Canadian New Music Friday: Five Picks Each Week

The picks

1. **The* *breakout** — the song (see our breakout feature) that's about to happen (see our viral feature).
2. **The* *veteran** — the return (see our reunion feature) that matters (see our features).
3. **The* deep *cut** — the song (see our features) only the cool kids (see our indie feature) know (see our trivia feature) yet (see our features).
4. **The* *wildcard** — the genre (see our features) you didn't expect (see our weird feature).
5. **The* *francophone** — the song (see our Quebec feature) that crosses (see our crossover feature) or doesn't need to (see our parallel-universe feature).

The column's purpose

The purpose (see our features): the discovery (see our playlist feature) as the service (see our features) — the weekly (see our features) five (see our features) as the gateway (see our citizenship feature) to the canon (see our features). The column (see our features) runs (see our features) weekly (see our features). The music (see our features) never stops (see our features). The picks (see our features) keep coming (see our features).