2014 in Canadian music

This is a summary of the year 2014 in the Canadian music industry.

Events

March 23 – Arcade Fire's video for "Afterlife", directed by Emily Kai Bock, wins the 2014 Prism Prize. March 30 – Juno Awards of 2014 April – 2014 East Coast Music Awards June 19 – Prelimimary longlist for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize is announced. July 15 – Shortlist for the Polaris Music Prize is announced. September 22 – Tanya Tagaq wins the Polaris Music Prize for her album Animism. November 29 – 10th Canadian Folk Music Awards

Bands on hiatus

Hedley

Crystal Castles

Bands reformed

Stereos

The Smalls

Albums released

A

Alvvays, Alvvays – July 22

Matt Andersen, Weightless – January 28

Jann Arden, Everything Almost – April 29

Arkells, High Noon – August 5

Rich Aucoin, Ephemeral – September 9

Austra, Habitat (EP) – June 17

Ayrad, Ayrad – October 28

B

Philippe B, Ornithologie, la nuit – April

BadBadNotGood, III – May 6

Bahamas, Bahamas Is Afie – August 19

Del Barber, Prairieography – February 4

Jill Barber, Fool's Gold – June 17

Matthew Barber, Big Romance – May 27

The Barr Brothers, Sleeping Operator – October 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

Ridley Bent, Wildcard

Art Bergmann, Songs for the Underclass – August 26

Bidiniband, The Motherland – May 29

Big Wreck, Ghosts – June 10

Billy Talent, Hits – November 4

The Birthday Massacre, Superstition – November 11

Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, South – January 14

Blue Rodeo, A Merrie Christmas to You – November 4

Isabelle Boulay, Merci Serge Reggiani

Philippe Brach, La foire et l'ordre

Buck 65, Neverlove – September 30

Buck 65 with Jorun Bombay, Laundromat Boogie – September 29

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

Jennifer Castle, Pink City – September 2

Chic Gamine, Christmas, Vol. 1

Chromeo, White Women – April

Cœur de pirate, Trauma: Chansons de la serie tele Saison 5 – January 14

Adam Cohen, We Go Home – September 16

Leonard Cohen, Popular Problems – September 23

Cold Specks, Neuroplasticity – August 26

Antoine Corriveau, Les Ombres longues

Cousins, The Halls of Wickwire – May 13

Rose Cousins, Stray Birds – September 2

Amelia Curran, They Promised You Mercy – November 4

D

Danko Jones, Garage Rock – April 8

deadmau5, (1<2) – June 17

Death From Above 1979 – The Physical World – September 9

Tony Dekker, Sings 10 Years of Zunior – August 5

Mac DeMarco, Salad Days – April 1

Devours, 24th & Main

Digging Roots, For the Light

Celine Dion, Céline une seule fois / Live 2013 – May 16

Dirty Beaches, Stateless – November 4

Down With Webster, Party For Your Life – January 28

Gordon Downie and The Sadies, And the Conquering Sun – April 15

Kevin Drew, Darlings – March 18

Victoria Duffield, Accelerate – June 3

Durham County Poets, Chikkaboodah Stew

E

Eccodek, Singing in Tongues

Elephant Stone, The Three Poisons – August 26

Elliott Brood, Work and Love – October 21

Quique Escamilla, 500 Years of Night

F

Christine Fellows, Burning Daylight – September 23

Michael Feuerstack, Singer Songer – April 29

Serge Fiori, Serge Fiori – March 11

Jeremy Fisher, The Lemon Squeeze – May 13

Frazey Ford, Indian Ocean – October 14

Fucked Up, Glass Boys – June 3

G

Gob, Apt. 13 – August 26

Jenn Grant, Clairvoyant – May 9

Jenn Grant, Compostela – October 21

Emm Gryner, Torrential – April 8

H

Kevin Hearn, Days in Frames – November 25

Ryan Hemsworth, Alone for the First Time – November 4

Hey Rosetta!, Second Sight – October 21

The Hidden Cameras, Age – January 21

Matt Holubowski, Ogen, Old Man

I

In-Flight Safety, Conversationalist – September 9

J

jacksoul, Greatest Hits – November 25

Junia-T, Eye See You

K

Mo Kenney, In My Dreams

Kiesza, Sound of a Woman – October 21

Diana Krall, Wallflower – September 9