We just had a quick check and this is the fourth time this year we have featured Moving Into Tucson on Beehive Candy and each time their brand of indie music really resonates with us, this being no exception, the band from Amsterdam clearly have something rather special going on!
With Love Is Real, Moving Into Tucson take another bold step toward the dancefloor. The Amsterdam-based indie rock band trades tension for release — a pulsing beat, sharp hooks, and a chorus that refuses to leave your head. It’s the sound of a band embracing light without losing their edge.
The second single from their upcoming album All Dressed Up (2026) shows the group at their most accessible yet — a perfect mix of indie attitude and pure pop energy. Direct, heartfelt, and impossible to ignore, Love Is Real feels like a celebration — of connection, movement, and everything that makes the heart race. Moving Into Tucson are all dressed up — and they’re not looking back.
We have received some excellent reggae & dub albums this past year or so & Total Hip Replacement are right up their with the best of them, Beehive Candy are mightily impressed...
“Do it for the love of music” was a central message of the song “Roady” by Fat Freddy’s Drop from New Zealand. This attitude is also reflected in the Danish band Total Hip Replacement.
The Aarhus-based musicians cultivate relaxed yet energetic beats, enriched with elegant grooves, fine percussion, a driving rhythm section and highly sophisticated brass. Musically, they are extremely versatile, combining reggae with soul, jazz, and African rhythms – depending on the needs of each song. On the last two of their four albums, “Anyankofo” and “Would It Be The Same,” they collaborated with musicians from Ghana, which resulted in significant highlife influences.
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Ontario-based multi-instrumentalist and composer Dylan White makes his solo debut with Fronds – a lush, groove-driven EP that explores the repeating patterns of love and fear that shape human connection across lifetimes and generations. Rooted in jazz, soul, and funk, Fronds reflects both the intricate structure of nature and the resilient spirit of those who dare to break cycles of trauma and doubt.
"We're surrounded by deep-rooted and mysterious patterns," says White. "This album was inspired by those patterns – of both love and fear – that repeat themselves throughout a lifetime and across generations. As a nature boy, I've always been intrigued by the fact that repeating systems are the basis of all life."
Across Fronds, White leans into the concept of iteration both musically and emotionally. Recorded across Guelph, Toronto, Haliburton, and Calgary, the EP captures a wide network of collaborators who helped shape its textured, communal sound. "I cashed in all the favours that I could," he laughs. "All of the musicians on this record are players that I've performed with for years. Their backgrounds span acoustic singer-songwriter, funk, soul, jazz fusion and everything in between."
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