At Carte Blanche Music, we’re huge fans of Canadian artists. Well, not all of them, obviously, but there’s a lot (really A LOT) of good music coming from the country. Recent examples include Päter, Augusta, Altered By Mom, Housewife, Lights, Velours, Blonde Diamond, Jessia, Dear Rouge, noelle, Harm & Ease, Madison Olds, Allie X, Elina Filice, Lølø, Chris Corey, Ruby Waters, Goodnight Sunrise… Do you want me to continue? All of these have featured on this blog before.

Today, let’s focus on the latter. Goodnight Sunrise are a Toronto band, led by the dual male-female vocal alchemy of keytarist Vanessa Vakharia and guitarist David Kochberg. Since forming in 2011, they earned a reputation as a great live act through over 400 shows across Europe and North America.

With their new single This Is Yours (To Make) the band comes full circle. One of their first self-written songs, they originally recorded it ten years ago for their debut album Create/Destroy/Create. From the start it was clear it had the potential to become a fan favourite and anthemic concert closer (which it came to be). Since the track kept evolving over the years, Goodnight Sunrise decided to record an explosive new version of it. More powerful and punchy than ever, it’s now likely to grow from a fan favourite into a Canadian classic.

If you happen to be in the country this summer (or are lucky enough to live there), don’t miss the band while they’re on tour!

This Is Yours (To Make) by Goodnight Sunrise is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. That means it’ll be featured prominently at the top of the blog for a whole week.

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In the Wildcards 2023 playlist you’ll find all of this year’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far.

Werner Schlosser

I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.