“The Traveller” has been nominated for the first ever SOCAN Polaris Song Prize CBC presents the 2025 Polaris Music Prize has revealed the 20 nominee Long List for its first-ever SOCAN Polaris Song Prize. Polaris, celebrating its 20th anniversary, and SOCAN, celebrating its 100th anniversary, announced the new Song Prize with the winning song taking home $10,000 split between the song’s Canadian performers and the song’s credited Canadian songwriter(s). Similar to the Polaris Album Prize, the SOCAN Polaris Song Prize will honour the Canadian song of the year, based on artistic merit, without regard to musical genre or commercial popularity. [...]

Serene Demon has been nominated for the Polaris Music Prize Each year, our a of over 200 music critics — including writers, broadcasters, bloggers, curators, and programmers from across Canada and adjoining unceded Indigenous lands — selects the 40-album Long List, the 10-album Short List, and ultimately, the Polaris Prize winner. The Long List recognizes and highlights 40 exceptional Canadian albums, bringing significant visibility and artistic recognition to artists from diverse genres and backgrounds. Being longlisted by Polaris often serves as a critical moment of validation and discovery for artists and their music. This year’s Short List will be announced [...]

Art d'Ecco and His Demon Band hop the pond this fall and take the Demon Show abroad. tickets are on sale NOW OCT 4 - WREXHAM - The PARISH OCT 5 - LEEDS - THE LENDING ROOM OCT 7 - LONDON - PAPER DRESS VINTAGE OCT 8 - LONDON  - STRONGROOM OCT 9  - BRIGHTON - THE HOPE & RUIN OCT 10 - MANCHESTER - THE LODGE OCT 11 - GLASGOW - THE TENEMENT TRAIL FESTIVAL

Directed by Kaboom Atomic, and edited by Strange Process. The official music video for Tree of Life is streaming now. Watch HERE  

Art d'Ecco and His Demon Band hit the road this summer for a string of North American Dates. Tickets go on sale Friday March 28th at 10am PST SEATTLE - SUNSET TAVERN - MAY 27 (21+) PORTLAND - LOLLIPOP SHOPPE - MAY 28 (21+) BELLINGHAM - THE SHAKEDOWN - MAY 29 (21+) BROOKLYN - THE SULTAN ROOM - JUNE 4 (21+) TORONTO - DO WEST FESTIVAL - JUNE 6 (FREE / ALL AGES) LOS ANGELES - ZEBULON - JUNE 8 (21+) VANCOUVER, BC - THE FOX CABARET - JUNE 12 (19+) VICTORIA, BC - UPSTAIRS CABARET - JUNE 13 (19+) [...]

Art sat down with FAULT MAgazine and spilled some tea on the artistic process. You can read all about it here  

Art d'Ecco recently spoke to Wonderland Magazine and gave a track by track breakdown of the new album.   You can read all about it here

It's Alive! After 2 long years of gestating, Serene Demon has been birthed into the benign indifference of the universe! You can order the vinyl and / or CD in our official merch store Special Thanks to you the listener, for supporting this record. Demons and Art are prepping the live show and hope to bring the Demon Show to your town soon! Album Credits: Produced by Art d’Ecco & Joe Chiccarelli Engineered by Art d’Ecco, Colin Stewart, Dean Maher, Neil James Cooke-Dallin, Kris Fearon, Pascal Le Vasseur, Malcolm Holt Kris Fearon - Senior Assistant Anton Seth - Tape [...]

Clash Magazine investigates the Art d'Ecco book library. You can read all about it here

Range Magazine was on set in the fall to cover Art d'Ecco's music video shoot for Serene Demon. You can read about it all here