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The Juno-nominated hardcore trio from Winnipeg is about to release a seventh album. In this interview, their vocalist terms it their nastiest yet funniest yet, and reminisces about playing early gigs with an open wound.

A real-life couple, on Canadian, one German, the two folk-rock singer/songwriters release their debut album Daydreamers this week. In this interview, they discuss the record, their creative partnership, and a near miss on the train tracks.

The award comes with a cash prize and a medallion forged from so-called ‘peace bronze’ which is metal salvaged from the control systems of decommissioned American nuclear missiles.

Delroy Figgins praised Art Tatum as being the only true pianist on the planet who explored every inch of the instrument, even the splintered grooves in the wood frame, charred cigarette holes, down to the pedals near the floor. Figgins said when Tatum played the piano he seduced every inch of its ebony flesh. Both men played a signature version of ‘Tenderly’ preserved on piano rolls.

There are some big names grabbing radio's attention that include new material from The Chainsmokers, Chad Brownlee, Imagine Dragons, Meghan Trainor, 54-40, and DJ Khaled, whose latest again features Justin Bieber.