.

Andrew Matson nailed it:

This song is back porch hip-hop, a fish you cannot grab. Swimming in a digital voicemail is a downtempo silvery thing, and it bumps. It’s a song about true love, feeling a type of way, being addicted to leaving, maybe turning a corner.

You'll agree. Get into the warm water now: